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The quiet genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto

From synth-pop hits to Oscar-winning scores to avant-garde electronics, Ryuichi Sakamoto's talents knew no boundaries

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Ryuichi Sakamoto obituary

Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer behind the soundtrack for the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, acclaimed composer and electronic music pioneer, has died aged 71

Legendary Japanese musician had been suffering from cancer

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Composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra founder Ryuichi Sakamoto dead at 71

Pioneering electronic musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on March 28

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Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence fame dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and other films, has died aged 71.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star

With Yellow Magic Orchestra, he paved the way for electropop and hip-hop but was far happier as a backroom boffin than an electronic pinup

The Guardian - UK

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71

Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores

The Guardian - UK

Yukihiro Takahashi, YMO drummer, dies

Renowned musician Yukihiro Takahashi, a member of the legendary band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) that led a techno-pop boom in Japan in the late 1970s, has died, it was learned Sunday. He was 70.

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