Isbn: 9780008788865 - music sets you free: the long-awaited memoir of legendary japanese composer and musical visionary ryuichi sakamoto, published for the first time in english (5 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Fascinating! A life as art unspooling in real time' WILLIAM BASINSKI, composer of The Disintegration Loops'A maestro in the truest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto's very existence has made the world a better place. I'll never stop being grateful for all he has given us' PAUL RUDD, actor'Arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world' The New YorkerA genre-defying artist who had acquired the status of a musical giant by the time of his death in 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto's long career spanned electronic, hip-hop, modern classical and pop music, inspiring artists as diverse as Questlove, Massive Attack, David Sylvian, Alva Noto and Caetano Veloso.A pivotal figure in the synthpop group Yellow Magic Orchestra during the late 70s and early 80s, Sakamoto went on to pioneer the development of ambient and electronic music in ever more experimental forms. Perhaps best known for his film scores, he won an Oscar for Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, written with David Byrne, and found global fame with music for Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence(in which he starred alongside David Bowie) and, later, The Revenant. Sakamoto's career was also marked by social activism, including campaigning for more recognition of the effects of global warming, which he witnessed first-hand during a visit to Greenland.Music Sets You Free combines the translations of Sakamoto's two memoirs published in Japanese - Music Sets You Freeand How Many More Times Will I Watch the Full Moon Rise It offers an intimate, contemplative account of his life, from his first encounter with a piano, to his rise as a global pop star, and his later reflections on mortality and music in the wake of multiple cancer treatments and surgeries.An affirming, beautifully written testament to art, life and sound, Music Sets You Freeis a lasting gift from a true musical great.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Music Sets You Free | A Memoir | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Buch | 416 S. | Englisch | 2026 | Harper Collins Publ. UK | EAN 9780008788865 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, 22083 Hamburg, gpsr[at]petersen-buchimport[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…