Sakamoto Ryuichi's most famous songs include "Hana Matsuri", "Musical Music", "Popular Communication" and so on.
1. "Flower Festival"
"Flower Festival" is the first single released by Ryuichi Sakamoto after joining the band. This song combines elements of electronic music and traditional Japanese folk music, showing The innovation and exploration of music style by Ryuichi Sakamoto and YMO. In this song, Ryuichi Sakamoto uses electronic music elements to create a musical scene full of mystery, and skillfully incorporates the sounds of traditional Japanese instruments into it, making the entire song more unique and innovative.
2. "音楽図典"
"音楽図记" is an important album by Sakamoto Ryuichi, which includes many iconic works. This album is a collection of It reflects Sakamoto Ryuichi’s musical style and creative ideas over the years, including traditional music, electronic music, world music and other elements. It is full of Sakamoto Ryuichi's unique interpretation and creativity of music.
3. "Popular Communication"
"Popular Communication" is a collection of many classic works collaborated by Ryuichi Sakamoto and British musicians. This album shows the two musicians With their profound musical skills and unique interpretation of music, their musical elements merged with each other to form a unique music style and atmosphere. In particular, the beautiful melody and profound lyrics have won wide acclaim and are hailed as one of Sakamoto Ryuichi's masterpieces.
Sakamoto Ryuichi's early life experience:
On January 17, 1952, Sakamoto Ryuichi was born in Nakano District, Tokyo, Japan. He started playing piano at the age of 3 and composed " My first song "Little Rabbit Song". In 1959, he entered Setagaya Ward Soushidani Elementary School in Kita, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. When he was 10 years old, he studied composition with a professor from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Sakamoto Ryuichi attended Chitose Junior High School in Setagaya Ward and attended Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School in high school. In junior high school, he loved the music of the Beatles and participated in the basketball team. During high school, I often skipped classes to go to Shinjuku to visit jazz cafes, watch movies, visit bookstores, and participate in student demonstrations.
In 1970, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who had made an appointment with his classmates to boycott the college entrance examination, secretly applied for the composition department of Tokyo University of the Arts and was admitted. In college, he was extremely interested in world music, especially the traditional music of Okinawa, India and Africa, so he studied ethnomusicology in depth. He also studied classical music and experimented with electronic music equipment. In addition, he studied for a year under Akira Mizen.