Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Singer: Ryuichi SakamotoTitle: The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Virgin – CDVX 2485, Virgin – CDV 2485
Type: CD, Album
Country: UK
Date of released: 1987
Category: Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Score, Contemporary
Size MP3 zip: 1772 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1297 mb
Rating: 4.0✭
Format: MP3 MMF DMF AHX VQF DXD XM MIDI FLAC
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | First Coronation |
| 2 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | Open The Door |
| 3 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | Where Is Armo? |
| 4 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | Picking Up Brides |
| 5 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | The Last Emperor — Theme Variation 1 |
| 6 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | Rain (I Want A Divorce) |
| 7 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | The Baby (Was Born Dead) |
| 8 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | The Last Emperor — Theme Variation 2 |
| 9 | –Ryuichi Sakamoto | The Last Emperor — Theme |
| 10 | –David Byrne | Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor) |
| 11 | –David Byrne | Picking A Bride |
| 12 | –David Byrne | Bed |
| 13 | –David Byrne | Wind, Rain And Water |
| 14 | –David Byrne | Paper EmperorArranged By – David Byrne, Dick BrightMixed By – Clive Martin, David ByrneWritten-By – Trad* |
| 15 | –Cong Su | LunchWritten-By, Performer – Cong Su |
| 16 | –The Red Guard Accordion Band | Red GuardArranged By – The Red Guard*Performer – The Red Guard Accordion BandWritten-By – Trad* |
| 17 | –The Ball Orchestra Of Vienna | The Emperor's WaltzConductor – Leopold SchnellPerformer – The Ball Orchestra Of ViennaWritten-By – Johann Strauss Jnr.* |
| 18 | –The Girls Red Guard Dancers | The Red Guard DancePerformer, Arranged By – The Girls Red Guard DancersWritten-By – Trad* |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
Credits
- A&R [A&R Coordination / London] – Ray Williams (tracks: 1 to 9)
- A&R [A&R Coordination / New York] – Christian Dalbavie (tracks: 1 to 9)
- A&R [A&R Coordination / Tokyo] – Keiko Shinozaki (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Arranged By – Brian Gulland (tracks: 10 to 13), David Byrne (tracks: 10 to 13)
- Arranged By [Additional Arrangements, Tokyo] – Koji Ueno, Lau Hong Quan, Yuji Nomi
- Arranged By [Musical Associate, London] – Hans F. Zimmer*
- Arranged By [Musical Associate, Tokyo] – Aki Ikuta
- Compiled By [Album Compilation] – Hans F. Zimmer*, Haydn Bendall, Ray Williams
- Conductor [London] – Gavyn Wright
- Design [Sleeve Designed By] – KHBB Downton
- Engineer – Haydn Bendall (tracks: 1 to 9), Mike Jarratt (tracks: 1 to 9), Shigeru Takise (tracks: 1 to 9), Shinichi Tanaka (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Engineer [London] – Clive Martin (tracks: 10 to 13), Hayden Bendall*, Ian Sylvester, Mike Jarratt
- Engineer [Tokyo] – Michio Nakagoshi, Shigeru Takise
- Illustration [Sleeve Illustrated By] – Vic Fair
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi (tracks: 10 to 14)
- Mixed By – David Byrne (tracks: 10 to 13), Glen Rosenstein* (tracks: 10 to 13), Steve Nye (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule (tracks: 10 to 13)
- Other [More] – Hans Zimmer (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Other [Production Secretary / Tokyo] – Kayo Itose (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Performer – David Byrne (tracks: 10 to 14)
- Producer – David Byrne (tracks: 10 to 14), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Producer [Associate] – Aki Ikuta (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Producer [London] – Aki Ikuta, Hans F. Zimmer*
- Programmed By [Fairlight Programming] – Hans Zimmer (tracks: 1 to 9), Hiro Sugawara* (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Supervised By [Music Supervisor] – Ray Williams
- Written-By – David Byrne (tracks: 10 to 13), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: 1 to 9)
Notes
℗ 1987 Virgin Records Ltd© 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
Manufactured in the UK
Ryuichi Sakamoto's sessions (tracks 1 to 9):
Recorded and mixed at Onkio Haus, Kato Studio, Aoyama Studio, CBS Sony Roppongi Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Lillie Yard Studio, CTS Studios and Electric Lady.
David Byrne's sessions:
Recorded at Odyssey Studios and Lillie Yard Studio (tracks 10 to 13).
Mixed at Sigma Sound, New York (tracks 10 to 14)
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York (tracks 10 to 14)
Tracks 1 to 9: Copyright Control
Tracks 10 to 14: Publisher: Index Music/ASCAP
Tracks 15, 16, 18: Publisher: Halemount Ltd/Recorded Picture Company (Productions) Ltd and Screenframe Ltd
Track 17: Publisher Coombe Music International Limited.
16 pages booklet with photos, production notes, story, cast, technical credits & titles
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 5 012981 248529
- Barcode: 5012981248529
- Matrix / Runout: CDV 2485 / 2-90690 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
- SPARS Code: AAD
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V 2485 | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (LP, Album) | Virgin | V 2485 | UK | 1987 |
| 90690-4 | Various | The Last Emperor (Cass, Album) | Virgin | 90690-4 | US | 1987 |
| VIRGIN-1539 | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (LP, Album, RE) | Virgin | VIRGIN-1539 | Venezuela | 1988 |
| PR 2204 | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne - The Last Emperor "The Making Of..." (LP, Promo, Int) | Virgin Movie Music | PR 2204 | US | 1988 |
| T 208749 | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (LP, Album, Gat) | Virgin | T 208749 | Spain | 1987 |