1996 (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)

1996 is a 1996 album by Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. It contains a selection of Sakamoto's most popular compositions plus two new compositions, all arranged for a standard piano trio. The arrangement of "Bibo no Aozora" that appears on this album has appeared in several film and television projects; one notable example is the film Babel, whose soundtrack features both the 1996 version and the /04 version of the song.

1996
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)
StudioRight Track Studios, New York
GenreChamber music
Length52:19
LabelGüt, For Life
Milan
ProducerRyuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Smoochy
(1995)
1996
(1996)
Discord
(1997)

Track listing

No.TitleOriginally fromLength
1."A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana" (ゴリラがバナナをくれる日 Gorira ga Banana wo Kureru Hi)Previously unreleased1:40
2."Rain"The Last Emperor (soundtrack), 19873:38
3."Bibo no Aozora" (美貌の青空, Beauty of a Blue Sky)Smoochy, 19956:36
4."The Last Emperor"The Last Emperor (soundtrack), 19875:53
5."1919"Previously unreleased6:22
6."Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (soundtrack), 19834:46
7."M.A.Y. in The Backyard"Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, 19843:29
8."The Sheltering Sky"The Sheltering Sky (soundtrack), 19904:33
9."A Tribute to N.J.P."Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, 19843:17
10."High Heels (Main Theme)"High Heels (soundtrack), 19913:18
11."Aoneko no Torso" (青猫のトルソ, Torso of a Blue Cat)Smoochy, 19952:32
12."The Wuthering Heights"Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (soundtrack), 19925:20
13."Parolibre"Futurista, 19863:22
14."Acceptance (End Credit) -Little Buddha-"Little Buddha (soundtrack), 19947:30
15."Before Long"Neo Geo, 19913:02
16."Bring them home"Smoochy, 19953:24

Personnel

Performers

Technical

  • Fernando Aponte – engineer, mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Joe Lizzi & Jason Goldstein – assistant engineers
  • Hideki Nakajima – art direction, design
  • Yoshinori Ochiai – design
  • Kazunari Tajima – photography
  • Clare de Graw & David Rubinson – production managers[1]

References

  1. "Ryuichi Sakamoto discografia". TokyoNoise.Net. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
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