''Cinemage'' is a 1999 album by

Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Music of Japan, Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the Synthesizer, synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his ...

. It is a collection of six of his works for film soundtracks and events.

Background

''Cinemage'' was recorded live while Sakamoto toured Japan with his orchestra in 1997-98. The album was originally set to be released in fall 1999 but was delayed because Sakamoto was working on his first opera, ''LIFE''. It was eventually released alongside another album, '' BTTB''. Sakamoto said the rearrangements on ''Cinemage'' were meant to "see if my music could stand up on its own." "El Mar Mediterrani" was composed for the 1992

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. David Sylvian sings on "Forbidden Colours," originally in ''

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'', and recorded new vocal parts in the studio after the live performances. Sakamoto merged the two vocal tracks for ''Cinemage''.

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews. ''Billboard'' praised it alongside several of Sakamoto's other CDs, while ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' and ''All Music Guide'' compared it unfavorably to Sakamoto's previous works.

Track listing

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Forbidden Colours "Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film ''Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.'' It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a si ...

" – 4:48 # "The Last Emperor" – 5:17 # "Little Buddha" – 8:48 # "Wuthering Heights" – 7:03 # "Replica" – 4:50 # "El Mar Mediterrani" – 17:17

Personnel

– piano, conductor *

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– conductor *

David Sylvian David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan (band), Japan. During his time in Japan, Sylvia ...

– vocals (1) *

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– guitar (6) *

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– texture (6)

References

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