A Japanese musician has released his first album in six years — a collection of compositions recorded during his battle with cancer. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 26, 2023.) ...

Japanese musician and film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died during a battle with cancer on March 28, according to recording company Avex. Sakamoto was initially diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, and ...

The iconic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died last month after a three-year battle with colon cancer. Last night Sakamoto’s official social accounts shared a playlist he’d created to be played at his ...

So far, so Wikipedia, but in the autumn of 2016 Ryuichi Sakamoto, perhaps the pre-eminent living figure in Japanese electronic music, performed an ambient set there with German sound installation ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning composer famous for his scores for The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, among others, died March 28 at the age of 71. Sakamoto's management company ...

The composer, who was born in Tokyo in 1952, is known widely for his Oscar-winning score for the 1987 film “The Last Emperor” and his involvement in the 2015 film “The Revenant.” He also won the BAFTA ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a trailblazing composer and producer who was one of the first musicians to incorporate electronic production into popular songcraft, has died at the age of 71. Sakamoto died on March ...

Sufjan Stevens has been milking his 2015 LP Carrie & Lowell with a follow-up live album and rarities collection, but he's now unveiled some totally fresh material in the form of a film score. Stevens ...

Anti-nuclear activists lamented the death of musical composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who held the belief that “nuclear and human beings cannot coexist.” After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Sakamoto ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto has died at 71. The acclaimed Japanese musician passed away on March 28, per a statement from his management team. Sakamoto was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, which went into ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto has been an enormously respected artist for decades, starting with his work in the '70s and '80s as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra in his native Japan to his deeply affective, ...

The singer-producer from The 2 Bears fires out his second solo album and it’s a significant step on from his intriguing but patchy 2016 debut. He has a warm soulful voice that often sits between Damon ...