Release Date: October 21, 2016
Links: Milan Records / JPC.de
Price: 22,98 USD / 21,99 EUR
Note: Reissue by Milan in "Nicolas Winding Refn Presents" series, 180 gram vinyl regular black, housed in a tip-on gatefold jacket, Download Card included, Artwork by Laurent Durieux
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s legendary score is finally being reissued. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, directed by Nagisa Oshima and starring David Bowie as well as Sakamoto, was a landmark release of 1983. The movie follows a rebellious South African soldier in a Japanese prison camp during World War II and the complex, often conflicting feelings of the young Japanese camp captain. It is also notable for being the first film score Sakamoto, earning him the 1983 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and setting him on a career path in movie music that has spanned four decades and an Oscar win.
Milan Records is pleased to be rereleasing the beloved score to Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence under the“Nicolas Winding Refn Presents” series, which aims at releasing quality soundtracks to cult and important films on vinyl. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s timeless orchestral cues sound as crisp and full as when they were recorded. The soundtrack also includes the song “Forbidden Colours”, an adaptation of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’s main theme with vocals by David Sylvian which was an international hit on its original release. The LP version of the album is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on gatefold jacket featuring beautiful new artwork by Laurent Durieux. A download card for a digital version of the album is also included.
01 Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
02 Batavia
03 Germination
04 A Hearty Breakfast
05 Before The War
06 The Seed and The Sower
07 A Brief Encounter
08 Ride, Ride, Ride (Cellier’s Brother’s Song)
09 The Fight
10 Father Christmas
11 Dismissed
12 Assembly
13 Beyond Reason
14 Sowing The Seed
15 23rd Psalm
16 Last Regrets
17 Ride, Ride, Ride
18 The Seed
19 Forbidden Colors (vocals by David Sylvian)
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Links: Newbury Comics
Price: 31,99 USD
Note: Newbury exclusive, limited to 300 copies
Links: Milan Records / JPC.de
Price: 22,98 USD / 21,99 EUR
Note: Reissue by Milan in "Nicolas Winding Refn Presents" series, 180 gram vinyl regular black, housed in a tip-on gatefold jacket, Download Card included, Artwork by Laurent Durieux
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s legendary score is finally being reissued. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, directed by Nagisa Oshima and starring David Bowie as well as Sakamoto, was a landmark release of 1983. The movie follows a rebellious South African soldier in a Japanese prison camp during World War II and the complex, often conflicting feelings of the young Japanese camp captain. It is also notable for being the first film score Sakamoto, earning him the 1983 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and setting him on a career path in movie music that has spanned four decades and an Oscar win.
Milan Records is pleased to be rereleasing the beloved score to Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence under the“Nicolas Winding Refn Presents” series, which aims at releasing quality soundtracks to cult and important films on vinyl. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s timeless orchestral cues sound as crisp and full as when they were recorded. The soundtrack also includes the song “Forbidden Colours”, an adaptation of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’s main theme with vocals by David Sylvian which was an international hit on its original release. The LP version of the album is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on gatefold jacket featuring beautiful new artwork by Laurent Durieux. A download card for a digital version of the album is also included.
01 Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
02 Batavia
03 Germination
04 A Hearty Breakfast
05 Before The War
06 The Seed and The Sower
07 A Brief Encounter
08 Ride, Ride, Ride (Cellier’s Brother’s Song)
09 The Fight
10 Father Christmas
11 Dismissed
12 Assembly
13 Beyond Reason
14 Sowing The Seed
15 23rd Psalm
16 Last Regrets
17 Ride, Ride, Ride
18 The Seed
19 Forbidden Colors (vocals by David Sylvian)
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Links: Newbury Comics
Price: 31,99 USD
Note: Newbury exclusive, limited to 300 copies
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