{"product_id":"music-sets-you-free-a-memoir-9780008788865","title":"Music Sets You Free: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating! A life as art unspooling in real time' WILLIAM BASINSKI, composer of \u003cem\u003eThe Disintegration Loops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003e‘A maestro in the truest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto's very existence has made the world a better place. I'll never stop being grateful for all he has given us’ PAUL RUDD, actor\u003c\/strong\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating! A life as art unspooling in real time' WILLIAM BASINSKI, composer of \u003cem\u003eThe Disintegration Loops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A maestro in the truest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto's very existence has made the world a better place. I'll never stop being grateful for all he has given us’ PAUL RUDD, actor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world’ \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA genre-defying artist who had acquired the status of a musical giant by the time of his death in 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s long career spanned electronic, hip-hop, modern classical and pop music, inspiring artists as diverse as Questlove, Massive Attack, David Sylvian, Alva Noto and Caetano Veloso.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pivotal figure in the synthpop group Yellow Magic Orchestra during the late 70s and early 80s, Sakamoto went on to pioneer the development of ambient and electronic music in ever more experimental forms. Perhaps best known for his film scores, he won an Oscar for Bernardo Bertolucci’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last Emperor\u003c\/em\u003e, written with David Byrne, and found global fame with music for \u003cem\u003eMerry Christmas, Mr Lawrence \u003c\/em\u003e(in which he starred alongside David Bowie) and, later, \u003cem\u003eThe Revenant\u003c\/em\u003e. Sakamoto’s career was also marked by social activism, including campaigning for more recognition of the effects of global warming, which he witnessed first-hand during a visit to Greenland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic Sets You Free\u003c\/em\u003e combines the translations of Sakamoto’s two memoirs published in Japanese – \u003cem\u003eMusic Sets You Free \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHow Many More Times Will I Watch the Full Moon Rise? \u003c\/em\u003eIt offers an intimate, contemplative account of his life, from his first encounter with a piano, to his rise as a global pop star, and his later reflections on mortality and music in the wake of multiple cancer treatments and surgeries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn affirming, beautifully written testament to art, life and sound, \u003cem\u003eMusic Sets You Free \u003c\/em\u003eis a lasting gift from a true musical great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780008788865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 02 Feb 2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 24(H)x15.9(L)x4.4(W)780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 780\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023) lived many musical lives over his 71 years. As a keyboardist and songwriter in Haruomi Hosono's Yellow Magic Orchestra, he helped set the stage for synthpop. His solo experiments in fusing global genres and close studies of classical impressionism led to him scoring over 30 films in as many years, including Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor and The Sheltering Sky, and Alejandro González Inárritu's The Revenant. He also wrote a multimedia opera, turned a glass building into an instrument, and travelled to the Arctic to record the sound of melting snow. 'Music, work, and life all have a beginning and an ending,' said Sakamoto in early 2019. 'What I want to make now is music freed from the constraints of time.'\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e‘Sakamoto was such a genius, and such a delight to collaborate with — and now this unexpected chance to come know him so much more closely. I’d recommend this book to anyone, and most especially to those not yet familiar with his work’ \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Gibson, author of \u003cem\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An elegant and timeless artist’\u003cstrong\u003e Johnny Marr, co-creator and lead guitarist of \u003cem\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘After listening to the soundtrack of Bertoluc\u003cem\u003eci's The Sheltering Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, drawn by its delicacy, elegance and passion, I knew I wanted to work with its composer. We greatly enjoyed working together. Ryuichi's versatility was endless. I never imagined a Japanese composer would blend so seamlessly with Bossa Nova like he did with Jacques Morelenbaum. His sensitivity knew no boundaries, as \u003cem\u003eMusic Sets You Free\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully demonstrates’\u003cstrong\u003e Pedro Almodóvar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A precious, candidly intimate and exhaustive dive into the world of the virtuoso himself, who yet again cements his legacy and reminds us that “art is long, life is short”’ \u003cstrong\u003eAnu Ambasna, DJ \u0026amp; broadcaster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Ryuichi Sakamoto did more than just put Japanese pop music on the map; the aural bridges he built between Far East and West transformed the way the world listens to music. This memoir is as poetic and wide-ranging as his career, as catchy and moving as one of his songs. 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