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## <center><b>Ryuichi Sakamoto</b> - <i>A Rain Song</i></center>

## Ryuichi Sakamoto was a composer
<div class="pull-right">https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/grapthar/48HeH7MxqzGxkuYyvPHuyynkUt8ngykVhfjdnZc3R6bgha2kRcibxr8mGhPyxYB2rQ.jpg<center><b>Sakamoto at the piano (<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.12k.com%2Fartist%2Fsakamoto-ryuichi%2F&psig=AOvVaw1u5uEA3sZjearZ6Kdv_NzJ&ust=1681535147148000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CBAQjRxqFwoTCNC5-97MqP4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAP">Image Source</a>)</b></center></div><div class="text-justify">I just recently discovered, and so far I'm really liking all of his music.  Unfortunately, he passed away around 2 weeks ago, which is when I found his music, though that was unrelated to his death; he was a founding member of the band <b>Yellow Magic Orchestra</b>, who I'd heard previously though I never knew who the members were, or anything about their solo careers.  Sakamoto started his music career in the '70s as a session musician, before founding <b>YMO</b> in 1978.  The band combined elements of jazz with electronic instrumentation to create a really awesome, original sound that I think still stands up today.  <b>YMO</b> split in 1984 originally (though they reformed a few times) though Sakamoto has continued writing and releasing music since.  Today's tune is from his 1985 album <i>Esperanto</i>, and is a really interesting song.  The album was apparently made as the soundtrack for a dance performance, and uses some wild samples and sounds to create a really cool soundscape of sorts.</div>



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## <center>[Listen to *A Rain Song* by **Ryuichi Sakamoto** here...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s8STOccSaY)</center>
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### <center><b>Ryuichi Sakamoto, <i>Esperanto</i> (2015, Midi Records)</b></center>



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