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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Nagasaki : Memories of my Son

13/9/2016

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After his beautiful soundtrack for the film The Revenant (read our review), Japanese head-maestro Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with another score. This one however, is for the movie 'Nagasaki: Memories of My Son' (directed by Yôji Yamada). The film is solely made for the Japanese market so chances that people in Europe or America will see it are slim, so perhaps it's best to see this soundtrack as a full-length album.

The film is set in post-World War II Japan, where a mother mourns the death of her son who became a victim of the atomic bomb. The music, or at least most of it, feels somewhat alike. Apart from some flashes of noise, soundscapes and strange musical outbursts, this album beautifully depicts the mother's despair and her loneliness. The piano is the central element, here and there accompagnied by string instruments.

There are 28 songs and flashes of soundscapes on this album, eventually clocking off at an hour or so. It's everything you would expect from a mastermind like Sakamoto, who can show genius in the most minimalistic tunes. If you're a fan of his work, you definitely need to get your hands on this soundtrack. Same counts for fans of classical music and somewhat experimental ambient. This is a fascinating score.


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