Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer, dies at 71
April 2, 2023 12:19 PM   Subscribe

Founder of the Yellow Magic Orchestra and Oscar winning composer dies

... first diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. In 2022, he revealed that he had terminal cancer, a year after he disclosed suffering from rectal cancer. His most famous piece is 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence'. He has a huge catalog of much , much more music. Some of it is here. A sad loss to music and international culture...
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This post was deleted for the following reason: Double post! -- Brandon Blatcher



 
Moment of silence for a double post.

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posted by box at 12:25 PM on April 2, 2023 [4 favorites]


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