it is a record...made in Japan with a picture sleeve w OBI & Insertチベタン・ダンス [1. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 2. Batavia 3. Germination 4. Hearty Breakfast 5. Before the War 6. Seed Adn the Sower 7. Brief Encounter 8. Ride Ride Ride 9. Fight 10. Dismissed!/Assembly 11. Beyond Reason 12. Sowing the Seed 13. Last Regrets 14. Seed 15. Japan 16. Coda ) The driving force behind "Neo Geo" -- a cutting-edge fusion combining Asian and Western classical music with other global textures and rhythms -- pioneering electronic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto was among the most innovative artists to emerge during the 1980s. Sakamoto pursued his solo career full-time, achieving his artistic and commercial breakthrough that same year with his acclaimed score to the film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (in which he also acted). The soundtrack also marked one of several collaborations between Sakamoto and David Sylvian, just of one his many intriguing musical unions; other performers with whom he worked included Thomas Dolby (on 1986's Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia), Iggy Pop, Bootsy Collins and Tony Williams (on 1988's Neo Geo), and David Byrne, with whom he co-wrote the Academy Award-winning score to the 1987 film The Last Emperor......Powered by eCRATER . List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.