
This compilation is a fitting tribute to his status as one of the greatest living musicians and film composers. In a 30 year plus career since then he has worked with the cream of film directors including Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor), Brian De Palma (Snake Eyes), Pedro Almodovar (High Heels) and most recently Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant). Lawrence in 1983 and also to star alongside David Bowie. Heartbeat is ranked 52010th in the overall chart, 8750th in the 1990s, and 751st in the. Sakamoto was already a celebrated pioneer in electronic music and composer/pianist/singer in Japan when director Nagisa Oshima asked him to write the score for Merry Christmas Mr. Heartbeat is a music album by Ryuichi Sakamoto released in 1991. This is the first overview of his remarkable catalogue of film scores, fully approved by the composer and performed by the masterful Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Dirk Brosse. In 2016 the award went to one of the most brilliant composers of his generation, Ryuichi Sakamoto.

A vital component is the celebration of film music in the shape of the World Soundtrack Awards which honours the very best composers at work in the world of cinema. You might remember this one! Here at LAF we had some copies of the original LP from the Ghent Film festival special release! That was sold out in a heartbeat and now Silva Screen have issued this great collection to a wider audience!įrom small beginnings in 1974 as a local cinema and university event, Film Fest Gent has grown yearly in stature and is now recognised as one of the major destinations for the film industry.
