Ryuichi Sakamoto discography

For a comprehensive list of releases by Sakamoto as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, see Yellow Magic Orchestra discography.
Ryuichi Sakamoto discography
Sakamoto and Alva Noto at a press conference
Studio albums24
EPs3
Soundtrack albums49
Live albums11
Compilation albums13
Tribute albums1
Singles40
Video albums6
Music videos8

The Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023) released over 20 solo studio albums, over 25 collaboration albums, 3 remix albums, more than 10 live albums, several compilation albums, over 40 EPs and singles, and about 50 soundtracks. Several of the albums exist in both Japanese and internationally released versions, sometimes containing different track listings. Sakamoto has also released many video albums and music videos.

Albums

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Solo studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[1][2] 		AUS
[3] 		US
Cla.
[4]
1978 Thousand Knives — — —
1980 B-2 Unit
  • Released: September 21, 1980
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
 19 — —
1981 Left-Handed Dream
  • Released: October 5, 1981
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
 20 — —
1983 Coda 38
1984 Ongaku Zukan[A]
  • Released: October 24, 1984
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
 5 — —
1985 Esperanto (music for a dance performance)
  • Released: October 5, 1985
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
 9 — —
1986 Futurista
  • Released: April 21, 1986
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
 5 — —
1987 Neo Geo
  • Released: July 1, 1987
  • Labels: Sony Music
  • Formats: LP
 8 — —
1989 Beauty 14 — —
1991 Heartbeat
  • Released: October 21, 1991
  • Labels: Virgin Records
  • Formats: LP
 6 94 —
1994 Sweet Revenge 7 — —
1995 Smoochy
  • Released: October 20, 1995
  • Labels: For Life Music
  • Formats: LP
 28 — —
1996 1996
  • Released: May 17, 1996
  • Labels: For Life Music
  • Formats: LP
 — — —
1998 BTTB 26 — —
2002 Comica
  • Released: February 27, 2002
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
 — — —
2002 Elephantism
  • Released: May 15, 2002
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
 — — —
2004 Chasm
  • Released: February 25, 2004
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
 19 — —
2004 /04 —
2005 /05 28
2009 Out of Noise
  • Released: March 4, 2009
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
 16 — —
2009 Playing the Piano
  • Released: September 23, 2009
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
 41 — 10
2016 Plankton (music for an installation)
  • Released: 2016
  • Labels: Milan
  • Formats: LP / CD / digital
2017 async
  • Released: April 28, 2017
  • Labels: Milan
  • Formats: CD / digital / 2xLP
 — — 5
2023 12
  • Released: January 17, 2023
  • Labels: Milan
  • Formats: Digital
 4 — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
  • A^ Released internationally in 1986, with an altered track listing, as Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia.

Remix albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions
JP
2006 Bricolages
  • Released: 24 May 2006
  • Labels: Warner
  • Formats: CD
 81
2018 async - Remodels
  • Released: 16 February 2018
  • Labels: Milan
  • Formats: Digital, CD, LP
2022 To the Moon and Back
  • Released: 30 November 2022
  • Labels: Milan
  • Formats: Digital

Collaboration albums

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Year Album details
1975 Disappointment-Hateruma (with Tsuchitori Toshiyuki)
1978 Paraiso (with Haruomi Hosono)
1979 Summer Nerves (with Kakutougi Session)
1982 The End of Asia (with Danceries)
1982 The Arrangement (with Robin Scott) (originally released as an EP and later expanded into a full album with album-free singles)
1983 Chanconette Tedesche (with Danceries)
1993 Asian Games [live] (with Yōsuke Yamashita and Bill Laswell)
2001 Casa [live] (with Morelenbaum²)
2001 Morelenbaum²/Sakamoto "Live in Tokyo" [live] (with Morelenbaum²)
2002 Vrioon (with Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
2003 A Day in New York (with Morelenbaum²)
2005 Insen (with Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
2007 Cendre (with Fennesz)
2007 Ocean Fire (with Christopher Willits, as Willits + Sakamoto)
2008 utp_ [live] (with Alva Noto and Ensemble Modern)
2010 UTAU (with Taeko Onuki)
2011 Flumina (with Fennesz)
2011 Summvs (with Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
2012 Ancient Future (with Christopher Willits, as Willits + Sakamoto)
2012 Three (with Jaques Morelenbaum, Judy Kang)
2012 Snow, Silence, Partially Sunny [live] (with Sachiko M)
2013 Disappearance (with Taylor Deupree)
2015 Perpetual (with Taylor Deupree and Illuha, as Taylor Deupree / Illuha / Ryuichi Sakamoto)
2018 Glass [live] (with Alva Noto)
2018 Glenn Gould Gathering [live] (with Alva Noto, Nilo, Fennesz, Francesco Tristano)
2019 TWO: Live at Sydney Opera House [live] (with Alva Noto)
2019 Live in London [live] (with Taylor Deupree)

Live albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions
JP
[1][2] 		US
Cla.[4]
1986 Media Bahn Live
  • Released: September 21, 1986
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
 — —
1988 Playing the Orchestra — —
1997 Discord
  • Released: July 2, 1997
  • Labels: Güt
  • Formats: CD
1999 Cinemage — —
2000 Audio Life — —
2001 In The Lobby: At G.E.H. in London
  • Released: March 22, 2001
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
 — —
2011 playing the piano usa 2010 / Korea 2011 - ustream viewers selection
  • Released: December 14, 2011
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: CD
 — —
2013 Playing the Orchestra 2013
  • Released: December 11, 2013
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: CD
 — —
2015 The Best of 'Playing the Orchestra 2014'
  • Released: December 16, 1988
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
2020 Playing the Piano 12122020
  • Released: December 12, 2021
  • Labels: KAB America Inc.
  • Formats: LP
 — —
2021 Garden Of Shadows And Light (with David Toop)
  • Released: July 9, 2021
  • Labels: ThirtyThree Records
  • Formats: LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack albums

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Year Album Notes Ref.
1983 Daijōbu, My Friend
1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
1986 The Adventures of Chatran: Original Soundtrack
1987 Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
1987 The Last Emperor
1989 Fantasy of Light and Life
1989 Tengai Makyou: Ziria PC-Engine CD video game [5]
1990 The Sheltering Sky
1990 The Handmaid's Tale
1991 Peachboy "Momotaro"
1992 High Heels
1992 Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
1992 Tokyo Decadence
1993 Wild Palms
1994 Little Buddha
1997 The Other Side Of Love Soundtrack for television series Stalker: Nigekirenu Ai
1998 Snake Eyes
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1999 Gohatto
1999 Cinemage
1999 Poppoya Composed the main theme
2000 L.O.L.: Lack of Love Dreamcast video game for which Sakamoto was also the scenario writer
2002 Femme Fatale
2002 Century of Reform
2002 Derrida Certain tracks from the film were released on the compilation album Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
2002 Alexei and the Spring Certain tracks from the film were released on the compilation album Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
2004 Seven Samurai 20XX PlayStation 2 video game
2005 Shining Boy & Little Randy
2005 Tony Takitani
2006 Dawn of Mana PlayStation 2 video game
2007 Silk
2008 Indigo Short film
2009 Women Without Men
2011 Dhobi Ghat
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2012 I Have to Buy New Shoes With Kotringo [6]
2015 Living With My Mother Album released in 2016 under the alternative English title Nagasaki: Memories of My Son. [7]
2015 The Revenant With Alva Noto and additional music by Bryce Dessner [8]
2016 Rage
2017 The Fortress
2018 Your Face Taiwanese documentary [9]
2018 My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019 Black Mirror: Smithereens TV show
2019 Proxima
2020 The Staggering Girl Short film [10]
2020 Minamata [11]
2020 Love After Love
2021 Beckett
2022 After Yang
2022 Exception TV show
2023 Monster 2 New Original Tracks

Compilation albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions
JP
[1][2]
1982 Tokyo Joe
(with Kazumi Watanabe) 		—
1983 Favorite Visions
  • Released: 1983
  • Labels: Better Days
  • Formats: LP
1986 Ryuichi Sakamoto Best Selection
  • Released: 1986
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
1989 Gruppo Musicale
  • Released: 1989
  • Labels: MIDI
  • Formats: CD
1994 Soundbytes
  • Released: May 17, 1994
  • Labels: Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings
  • Formats: LP
 —
1998 The Very Best Of Güt Years 1994-1997
  • Released: 1998
  • Labels: Güt
  • Formats: CD
2002 Works I – CM
  • Released: November 20, 2002
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
 —
2003 Moto.tronic
  • Released: November 11, 2003
  • Labels: Sony Music
  • Formats: LP
 —
2012 Complete Güt Box
  • Released: December 4, 2012
  • Labels: Güt
  • Formats: CD
2015 Year Book 2005–2014
  • Released: January 17, 2015
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
 46
2016 Year Book 1971-1979
  • Released: January 17, 2016
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
 77
2017 Year Book 1980-1984
  • Released: March 29, 2017
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: CD
2018 Year Book 1985-1989
  • Released: February 18, 2018
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Mini-albums

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Year Album details Ref.
1997 Music for Yohji Yamamoto: Collection, 1995 [12]
2001 Zero Landmine
(as part of N.M.L. No More Landmines) 		[13]

Singles and EPs

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Year Single Album
1980 "Riot in Lagos" B-2 Unit
1980 "War Head" Non-album single
1981 "Computer Obaachan" (with Syuko Sakai) Non-album single
1981 "Front Line" Non-album single
1982 "Ike Nai Rouge Magic" (with Kiyoshiro Imawano) Non-album single
1982 "Bamboo Houses" (with David Sylvian) Non-album single
1982 "The Arrangement" (with Robin Scott) Non-album single
1983 "Life in Japan" Non-album single
1983 "Forbidden Colours" (with David Sylvian) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1985 "Field Work" (with Thomas Dolby) Non-album single
1985 "Steppin' into Asia" Non-album single
1986 "G.T." Futurista
1986 "Neo-Plant" (with Koharu Kisaragi) Non-album single
1987 "Risky" (with Iggy Pop) Neo Geo
1987 "The Last Emperor" (with David Byrne) The Last Emperor
1987 "Behind the Mask" Non-album single
1989 "Undo #1" Non-album single
1990 "We Love You" Beauty
1990 "You Do Me" (with Jill Jones) Beauty (international version only)
1992 "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (with David Sylvian) Heartbeat
1994 "Moving On" Sweet Revenge
1994 "Love & Hate" (with Holly Johnson) Sweet Revenge
1994 "Futari No Ha-Te (Sentimental)" (with Taeko Onuki) Non-album single
1997 "The Other Side of Love" (featuring Sister M) Non-album single
1998 "Prayer / Salvation" Non-album remix single
1998 "Anger / Grief" Non-album remix single
1999 "– ウラBTTB" BTTB
2000 "Lost Child" Non-album single
2001 "O Grande Amor" (with Morelenbaum²) Casa
2003 "World Citizen" (with David Sylvian) Chasm
2004 "Undercooled" Chasm
2005 "Sala Santa Cecilia" (with Fennesz) Non-album live EP
2006 "Revep" (with Alva Noto) Non-album EP
2008 "Koko" UTAI
2018 "Ff2" Non-album single
2019 "エナジー風呂 / Energy Flow" (with U-zhann) Non-album single
2021 "Tong Poo for JUNYA WATANABE" Non-album single
2022 "Ieta" Non-album single
2022 "After Yang" Non-album single
2022 "Freeflow" (with Alex Heffes) Non-album single
2022 "Suite for Krug in 2008" Non-album single
2022 "Thousand Knives Thundercat Remodel)" To the Moon and Back

Video albums

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Year Video details Ref.
1985 TV War
(with Radical TV)
1986 Adelic Penguins
  • Distributor: Sony Video Software
  • Format: LaserDisc
 [14]
2006 Insen Live
(as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
  • Released: October 2006
  • Distributor: Raster-Noton
  • Format: DVD
2008 LIFE - fluid, invisible, inaudible...
(as Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani)
  • Released: May 28, 2008
  • Distributor: Commmons
  • Format: DVD
2015 Playing the Orchestra 2014
  • Released: April 7, 2015
  • Distributor: Commmons
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
2015 Trio Tour 2012 Japan
  • Released: December 9, 2015
  • Distributor: Commmons
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

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Year Title Director(s) Ref.
1982 "Bamboo Music" (with David Sylvian)
1983 "Forbidden Colours" (with David Sylvian)
1985 "Field Work" (with Thomas Dolby) Thomas Dolby [15]
1987 "Risky" (feat. Iggy Pop) Meiert Avis [16]
1990 "You Do Me" (feat. Jill Jones)
1992 "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (feat. David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez) Kevin Westenberg [17]
2003 "Trioon I" (as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto) Karl Kliem [18]
2013 "Psychedelic Afternoon" (with David Byrne) Uruma Delvi [19]
2016 "The Revenant Main Theme (Alva Noto Edit)" Alejandro González Iñárritu [20]

Other album appearances

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Soundtracks

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Year Song(s) Album Notes Ref.
1989 "Laserman" Black Rain soundtrack [21]
1992 "El Mar Mediterrani" El Mar Mediterrani Composition for 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony officially released on the 1997 mini-album of the same name [22]
1998 "Dreamcast Startup" Startup sound for the Dreamcast video game console [23]
2003 "Chinsagu No Hana" Japanese Story soundtrack An alternate mix by Elizabeth Drake originally from Beauty [24]
2006 "Bibo No Aozora", "Only Love Can Conquer Hate", "World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed)" Babel soundtrack Alternate mixes originally from 1996 and Chasm [25]
2017 "M.A.Y. in the Backyard", "Germination" Call Me by Your Name soundtrack

Guest appearances

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Year Album Artist Details Ref.
1976 Auroila Lily Arranger
Hi Tomoshi Goro Maki Asakawa Organ
Grey Skies Taeko Onuki Vibraphone, fender rhodes, marimba, organ, prepared piano, piano, Clavinet, tambourine, harpsichord, tubular bells, arp solina string ensemble, ARP Odyssey, arranger, string arrangements, arrangements
1977 Sunshower Taeko Onuki Keyboards, arrangements, musical director, composer
1978 Pacific Haruomi Hosono Keyboards, piano, percussion, glockenspiel
1979 Intimate Keizo Inoue Piano, synthesizer
Kylyn Kazumi Watanabe Co-producer, keyboards
1980 Romantique Taeko Onuki Arranger, conductor, mix engineer, keyboards
Gentlemen Take Polaroids Japan Co-writer ("Taking Islands in Africa")
Eating Pleasure Sandii Keyboards
1981 Tadaima Akiko Yano Producer
Aventure Taeko Onuki Arranger, Prophet 5, rhodes piano, piano, analog synthesizer, mixing engineer
Neuromantic Yukihiro Takahashi Keyboards
1982 What, Me Worry? Yukihiro Takahashi Keyboards
1983 Rose Mari Iijima Producer
1984 Brilliant Trees David Sylvian Guest piano/synthesizers on three tracks
1985 Copine Taeko Onuki Synthesizer, Rhodes, all instruments, mixing engineer, arranger
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities David Sylvian Guest piano and strings on Steel Cathedrals
Memory Theatre Ayuo Takahashi Guest musician
1986 Hope in a Darkened Heart Virginia Astley Producer
Venus Tanjō Yukiko Okada Co-writer ("Wonder Trip Lover", "Kuchibiru Network", "Nemurenu Yoru no AQUARIUS")
Album Public Image Ltd Synthesizer ("Rise", "Fishing", "Bags", "Ease")
1987 Secrets of the Beehive David Sylvian Arrangement, organ, synthesizer, piano
1989 Safety in Numbers David van Tieghem Keyboards
1991 Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses Piano, backing vocals
Mais Marisa Monte Keyboards, piano
1992 Circuladô Caetano Veloso Sampler, Keyboards ("Neide Candolina"); Strings, Bass, Piano ("Lindeza")
Sahara Blue Hector Zazou Piano ("Ophelie", "Hapolot Kenym", "Harar et les Gallas")
1993 Dreamland Aztec Camera Co-producer
1994 Future Listening! Towa Tei Fender rhodes, strings, piano, arrangements
1995 The Geisha Girls Show Geisha Girls Producer
1996 O Corpo Sutil Arto Lindsay Guest musician
Red Hot + Rio Red Hot Organization Keyboards ("É Preciso Perdoar (You Must Forgive)")
1998 Noon Chill Arto Lindsay Prepared piano, keyboards, piano
1999 Dead Bees on a Cake David Sylvian Arrangement, piano, guitar, bansuri, insects
2000 Everything and Nothing David Sylvian Arrangement, piano
2002 Audio Sponge Sketch Show Keyboards, guitar [sample], clavinet
2003 Strong Currents Hector Zazou Piano
2004 Shine Cyndi Lauper Co-writer ("Eventually")
Astromantic M-Flo Guest musician ("I Wanna Be Down")
Cinema Rodrigo Leão Guest musician
2005 Snow Borne Sorrow Nine Horses Piano ("Atom and Cell", "Snow Borne Sorrow")
2006 Yellow Fever! Senor Coconut Guest musician
2008 Sound Unbound DJ Spooky Song “The Need to Be” with Daniel Bernard Roumain
Telecoteco Paula Morelenbaum Piano
2009 影の無いヒト Asa-Chang & Junray Vocals
2011 Heligoland (Extended Edition) Massive Attack Co-remixer ("Fatalism")
Forgetfulness Natalie Beridze TBA Co-writer ("Blue Shadow")
2018 Love in the Time of Lexapro Oneohtrix Point Never Remix, production
2019 Adult Baby Kazu Objects, chimes, triangle, tape loops, synthesizer, piano, field recordings
2021 kiCK iiiii Arca Vocals ("Sanctuary")
2023 D-Day Agust D Piano ("Snooze")

References

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