| The Last Emperor | ||||
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| Released | December 8, 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 50:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne | |||
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The Last Emperor is the soundtrack album forthe film of the same name. It features nine pieces composed byRyuichi Sakamoto, five byDavid Byrne, one fromCong Su, and a few incidental pieces of source music. The album won theBest Original Score award at the1987 Academy Awards,[1] and won theBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media award at the31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989.[2]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "First Coronation" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Open the Door" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Where Is Armo?" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Picking Up Brides" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 2:39 |
| 5. | "The Last Emperor – Theme Variation 1" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Rain (I Want a Divorce)" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 1:49 |
| 7. | "The Baby (Was Born Dead)" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 0:55 |
| 8. | "The Last Emperor – Theme Variation 2" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 4:28 |
| 9. | "The Last Emperor – Theme" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 5:54 |
| 10. | "Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor)" | David Byrne | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Picking a Bride" | David Byrne | 2:00 |
| 12. | "Bed" | David Byrne | 5:00 |
| 13. | "Wind, Rain, and Water" | David Byrne | 2:18 |
| 14. | "Paper Emperor" | David Byrne | 1:49 |
| 15. | "Lunch" | Cong Su | 4:54 |
| 16. | "Red Guard (Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman)" | The Red Guard Accordion Band | 1:20 |
| 17. | "The Emperor's Waltz" | Berliner Philharmoniker -Herbert von Karajan | 3:06 |
| 18. | "The Red Guard Dance" | The Girls Red Guard Dancers | 0:39 |
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| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 93 |
| USBillboard 200[4] | 152 |
The film "brought Sakamoto's work to international attention, and as a direct result of its success he went on to work with Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci.’’[5]
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