The iconic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died final month after a three-year battle with colon most cancers. Last night time Sakamoto’s official social accounts shared a playlist he’d created to be performed at his funeral.
The playlist options a number of picks by Bach, Debussy, Satie, and Rota plus works by Ennio Morricone, Bill Evans Trio, David Sylvian, alva noto, and others. You can see which date the songs had been placed on the record; most had been added June 13 or July 2 of final yr. Closing observe “Breath” by Laurel Halo was added March 25, a couple of week earlier than Sakamoto’s dying.
The message from Sakamoto’s administration reads, “We would like to share the playlist that Ryuichi had been privately compiling to be played at his own funeral to accompany his passing. He truly was with music until the very end.” Listen to the playlist beneath.