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Pioneering digital musician, composer and actor Ryuichi Sakamoto has died, aged 71.<\/p>\n
The information was confirmed by way of a put up on Sakamoto\u2019s official social media<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n A press release on his official web site<\/a> reads: \u201cWhile undergoing treatment for cancer discovered in June 2020, Sakamoto continued to create works in his home studio whenever his health would allow. He lived with music until the very end.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe would like to express out deepest gratitude to his fans and all those who have supported his activities, as well as medical professionals in Japan and the United States who did everything in their power to cure him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn accordance with Sakamoto\u2019s strong wishes, the funeral service was held among his close family members. Finally, we would like to share one of Sakamoto\u2019s favourite quotes: \u2018Ars longa, vita brevis\u2019 [Art is Long, life is short\u2019].\u201d<\/p>\n Sakamoto was first recognized with throat most cancers in 2014 which, after therapy, went into remission however in 2020 it was confirmed he had been recognized with rectal most cancers.<\/p>\n In an essay<\/a> printed final June, Sakamoto revealed that he had undergone surgical procedure in late 2021 to take away most cancers that had unfold to each lungs and was nonetheless battling stage 4 most cancers.<\/p>\n \u201cSince I have made it this far in life, I hope to be able to make music until my last moment, like Bach and Debussy whom I adore,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n In December, Sakamoto shared a livestream live performance titled \u2018Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022\u2019. He additionally shared a video message<\/a> that defined that attributable to therapy, his \u201cstrength has really fallen, so a normal concert of about an hour to ninety minutes would be very difficult,\u201d so he had recorded every observe individually earlier than enhancing them collectively \u201cso it can be presented as a regular concert.\u201d<\/p>\n During his 50 12 months profession, Sakamoto received quite a few awards [including an Oscar, a Grammy, a Bafta and two Golden Globes] for his work as a movie composer, scoring the likes of The Last Emperor<\/i>, The Sheltering Sky<\/i>, Little Buddha<\/i>, and The Revenant<\/i>. As effectively as scoring Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence<\/i>, Sakamoto additionally starred within the conflict movie alongside David Bowie<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sakamoto was additionally a founding member of pioneering digital band Yellow Magic Orchestra.<\/p>\n Following his loss of life, tributes have been paid to to Ryuichi Sakamoto on social media<\/p>\n Rest in Power ryuichi sakamoto \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/3gn6qkmXZm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 anton newcombe (@antonnewcombe) April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Dearest \u2066@ryuichisakamoto<\/a>\u2069 \u2026 how can one summarise your light profundity? Thank you for the heat and generosity, and for the wellspring of your music which lives so very deeply inside so many people. With deep love and respect\u2026RIP. pic.twitter.com\/2OxnXdAWCz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 lawrence english (@room40speaks) April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of the crucial wildly bold artists ever. His profession is so good & various that it\u2019s a humiliation of riches. I’m very keen on his pop albums however my fav is possibly the sampling insanity throughout his 1985 masterpiece Esperanto.https:\/\/t.co\/hHhK4OH0tb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Joshua Minsoo Kim (@misterminsoo) April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Rest in peace Maestro \ud83d\udc99 https:\/\/t.co\/DkrXysX7bV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud835\ude74\ud835\ude8d \ud835\ude77\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8c\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude9e\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude9d (@EdHarcourt) April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u5742\u672c\u9f8d\u4e00\u3055\u3093\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5049\u5927\u306a\u97f3\u697d\u5bb6\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3048\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u611f\u8b1d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3068\u3066\u3082\u60b2\u3057\u304f\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u305f\u304f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u594f\u3067\u305f\u97f3\u697d\u306f\u6c38\u9060\u306b\u6b8b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u718a\u672c\u306e\u5fa9\u8208\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3068\u3066\u3082\u529b\u3092\u5c3d\u304f\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u308a\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u6709\u96e3\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4eca\u306f\u305f\u3060\u5b89\u3089\u304b\u306b\u304a\u7720\u308a\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002R.I.P. https:\/\/t.co\/48M7W7Xn0J<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u718a\u672c\u5e02\u9577 \u5927\u897f\u4e00\u53f2 (@K_Onishi) April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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