Ryuichi Sakamoto Collection

Limited edition 8 (1990) or 10 (1993) CD box set. Obi states in Japanese that this is the first time “Kimi Ni Tsuite” and “Tibetan Dance (Version)” are available in this format. Box is made of thick card, with an embossed design and the wrap-around obi is printed on thick, textured paper.
The rear of the obi mentions that for a limited time a bonus VHS tape is also available including “Mori No Hito” (Directed by Hajime Tachibana) and “Field Work (Long Version)” (Directed by Thomas Dolby).

This huge box contains 10 brilliant CDs. “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” is the sound track from the movie with same title and “Coda” is the piano version of this include 2 bonus tracks with David Sylvian.

“Media Bahn Live” is the live tracks from his World tour and “Esperanto” is written for modern ballet. “Field work + stepping into asia + the Arrangements” was formally released only on the LPs. Also contains “Miraihayarou (Futurism Boy)”, “Behind the Mask” + 3 bonus tracks”, “Complete music Encyclopedia”, “Left handed Dream” and “Ailes De Honeamise”.

CD list:

CD1: Esperanto

1. Wongga Dance Song
2. “Dreaming”
3. Rain Song
4. Dolphins
5. Human Tube
6. Adelic Penguins
7. Carved Stone
8. Ulu Watu

CD2: Aile De Honnêamise – Royal Space Force (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1. Main Theme
2. Riikuni’s Theme
3. National Defense Department
4. Noise/Uproar/Nuisance
5. Futility/Uselessness/Waste
6. Song Melody “Anyamo”
7. Dr. Gunoumu’s Funeral
8. Holy/Sacred Riikuni
9. Distant Thunder
10. Shirotsugu’s Resolution/Determination
11. The Last Steps/Phases
12. War
13. Getting Up/Leaving The Sickbed
14. Out of Space
15. Fade

CD3: Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia

1. Tibetan Dance
2. Etude
3. Paradise Lost
4. Self Portrait
5. [Untitled Track]
6. M.A.Y. In the Backyard
7. [Untitled Track]
8. [Untitled Track]
9. Tribute to N.J.P.
10. Replica
11. [Untitled Track]
12. [Untitled Track]
13. Tibetan Dance [Version]

CD4: Field Work + Steppin’ Into Asia + The Arrangement

1. Field Work [Long-Lon]
2. Field Work [Long-Tyo]
3. Exhibition
4. Steppin’ into Asia
5. Steppin’ into Asia [Urban Mix]
6. Left Bank
7. Arrangement
8. Just About Enough
9. Once in a Lifetime
10. Field Work [London Mix]
11. Field Work

CD5: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

1. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
2. Batavia
3. Germination
4. Hearty Breakfast
5. Before the War
6. Seed and the Sower
7. Brief Encounter
8. Ride Ride Ride (Cellier’s Brother’s Song)
9. Fight
10. Father Christmas
11. Dismissed
12. Assembly
13. Beyond Reason
14. Sowing the Seed
15. 23rd Psalm
16. Last Regret
17. Ride Ride Ride (Reprise)
18. Seed
19. Forbidden Colours

CD6: Media Bahn Live

1. G.T.
2. Ballet Mécanique
3. Steppin’ into Asia
4. Sleep on My Baby
5. Gymnopedies
6. Goriragabananawokureruhi
7. Tribute to N.J.P.
8. Dear Liz
9. Thatness and Thereness
10. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
11. Behind the Mask
12. Field Work
13. Ongaku
14. Oudokougen
15. Self Portrait
16. Ex-Jazz
17. Parolibre

CD7: Coda

1. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
2. Batavia
3. Germination
4. Hearty Breakfast
5. Before the Sea
6. Seed and the Sower
7. Brief Encounter
8. Ride Ride Ride
9. Fight
10. Dismissed!/Assembly
11. Beyond Reason
12. Sowing the Seed
13. Last Regrets
14. Seed
15. Japan
16. Coda

CD8: Behind The Mask + 3

1. Behind the Mask
2. Risky
3. Field Work
4. Steppin’ into Asia [TV Track]
5. Field Work (Edit)
6. Untitled (Instrumental)

CD9: Left-Handed Dream

1. Boku No Kakera
2. Saru To Yuki Gomi No Kodomo
3. Kacha Kucha Nee
4. The Garden Of Poppies
5. Relâché
6. Tell ’em To Me
7. Living In The Dark
8. Slat Dance
9. Venezia
10. Saru No Ie

CD10: Futurista

1. Broadway Boogie Woogie
2. Daikoukai
3. Ballet Mécanique
4. G.T. II
5. Milan, 1909
6. Variety Show
7. Verso Lo Schermo
8. Water Is Life
9. Parolibre
10. G.T.

Personel

Yas-Kaz – Percussion
Adrian Belew – Guitar, Drums
Ray Anderson – Trombone
Seigen Ono – Engineer
Chuei Yoshikawa – Guitar (Acoustic)
Toshinori Kondo – Trumpet, Mouthpiece
Kenji Omura – Guitar (Electric)
Aki Takahashi – Flute
Arto Lindsay – Guitar (Electric)
Peter Barakan – Production Coordination, Recording Supervision
Kysia Bostic – Vocals
Jeff Bova – Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr)
Greg Calbi – Mastering
Bernard Fowler – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Shoji Fujii – Vocals (bckgr)
Haruomi Hosono – Bass, Percussion, Guitar (Bass), Text
Kenichi Inoue – Guitar (Electric)
Simon Jeffes – Cuatro
Barry Sonjohn Johnson – Bass, Vocals (bckgr)
Haruo Kubota – Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (bckgr)
Lynn Mabry – Vocals (bckgr)
Eddie Martinez – Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Hideki Matsutake – Programming
Satoshi Nakamura – Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Bass, Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Producer, Remixing, Cover Art Concept, Digital Drums
Kaoru Sato – Violin
Ryomei Shirai – Guitar (Electric)
David Sylvian – Vocals
Hajime Tachibana – Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Art Direction
Yukihiro Takahashi – Drums
Kenji Takamizu – Bass
Shigeru Takise – Engineer, Remixing, Mixing, Tape Operator
Shinichi Tanaka – Engineer, Mixing
Masami Tsuchiya – Vocals (bckgr)
David Van Tieghem – Percussion
Tatsure Yamashita – Guitar (Electric), Voice Sample
Kinji Yoshino – Engineer, Mixing
Ray O’Hara – Bass
Naoto Shibuya – Assistant
Hideo Yamaki – Drums
Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion
David Palmer – Drums
Yasuaki Shimizu – Bass, Clarinet (Bass), Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Robin Thompson – Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Soprano), Didjeridu, Hichiriki, Sho
Ronnie Drayton – Guitar
Tsuguya Inoue – Art Direction, Design, Photography
Aki Ikuta – Associate Producer, Contractor
Hiroshi Okura – Executive Producer, Recording Supervision
Anthony Clavet – Cover Photo
Yoshifumi Iio – Tape Operator
Kinya Takayama – Violin, Assistant, Tape Operator
Yann Tomita – Drums (Steel) Atsushi Okubo – Stylist
Ayuo Takahashi – Sampling
Caoli Cano – Vocals, Vocal Ad-Libs
Tadashi Hoshino – Clarinet
David Baker – Engineer
Nam June Paik – Voices
Tsunehiko Yashiro – Keyboards
Miako Yoshida – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Kiyomi Yoshikawa – Make-Up, Hair Stylist
Hiromitsu Yoshiya – Art Direction, Design
Hiroshi Yuasa – Mastering
Gregori Czerkinsky – Xylophone
Koji Kanemaru – Piano
Shigeru Umebayashi – Vocals (bckgr)
Kenji Suzuki – Guitar
Bernard Davis – Drums