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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s newly released final playlist, played at his funeral (nme.com)
21 points by bookofjoe on May 15, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


Sakamoto's album Async from 2017 had some very funeral-esque songs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Async_(album)#Worries_of_death), the songs Life, Life and Fullmoon have some really moving spoken word prose about mortality. It's a strange feeling to only begin to get to know a virtuoso artist when they are in the twilight years of their own career. A good reminder of how fleeting time is and how we ought to treasure any happy moments we do have.

If I can share:

Fullmoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyK1VYUY_BI

Life, Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpR3VJwYHZY



As one would expect from any serious composer: lots of Bach…




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