Ryuichi Sakamoto - Works I & II: CM, TV/Inst '2002

Tracks list

Tracklist:

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Works I - CM

01. Kimi ni Tsuite (Nihon Seimei 1983) (Vocal) (4:57)
02. Akachan no Oshiri (Pampers 1983) (Vocal) (3:36)
03. Sora ni Aouyo (EXPO85) (Vocal) (4:58)
04. Obunsha Rekishi Tanbou (1981) (0:39)
05. Perky Jean (Shiseido 1981) (1:20)
06. Shincho Bunko Campaign (Short Version) (1982) (1:15)
07. Shincho Bunko Campaign (Long Version) (1982) (3:27)
08. Yoru no Gaspar (Nihon Seimei 1983) (3:46)
09. Ao Penki no Naka no Boku no Namida (Nihon Seimei 1983) (4:24)
10. Soft Machine (Hitachi Maxell 1984) (1:15)
11. Shiseido 83 (1983) (0:34)
12. Daiei (1983) (4:45)
13. Old I (Suntory 1983) (1:06)
14. Old II (Suntory 1983) (1:08)
15. Old (Suntory 1983) (1:20)
16. Suntory (1983) (0:48)
17. Senbai Kosha (1984) (10:01)
18. Audi (NTT 1984) (0:48)
19. Atype60 (Ajinomoto 1960) (1:02) 





Ryuichi Sakamoto - Works II - TV/Inst

01. Kimi ni Tsuite (Nihon Seimei 1983) (Inst) (5:09)
02. Akachan no Oshiri (Pampers 1983) (Inst) (3:36)
03. Sora ni Aouyo (EXPO85 1984) (Inst) (5:32)
04. NHK Newswide (NHK 1980) (0:35)
05. You (Opening) (NHK 1982) (1:40)
06. You (Ending) (NHK 1982) (2:09)
07. Landsat I (NHK 1982) (1:43)
08. Landsat II (NHK 1982) (5:59)
09. Landsat III (NHK 1982) (6:10)
10. NHK Jingle (NHK 1982) (1:36)
11. Snake & Lotus (1982) (6:04)
12. Tibetan Dance Dub (1984) (5:29)
13. 82.7.7. Yano Music No.1 (1982) (4:15) 

This album is the companion CD to Works I-Cm and starts with the exact same 3
tracks but in their instrumental version. It covers the years 1980 through 1984
and is made exclusively from instrumental compositions for TV.
1. Nihon Seimei [About You] -inst./1983 (5:09) This instrumental version of
About You is, to my knowledge, a first on CD and was composed in 1983 for the
Japanese Life Insurance Company Nihon Seimei.
2. Pampers [Akachan no oshiri] -inst./1983 (3:36) Composed in 1983 for Pampers
Japan the song version was previously released in 1992 on the MIDI Akiko Yanos
compilation On The Air.
3. Expo 85 Sumitomo Pavilion [Sora ni Aouyo] -inst./1984 (5:32) Composed in 84
for the Sumitomo Pavilion at the Expo of 85, The song was a first on CD and this
instrumental version is as well.
4. NHK [News Wide] /1980 (0:34) Composed for NHK News Wide, a morning news show
that ran on the NHK from 1980 to 1988.
5. NHK [YOU! theme] /1982 (1:40) From the NHK official site: You!, the show that
put NHK on the map with teenage viewers, started in 1982. It featured Itoi
Shigesato as host, theme music by Sakamoto Ryuichi, and a title sequence by
noted animator Otomo Katsuhiro. These elements contributed to a pop vibe that
set the program apart from any previous NHK show and drew in many young viewers.
Using an English word as the title was also an unprecedented departure.
6. NHK [YOU! end theme] /1982 (2:09) See previous.
7. NHK Landsat I /1982 (1:42) Theme composed for the NHK Landsat special after
it completed mapping Japan in 82.
8. NHK Landsat II /1982 (5:59) See previous.
9. NHK Landsat III /1982 (6:10) See previous.
10. NHK Jingle /1982 (1:36) Jingle of the NHK.
11. Snake & Lotus /1982 (6:04) Never released before. Unknown use.
12. Tibetan Dance Dub /1984 (5:29) Previously released in 84 on the Japanese
reissue of Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia.
13. 82.7.7. Yano Music No. 1 /1982 (4:14) Never released before. Unknown use.
Total Playing time: 49 min 54 sec. This album is so similar to Works I-Cm that
they should have been released as a 2 CD set. My recommendations will therefore
be the same: great album if youre a Sakamoto fan but not really where youd like
to start if you are new to his music.
-- vincehardy

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