Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su – The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Label:	Virgin Movie Music – 90690-1, Virgin Movie Music – 7 90690-1, Virgin Movie Music – 1-90690
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Nov 23, 1987
Genre:	Electronic, Classical, Stage & Screen
Style:	Soundtrack, Contemporary, Modern Classical

Tracklist

A1	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	First Coronation Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	1:46
A2	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	Open The Door Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:54
A3	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	Where Is Armo? Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:24
A4	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	Picking Up Brides Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:38
A5	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 1 Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:18
A6	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	Rain (I Want A Divorce) Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	1:48
A7	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	The Baby (Was Born Dead) Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	0:55
A8	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 2 Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	4:26
A9	Ryuichi Sakamoto–	The Last Emperor - Theme Written-By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto	5:56
B1	David Byrne–	Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor) Arranged By – Brian Gulland Mixed By – Glen Rosenstein* Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule Written-By, Performer, Arranged By, Mixed By – David Byrne	4:00
B2	David Byrne–	Picking A Bride Arranged By – Brian Gulland Mixed By – Glen Rosenstein* Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule Written-By, Performer, Arranged By, Mixed By – David Byrne	2:00
B3	David Byrne–	Bed Arranged By – Brian Gulland Mixed By – Glen Rosenstein* Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule Written-By, Performer, Arranged By, Mixed By – David Byrne	5:00
B4	David Byrne–	Wind, Rain And Water Arranged By – Brian Gulland Mixed By – Glen Rosenstein* Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule Written-By, Performer, Arranged By, Mixed By – David Byrne	2:16
B5	David Byrne–	Paper Emperor Arranged By – Dick Bright Mixed By – Clive Martin Performer, Arranged By, Mixed By – David Byrne Written-By – Trad.*	1:58
B6	Cong Su–	Lunch Written-By, Performer – Cong Su	4:54
B7	The Red Guard Accordion Band–	Red Guard Arranged By [Arr By] – The Red Guard* Performer – The Red Guard Accordion Band Written-By – Trad*	1:20
B8	The Ball Orchestra of Vienna–	The Emperor's Waltz Conductor – Leopold Schnell Orchestra, Performer – The Ball Orchestra of Vienna Written-By – Johann Strauss Jnr.*	3:06
B9	The Girls Red Guard Dancers–	The Red Guard Dance Arranged By [Arr By], Performer – The Girls Red Guard Dancers Written-By – Trad*	0:38

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Manufactured By – WEA
Distributed By – WEA
Lacquer Cut At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △18798
Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-29623
Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-29624
Recorded At – Onkio Haus
Recorded At – Kato Studio
Recorded At – Victor Aoyama Studio
Recorded At – CBS/Sony Roppongi Studio
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At – Lillie Yard Studio
Recorded At – CTS Studios
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At – Odyssey Studios
Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

A&R [A&R Coordination / London] – Ray Williams (4) (tracks: A1 to B5)
A&R [A&R Coordination / New York] – Christian Dalbavie (tracks: A1 to A9)
A&R [A&R Coordination / Tokyo] – Keiko Shinozaki (tracks: A1 to A9)
Compiled By [Album Compilation] – Hans F. Zimmer*, Haydn Bendall, Ray Williams (4)
Conductor – Gavyn Wright
Engineer – Clive Martin (tracks: B1 to B5), Haydn Bendall (tracks: A1 to A9), Mike Jarratt (tracks: A1 to A9), Shigeru Takise (tracks: A1 to A9), Shinichi Tanaka (tracks: A1 to A9)
Mastered By – Greg Calbi (tracks: B1 to B5)
Mixed By – Steve Nye (tracks: A1 to A9)
Producer – David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: A1 to A9)
Producer [Associate Producer] – Aki Ikuta (tracks: A1 to A9)
Producer [Musical Associate] – Aki Ikuta, Hans F. Zimmer*
Producer [Production Secretary / Tokyo] – Kayo Itose (tracks: A1 to A9)
Programmed By [Fairlight Programming And More] – Hans Zimmer (tracks: A1 to A9)
Programmed By [Fairlight Programming] – Hiro Sugawara* (tracks: A1 to A9)
Supervised By [Music Supervisor] – Ray Williams (4)

Notes

Hemdale Film Corporation presents a Jeremy Thomas production
A film by Bernardo Bertolucci
℗ 1987 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1987 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. [inner sleeve images]

[Side A]
Total Time Approx. 26 mins
Studios: Onkio Haus, Kato Studio, Aoyama Studio, CBS Sony Roppongi Studios, Abbey Road, CTS, Lillie Yard and Electric Lady

[Track B1 to B5]
Songs [...] recorded at Odyssey Studios and Lillie Yard Studio, London
Mixed at Sigma Sound, New York [...]
Mastered [...] at Sterling Sound, New York

Includes a printed inner sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 7567-90690-1 6
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): SRC ST-VR-876659-A Q I-I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): SRC ST-VR-876660-A Q I-I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): [SRC logo] B-29623-A ST-VR-876659-A [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] 1-2 SP AR O- △18798
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): [SRC logo] B-29624-A ST-VR-876660-A [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] 1-2 SP AR O- △18798-X
Pressing Plant ID (Label side B): A

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Last Emperor (LP)	Virgin	208 749-630	Germany	1987
Recently Edited	The Last Emperor (LP, Album)	Virgin	VL 2485	Canada	1987
Recently Edited	The Last Emperor (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Virgin, Virgin	208 749, 208 749-630	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	The Last Emperor (LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2485	Italy	1987
Recently Edited	The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	CDVX 2485, CDV 2485	UK	1987