The Last Emperor is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. It features nine pieces composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, five by David Byrne, one from Cong Su, and a few incidental pieces of source music. The album won the Best Original Score award at the 1987 Academy Awards, and won the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media award at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989.
Track listing
Personnel
Production Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer, producer, performer David Byrne – composer, producer, performer, arranger, mixer Cong Su – composer, performer Gavyn Wright – conductor Aki Ikuta – associate producer Hans Zimmer – associate producer, programmer Hiro Sugawara – programmer Kayo Itose – production secretary Ray Williams – music supervisor Kōji Ueno – arranger Lau Hong Quan – arranger Yuji Nomi – arranger
Technical Hayden Bendall – engineer Mike Jarratt – engineer Shinichi Tanaka – engineer Clive Martin – engineer Ian Sylvester – engineer Michio Nakagoshi – engineer Shigeru Takise – engineer Greg Fulginiti & Greg Calbi – mastering Glen Rosenstein – mixer Steve Nye – mixer Mark Roule – mixer
Charts Chart (1988) PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 93US Billboard 200 152
Impact The film "brought Sakamoto's work to international attention, and as a direct result of its success he went on to work with Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci.’’ References