Thank you for the wonderful memories. I am so sad to hear of his passing. This breaks my heart much like when I heard David Bowie died. I absolutely love Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence so much that when I left the movie theater in the 80’s I bought the soundtrack on vinyl.
Thank you for your heart warming tribute for Ryuichi “Professor “ Sakamoto. I do remember the song “Fieldwork “ which you mentioned. His music will be remembered forever. R.I.P. 🙏🎹🎼
What a lovely message. Thank you, Thomas. I’ve followed you both since the early 80s. I watched Sakamoto’s last virtual concert a few months ago and marveled at what a gift he was giving us at that time when he must’ve been so tired already. It was so sublime. I will deeply miss his presence on this earth. But gosh…what a legacy he’s left us! ❤
I've just heard of the passing of Sakamoto-san. His album 'Beauty ' was just as its title describes...beautiful. I lived in Japan in the 1980s and he reflected how influential Japanese culture and music became at that time. A true icon.
Ryuchi Sakamoto was a great composer, and a powerful actor in both Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and The Last Emperor. And those melancholy melodies of his... he composed beautiful melodies for The Sheltering Sky. He is already missed.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Although we all knew his passing was eminent, I am heartbroken none the less. I was lucky to have seen Ryuichi perform twice. In 1990 when he toured to support the "BTTB" album, and when he toured in 2001 with the incomporable Jaques and Paula Morelenbaum. Over the past 30 years I have averaged seeing 2 concerts every week, but those Sakamoto performances are in my top 5 concerts of all time
Thanks TMDR!- I am so terribly saddened hearing the news yesterday. Fieldwork was one of my favorites the SECOND I heard it. It still has it's own sprit and energy. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing this story! Incidentally Field Work was one of the first tracks that made me listen to Sakamoto, the whole Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia album is soo great!
Thanks Thomas live long & prosper! , hate it when we lose a great Artist like , Ryuichi Sakamoto, Musical Encyclopedia, 🎶 💜🏯 🗾 🇯🇵 hope we get a new Dolby album soon 💿 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Thank you, Thomas! Love any anecdotes of Luigi/Ryuichi's genius--and am a particular fan of "Field Work". It's one of those jams that has never grown old for me and that I ALWAYS play as loud as my speakers can take it (and several pairs suffered miserably as a result).
Thanks Thomas for sharing this. I used to study aboard in the 80｀s and i had to let go of a bunch of my LP collections when i finished and return home. However , i still have you first LP ( and subsequently bought a few CDs ) in my collection. Thanks for the wonderful music and your priduction work on Prefab Sprout's Steve Mc Queen is lost gem.
Thank you for this, Thomas. I'm heartbroken like everyone is over this but seeing the outpouring of love from so many of the people who knew and admired him has been really lovely.
Great reminiscing. I immediately knew you were speaking of the track "Radio Silence." That great vocal harmony by the Japanese woman has always stuck with me.
Great to hear your tribute to Ryuichi Thomas and your memories of working on Illustrated Musical Encyclopaedia with him. I was devastated by the news of his passing more than any other artist I’ve been a fan of. Amazing and unique and prolific musician.I’m 60 now and I been a fan of his since I was 16. I think I saw YMO in London the same year I saw you at Brixton Academy. Remember it well as I missed my train and slept on Euston station on my own with school the next morning.🙄. RIP Ryuichi.
What a beautiful tribute to, and reminiscence about Ryuichi. I bought 'Field Work' as soon as I knew about it, and loved it immediately. Your collaboration was so natural, easy, and inevitable sounding that it was impossible for me to tell where his contribution ended and yours began. It's still such a beautiful, wistful song for me, filled with a kind of futuristic saudade, with machines and humans, memories and hopes for the future. It's still that for me. Thank you so much, Ryuichi and Thomas. Your work together and individually still moves me so deeply, and always will. Your biggest fan since your work on 'Waiting for a Girl Like You', Todd.
Lovely story! Luigi! I’ve been dying to see a proper tribute so thankyou. My sister was a HUGE fan and had the FIELDWORK 12 inch. I inherited her record collection but rather mysteriously, all her Roo and YMO was missing. This will forever puzzle me? 🤷🏻♀️🤔❤️
Wonderful memories, Thomas, Thanks for sharing. I'm a very big fan of Mr Sakamoto's work since the YMO days in the late 70's nd Field Work remains one of my favorite songs from that 80's period when he was collaborating quite a lot . I still play it quite a lot, It is an incredible song.
Sorry to hear about your friend Thomas, I have never heard of him until now. Since he comes recommended by the great Thomas Dolby it looks like I'm going to have to check out his work.
Just brought home the "Field Work" LP from my local record shop. The owner had just brought it back from a trip to Tokyo. Thank you for this tribute, Thomas - such a great origin story while I let the record spin. RIP Professor!
Thanks so much dear Thomas for this. Ryuichis don’t Bibo no Azora from Babel is breathtaking. One of my most favorite instrumental piano pieces of all time. ❤️❤️
Thank you so much Thomas! I was lucky enough to meet him too in Düsseldorf many years ago. I recorded a demo tape all through the night before his concert and I handed it over to him in front of his hotel :) he was so kind and we conversed for some 20 minutes. Unbelievable, how much he gave to us.. how much he conjured the world for me. You too Thomas btw ! Lots and lots of love, Max
Thank you so much for sharing your reminiscences about Sakamoto-san. His work on the Sega Dreamcast start up logo was an important gateway to ambient music for me.
Ryuichi was a "Renaissance Giant" whose "Eclectic Genius" will continue to be celebrated i'm sure!! This "Musical Scientists" experiments were always of the most "Ingenious and ultimately "Successful Kind"!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I loved Ryuichi Sakamoto's music and was, in fact, listening to his film score for 'Little Buddha' the day of his passing (before finding out the sad news). He was brilliant!!! 💗💗💗
Bamboo Houses is my favourite track of his. I hope you decide to post more of your favourite memories here on your channel Mr. Dolby. I have been watching Leland Sklars channel where he talks about Astronauts And Heretics.
I have that record. I was always fascinated by that longer piece with the clicking bell sounds. I do not remember the title. So different from anything else. Thank you for the story, and all the best to you 🕊
Very sad to hear the passing of Sakamoto. He was an inspiration to me, his technique and writing was superb. I love field work it’s one of my favourite tracks
Thank you for this! I bought Field work and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence on when it first became available. He was one of my heroes as are you. Peaceful transition. ❤
Forbidden Colours with David Sylvian is one of my favourite tracks ever. R.I.P. Mr Sakamoto.
So, so sad. One of my all time favorite tunes is "Field Work" with you and him.
So sad to hear another legend has passed away... But, his music will live on for generations to come! Lovely little tribute there, Thomas.
ありがとう
Thank you, Thomas for your tribute. „Field work“ has always been one of my absolute 80s favorites. RIP Ryuichi.
R.I.P. Mr. Sakamoto
I loved fieldwork.
Thank you for the wonderful memories. I am so sad to hear of his passing. This breaks my heart much like when I heard David Bowie died. I absolutely love Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence so much that when I left the movie theater in the 80’s I bought the soundtrack on vinyl.
“Good Heavens Miss Sakamoto-You’re Beautiful!!’
Thank you for your heart warming tribute for Ryuichi “Professor “ Sakamoto. I do remember the song “Fieldwork “ which you mentioned. His music will be remembered forever. R.I.P. 🙏🎹🎼
What a lovely message. Thank you, Thomas. I’ve followed you both since the early 80s. I watched Sakamoto’s last virtual concert a few months ago and marveled at what a gift he was giving us at that time when he must’ve been so tired already. It was so sublime. I will deeply miss his presence on this earth. But gosh…what a legacy he’s left us! ❤
What a wonderful Tribute. Very moving indeed. Thank you
You're a decent chap. I was only able to see you perform live once in my life at the Greek Theater in L.A. in 1984. So sad to hear about your loss.
I've just heard of the passing of Sakamoto-san. His album 'Beauty ' was just as its title describes...beautiful. I lived in Japan in the 1980s and he reflected how influential Japanese culture and music became at that time. A true icon.
Just recently discovered his work, truly heartbreaking news, what a legendary musician. RIP
Ryuchi Sakamoto was a great composer, and a powerful actor in both Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and The Last Emperor. And those melancholy melodies of his... he composed beautiful melodies for The Sheltering Sky. He is already missed.
RIP Ryuichi. so soon after Yukihiro Takahashi as well - we were always big fans of YMO, our thoughts with Harry
Absolutely loved Fieldwork. Great video too. RIP.
Lovely tribute ❤ Rest in peace Ryuichi Sakamoto ✨
You and Sakamoto are two of my favorite musicians. Still sad because Ryuichi passed. Love.
Rest in Peace R.S
Thank you for sharing this with us. Although we all knew his passing was eminent, I am heartbroken none the less. I was lucky to have seen Ryuichi perform twice. In 1990 when he toured to support the "BTTB" album, and when he toured in 2001 with the incomporable Jaques and Paula Morelenbaum. Over the past 30 years I have averaged seeing 2 concerts every week, but those Sakamoto performances are in my top 5 concerts of all time
I really adore your guy's work on field work, really a favorite song, Sakamoto really great artist
Thanks TMDR!- I am so terribly saddened hearing the news yesterday. Fieldwork was one of my favorites the SECOND I heard it. It still has it's own sprit and energy. Thanks for sharing.
Great reminiscence
Thanks so much for this. Hearing nice stories about people we’ve lost is a very positive way to come to terms with their passing.
It keeps them alive!
Well done Thomas ... RIP 坂本 龍一
The song Akiko Yano sings backing vocals on is Radio Silence.
May the grief of Ryuichi's passing soon turn to joy of his memory.
Sad and a lovely memory of him. Absolutely love your work Thomas, fieldwork is a great song 👍😎
Nicely
Thanks for your words.
Thank you so much for sharing this story! Incidentally Field Work was one of the first tracks that made me listen to Sakamoto, the whole Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia album is soo great!
A very cool tribute🙏🏼
Thanks Thomas live long & prosper! , hate it when we lose a great Artist like , Ryuichi Sakamoto, Musical Encyclopedia, 🎶 💜🏯 🗾 🇯🇵 hope we get a new Dolby album soon 💿 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Thank you from Australia.
Loved Luigi's (haha) movie soundtrack work & loved his Brazilian music period with Jaques Morelenbaum. Take care
Interesting to hear from you too Mr Thomas and about your friend Luigi. Happy Vacation Mister D, rest in peaceful musical sounds Mister Sakamoto
Thank you, Thomas! Love any anecdotes of Luigi/Ryuichi's genius--and am a particular fan of "Field Work". It's one of those jams that has never grown old for me and that I ALWAYS play as loud as my speakers can take it (and several pairs suffered miserably as a result).
This fond remembrance is much appreciated. Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks Thomas, it is good to hear Ryuchi's peers and collaborators talk of him.
Thanks Thomas for sharing this. I used to study aboard in the 80｀s and i had to let go of a bunch of my LP collections when i finished and return home. However , i still have you first LP ( and subsequently bought a few CDs ) in my collection. Thanks for the wonderful music and your priduction work on Prefab Sprout's Steve Mc Queen is lost gem.
Lovely tribute and sad to hear he's passed away.
thanks so much.TD🙏
Salute
Thank you Thomas for sharing those personal stories. Indeed, a lovely tribute to a wonderful musician and your friend. Peace.
So happy to be connected with you here
Thank you for such a heartfelt tribute.
Very lovely, thank you. 💜💜💜
Lots of love to you ♥
Thank you for this, Thomas. I'm heartbroken like everyone is over this but seeing the outpouring of love from so many of the people who knew and admired him has been really lovely.
Very sweet...
Great reminiscing. I immediately knew you were speaking of the track "Radio Silence." That great vocal harmony by the Japanese woman has always stuck with me.
Thank you for sharing! from a fan of Ruyichi Sakamoto
Thanks for sharing, Mr. Dolby
Fieldwork is probably my favorite song of all time. My two favorite artists coming together to create a masterpiece.
Thank you Thomas x
Great to hear your tribute to Ryuichi Thomas and your memories of working on Illustrated Musical Encyclopaedia with him. I was devastated by the news of his passing more than any other artist I’ve been a fan of. Amazing and unique and prolific musician.I’m 60 now and I been a fan of his since I was 16. I think I saw YMO in London the same year I saw you at Brixton Academy. Remember it well as I missed my train and slept on Euston station on my own with school the next morning.🙄. RIP Ryuichi.
Thank you Thomas ❤
Thanks for this, another legend that will be sadly missed.
This is so incredible. Thank you for sharing this!❤
ありがとう、トーマス。あなたのアルバムは今でも愛聴してるよ。彼との刺激的なコラボシングル、フィールドワークも勿論ね。レデｨオサイレンスにはアッコちゃんがコーラスで参加していたね。どうか彼との思い出を大切にしてほしい。
Also Yukihiro Takahashi who was the band mate in yellow magic orchestra.
Fieldwork is a brilliant track.
✨🎶💖🎶✨
What a beautiful tribute to, and reminiscence about Ryuichi. I bought 'Field Work' as soon as I knew about it, and loved it immediately. Your collaboration was so natural, easy, and inevitable sounding that it was impossible for me to tell where his contribution ended and yours began. It's still such a beautiful, wistful song for me, filled with a kind of futuristic saudade, with machines and humans, memories and hopes for the future. It's still that for me. Thank you so much, Ryuichi and Thomas. Your work together and individually still moves me so deeply, and always will. Your biggest fan since your work on 'Waiting for a Girl Like You', Todd.
Thank you for sharing, Thomas! ❤
Good heavens, Mr. Sakamoto!
My love and respect, good bye Mr Lawrence
Such a beautiful anecdote. What a treat for us fans of both of you masters. I thank you both for spreading joy through your musical genius. RIP,
Lovely story! Luigi! I’ve been dying to see a proper tribute so thankyou. My sister was a HUGE fan and had the FIELDWORK 12 inch. I inherited her record collection but rather mysteriously, all her Roo and YMO was missing. This will forever puzzle me? 🤷🏻♀️🤔❤️
A beautiful story beautifully told. Thank you Thomas.
'bridge' by sakamoto is really ultimate
Illustrated musical encyclopedia is pne of my favourite records. So classy... Thank you
Finally got the full "Akiko and Luigi" story. Thank You!
Wonderful memories, Thomas, Thanks for sharing. I'm a very big fan of Mr Sakamoto's work since the YMO days in the late 70's nd Field Work remains one of my favorite songs from that 80's period when he was collaborating quite a lot . I still play it quite a lot, It is an incredible song.
Sorry to hear about your friend Thomas, I have never heard of him until now. Since he comes recommended by the great Thomas Dolby it looks like I'm going to have to check out his work.
Terrific video tribute. Well done Mr D!
Learned so much from this thank you. Had no idea about the influence or career of Ryuichi Sakamoto
Just brought home the "Field Work" LP from my local record shop. The owner had just brought it back from a trip to Tokyo. Thank you for this tribute, Thomas - such a great origin story while I let the record spin. RIP Professor!
Thank you Thomas from Santiago de Chile.
Thanks so much dear Thomas for this. Ryuichis don’t Bibo no Azora from Babel is breathtaking. One of my most favorite instrumental piano pieces of all time. ❤️❤️
Thank you so much Thomas! I was lucky enough to meet him too in Düsseldorf many years ago. I recorded a demo tape all through the night before his concert and I handed it over to him in front of his hotel :) he was so kind and we conversed for some 20 minutes. Unbelievable, how much he gave to us.. how much he conjured the world for me. You too Thomas btw ! Lots and lots of love, Max
Thank you so much for sharing your reminiscences about Sakamoto-san. His work on the Sega Dreamcast start up logo was an important gateway to ambient music for me.
🌀🎶♥️
I forgot to add that I was so thrilled when I found the 12” of Field Work as a teenager in the 80s since it combined two of my favorites!
Ryuichi was a "Renaissance Giant" whose "Eclectic Genius" will continue to be celebrated i'm sure!! This "Musical Scientists" experiments were always of the most "Ingenious and ultimately "Successful Kind"!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I loved Ryuichi Sakamoto's music and was, in fact, listening to his film score for 'Little Buddha' the day of his passing (before finding out the sad news). He was brilliant!!! 💗💗💗
Bamboo Houses is my favourite track of his. I hope you decide to post more of your favourite memories here on your channel Mr. Dolby. I have been watching Leland Sklars channel where he talks about Astronauts And Heretics.
Fieldwork ❤
Wonderful tribute to a great musician. (Ah, yes, "Radio Silence". A great song.)
thank you,thomas.
I have that record. I was always fascinated by that longer piece with the clicking bell sounds. I do not remember the title. So different from anything else. Thank you for the story, and all the best to you 🕊
🙏🎶😎👍
R.I.P. Sweet Prince Sakamoto san.
Very sad to hear the passing of Sakamoto. He was an inspiration to me, his technique and writing was superb. I love field work it’s one of my favourite tracks
SEEN Mr Dolby live a few times, huge inspiration musically & electronically , wonderful song writing
Maestros
Thank you for this! I bought Field work and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence on when it first became available. He was one of my heroes as are you. Peaceful transition. ❤
Wonderful tribute. I absolutely loved the track field work. One of the first songs I listened to after I heard the news.
Thanks for that! You are very pleasant to listen to!
Thank you for this. He lives in my heart. An amazing artist and composer.
Thank you so much for sharing this story, I am a big fan of both you and Ryuichi - so lovely to hear this back story. ❤️