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- 1996
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released 1996

Rain (I Want a Divorce)
03:38
539 plays

Bibo No Aozora
06:36
2,519 plays

The Wuthering Heights
05:20
250 plays

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- 1
- A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana
- 01:40
- 179 plays

- 2
- Rain (I Want a Divorce)
- 03:38
- 539 plays

- 3
- Bibo No Aozora
- 06:36
- 2,519 plays

- 4
- The Last Emperor
- 05:53
- 204 plays

- 5
- 1919
- 06:22
- 210 plays

- 6
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
- 04:46
- 1,885 plays

- 7
- M.A.Y. in the Backyard
- 04:24
- 135 plays

- 8
- The Sheltering Sky Theme
- 04:33
- 234 plays

- 9
- A Tribute to N.J.P.
- 03:17
- 124 plays

- 10
- High Heels (Main Theme)
- 03:18
- 134 plays

- 11
- Aoneko No Torso
- 02:32
- 184 plays

- 12
- The Wuthering Heights
- 05:20
- 250 plays

album review

The album 1996 contains 12 pieces arranged for violin (Everton Nelson, David Nadien, or Barry Finclair), cello (Jaques Morelenbaum), and piano (Ryuichi Sakamoto), including both new compositions and music used in the soundtracks to The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Sheltering Sky, and High Heels. The music is for the most part restrained and reflective, as Sakamoto makes use of the contrasting timbres of the chamber instrumentation, mixing melodic and rhythmic effects soothingly (the exceptions being the more quick-moving "M.A.Y. in the Backyard" and "1919," which uses a barely audible voice and staccato playing to stirring effect). ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide