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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Posted on May 20, 2009 under Cello, Classical, David Sylvian, Everton Nelson, Forbidden Colours, Inspiration, Instrumental, Japanese, Jaques Morelenbaum, Life, Love, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Piano, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Video, Violin, Wordless Wednesday, Youtube's Video | Back to Main

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This is a beautiful piece of music by Ryuichi Sakamoto taken from his Trio World Tour in 1996. The first time I heard this piece of instrumental piece over the radio, I was driving. I fell in love with it instantly. I managed to catch his last name ‘Sakamoto’ and tried to Google for more information last night. It wasn’t a problem at all. The Youtube video of it came up in search.

After listening to it, I knew it in my heart that I wanted to share this beautiful instrumental piece with you.

As described by other Youtube’s users: “it seems time is going by so slowly as you listen to this,” “it makes me…..so warm inside,” “it’s like the last thing anyone needs to complete their lives” etc. How do you like it?

Updated 14 July, 2009: The video below was shared by one of the commentors. The video was the vocal version of the above piece of music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The vocal version was performed with David Sylvian. The name of it is Forbidden Colours.

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40 Comments so far »

  1. by Julie@Momspective, on May 20 2009 @ 4:42 am

     

    Beautiful video, thanks for sharing!

  2. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 4:54 am

     

    @ Julie, glad that you like it. :)

  3. by Jennifer, on May 20 2009 @ 5:20 am

     

    So calming. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 5:31 am

     

    @ Jennifer, it is indeed quite calming. I find it inspiring and moving too.

  5. by Tracy P.@The Journey, on May 20 2009 @ 6:37 am

     

    This music fits perfectly with wind chimes I’ve been hearing since the breezes got warm enough to open our windows a few days ago.

    Thanks for stopping by The Journey today!

    Tracy P.@The Journeys last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: Refuge

  6. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 7:38 am

     

    @ Tracy, the wind chimes must sound beautifully and enchanting too. :)

  7. by Jack, on May 20 2009 @ 7:48 am

     

    Great idea for a WW post! Thanks for the musical interlude in the middle of my day :)
    Jacks last blog post..Wordless #40 - Tall Ship Esmeralda (BE-43)

  8. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 7:51 am

     

    @ Jack, I just have to share this when I watched the video last night. This piece is particularly inspiring and moving. :)

  9. by Penny, on May 20 2009 @ 8:13 am

     

    It is a great piece. I play it myself on the piano :)
    Pennys last blog post..Life As A Film

  10. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 8:14 am

     

    @ Penny, I would love to hear you play. :)

  11. by Liza, on May 20 2009 @ 8:42 am

     

    BK, it’s beautiful! First time I heard it and it;s very calming. TFS!

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  12. by Maria, on May 20 2009 @ 8:54 am

     

    It’s a beautiful piece. Very calming. Thank you for sharing.

  13. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 5:17 pm

     

    @ Liza and Maria, I agree with both of you that it is very calming indeed. Glad that both of you like it. :)

  14. by Diana Rambles, on May 20 2009 @ 7:44 pm

     

    Beautiful!

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  15. by Jacqueline, on May 20 2009 @ 7:51 pm

     

    I love it! Can’t get enough of beautiful music! Happy WW!:)

  16. by Symphony of Love, on May 20 2009 @ 8:18 pm

     

    @ Diana, it is beautiful indeed.

    @ Jacqueline, I am listening to it repetitively too. :)

  17. by liferamblings, on May 20 2009 @ 10:15 pm

     

    Awesome. i like the sound of it, it’s beautiful. thanks for sharing.

    liferamblingss last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - Creepy Crawlies

  18. by Symphony of Love, on May 21 2009 @ 12:32 am

     

    @ Liferamblings, you are most welcome. It is always a pleasure to share. :)

  19. by Duni, on May 21 2009 @ 12:39 am

     

    I remember this very well. I love it too!
    Thank you for commenting on my blog :)
    Yes, I’m glad my computer is fixed. I will need to back up all my files just in case!

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  20. by Symphony of Love, on May 21 2009 @ 3:54 am

     

    @ Duni, glad that it is fixed. My laptop been having some problems too so I can understand what you were facing. :)

  21. by Positively Present, on May 21 2009 @ 6:12 am

     

    BEAUTIFUL! :)

  22. by Symphony of Love, on May 21 2009 @ 6:42 am

     

    @ Positively, I have to agree with you. :)

  23. by noname, on May 21 2009 @ 7:13 am

     

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

  24. by Jennifer @ It's A Beauty Filled Life, on May 21 2009 @ 9:42 am

     

    What a beautiful song! Thank you for sharing it with us! And thank you for visiting my blog yesterday!

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  25. by Dina, on May 21 2009 @ 11:50 am

     

    That is really nice!

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  26. by Sue, on May 21 2009 @ 2:48 pm

     

    Very peaceful & beautiful. I just listened to the whole thing while I was looking around online. Thanks for sharing.

    Sues last blog post..Play To Win On Charter

  27. by Symphony of Love, on May 21 2009 @ 4:10 pm

     

    @ Noname, Dina, thank you. :)

  28. by Symphony of Love, on May 21 2009 @ 4:35 pm

     

    @ Jennifer, you are most welcome. :)
    @ Sue, that was what I was doing too; listening to it while dropping my cards. :)

  29. by stephanie (LSL/Bold Avenue), on May 21 2009 @ 4:57 pm

     

    Thank you for sharing music that has impacted you so deeply!

    Thanks, also, for stopping by my blog. Several people had similar questions/comments to yours, so I replied on the post: http://littlestuffoflife.blogspot.com/2009/05/green-washing.html

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  30. by Symphony of Love, on May 21 2009 @ 6:43 pm

     

    @ Stephanie, thank you for the reply. :)

  31. by Shu Fen, on May 22 2009 @ 6:12 am

     

    I’ve heard this before…it’s beautiful :)
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  32. by Symphony of Love, on May 22 2009 @ 7:33 am

     

    @ Shu Fen, not surprising that you have heard it before. This has been around since 1996 or even earlier. :)

  33. by fiona, on May 22 2009 @ 6:56 pm

     

    Very peaceful and nice!

    fionas last blog post..Casual Friday ~ My Head Almost Burst Into Flames!

  34. by Symphony of Love, on May 22 2009 @ 7:28 pm

     

    @ Fiona, thank you and have a great weekend.

  35. by Tammy-Cricket, on May 28 2009 @ 5:10 am

     

    This was so beautiful. Thank you BK for sharing.

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  36. by Symphony of Love, on May 28 2009 @ 4:53 pm

     

    @ Tammy, you are most welcome. :)

  37. by Tabitha Blue, on May 29 2009 @ 9:36 am

     

    That was absolutely beautiful. I love piano, and this was just so relaxing and peaceful!!

    :)
    ~Tabitha

  38. by Symphony of Love, on May 29 2009 @ 4:21 pm

     

    @ Tabitha, it is very relaxing and peaceful indeed. I love it the first time I heard it while I was driving. :)

  39. by Darshan, on July 13 2009 @ 4:51 am

     

    The actual name of the cut is “Forbidden Colours” and had lyrics written by the vocalist on the song, David Sylvian. You can actually read more about the song on Wikipedia.

    The song is indeed greatly beautiful, and Sylvian and Sakamoto have collaborated many times over the years. Search my blog, and you’ll find another hypnotic song that they did much more recently called “I Won’t Be Disappointed”.

    For your enjoyment, and a bit of contrast, here is the YouTube link for the vocal version with Sylvian. The video features footage from the film “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”. In it, you will also notice a Japanese officer who is featured heavily in the video. That is actually Sakamoto himself who acted in the movie. . .

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YkHJJi-tc

    Thanks for finding this version. It was great to hear yet another poignant interpretation of such an amazing piece of music!

    Best,

    Darshan
    Darshan´s last blog ..Ideas on the Source of Inspiration and Genius. . . My ComLuv Profile

  40. by Symphony of Love, on July 13 2009 @ 4:02 pm

     

    @ Darshan, thank you for dropping by and sharing that video with us.

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