Album artwork for The Last Emperor - Original Soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto

The Last Emperor is a lavish historical epic directed by the great Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci and starring John Lone, Joan Chen, and Peter O'Toole. The film tells the life story of Pu Yi, the last monarch of the Chinese Qing dynasty prior to the republican revolution in 1911. The score for The Last Emperor was created by an unlikely trio: Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su. The soundtrack is a theme-filled exploration of the sounds and musical traditions of Imperial China, filtered through some very contemporary sensibilities.

Ryuichi Sakamoto

The Last Emperor - Original Soundtrack

Music On Vinyl
Album artwork for The Last Emperor - Original Soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto
LP

£29.99

180 Gram Vinyl

Black
Released 05/03/2021Catalogue Number

MOVATM305

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Ryuichi Sakamoto

The Last Emperor - Original Soundtrack

Music On Vinyl
Album artwork for The Last Emperor - Original Soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto
LP

£29.99

180 Gram Vinyl

Black
Released 05/03/2021Catalogue Number

MOVATM305

Learn more

The Last Emperor is a lavish historical epic directed by the great Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci and starring John Lone, Joan Chen, and Peter O'Toole. The film tells the life story of Pu Yi, the last monarch of the Chinese Qing dynasty prior to the republican revolution in 1911. The score for The Last Emperor was created by an unlikely trio: Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su. The soundtrack is a theme-filled exploration of the sounds and musical traditions of Imperial China, filtered through some very contemporary sensibilities.