The Last Emperor (album)

The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
Soundtrack album by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne & Cong Su
Released	December 8, 1987
Studio	Onkio Haus, Kato Studio, Aoyama Studio, and CBS/Sony Roppongi Studios; (Tokyo); Abbey Road Studios, CTS Studios, Odyssey Studios, and Lillie Yard Studio; (London); Electric Lady Studios; (New York City);
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	50:17
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
David Byrne chronology

The Last Emperor is the soundtrack album for the movie 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.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"First Coronation"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	1:46
2.	"Open the Door"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:54
3.	"Where Is Armo?"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:26
4.	"Picking Up Brides"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:39
5.	"The Last Emperor – Theme Variation 1"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	2:19
6.	"Rain (I Want a Divorce)"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	1:49
7.	"The Baby (Was Born Dead)"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	0:55
8.	"The Last Emperor – Theme Variation 2"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	4:28
9.	"The Last Emperor – Theme"	Ryuichi Sakamoto	5:54
10.	"Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor)"	David Byrne	4:01
11.	"Picking a Bride"	David Byrne	2:00
12.	"Bed"	David Byrne	5:00
13.	"Wind, Rain, and Water"	David Byrne	2:18
14.	"Paper Emperor"	David Byrne	1:49
15.	"Lunch"	Cong Su	4:54
16.	"Red Guard"	The Red Guard Accordion Band	1:20
17.	"The Emperor's Waltz"	The Ball Orchestra of Vienna	3:06
18.	"The Red Guard Dance"	The Girls Red Guard Dancers	0:39

Production

Technical

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	93
US Billboard 200^[3]	152

^ "The 60th Academy Awards - 1988". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Ryuichi Sakamoto - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

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Awards and nominations Discography
Studio albums	My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (with Brian Eno) Rei Momo Uh-Oh David Byrne Feelings Look into the Eyeball Grown Backwards Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (with Brian Eno) Love This Giant (with St. Vincent) American Utopia
Live albums	David Byrne Live at Union Chapel Live from Austin, TX Live at Carnegie Hall
Soundtrack albums	The Catherine Wheel Music for "The Knee Plays" Sounds from True Stories The Last Emperor The Forest In Spite of Wishing and Wanting Lead Us Not into Temptation Big Love: Hymnal Here Lies Love (with Fatboy Slim)
Remix albums	The Visible Man
Singles	"The Jezebel Spirit" "Like Humans Do" "Strange Overtones"
Featured singles	"Lazy" "Toe Jam"
Concert tours	Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour Love This Giant Tour
Other works	True Stories Playing the Building How Music Works
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