Osamu Sato
Appearance
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佐藤理 | |
Born | Kyoto, Japan | April 14, 1960
Nationality | Japanese |
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Website | www |
Osamu Sato (佐藤 理, Satō Osamu, born April 14, 1960 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese digital artist, photographer, and composer. His first work was the ambient music album "Objectless", which released in 1983.[1] His first work in the video game industry was Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou, which first released in Japan for Classic Mac OS in 1994, and in North America for Microsoft Windows the following year.[2] In 1998, he produced and composed the music for the video game LSD: Dream Emulator on the PlayStation, which later became his most recognizable work outside of Japan.[3][4]
Works
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Music
- 1983 – Objectless
- 1994 – Transmigration
- 1994 – The Esoteric Retina (Video CD)
- 1995 – Equal
- 1997 – Linen Sampler
- 1998 – LSD & Remixes
- 1998 – Lucy in the Sky with Dynamites
- 2017 – Mono (EP)
- 2017 – Objectless (Classic Ambient Works and More)
- 2018 – All Things Must Be Equal
- 2018 – LSD Revamped
- 2020 – Collected Ambient Grooves 1993 – 2001
- 2020 – Grateful in All Things
Video games
- 1994 – Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
- 1995 – Chu-Teng
- 1997 – Roly-Polys Seven-Downs Eight-Ups
- 1997 – Roly-Polys World Tour
- 1998 – LSD: Dream Emulator
- 1999 – Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio
- 2000 – Rhythm N Face
Art books and publications
- 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm
- 1992 – Anonymous Animals
- 1993 – The Art of Computer Design: A Black and White Approach
- 1998 – LSD - Lovely Sweet Dream
- 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
- 2020 – Grateful in All Things
Exhibitions
- 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Toyko
- 1992 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Kyoto
- 1992 – Anonymous Animals, Tokyo
- 1998 – Osamu Sato and LSD Expo, Tokyo
- 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
- 2018 – LSD Revamped ~Neo Psychedelia~, Tokyo
- 2020 – Grateful in All Things, Tokyo[5]
References
- ^ Dwyer, Nick (November 14, 2017). "Interview: Osamu Sato". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Red Bull. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ "Hardcore Gaming 101: Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng". hardcoregaming101.net.
- ^ "Osamu Sato Site". OsamuSato.net. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ Vincent, Brittany (January 28, 2015). "The Elusive Creator of the Most Terrifying Video Games". Vice. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ https://twitter.com/osd_word/status/1232630785435267072[non-primary source needed]