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Theme music compilation of successive taiga dramas carefully selected by Ryuichi Sakamoto The" Ryuichi Sakamoto 's Selected Taiga Drama Enjoyed by Music" It will be released on October 9th!

From the 1963 "Life of Flowers" to the "Yae no Sakura," which is currently on air, 52 Taiga dramas have been broadcast for half a century. "Ryuichi Sakamoto Selected Taiga Drama" is a compilation of 16 thematic songs of the successive taiga dramas selected by Ryuichi Sakamoto, which composed the theme music of "Yae no Sakura". Drama theme music masterpiece selection".

In addition, on September 22, NHK will broadcast "Ryuichi Sakamoto Musical Taiga Drama", which has been echoed and you can expect this work too!

■ Product details

Ryuichi Sakamoto A taiga drama to enjoy with selected music

Artist: VA

Release Date: October 9, 2013

Product number: RZCM-59472

Price: 2,625 yen (tax included)

recorded music:

01: 1966 "Yoshitsune Minamoto" (Music: Toru Takemitsu)

02: 1968 "Ryoma ga Yuku" (Music: Yoshio Mamiya)

03: 1971 "Spring Slope" (Music: Akira Miyoshi, Yoshio Mamiya)

04: 1973 "The story of country robbery" (Music: Mitsuru Hayashi)

05: 1977 "Kanagami" (Music: Mitsuru Hayashi)

06: 1979 "The grass burns" (Music: Joji Yuasa)

07: 1980 "The Age of Lions" (Music: Ryudo Uzaki)

08: 1981 "Onna Taikoki" (Music by Koichi Sakata)

09: 1984 “Yamakawa Moyu” (Music: Mitsuru Hayashi)

10: 1986 "Life" (Music: Koichi Sakata)

11: 1989 "Kasuga Station" (Music: Koichi Sakata)

12: 1992 "Nobunaga KING OF ZIPANGU" (Music: Kuroto Mori)

13: 1994 "Flower Ran" (Music: Shigeaki Saegusa)

14: 1997 "Motoru Mouri" (Music: Toshiyuki Watanabe)

15: 1998 "Keiki Tokugawa" (Music: Joji Yuasa)

16: 2000 "Aoi Tokugawa Sanyo" (Music: Taro Iwashiro)

■Comment by Ryuichi Sakamoto

The accumulation of tradition and experimentation was a taiga drama.

Here are the 16 favorite songs that I chose from among 52 successive Taiga dramas for "Ryuichi Sakamoto Music Enjoy Taiga Drama" aired on NHK.

I've been watching taiga dramas since I was a kid, so when I look at the list of all 52 titles, I miss each one. And that nostalgia is the feeling of the drama itself, but at the same time, I still have a very strong impression on every theme song.

The composers who worked on the theme song of the Taiga drama are all the people who remain in the history of Japanese music. Only those whom I respect. So all the music is great, but here I decided to choose these 16 songs based on my musical tastes, so to speak dogmatism and prejudice.

Ryuichi Sakamoto