The Last Emperor – Project Details

1987
THE LAST EMPEROR, 1987, Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

FILM CREDITS

Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne & Cong Su

Music Supervisor: Ray Williams

London:
Musical Associate: Hans F. Zimmer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright
Music Recorded & Mixed: Abbey Road Studios, Lillie Yard Studio & CTS Studios
Engineers: Mike Jarratt, Hayden Bendall & Ian Sylvester of Audio FX
Producers: Hans F. Zimmer & Aki Ikuta
David Byrne's Sessions Recorded at Odyssey Studios
Engineer: Clive Martin

Tokyo:
Musical Associate: Aki Ikuta
Additional Arrangements: Koji Ueno, Yuji Nomi & Lau Hong Quan
Music Recorded: Kato Studio & Onkio Haus Studios
Engineers: Shigeru Takise & Michio Nakagoshi

Music Digitally Recorded with Sony, Yamaha & Fairlight Equipment

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

1987 50'15 Virgin Records
Release date : 11/09/1987
BOOKLET CREDITS

Tracks 1 to 9:
Written by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Associate Producer: Aki Ikuta
Mixed by Steve Nye
Engineers: Shigery Takise, Shinichi Tamaka, Mike Jarratt & Haydn Bendall
Studios: Onkio Haus, Kato Studio, Aoyama Studio, CBS Sony, Roppongi Studios, Abbey Road, CTS, Lillie Yard & Electric Lady
A&R Coordination/Tokyo: Keiko Shinozaki
A&R Coordination/London: Ray Williams
A&R Coordination/New York: Christian Dalbavie
Production Secretary/Tokyo: Kayo Itose
Fairlight Programming: Hiro Sugawara
Fairlight Programming & More: Hans Zimmer

Music composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne & Cong Su

Music Supervisor: Ray Williams
Album Compilation: Hans F. Zimmer, Haydn Bendall & Ray Williams

London:
Musical Associate: Hans F. Zimmer
Conductor: Gavyn Wright
Music Recorded & Mixed: Abbey Road Studios, Lillie Yard Studio & CTS Studios
Engineers: Mike Jarratt, Hayden Bendall & Ian Sylvester at Audio FX
Producers: Hans F. Zimmer & Aki Ikuta
David Byrne's Sessions Recorded at Odyssey Studios
Engineer: Clive Martin

Tokyo:
Musical Associate: Aki Ikuta
Additional Arrangements: Koki Ueno, Yuji Nomi & Lau Hong Quan
Music Recorded: Shigeru Takise & Michio Nakagoshi
Music Digitally Recorded with Sony, Yamaha & Fairlight Equipment

Many Thanks to: 
Hiroaki Sugawara & Keiko Shinozaki, Gemma Dempsey, Brian Gulland, Snake Ranch Studios, Sony (UK) Ltd, Yamaha R&D, London, Simon Olswang & co. 

01 – First Coronation (1:46)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
02 – Open The Door (2:54)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
03 – Where Is Armo? (2:26)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
04 – Picking Up Brides (2:39)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
05 – The Last Emperor – Theme Variation 1 (2:19)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
06 – Rain (I Want A Divorce) (1:49)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
07 – The Baby (Was Born Dead) (0:55)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
08 – The Last Emperor – Theme Variation 2 (4:28)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
09 – The Last Emperor – Theme (5:54)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
10 – Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor) (4:01)
David Byrne
11 – Picking A Bride (2:00)
David Byrne
12 – Bed (5:00)
David Byrne
13 – Wind, Rain And Water (2:18)
David Byrne
14 – Paper Emperor (1:47)
David Byrne
15 – Lunch (4:54)
Cong Su
16 – Red Guard (1:20)
Traditional, The Red Guard Accordian Band
17 – The Emperor’s Waltz (3:06)
Johann Strauss, The Ball Orchestra Of Vienna
18 – The Red Guard Dance (0:39)
Traditional, The Girls Red Guard Dancers

6 Comments

  1. matthew July 23, 2014 at 11:37 pm - Reply

    yeah, yust watched this without knowing that he was part of it, then suddenly there's this musical associate / producer credit for a person called something like Hans F Zimmer..
    it made me feel good, and its great to see that the score is up here

  2. matthew July 23, 2014 at 11:37 pm - Reply

    yeah, yust watched this without knowing that he was part of it, then suddenly there's this musical associate / producer credit for a person called something like Hans F Zimmer..
    it made me feel good, and its great to see that the score is up here

  3. Anonymous November 23, 2010 at 12:00 am - Reply

    Actually , Hans Zimmer programmed the fairlight on tracks 1 to track 9. And also arranged a few tracks… awesome !

  4. Anonymous November 23, 2010 at 12:00 am - Reply

    Actually , Hans Zimmer programmed the fairlight on tracks 1 to track 9. And also arranged a few tracks… awesome !

  5. Klaas April 21, 2008 at 12:00 am - Reply

    Never knew that Hans Zimmer was involved with this great score as well.

  6. Klaas April 21, 2008 at 12:00 am - Reply

    Never knew that Hans Zimmer was involved with this great score as well.

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