| 1996 | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cover: | Ryuichi Sakamoto 1996.jpg |
| Studio: | Right Track (New York City) |
| Genre: | Chamber music |
| Label: | Güt, For Life, Milan |
| Producer: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Prev Title: | Smoochy |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Discord |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
1996 is a 1996 album by Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. It contains a selection of Sakamoto's most popular compositions plus two new compositions, all arranged for a standard piano trio. The arrangement of "Bibo no Aozora" that appears on this album has appeared in several film and television projects; one notable example is the film Babel, whose soundtrack features both the 1996 version and the /04 version of the song.
All songs composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.The CD releases on the Milan label in the U.S. and Brazil have only tracks 1-12. The Milan CD release in the UK has only tracks 1-15.
| Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996 | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cover: | DVD_Cover_for.jpg |
| Alt: | DVD Cover |
| Caption: | Japanese DVD cover |
| Released: | to |
| Genre: | Chamber music |
| Label: | Güt, For Life |
| Producer: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
A concert, called Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour, was organized in 1996. The setlist of this concert is different than the original album. This concert was played at 6 venues in Japan,[1] and the Bunkamura Orchard Hall concert was live streamed on August 28, 1996, on the Internet, and was one of the first concerts to be streamed.[2] This concert was released on both DVD and Laserdisc.[3]
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