Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

~ Release by 坂本龍一 (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

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1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence recording of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme) composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: EMI Virgin Music and やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 37) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	4.35	4:37
A2	Batavia recording of: Batavia composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	4	1:19
A3	Germination recording of: Germination composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	4	1:49
A4	A Hearty Breakfast recording of: A Hearty Breakfast composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		1:24
A5	Before the War recording of: Before the War composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		2:15
A6	The Seed and the Sower recording of: The Seed and the Sower composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		5:03
A7	A Brief Encounter recording of: A Brief Encounter composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		2:23
A8	Ride Ride Ride (Celliers’ Brother’s Song) recording of: Ride, Ride, Ride (Celliers’ Brother’s Song) writer: Stephen McCurdy (Film, television and theatre music composer and painter from New Zealand.) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		1:04
A9	The Fight recording of: The Fight composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		1:31
B1	Father Christmas recording of: Father Christmas composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	4	2:08
B2	Dismissed! recording of: Dismissed composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		0:10
B3	Assembly recording of: Assembly composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		2:17
B4	Beyond Reason recording of: Beyond Reason composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		2:01
B5	Sowing the Seed recording of: Sowing the Seed composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	5	1:55
B6	23rd Psalm recording of: 23rd Psalm ([Traditional] Public Domain) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	3.5	2:03
B7	Last Regrets recording of: Last Regrets composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		1:43
B8	Ride Ride Ride (reprise) recording of: Ride, Ride, Ride (reprise) writer: Stephen McCurdy (Film, television and theatre music composer and painter from New Zealand.) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence		1:06
B9	The Seed recording of: The Seed composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: やのミュージック (Yano Music) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	5	1:05
B10	Forbidden Colours (feat. David Sylvian) producer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) keyboard: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) (in 1983) guest lead vocals: David Sylvian (in 1983) recording of: Forbidden Colours lyricist: David Sylvian composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) publisher: Chadwick Nomis Ltd., KAB America, Opium (Arts) Ltd. and やのミュージック (Yano Music) arrangement of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme) part of: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	4.35	4:43

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1112153 [info]

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part of:	Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 163) (order: 163)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/52513 [info]
other databases:	http://soundtrackcollector.com/title/2130/ [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ryuichi-sakamoto/merry-christmas-mr-lawrence/ [info]
IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085933/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650491 [info]
Wikidata:	Q106522859 [info]

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