The Last Emperor

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A1	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	First Coronation	1:45
A2	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Open The Door	2:55
A3	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Where Is Armo?	2:26
A4	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Picking Up Brides	2:39
A5	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 1	2:19
A6	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Rain (I Want A Divorce)	1:50
A7	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Baby (Was Born Dead)	0:56
A8	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 2	4:29
A9	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor - Theme	5:52
B1	–David Byrne	Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor)	4:01
B2	–David Byrne	Picking A Bride	1:59
B3	–David Byrne	Bed	5:00
B4	–David Byrne	Wind, Rain And Water	2:17
B5	–David Byrne	Paper Emperor Arranged By – Dick Bright	1:48
B6	–Cong Su	Lunch Performer, Written-By – Cong Su	4:02
B7	–The Red Guard Accordion Band	Red Guard Performer – The Red Guard Accordion Band	2:13
B8	–The Ball Orchestra Of Vienna	The Emperor's Waltz Conductor – Leopold SchnellOrchestra – The Ball Orchestra Of ViennaWritten-By – Johann Strauss Jnr.*	3:07
B9	–The Girls Red Guard Dancers	The Red Guard Dance Performer, Arranged By – The Girls Red Guard Dancers	0:37

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Virgin Records Canada Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By – Brian Gulland (tracks: B1 to B4), David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Arranged By [Additional Arrangements] – Koji Ueno
• Compiled By [Album] – Hans F. Zimmer*, Haydn Bendall, Ray Williams
• Conductor [London] – Gavyn Wright
• Engineer – Haydn Bendall (tracks: A1 to A9), Mike Jarratt (tracks: A1 to A9), Shigeru Takise (tracks: A1 to A9), Shinichi Tanaka (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Engineer [London] – Clive Martin (tracks: B1 to B5), Hayden Bendall*, Ian Sylvester, Mike Jarratt
• Engineer [Tokyo] – Michio Nakagoshi, Shigeru Takise
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Mixed By – Clive Martin (tracks: B5), David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5), Glen Rosenstein* (tracks: B1 to B4), Steve Nye (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule (tracks: B1 to B4)
• Producer – David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Producer [Tokyo] – Aki Ikuta (tracks: A1 to A9), Hans F Zimmer*
• Written-By – David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B4), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: A1 to A9), Trad* (tracks: B5, B7, B9)

Notes

with inner sleeve

Ryuichi Sakamoto's sessions recorded and mixed at Onkio Haus, Kato Studio, Aoyama Studio, CBS Sony Roppongi Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Lillie Yard Studio, CTS Studios and Electric Lady.

David Byrne's sessions recorded at Odyssey Studios and Lillie Yard Studio, mixed at Sigma Sound NY, mastered at Sterling Sound NY

℗ 1987 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1988 BMG Music Group

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (SIDE 1): VL-2485 - A
• Mould SID Code (SIDE 2): VL-2485 - B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2485	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2485	UK	1987
90690-4	Various	The Last Emperor ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	90690-4	US	1987
VIRGIN-1539	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	VIRGIN-1539	Venezuela	1988
PR 2204	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne - The Last Emperor "The Making Of..." ‎(LP, Promo, Int)	Virgin Movie Music	PR 2204	US	1988
CDVX 2485, CDV 2485	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	CDVX 2485, CDV 2485	UK	1987