Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

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A1	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	4:34
A2	Batavia Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	1:18
A3	Germination Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	1:47
A4	A Hearty Breakfast Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	1:21
A5	Before The War Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	2:14
A6	The Seed And The Sower Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	5:00
A7	A Brief Encounter Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	2:23
A8	Ride, Ride, Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song) Composed By – S. McCurdy*	1:03
A9	The Fight Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	1:29
B1	Father Christmas Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	2:00
B2	Dismissed! Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	0:10
B3	Assembly Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	2:16
B4	Beyond Reason Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	2:01
B5	Sowing The Seed Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	1:53
B6	23rd Psalm Written-By – Trad.*	2:00
B7	Last Regrets Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	2:40
B8	Ride, Ride, Ride (Reprise) Composed By – S. McCurdy*	1:04
B9	The Seed Composed By – R. Sakamoto*	1:02
B10	Forbidden Colours Composed By – D. Sylvian / R. Sakamoto*Vocals – David Sylvian	4:42

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – National Film Trustee Company Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Yano Music Publishing Co., Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Mixed At – Onkio Haus
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – London Records K.K.

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Tsuguya Inoue
• Mixed By [Assistant] – Michio Nakakoshi
• Photography By [Cover Photograph And Make-up By] – Anthony Clavet
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Seigen Ono, Shinichi Tanaka

Notes

Music from the Original Soundtrack of the Motion Picture

All titles published by Yano Music Publishing Co., Ltd. except "Forbidden Colours", published by Yano Music Publishing Co., Ltd. and Opium Publishing/Chadwick Nomis Ltd.; and "23rd Psalm".

Music recorded and mixed at Onkio Haus, Tokyo

© 1983 by National Film Trustee Company Limited
Made in Japan ℗ 1983 London Records K.K.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 012981 023713

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
L28N 1008	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP)	London Records	L28N 1008	Japan	1983
5050466 3090 2 0	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence / Furyo ‎(CD, Album)	Milan	5050466 3090 2 0	Europe	1994
197 953-2	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence / Furyo ‎(CD, Album)	Milan, Universal, Universal Licensing Music (ULM)	197 953-2	France	1994
V2276	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V2276	New Zealand	1983
1407	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Peacock	1407	Thailand	Unknown

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