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| Released | December 8, 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 50:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne | |||
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The Last Emperor is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. It features nine pieces composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, five by David Byrne, one from Cong Su, and a few incidental pieces of source music. The album won the Best Original Score award at the 1987 Academy Awards,[1] and won the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media award at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989.[2]
- ^ "The 60th Academy Awards - 1988". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "1988 GRAMMY WINNERS : 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.