Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Sound Track From The Motion Picture)

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence	4:34
2	Batavia	1:18
3	Germination	1:47
4	A Hearty Breakfast	1:21
5	Before The War	2:14
6	The Seed And The Sower	5:00
7	A Brief Encounter	2:23
8	Ride, Ride, Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song)	1:03
9	The Fight	1:29
10	Father Christmas	2:00
11	Dismissed	0:10
12	Assembly	2:16
13	Beyond Reason	2:01
14	Sowing The Seed	1:53
15	23rd Psalm	2:00
16	Last Regrets	2:40
17	Ride, Ride, Ride (Reprise)	1:04
18	The Seed	1:02
19	Forbidden Colours Vocals – David Sylvian	4:42

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – National Film Trustee Co. Ltd
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Glass Mastered At – DADC Austria
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Published By – Opium Publishing
• Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.

Credits

• Composed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14, 16, 18), Ryuichi Sakamoto And David Sylvian* (tracks: 19), Stephen McCurdy (tracks: 8, 17), Traditional (tracks: 15)
• Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Recorded By [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – Michio Nakakoshi
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Seigen Ono, Shinichi Tanaka
• Supervised By [Recording] – Hiroshi Okura, Peter Barakan

Notes

All titles published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. except tracks 15, traditional, and track 19, published by VM(P) Ltd/Opium Publishing/Chadwick Nomis Ltd.

℗ 1983 National Film Trustee Co. Ltd/Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1988 Virgin Records Ltd.
Manufactured in the U.K.

CD mastered by DADC Austria
Made in Austria

Soundtrack from the motion picture 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence', originally released in 1983.
Features the single 'Forbidden Colours' with David Sylvian.
Includes an 8-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 5 012981 227623
• Matrix / Runout: CDV--2276 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA

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
OVED 237	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	OVED 237	UK	1988
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