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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
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1983 instrumental by Ryuichi Sakamoto
1983
popular music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental by the Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, recorded for the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. Sakamoto also recorded a vocal version, "Forbidden Colours", featuring the English singer David Sylvian. In 1999, a remix by Watergate, "Heart of Asia", was successful in the UK and Denmark. In 2024, the German band Kraftwerk covered "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" in tribute to Sakamoto after his death in 2023.
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