Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto co-founded Yellow Magic Orchestra, and won an Oscar for a film score.

He formed YMO in Tokyo in 1978 with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. In 1983 he acted opposite David Bowie in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and wrote its score, which won a BAFTA. The Last Emperor won him an Oscar, shared with David Byrne and Cong Su. He had throat cancer in 2014, recovered, and scored The Revenant.