"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 film directed by Nagisa Oshima, produced by Jeremy Thomas and starring David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Kitano.
It was written by Oshima and Paul Mayersberg and based on Laurens van der Post's experiences during World War II as a prisoner of war as depicted in his works The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970).
The film is notable for its soundtrack, by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The main score, which bears the same title as the movie, ranks among Sakamoto's most well-known songs and made him known to a broader public. The soundtrack also contains the vocal version of this title track, better known as "Forbidden Colours" with lyrics sung and composed by David Sylvian.
Track listing
01. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - 4:34
02. Batavia
03. Germination - 1:47
04. A Hearty Breakfast - 1:21
05. Before The War - 2:14
06. The Seed And The Sower - 5:00
07. A Brief Encounter - 2:23
08. Ride, Ride, Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song) - 1:03
09. 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, Composed By: David Sylvian) - 4:42
Release: 1983
Recorded, Mixed at: Onkio Haus, Tokyo
Label: Virgin
Genre: Ambient, Score
Length: 4 0:39
Performer, Recorded, Mixed, Composed by: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Recorded, Mixed by: Seigen Ono, Shinichi Tanaka
Mixed by [Assistant]: Michio Nakakoshi
Personnel
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Composer
David Sylvian - Vocals
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