Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence (Piano) by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Thank you for tuning in, again! I am very glad to be able to present you ”Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence“. It was introduced to me by an adult piano student of mine some years ago, and as you already know I am fond of Asian tonality, so I fell in love with this music. My beautiful Petrof piano is freshly tuned and its bell-like discant suits the high notes in this piece perfectly.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence is a beautiful composition by the Japanese composer, pianist, actor and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto. This arrangement is by Shikeo Ida. Sakamoto composed this music for the 1983 produced Japanese-British war film ”Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence“ where he also played a main role.
In 1942, in Java, the British Major Jack 'Strafer' Celliers arrives in the Japanese POW camp and is submitted to a Japanese court to examine his surrender. He explains that the Japanese soldiers would murder the local villagers and he decided to surrender to avoid the massacre. The camp commander Captain Yonoi feels a sort of fascination for Jack and sends him to the infirmary to be treated. The liaison of the prisoners with Yonoi and Sergeant Gengo Hara, Colonel John Lawrence, has lived in Japan for many years and can understand both cultures and their leader is Captain Hicksley. When the rebel Jack leaves the infirmary, he challenges Yonoi, who is a man that follows the principles of honor and discipline. Yonoi believes that Jack is possessed by demons and their confrontation will lead the British to a tragic end.
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