The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. It features nine pieces composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, five by David Byrne, one from Cong Su, and a few incidental pieces of source music. The album won the Best Original Score award at the 1987 Academy Awards, and won the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media award at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989. Track listing Personnel Production Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer, producer, performer David Byrne – composer, producer, performer, arranger, mixer Cong Su – composer, performer Gavyn Wright – conductor Aki Ikuta – associate producer Hans Zimmer – associate producer, programmer Hiro Sugawara – programmer Kayo Itose – production secretary Ray Williams – music supervisor Kōji Ueno – arranger Lau Hong Quan – arranger Yuji Nomi – arranger