KEY FEATURES

• 2xLP pressed on 180-Gram Audiophile Classic Black Vinyl
• Deluxe heavyweight gatefold sleeve with soft laminate finish
• Insert with liner notes by director Andrew Levitas
• PVC protective sleeve
• Critically acclaimed 2021 drama film, directed by Andrew Levitas and featuring Johnny Depp
• Score by the legendary and multiple award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Featuring “One Single Voice”, a brand-new song by Katherine Jenkins

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

Based on the book of the same name, Minamata follows war photographer Eugene Smith as he travels Japan documenting the devastating effect of mercury poisoning among coastal communities. His efforts to publicize the suffering caused by corporate malfeasance soon draw the attention of the world to Minamata, the city where the effects of the toxin are most pronounced.

The score is composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto composer, electro-pop pioneer, a buddy to David Bowie, and synthesizer legend. His work since the late 1970s has taken him from the top of the charts. Sakamoto's music has consistently exuded a profound empathy. Whether leading Yellow Magic Orchestra's cheeky pop, collaborating with cranial ambient artists, or, more recently, confronting his own mortality, Sakamoto's music expresses in a few elegant gestures the haunting richness of life.

TRACKLIST

1. Minamata Piano Theme
2. Into Japan
3. Landscape
4. The Boy
5. Chisso Co.
6. Boy and Camera
7. Hidden Data
8. Blow Up
9. Rally and Persuasion
10. Meeting
11. Offer
12. Commitment
13. Fire
14. Sharing
15. Rising
16. Chisso Gate
17. Arson Man
18. Suicide
19. Mother and Child
20. Coda
21. Icon
22. One Single Voice – Katherine Jenkins

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