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A1	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	First Coronation
A2	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Open The Door
A3	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Where Is Armo?
A4	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Picking Up Brides
A5	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 1
A6	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	Rain (I Want A Divorce)
A7	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Baby (Was Born Dead)
A8	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 2
A9	–Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor - Theme
B1	–David Byrne	Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor)
B2	–David Byrne	Picking A Bride
B3	–David Byrne	Bed
B4	–David Byrne	Wind, Rain And Water
B5	–David Byrne	Paper Emperor Arranged By – Dick Bright
B6	–Cong Su	Lunch Performer, Written-By – Cong Su
B7	–The Red Guard Accordion Band	Red Guard Performer – The Red Guard Accordion Band
B8	–The Ball Orchestra Of Vienna	The Emperor's Waltz Conductor – Leopold SchnellOrchestra – The Ball Orchestra Of ViennaWritten-By – Johann Strauss Jnr.*
B9	–The Girls Red Guard Dancers	The Red Guard Dance Performer, Arranged By – The Girls Red Guard Dancers

Companies, etc.

• Made By – EMI Music Group Australasia

Credits

• Arranged By – Brian Gulland (tracks: B1 to B4), David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Arranged By [Additional Arrangements] – Koji Ueno
• Compiled By [Album] – Hans F. Zimmer*, Haydn Bendall, Ray Williams
• Conductor [London] – Gavyn Wright
• Engineer – Haydn Bendall (tracks: A1 to A9), Mike Jarratt (tracks: A1 to A9), Shigeru Takise (tracks: A1 to A9), Shinichi Tanaka (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Engineer [London] – Clive Martin (tracks: B1 to B5), Hayden Bendall*, Ian Sylvester, Mike Jarratt
• Engineer [Tokyo] – Michio Nakagoshi, Shigeru Takise
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Mixed By – Clive Martin (tracks: B5), David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5), Glen Rosenstein* (tracks: B1 to B4), Steve Nye (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Roule (tracks: B1 to B4)
• Producer – David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B5), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Producer [Tokyo] – Aki Ikuta (tracks: A1 to A9), Hans F Zimmer*
• Written-By – David Byrne (tracks: B1 to B4), Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: A1 to A9), Trad* (tracks: B5, B7, B9)

Notes

Ryuichi Sakamoto's sessions recorded and mixed at Onkio Haus, Kato Studio, Aoyama Studio, CBS Sony Roppongi Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Lillie Yard Studio, CTS Studios and Electric Lady.

David Byrne's sessions recorded at Odyssey Studios and Lillie Yard Studio, mixed at Sigma Sound NY, mastered at Sterling Sound NY

Manufactured by the EMI Music Group - Australasia

℗ & © 1987 Virgin Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5012981248512

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
208 749, 208 749-630	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Virgin, Virgin	208 749, 208 749-630	Europe	1987
90690-4	Various	The Last Emperor ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	90690-4	US	1987
VIRGIN-1539	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	VIRGIN-1539	Venezuela	1988
PR 2204	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne - The Last Emperor "The Making Of..." ‎(LP, Promo, Int)	Virgin Movie Music	PR 2204	US	1988
CDVX 2485, CDV 2485	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	CDVX 2485, CDV 2485	UK	1987