The Last Emperor (album)

The Last Emperor
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedDecember 8, 1987
Studio
GenreSoundtrack
Length50:17
LabelVirgin Records
ProducerRyuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Neo Geo
(1987)
The Last Emperor
(1987)
Beauty
(1989)
David Byrne chronology
Sounds from True Stories
(1986)
The Last Emperor
(1987)
Rei Momo
(1989)

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.