The Last Emperor (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Last Emperor
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Cong Su


Released = 1987
Recorded =
Genre = Soundtrack
Length = 50:17
Label = Virgin Records
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfwxqlgldde~T1 link]
Chronology = David Byrne
Last album = "Sounds from True Stories"
(1986)
This album = "The Last Emperor"
(1987)
Next album = "Rei Momo"
(1989)"
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Ryuichi Sakamoto
Type = Soundtrack
Last album = "Neo Geo"
(1988)
This album = "The Last Emperor"
(1989)
Next album = "Tokyo Joe"
(1990)

"The Last Emperor" is the soundtrack album for the movie of the same name. It features nine songs composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, five by David Byrne, one from Cong Su, and a few incidental pieces of source music.

Track listing

#"First Coronation" (Sakamoto) – 1:46
#"Open the Door" (Sakamoto) – 2:54
#"Where Is Armo?" (Sakamoto) – 2:26
#"Picking Up Brides" (Sakamoto) – 2:39
#"The Last Emperor" – Theme Variation 1 (Sakamoto) – 2:19
#"Rain (I Want a Divorce)" (Sakamoto) – 1:49
#"The Baby (Was Born Dead)" (Sakamoto) – 0:55
#"The Last Emperor" – Theme Variation 2 (Sakamoto) – 4:28
#"The Last Emperor" – Theme (Sakamoto) – 5:54
#"Main Title Theme" (The Last Emperor) (Byrne) – 4:01
#"Picking a Bride" (Byrne) – 2:00
#"Bed" (Byrne) – 5:00
#"Wind, Rain, and Water" (Byrne) – 2:18
#"Paper Emperor" (Su) – 1:49
#"Lunch – 4:54
#"Red Guard" (Performed by the Red Guard Accordion Band) – 1:20
#"The Emperor's Waltz" (Performed by the Ball Orchestra of Vienna) – 3:06
#"The Red Guard Dance (The Girls Red Guard Dancers)" – 0:39