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    Morning Becomes Eclectic

    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Chris Douridas
    Chris Douridas
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    Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of our greatest contemporary composers, most recently for Alejandro Iñárittu on the award winning film The Revenant, sits down with KCRW's Chris Douridas. (10am)
    Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of our greatest contemporary composers, most recently for Alejandro Iñárittu on the award winning film The Revenant, sits down with KCRW's Chris Douridas. (10am)
    Jan 18, 2016

    Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of our greatest contemporary composers. He is a magnificent pianist who has created award-winning film scores, most recently for Alejandro Iñárittu on the award winning film The Revenant. He sat down with KCRW's Chris Douridas for a chat and played a few songs for us. Hear it at 10am!

    Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Douridas in the KCRW Performance Studio

    Photos: Brian Lowe

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        Chris Douridas

        KCRW DJ

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        Rachel Reynolds

        Producer, 'Morning Becomes Eclectic'

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        Ryuichi Sakamoto

        Musician

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