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We would like to share one of Sakamotos favorite quotes: Ars longa, vita brevis.
Art is long, life is short, Sakamotos management teamsaid in a statement.
They added, He lived with music until the very end.
Sakamoto had been undergoing treatment for rectal cancer, he revealed in January 2021.
Born in 1952 in Tokyo, Sakamoto was surrounded by the music of Bach as well as the Beatles.
He continued his composing work in recent years, scoringThe Revenantalongside longtime collaborator Alva Noto and Bryce Dessner.
Sakamotos prolific output also included 22 acclaimed solo albums, including 2017sasnyc.
The big theme of him is curiosity, Noto said of Sakamoto in 2021. pic.twitter.com/Fq0hRyp5F4
