Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Goldsmith of Sound and Silence
Leiria Museum, December 6 to February 22, 2026
Following tributes to Raymond Scott, Delia Derbyshire, and Tony Allen, the Chapter Room of the Leiria Museum now opens its final chapter of the year, from December 6 to February 22, 2026, this time dedicated to one of the most influential creators of contemporary music: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023) grew up amidst the vibrant chaos of Tokyo and the impressionistic delicacy of Debussy and, from an early age, showed an almost scientific curiosity about sound.
At the Conservatory, he deepened his studies in classical music, ethnomusicology, and electronics, crossing Bach with Kraftwerk, the gamelan with analogue synthesis. His teachers remember him as “the student who never accepted boundaries.”
With the Yellow Magic Orchestra, he inaugurated and revolutionised fun, visionary, and profoundly influential electronic music. A bridge between East and West that marked techno, synth-pop, and the sonic language of video games. In cinema, from Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence to The Last Emperor, he revealed a rare ability to transform human fragility into music.
For this final Capítulo, visual artist Paulo Fuentez is invited to create an original cover that captures Sakamoto’s spirit, his delicacy, the silence, technology, and nature in dialogue. Casota Collective creates a spectacle, imagining what a Sakamoto album would sound like today, recreating his sensory universe through sound and image. This creation will premiere on December 14th, as part of an exhibition that will remain on display until February 22nd, 2026.
Capítulo is an initiative of CCER MAIS, CRL, co-produced by the Leiria Museum and co-financed by the Directorate-General for the Arts and the Municipality of Leiria.
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Published on 2025.11.24
