Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 Japanese-British war film starring David Bowie, scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film is based on Sir Laurens van der Post's experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in World War II as depicted in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970). The film was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or. Sakamoto's score won the film a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence)
Inspired by the California Guitar Trio's classic arrangement, the Ottawa Guitar Trio performs Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Classical guitar trio arrangement by Nathan Bredeson
Performed by the Ottawa Guitar Trio (Nathan Bredeson, François Lacelle, and Alex Bougie)
Mixing, and mastering by Alex Bougie
Video editing by Nathan Bredeson
The Ottawa Guitar Trio is a dynamic Canadian classical guitar trio dedicated to promoting the versatility of the classical guitar and pushing the boundaries of the guitar trio medium with original compositions as well as arrangements spanning from classical music to film and video game music.
ottawaguitartrio.com
Follow us on Facebook: fb.me/OttawaGuitarTrio
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/ottawa.guitar.trio
Our EP, "Level 1," is available to download on Bandcamp: ottawaguitartrio.bandcamp.com/album/level-1
Level 1 is available on all streaming platforms:
https://snd.click/7axv
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 Japanese-British war film starring David Bowie, scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film is based on Sir Laurens van der Post's experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in World War II as depicted in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970). The film was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or. Sakamoto's score won the film a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence)
Inspired by the California Guitar Trio's classic arrangement, the Ottawa Guitar Trio performs Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Classical guitar trio arrangement by Nathan Bredeson
Performed by the Ottawa Guitar Trio (Nathan Bredeson, François Lacelle, and Alex Bougie)
Mixing, and mastering by Alex Bougie
Video editing by Nathan Bredeson
The Ottawa Guitar Trio is a dynamic Canadian classical guitar trio dedicated to promoting the versatility of the classical guitar and pushing the boundaries of the guitar trio medium with original compositions as well as arrangements spanning from classical music to film and video game music.
