Editing Ryuichi Sakamoto (section)

===2000s===
[[File:Keigo Oyamada and Ryuichi Sakamoto.jpg|thumb|[[Keigo Oyamada]] with Sakamoto in 2007]]

In the early 2000s, Sakamoto did extensive work in experimental [[Ambient music|ambient]] and [[glitch music]]. His works in these genres at the time include collaborations with [[Fennesz]].<ref name="allmusic"/>

Sakamoto teamed with cellist [[Jaques Morelenbaum]] and singer [[Paula Morelenbaum]], on a pair of albums celebrating the work of [[bossa nova]] pioneer [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]. They recorded their first album, ''Casa'' (2001), mostly in Jobim's home studio in [[Rio de Janeiro]], with Sakamoto performing on the late Jobim's grand piano.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tesser |first=Neil |date=2002-09-05 |title=Morlembaum 2 & Ryuichi Sakamoto |work=[[Chicago Reader]] |url=https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/morlembaum-2-ryuichi-sakamoto/ |access-date=2023-04-05}}</ref> The album was well received, having been included in the list of ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s top albums of 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ratliff|first=Ben|author-link=Ben Ratliff|date=2002-12-29 |title=Music: the Year in Review – the Critics/the 10 Best Albums; Somber Anthems, Loose-Limbed Funk|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/29/arts/music-year-review-critics-10-best-albums-somber-anthems-loose-limbed-funk-536806.html |access-date=2023-04-05}}</ref> A live album, ''Live in Tokyo'', and a second album, ''A Day in New York'', soon followed. Sakamoto and the Morelenbaums would also collaborate on N.M.L. No More Landmine, an international effort to raise awareness for the removal of landmines. The trio would release the single "Zero Landmine", which also featured [[David Sylvian]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Kraftwerk]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], and [[Haruomi Hosono]] and [[Yukihiro Takahashi]], the other two founding members of [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]].<ref name=Sweeting>{{Cite news|last=Sweeting|first=Adam|date=2023-04-03|title=Ryuichi Sakamoto obituary|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-obituary|access-date=2023-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cochrane |first=Kez |date=2022-04-08 |title=Ryuichi Sakamoto shares new recording, Zero Landmine 2022, to support Ukraine |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2022/04/ryuichi-sakamoto-shares-new-recording-zero-landmine-2022-to-support-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=[[Crack (magazine)|Crack]]}}</ref>

Sakamoto collaborated with [[Alva Noto]] (an alias of [[Carsten Nicolai]]) to release ''[[Vrioon]]'', an album of Sakamoto's piano clusters treated by Nicolai's unique style of digital manipulation, involving the creation of "micro-loops" and minimal percussion. The two produced this work by passing the pieces back and forth until both were satisfied with the result. This debut, released on German label [[Raster-Noton]], was voted record of the year 2004 in the electronica category by British magazine ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]''. They then released ''[[Insen]]'' (2005)—while produced in a similar manner to Vrioon, this album is somewhat more restrained and minimalist. After further collaboration, they released two more albums: ''[[Utp (album)|utp_]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Couture|first1=François|title=Alva Noto / Ensemble Modern / Ryuichi Sakamoto: utp_|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/utp--mw0000818684|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Summvs]]'' (2011).

In 2005, Finnish mobile phone manufacturer [[Nokia]] hired Sakamoto to compose ring and alert tones for their high-end phone, the [[Nokia 8800]]. In 2006, Nokia offered the ringtones for free on their website.<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2006/11/sakamoto_ringto/ Sakamoto Ringtones Offered to All] ''https://www.wired.com/''; Retrieved September 9, 2015.</ref> Around this time, a reunion with YMO cofounders Hosono and Takahashi caused a stir in the Japanese press. They released a single "Rescue" in 2007 and a DVD "HAS/YMO" in 2008. In July 2009, Sakamoto was honored as [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Officier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] at the French embassy in Tokyo.<ref>{{citation |last=Hongo |first=Jun |title=Ryuichi Sakamoto Diagnosed with Throat Cancer |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/07/10/ryuichi-sakamoto-diagnosed-with-throat-cancer/ |date=10 July 2014 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref>