ements ▁of ▁compos itions ▁by ▁Erik ▁S atie , ▁Claude ▁Deb uss y , ▁Richard ▁Wagner , ▁Maurice ▁R avel , ▁Tor u ▁Tak em its u ▁and ▁other ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁ ▁Ay uo ' s ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁often ▁about ▁difficulties ▁in ▁human ▁relationship , ▁especially ▁between ▁different ▁cult ures , ▁and ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁His ▁lyr ics ▁often ▁include ▁scientific , ▁literary ▁or ▁historical ▁references . ▁He ▁often ▁uses ▁texts ▁by ▁philosoph ers ▁from ▁Japan , ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁Europe , ▁such ▁as ▁D ogen , ▁R umi , ▁Kaz ant zak is , ▁and ▁others . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁music - the ater ▁compos itions ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁medieval ▁Japanese ▁N oh ▁play ▁by ▁Ze ami . ▁Another ▁music - the ater ▁composition ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁" Blue ▁E yes , ▁Black ▁H air " ▁by ▁Mar guer ite ▁Dur as . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁compos itions ▁based ▁on ▁myth ic ▁them es , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Pe le ▁and ▁Hi ' ia ka ▁from ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁god ▁from ▁ancient ▁India . ▁Ay uo ▁often ▁writes ▁on ▁the ▁l iner ▁notes ▁of ▁his ▁CD s ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁scholar ▁of ▁world ▁myth s ▁and ▁compar ative ▁religion , ▁Joseph ▁Campbell . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Albums ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁▁ ▁Car mina ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁Sil ent ▁Film ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁Sh