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.Years active1986–presentLabelsSquare Enix MusicAssociated actsNobuo Uematsu ( 植松 伸夫, Uematsu Nobuo, born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese, best known for scoring most of the titles in the series. He is considered to be one of the most well known composers in the. Sometimes referred to as the ' of video games music', he has appeared five times in the top 20 of the annual.Uematsu, a self-taught musician, began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter as his biggest influence.
Uematsu joined in 1986, where he first met Final Fantasy creator. The two later worked together on many titles at the company, most notably in the Final Fantasy series. After nearly two decades with Square, Uematsu left in 2004 to create his own production company, which included the music label. He has since composed music as a for other games, including ones developed by Square Enix and Sakaguchi's development studio,.Many soundtracks and albums of Uematsu's game scores have been released. Pieces from his video game works have been performed in various, where he has worked with –winning conductor on several of these performances. From 2002 to 2010, he was in a hard rock band with colleagues and called, in which he played and other. The band played various arranged rock versions of Uematsu's Final Fantasy compositions.
He has since performed with, which he formed as the successor to The Black Mages in 2011. Contents.Biography Early life Uematsu was born in, Japan. A self-taught musician, he began to play the piano when he was between the ages of eleven and twelve years old, and he did not take any formal piano lessons.
He has an older sister who also played the piano. After graduating from with a degree in English, Uematsu played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials.
When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in, a employee asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on. Although he agreed, Uematsu at the time considered it a side job, and he did not think it would become a full-time career. He said it was a way to make some money on the side, while also keeping his part-time job at the music rental shop. Square (1985–2004) Uematsu joined Square in 1985, and composed the soundtrack to Cruise Chaser Blassty in 1986, his first.
While working at Square, he met, who asked him if he wanted to create music for some of his games, which Uematsu agreed to. For the next year, he created music for a number of games which did not achieve widespread success, including titles like Genesis. In 1987, Uematsu and Sakaguchi collaborated on what was originally to be Sakaguchi's last contribution for Square, a game that turned out to be a huge success.Final Fantasy 's popularity sparked Uematsu's career in video game music, and he would go on to compose music for over 30 titles, most prominently the subsequent games in the series. He scored the first installment in the series, in 1989.
For the second game in the series, he was assisted. In late 1994, Uematsu signed on to finish the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed title after the game's composer, contracted. In 1996, he co-composed the soundtrack to, and created the entire score for DynamiTracer. He also created music for three of the games in the series.Outside video games, he has composed the main theme for the 2000 animated film and co-composed the (2001) with Final Fantasy orchestrator. He also inspired the Ten Plants concept albums, and released a solo album in 1994, entitled. Feeling gradually more dissatisfied and uninspired, Uematsu requested the assistance of composers and for the score to in 2001. This marked the first time that Uematsu did not compose an entire main-series Final Fantasy soundtrack.
For from 2002, he was joined by, who composed the majority of the soundtrack, and; Uematsu was responsible for only eleven tracks. In 2003, he assisted in scoring by providing the main theme.In 2002, fellow Square colleagues and asked Uematsu to join them in forming a rock band that focused on reinterpreting and expanding on Uematsu's compositions.
He declined their offer at first because he was too busy with work; however, after agreeing to perform with Fukui and Sekito in a live performance as a keyboardist, he decided to join them in making a band. Another employee at Square, Mr.
Matsushita, chose the name for their band. In 2003, Arata Hanyuda, and Michio Okamiya also joined the band. The Black Mages released three studio albums, and appeared at several concerts to promote their albums.Freelancer (2004–present) Uematsu left Square Enix in 2004 and formed his own production company, Smile Please. He later founded the music production company and record label in 2006. The reason for Uematsu's departure was that the company moved their office from to, Tokyo, and he was not comfortable with the new location. Also, he cites the fact that he had reached an age where he should gradually take his life into his own hands. He does, however, continue to compose music as a freelancer for Square Enix.
In 2005, Uematsu and several members of The Black Mages created the score for the film. Uematsu composed only the main theme for (2006); he was originally offered the job of creating the full score, but Sakimoto was eventually assigned as the main composer instead. Uematsu was also initially going to create the theme song for (2010). However, after being assigned the task of creating the entire score of, Uematsu decided to hand the job over to the main Final Fantasy XIII composer, Hamauzu.Uematsu also works closely with Sakaguchi's development studio, and has composed for (2006), (2007), (2008); (2011); and (2014). He also wrote music for the cancelled game.Uematsu created the main theme for the multi-composer game in 2008.
He then composed the music for the 2009 anime; this marked the first time he provided a full score for an animated series. Uematsu recently contributed music and storyline to an e-book titled called 'Blik-0 1946'.Uematsu appeared five times in the top 20 of the annual. In 2012, ', written by Uematsu for, was voted into the number 16 position in the annual 'Hall of Fame' top 300 chart. It was the first time that a piece of music written for a video game had appeared in the chart. In 2013, music from the Final Fantasy series received even greater support and was voted into the third position on the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Uematsu and his Final Fantasy music subsequently appeared at number seven in 2014, number nine in 2015, and number 17 in 2016.In September 2018, Uematsu announced that he would take the remainder of the year off from touring and postponed his projects indefinitely in order to recover from an unspecified illness. Personal life Uematsu currently resides in Tokyo, Japan with his wife, Reiko, whom he met during college, and their, Pao.
They have a summer cabin in,. In his spare time, he enjoys watching, drinking beer and bicycling.
Uematsu has said he originally wanted to become a professional wrestler, mentioning it was a career dream when he was younger. Concerts. Uematsu at a on July 11, 2009 in SeattleUematsu's video game compositions have been performed in numerous concerts, and various have also been held. Outside Japan, Uematsu's Final Fantasy music was performed live for the first time at the first event of the 2003 in, Germany. Other events of the Symphonic Game Music Concerts featuring Final Fantasy music were held in 2004, 2006, and 2007. The concert in 2004 featured a world premiere of Those Who Fight from Final Fantasy VII. Japanese pianist Seiji Honda was invited to perform the arrangement together with the orchestra.
Another world premiere was 'Dancing Mad' from Final Fantasy VI, performed by orchestra, choir, and pipe organ. The event in 2007 included 'Distant Worlds' from Final Fantasy XI, performed by Japanese opera soprano Izumi Masuda.A series of successful concert performances were held in Japan, including a Final Fantasy concert series titled. The first stateside concert, took place on May 10, 2004, at the in Los Angeles, California, and was performed by the orchestra and the. It was conducted by director.
Due to a positive reception, a concert series for North America followed. On May 16, 2005, a follow-up concert called was performed in Los Angeles at the; the concert was conducted by -winning.Uematsu also made a guest appearance at A Night in Fantasia 2004 performed by the 's debut concert in October 2004 which coincided with his last day as a staff at Square Enix.Uematsu's Final Fantasy music was presented in the concert, which took place on February 18, 2006 at the convention center. Star guests included, Izumi Masuda,. The concert focused on the songs from the Final Fantasy series and was conducted by Arnie Roth.
Uematsu and several of his fellow composers were in attendance at the world premiere of in on May 27, 2006; he composed the opening fanfare for the concert. He also attended the European debut in, Sweden on June 14, 2006, the performance in on September 30, 2006, and in, on October 10, 2007.
The world tour was held in Stockholm, and was performed by the and conducted by Arnie Roth on December 4, 2007. The second concert of the tour was held at the near Chicago on March 1, 2008.
The tour has continued, with a recent concert in on July 24, 2010.Music from Final Fantasy made up one fourth of the music in the Symphonic Fantasies concerts in Cologne in September 2009 which were produced by the creators of the Symphonic Game Music Concert series and conducted by Arnie Roth.In February 2010, it was announced that Uematsu would appear at, one of the largest anime conventions on the East Coast. Uematsu did not only show up at Anime Boston, he made a surprise appearance and played with the for the track '. On top of this, he made a short visit to the prestigious Berklee College of Music for a brief Q & A session at the request of VGO founder and Berklee alumni Shota Nakama. In January 2012, Uematsu performed with his band at in National Harbor, MD. On November 24, 2012, Uematsu performed in a Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert with conducting the, Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus and soloists at the. On June 14 and 15, 2013, Uematsu performed in a Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert with conducting the Orchestra and Vienna Chamber Chorus at.On August 18, 2013, while headlining the Fantasy Rock Festival in, Japan with the, he revealed to the audience that he had originally intended to name their second album 'Dancing Mad' after the track which also appears on the album.
However, referring to indirectly, he told the audience that 'a certain company 'S' had phoned and informed him that he 'could not use the name'. Consequently, instead of backing down he decided to name the album 'Dancing Dad', as a nod to the band's name.
He also told the audience that he wanted to make an album of wholly original songs, but lamented that 'it's just that if there are no game songs on it, it probably wouldn't sell!' Musical style and influences The style of Uematsu's compositions is diverse, ranging from stately symphonic pieces and to and hyper-percussive. For example, in Lost Odyssey, the score ranges from classical orchestral arrangements to contemporary and techno tracks. Uematsu has stated that he is a big fan of and, and some of his work contains elements from these musical styles. Uematsu's Final Fantasy scores vary from upbeat, to dark and angry, to melancholic in nature. For instance, the music of is dark and gloomy, while the soundtrack to is more carefree and upbeat.
His Final Fantasy music has been described as being able to convey the true emotion of a scene; an example is 'Aerith's Theme' from. In an interview with the Nichi Bei Times, Uematsu said 'I don't really self-consciously compose music for Japan or for the world, but I do think there is something in my more melancholy pieces that has a distinctly Japanese quality.' He has been named one of the 'Innovators' in 's 'Time 100: The Next Wave — Music' feature.
He has also been called the ' of the video game world' and been credited for 'increasing the appreciation and awareness' of video game music.Many of Uematsu's musical influences come from the United Kingdom and the United States. He cites as his biggest musical influence, and he has stated that he wanted to be like him. Other major inspirations include, and bands. In the classical genre, he cites as a great influence. Uematsu has said that 1970s bands, such as and, influenced his Final Fantasy compositions.
The intro to the piece 'One-Winged Angel' from Final Fantasy VII was inspired by the song '; the lyrics were taken from the medieval poetry on which based his, specifically the songs 'Estuans Interius', ', 'Veni, Veni, Venias' and 'Ave Formosissima'. In turn, Nobuo Uematsu has had a major influence on and beyond the video games industry as well. For example, ' from was played during the in during the women's synchronized swimming event. From the same game, ', featuring singer, sold a record 400,000 copies and was the first song from a video game to win an award at the, where it won 'Song of the Year (International)' in 2000. In a 2010 interview, Uematsu revealed, 'Rather than getting inspiration from listening to other music, I get inspiration while I'm walking my dog.' Game Music Online. From the original on September 24, 2014.
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