Nobuo Uematsu

Nobuo Uematsu (植松伸夫) is a Compositeur Japan board born the March 21st 1959 with Kōchi.
Unanimously recognized like one of largest in the field of the Video game, in particular for its work for the series Final Fantasy, he is also member of a group of Power metal, The Black Mages.

Biography

Nobuo Uematsu composes for the first time at the 12 years age at the time of course of piano: its idol is then Elton John. However, during all its youth, he dreams to become professional fighter or Olympic athlete. He obtains a diploma of the university of Kanagawa where his/her father sent it in order to become lawyer or doctor.

It forms its first group at 22 years, there takes the place of the synthetizer, but realizes that its preference is turned towards the composition: it is then employed by a Japanese commercial radio to write the musics of several spots.

At 26 years, he is engaged at Square by Hironobu Sakaguchi, but after he composed the musics of some plays on BORN, the company is found in great financial problems: Sakaguchi then entrusts to him the composition of the play of the last chance, Final Fantasy . Its musics want to be epic and orchestral in the tone, although the weak technology of the time allows only one minimalist result. Thanks to its unhoped-for success, Final Fantasy saves Square of disappearance and gives place to many continuations whose music remains under the responsibility of Uematsu (even if, since the episode FFX, Nobuo Uematsu takes more distance to deal with its group Black Mages).

The series generates a multitude of albums: original soundtracks, but also Piano Collections (topics reinterpreted with the piano solo) and other arrangements. At the same time, it takes part in other projects and signs, in 1994, an album solo titrated Phantasmagoria . In 1996, it appears with the credits of Front Mission: Gun Hazard at the sides of Masashi Hamauzu, Junya Nakano and Yasunori Mitsuda.

While it composes certain topics of the televised series Final Fantasy: Unlimited , the " page; Final Fantasy " start to turn in 2001 for Nobuo Uematsu: it divides, from now on, the musics of the tenth episode with Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano; then, the following year, organizes a concert-homage where the topics emblematic of all the series are played by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. A few months later, theoriginal one of the eleventh episode leaves with, this time, Naoshi Mizuta and Kumi Tanioka. It forms, the following year, the group The Black Mages which takes again certain topics of the series in a style progressive metal, then deals with the musics of Hanjuku Hero VS 3D (and of its continuation two years later).

In 2004, it leaves Public garden-Enix and works finally on its own account by creating the small firm Smile Please, but continuous to compose for the plays of the firm become world heavy truck in the market of the Video game. In 2005, it composes its first original soundtrack of film: that of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Lastly, in 2007, it creates the event by producing certain musics for a play Nintendo: Super Bros Smash. Brawl.

Nobuo Uematsu is regarded one of largest the type-setters of video game in the world and as one of the principal founders of the saga Final Fantasy sold to million specimens. In the years 2000, it takes part in many concerts throughout the world, dedicated to Final Fantasy or the video games in general.

Style

Nobuo Uematsu takes as a starting point the large romantic type-setters , the New Age or by popular groups like the Beatles.

One feels his influences and his taste for the simple and effective melodies. It manages to give an environment thanks to some notes, thus revealing the force of its work. However, one reproaches him, sometimes, the bad quality of the sounds used. With the arrival, on the market of consoles like the Playstation, Nobuo Uematsu does not feel any more the technical limits inherent in the BORN, Super Born, or others. Its genius is expressed then in a way even more splendid: rounds are even organized, mainly with Japan, the last being orchestrated by famous New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.

Discography

Album solo

Phantasmagoria (1994)

Original soundtracks

All Sounds off Final Fantasy I & II - Composition (1988)
Final Fantasy IV Original Sound Version - Composition (1991)
Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version - Composition (1991)
All Sounds off SaGa - Composition (1991)
Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version - Composition (1992)
Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version - Composition (1994)
Face Mission Series: Gun Hazard Original Sound Version - Composition (1996)
Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack - Composition (1997)
Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack - Composition (1999)
Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack - Composition (2000)
Final Fantasy IX Original Sound Track MORE - Composition (2000)
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack - Composition (2001)
Final Fantasy: Unlimited MUSIC ADVENTURE Verse.1 - Composition (2001)
Final Fantasy: Unlimited MUSIC ADVENTURE Verse.2 - Composition (2002)
Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack - Composition (2002)
Final Fantasy & Final Fantasy II Original Soundtrack - Composition & arrangement (2002)
Hanjuku Hero VS Original 3D Soundtrack - Composition (2003)
Hanjuku Hero 4 - Tea 7 Heroes- ~Sound Collection~ - Composition & arrangement (2005)
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Original Soundtrack - Composition (2005)
Blue Original Dragon Soundtrack - Composition & arrangement (2006)
Super Bros Smash. Brawl - Hand topic - Composition (2006)

Arrangements

Cruise To drive out Blassty - Composition & arrangement (1986)
Alpha - Composition & arrangement (1986)
Final Fantasy III Legend off Eternal Wind - Composition & arrangement (1990)
Final Fantasy IV Minimum Album - Composition & arrangement (1991)
Final Fantasy IV Celtic Moon - Composition (1991)
Final Fantasy IV Piano Collections - Composition (1992)
Final Fantasy V Mambo de Chocobo - Composition & arrangement (1993)
Final Fantasy V Dear Friends - Composition & arrangement (1993)
Final Fantasy V Piano Collections - Composition (1993)
Final Fantasy VI Special Tracks - Composition & arrangement (1994)
Final Fantasy VI Great Finale - Composition (1994)
Final Fantasy VI Piano Collections - Composition (1994)
Final Fantasy Vocal Collection - Pray- - Composition (1994)
F.F.MIX - Composition & arrangement (1994)
Final Fantasy Vocal Collection II - Coils Will Grow- - Composition (1995)
Final Fantasy VIII FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC - Composition (1999)
Final Fantasy VIII Piano Collections - Composition (2000)
Music Inspired by Final Fantasy - Composition (2000)
Final Fantasy IX Piano Collections - Composition (2001)
feel/Go dream - Yuna & Tidus - Composition (2001)
Over the FANTASY - Kana Ueda - Composition (2001)
Final Fantasy X Piano Collections - Composition (2002)
The Black Magi - Composition & keyboard (2003)
Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections - Composition (2003)
Final Fantasy Song Book Mahoroba - Composition (2004)
The Ski Above - Composition & keyboard (2004)

Concerts

Final Fantasy Symphonic Continuation - Composition (1989)
20020220 - Music from Final Fantasy - Composition (2002)
THE BLACK MAGI LIVE Featuring Battle Music off Final Fantasy (2003)

Tournée To Japan music from Final Fantasy (2004)
More Friends music from Final Fantasy ~Final Fantasy Orchestrated Concert in Los Angeles 2005~ - Composition (2006)

Compilations

Final Fantasy V 5+1 - Composition & arrangement (1992)
Final Fantasy VI Stars Vol.1 - Composition (1994)
Final Fantasy VI Stars Vol.2 - Composition (1994)
Final Fantasy 1987 1994 - Composition (1994)
Final Fantasy VII Meeting Tracks - Composition (1997)
The Best Off Final Fantasy 1994-1999: In Musical Tribute - Composition (2000)
Final Fantasy IX Uematsu' S Best Selection - Composition (2000)
Potion: Relaxin' with Final Fantasy - Composition & arrangement (2001)
Vocal Public garden Collection - Compostion (2001)
Final Fantasy IV Official Soundtrack: Music from Final Fantasy Chronicles - Composition (2001)
Final Fantasy NR Generation Official Best Collection - Composition & arrangement (2001)
Final Fantasy S Generation Official Best Collection - Composition (2001)
Final Fantasy X Official Soundtrack - Composition (2001)
Potion 2: Relaxin' with Final Fantasy - Composition & arrangement (2001)

Individual

Final Fantasy VIII: Eyes One Me - Faye Wong - Composition (1999)
Final Fantasy IX: Melodies Off Life - Emiko Shiratori - Composition (2000)
Saori Nishihata - Try To Wish ~What You Need~ - Composition (2000)
Rikki - Suteki Da featured in Final Fantasy X - Composition (2001)
Hanjuku Hero VS 3D - Fight! Hanjuku Hero/Without Yolk… - Composition (2003)
Angela Aki - KIS Me Good-Bye - Composition (2006)

Collectives

Ten Seedlings - Organization & composition (1998)
Ten Seedlings 2 Children Songs - Organization & composition (1999)

Ludography

Genesis (1985) - Composition
Cruise To drive out Blassty (1986) - Composition
Alpha (1986) - Composition
Suisho No Dragon (1986) - Composition
King' S Knight (1986) - Composition
ALIENS (1987) - Composition
Rad Racer (1987) - Composition
Tobidase Daisakusen (1987) - Composition
3D Worldrunner (1987) - Composition
Jumpin' Jack (1987) - Composition
Apple Town Monogatari (1987) - Composition
Cleopatra No Mahou (1987) - Composition
Freeway Star (1987) - Composition
Final Fantasy (1987) - Composition
Nakayama Miho No Tokitoki High School (1988) - Composition
Hanjuku Hero (1988) - Composition
Final Fantasy II (1988) - Composition
Public garden No Tom Sawyer (1989) - Composition
Final Fantasy Legend (1989) - Composition
Final Fantasy III (1990) - Composition
Final Fantasy Legend II (1990) - Composition
Final Fantasy IV (1991) - Composition & arrangement
Final Fantasy V (1992) - Composition & arrangement
Final Fantasy VI (1994) - Composition
DynamiTracer (1995) - Composition & arrangement
Face Mission: Gun Hazard (1996) - Composition & arrangement
Final Fantasy VII (1997) - Composition & arrangement
Ehrgeiz (1998)
Final Fantasy VIII (1999) - Composition
Final Fantasy IX (2000) - Composition & arrangement
Final Fantasy X (2001) - Composition & arrangement (with Junya Nakano and Masashi Hamauzu)
Final Fantasy Origins (2002) - Composition & arrangement
Final Fantasy XI (2002) - Composition & arrangement (with Naoshi Mizuta and Kumi Tanioka)
Hanjuku Hero VS 3D (2003) - Composition & arrangement
Hanjuku Hero 4 ~The 7 Heroes~ (2005) - Composition & arrangement
Final Fantasy XII (2006) - Composition (song topic)
Blue Dragon (2006) - Composition & arrangement
Lost Odyssey (2006) - Composition & arrangement
Super Bros Smash. Brawl (2006) - Composition
Cry One (2007) - Composition & arrangement

Catalog of films

Final Fantasy: Unlimited - Composition (Televised series, 2001-2002)
" The Black Mages" Live - Composition & keyboard (concert, 2003)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Composition (2005)
Voices - Music from Final Fantasy - Composition (2006)

Bonds

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