Nobuo Uematsu Biography

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Born as	植松伸夫
Occup.	Composer
From	Japan
Born	March 21, 1959 Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Age	66 years

Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese computer game music composer and also musician, best understood for having created the music for several Final Fantasy games. He is among the most famous and highly regarded composers in the computer game. Uematsu is a self-taught artist. He found out to play piano when he was eleven or twelve years old, with Elton John as his greatest impact.

Uematsu started to help Square (later Square Enix) in 1986, where he arrived for composing the music for Final Fantasy collection. After practically 20 with the firm, he left Square Enix in 2004 as well as established his own firm, Smile Please. He has actually given that made up music mostly created by Square Enix and also Mistwalker.

Different soundtracks as well as prepared cds from Uematsus computer game songs has actually been launched. As a result of his success, numerous of his songs have been done together worldwide. Uematsu developed a rock band called The Black Mages in 2003, playing prepared rock variations of his structures.

Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by Nobuo.

Related authors: Elton John (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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24 Famous quotes by Nobuo Uematsu

"It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era"

Nobuo Uematsu

"However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically"

Nobuo Uematsu

"And it's very strange, but I think there is something very common - not only in Celtic music - but there is a factor or element in Celtic music that is similar in music that we find in Japan, the United States, Europe, and even China and other Asian countries"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I believe that there are many interesting projects that are potentially possible for me other than game music, and therefore in my mind there are several things that are being contemplated"

Nobuo Uematsu

"Well, rather than to give you my impression on Los Angeles, per se, my older sister's husband is and American, therefore I have a pretty good idea of the, perhaps the characteristics of Americans in general"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I'm jealous"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I just initiated the project where I write music for somebody else to write the lyrics and also for the orchestra to perform. I've just initiated the project. That leads the project into creating an independent label outside of game music"

Nobuo Uematsu

"The second album of Black Mages is currently in the process of recording and the basic tracks have already been completed. Hopefully sometime in the future we will be able to have a concert"

Nobuo Uematsu

"Last year in Germany at a town hall in Leipzig there was a game music concert played by the orchestra and some of the Final Fantasy scores were played. This year there is another concert scheduled in the same location, for game music"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I guess many game music fans prefer original soundtrack albums"

Nobuo Uematsu

"When you talk about the Final Fantasy series, the series started selling better after 7, and that was the base idea for the center of the set list for the LA concert"

Nobuo Uematsu

"So I don't really have a clear plan, in terms of music, as to where I want to head in the future"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I have been interested in Irish traditional music for the past few years"

Nobuo Uematsu

"However, very recently I have come to an understanding that complex music is not necessarily pleasant"

Nobuo Uematsu

"Certainly my only interest is not in Celtic music"

Nobuo Uematsu

"There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I always begin to compose the melody first"

Nobuo Uematsu

"However in countries outside of Japan I think game music is still a potential growth market that has not yet developed to the extent that we are seeing in Japan"

Nobuo Uematsu

"For over ten years or so game music has developed into a very large market"

Nobuo Uematsu

"And as far as the Disney Concert hall is concerned, it is a wonderful modern structure and I am extremely honored that I had this opportunity to have a concert here"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I don't know anyone who would be exclusively working on game music, per se"

Nobuo Uematsu

"I believe that there are still people who believe that game music is something equal to just an effect incorporated into the game, something like a BGM. And therefore this is something that I would like to show that is not true"

Nobuo Uematsu

"We hope that eventually there would be an occasion which I can personally prove that game music can in fact impress many different people and move them"

Nobuo Uematsu

"As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time"

Nobuo Uematsu