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植松伸夫 (Nobuo Uematsu) (b. 21st March 1959) is best known for his composition for the Squaresoft (now Square Enix) games company throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most notably on the Final Fantasy series of games. Composing all his work on the keyboards, he has been hailed as one of the most popular and beloved composers of video game soundtracks.
Uematsu enjoyed commercial success with the track “Eyes on Me” from Final Fantasy VIII, performed by Hong Kong singer Faye Wong. This song, released in 1999, sold 400,000 copies, a record for any track taken from a video game, as well as winning the “Song of the Year” award at the 1999 Japan Gold Disc Awards. Uematsu was subsequently named in Time Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Innovators - Music, and has toured Japan playing classical concerts on several occasions.
His music itself is notoriously eclectic, tracks featured skip between pop-style balladry, to fusion styles incorporating African traditions, to, in recent years, a number of Celtic-influenced recordings and releases. Many of his works also contain elements of progressive rock and hard rock. His formation of The Black Mages, a rock band, in 2003, allowed him to experiment with his own compositions, releasing band renditions of a significant number of tracks from his soundtracks.
In October 2004, Uematsu formed Smile Please Co., Ltd., and continues to compose for Square Enix along with several other companies. In his composition for the sequel-film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Uematsu was credited from Smile Please Co.
Uematsu enjoyed commercial success with the track “Eyes on Me” from Final Fantasy VIII, performed by Hong Kong singer Faye Wong. This song, released in 1999, sold 400,000 copies, a record for any track taken from a video game, as well as winning the “Song of the Year” award at the 1999 Japan Gold Disc Awards. Uematsu was subsequently named in Time Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Innovators - Music, and has toured Japan playing classical concerts on several occasions.
His music itself is notoriously eclectic, tracks featured skip between pop-style balladry, to fusion styles incorporating African traditions, to, in recent years, a number of Celtic-influenced recordings and releases. Many of his works also contain elements of progressive rock and hard rock. His formation of The Black Mages, a rock band, in 2003, allowed him to experiment with his own compositions, releasing band renditions of a significant number of tracks from his soundtracks.
In October 2004, Uematsu formed Smile Please Co., Ltd., and continues to compose for Square Enix along with several other companies. In his composition for the sequel-film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Uematsu was credited from Smile Please Co.
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| FULL TRACK Breezy (Remix) | 3:12 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Eyes On Me (Remix) | 3:33 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Maybe I'm A Lion (Remix) | 3:43 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Find Your Way (Remix) | 4:25 | Free MP3 |
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Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon
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Blue Dragon Piano
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Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack (disc 1)
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Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack (disc 1)
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pukhli wrote:
Man, by virtue of your music, FFVII is always in our hearts!
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errt5 wrote:
Always, when i hear OST from FFVII, i'm crying like a little child...he is a GENIUS!
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owlgren wrote:
God.
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JavoPeralta wrote:
He's Amazing!!!
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MagogOFF wrote:
Rose of May - i have goosebumps from this music.....
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touchtherain wrote:
Liberi Fatali = massive music orgasms.
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aguzaguz wrote:
Hail! 植松伸夫
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Patricl{ wrote:
the tickets sold out incredible fast.
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chocobooo wrote:
oh god... I just found out he was in London a month ago. I missed my life chance :((((((
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chocobooo wrote:
Distant Worlds II is PURE AWESOMENESS!
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Patricl{ wrote:
I did but 12 was class.
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Amurpo wrote:
I lost track/interest in the FF games after 10. (2)
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Iceferno wrote:
FF3, 6 and 9 are my favourites in terms of both music and games... Maybe also 5. He's still composing for Squeenix isn't he? I lost track/interest in the FF games after 10.
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chimera963chris wrote:
@Patricl{, get the Distant Worlds and Distant Worlds II albums. The orchestral stuff is truly mind blowing.
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kwayne16 wrote:
GOD!
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Patricl{ wrote:
I need to bulk up on his discography I haven't added anything to it for awhile, any recommendations of recent stuff?
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PokeBaal wrote:
Two other more words: Final Fantasy.
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Wooshmeister wrote:
Two more words: Anxious Heart.
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endearments wrote:
everything this man composes is gold ♡
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musicremedy wrote:
Two words: Forever Rachel.
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Final Fantasy IX You're Not…
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Blue Dragon-Mysterious Village
Events
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Mar
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Distant Worlds: Music From FINAL FANTASY
Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada
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Distant Worlds: Music From FINAL FANTASY
Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
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