| rdfs:comment | - Nobuo Uematsu (植松伸夫) is a composer who worked for Square.
- thumb|Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu (jap. 植松 伸夫, * 21. März 1959 in Kochi City) ist ein japanischer Musiker und komponiert Musik für die meisten Titel der „Final Fantasy“-Reihe.
- Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer, famous for writing music for the Final Fantasy series of games. He is generally considered as one of the greatest video game composers of all time. He had worked on every Final Fantasy video game up excluding Final Fantasy X-2 and some of the spin-offs. Recently he has little to do with the series and rather works freelance, helping out with games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Blue Dragon, AWAY: Shuffle Dungeon, and others. Recently he has helped compose the music for Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker video games (the two former titles were created by this company). Hironobu is best known as the creator of the Final Fantasy series, and the two have known each other for quite some time.
- Nobuo Uematsu (o Vinceslao Antonino Giuseppe Arsenio Uematsu 1631-2005) è un accordatore di zufoli Cinese.
- Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫) to płodny kompozytor muzyki do gier video, najlepiej znany przez swój wkład w serię Final Fantasy.
- Nobuo Uematsu est un compositeur japonais fondateur du label Dog Ear Records. Il est l'un des piliers fondamentaux de la série Final Fantasy.
- Before leaving Square Enix to found his own company, Smile Please, he composed music for many Square Enix games, including much of the Final Fantasy series. Since then he has continued to compose music for Square Enix. Uematsu's music spans many styles, often combining motives and melodies of classical and romantic (especially opera music, and even more specifically that of Georges Bizet) period with contemporary textures and vertical harmonies (such as those of his Japanese contemporary Tōru Takemitsu). Among his favorite harmonies are those of quartal nature (three or more perfect fourths), a technique also employed by Paul Hindemith, among others. Nobuo Uematsu's music for the Final Fantasy series has become some of the most celebrated video game music ever. In particular, his song "Eye
- Born in Kochi City, Kochi prefecture, Japan, Uematsu began to play the piano when he was twelve years old (his greatest role model early in life was Elton John) and is a self-taught musician. After graduating from Kanagawa University (his major was not a music degree), he composed music for commercials before joining Square Co., Ltd. (now Square Enix Co., Ltd.) in 1986. He went on to compose music for over thirty game titles, including the award-winning Final Fantasy series. In October of 2004, Uematsu formed Smile Please Co., Ltd. and continues to compose for Square Enix along with several other companies. Uematsu has written a column, "Uematsu Nobuo no Minna Sounano?", for popular Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu for several years. Two compilations of the columns have been release
- Nobuo Uematsu was born in Kōchi, Japan. Being a self-taught musician, he began to play the piano when he was eleven or twelve years old. Uematsu graduated from Kanagawa University with no music degree. When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in Sugoshiyoshi, a girl working for Square Co. asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on, and he agreed. Uematsu considered it a side job, and he did not believe it would become any sort of full-time job. 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. Before joining Square, he played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials.
- Born in Kochi City, Kochi prefecture, Japan, Uematsu began to play the piano when he was twelve years old (his greatest role model early in life was Elton John) and is a self-taught musician. After graduating from Kanagawa University, he composed music for commercials before joining Squaresoft (now Square Enix Co., Ltd.) in 1986. He went on to compose music for over thirty game titles, including the award-winning Final Fantasy series. In October 2004, Uematsu formed Smile Please Co., Ltd. and continues to compose for Square Enix along with several other companies. The style of his compositions range from stately classical-like pieces, to New Age, to hyper-percussive techno-electronica, similar in sound to some music by the band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, one of his stated influences. Uemats
- right|frame|Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫 en japonés) nació el 21 de marzo de 1959 y es uno de los más reconocidos compositores de bandas sonoras de videojuegos gracias a la composición de la casi toda la música del universo Final Fantasy. Uematsu comenzó muy joven a tocar el piano, con poco más de once años, sin haber tenido nunca un profesor, tan solo ayudado por sus ganas de aprender a tocar el piano como uno de sus ídolos: Elton John.
- Nobuo Uematsu was born on March 21, 1959, in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. He started to play music at the age of twelve when, inspired by Elton John, he taught himself how to play the piano. He started his professional career writing music for commercials after graduating from Kanagawa University. He joined Square Co., Ltd. in 1986 and began composing music for video games. He parted ways with Square, now Square Enix, in 2004. For those eighteen years Uematsu composed the music for over thirty games including, most notably, the Final Fantasy series, the first two SaGa games, and some of Chrono Trigger. In 2004, Uematsu founded Smile Please, Ltd. and still composes video game music, as well as organizes live performances of his work.
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| abstract | - Nobuo Uematsu (植松伸夫) is a composer who worked for Square.
- thumb|Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu (jap. 植松 伸夫, * 21. März 1959 in Kochi City) ist ein japanischer Musiker und komponiert Musik für die meisten Titel der „Final Fantasy“-Reihe.
- Before leaving Square Enix to found his own company, Smile Please, he composed music for many Square Enix games, including much of the Final Fantasy series. Since then he has continued to compose music for Square Enix. Uematsu's music spans many styles, often combining motives and melodies of classical and romantic (especially opera music, and even more specifically that of Georges Bizet) period with contemporary textures and vertical harmonies (such as those of his Japanese contemporary Tōru Takemitsu). Among his favorite harmonies are those of quartal nature (three or more perfect fourths), a technique also employed by Paul Hindemith, among others. Nobuo Uematsu's music for the Final Fantasy series has become some of the most celebrated video game music ever. In particular, his song "Eyes On Me" from Final Fantasy VIII, performed by Asian pop star Faye Wong, became the first song from a video game to win "Best Song" honors at the Japan Gold Disk Awards. Uematsu wrote the main theme of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Though he was only hired to write this one song, he states that "If Sakurai asks me I'll do anything!"
- Born in Kochi City, Kochi prefecture, Japan, Uematsu began to play the piano when he was twelve years old (his greatest role model early in life was Elton John) and is a self-taught musician. After graduating from Kanagawa University, he composed music for commercials before joining Squaresoft (now Square Enix Co., Ltd.) in 1986. He went on to compose music for over thirty game titles, including the award-winning Final Fantasy series. In October 2004, Uematsu formed Smile Please Co., Ltd. and continues to compose for Square Enix along with several other companies. The style of his compositions range from stately classical-like pieces, to New Age, to hyper-percussive techno-electronica, similar in sound to some music by the band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, one of his stated influences. Uematsu is a renowned composer who has been touted as increasing the appreciation and awareness of video game music. A prime example is the Final Fantasy VIII theme song, "Eyes on Me", composed and produced by Uematsu. The theme song featured Hong Kong pop diva Faye Wong and sold a record 400,000 copies. It then went on to win "Song of the Year (Western Music)" at the 14th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1999 — the first time music from a video game won the honor. The music from the game series has grown to such renown, Nobuo Uematsu was named as one of the "Innovators" in Time Magazine's "Time 100: The Next Wave — Music" feature. Uematsu's approach to Final Fantasy music is diverse, encompassing many styles. This diversity along with the popularity of the music has resulted in a variety of musical performances including classical symphonies, rock and acoustic. After a string of successful concert performances in Japan including a six-city, seven-show concert series titled "Tour de Japon –music from FINAL FANTASY–," the first stateside concert, "DEAR FRIENDS -music from FINAL FANTASY-," followed May 10, 2004 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California selling out in three days. The performance featured music from world-renowned Final Fantasy video game series, performed by the acclaimed Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale and conducted by Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra director Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Due to the positive reception for this performance and clamor from fans for more, a concert series for North America was to follow. In 2003 Uematsu expanded his horizons yet again when he formed The Black Mages, and released an album of specially arranged versions of his classic Final Fantasy pieces. The Black Mages, in which Uematsu himself played keyboards, are a group of technically accomplished rock musicians who reinterpreted and expanded on the original compositions found in the series. In the same year, for the first time ever his music from Final Fantasy was performed in a Symphonic Game Music Concert outside of Japan. It took place as the official opening ceremony of Europe's biggest trading fair for video games, the GC Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Another concert featuring Final Fantasy music took place one year later in Leipzig, Germany again. While he is best known for his work in video games, Uematsu's work spans a wide-range of outlets. Some of those works include composing the theme song for the anime film "Oh My Goddess!" and writing music for top Japanese vocalists such as Emiko Shiratori and Rikki. Uematsu has written a column, "Nobuo Uematsu no Minna Sounano?", for popular Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu for several years. Two compilations of the columns have been released. Additionally, Uematsu signed to finish the Chrono Trigger soundtrack after his friend, Yasunori Mitsuda, contracted stomach ulcers. Uematsu's music has been a large part of the Final Fantasy franchise's great popularity in the United Kingdom and the United States. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, the United States synchronized swimming duet of Alison Bartosik and Anna Kozlova won the bronze medal using two of his pieces from Final Fantasy VIII in the second half of their routine. As of 2004, Nobuo Uematsu lives in Japan with his wife Reiko and his dog Pao. In early 2005, Nobuo's rock band, The Black Mages, released its second album titled Black Mages II: The Skies Above. Arrangements included Final Fantasy VIII's "The Man with the Machine Gun" and Final Fantasy X's "The Skies Above". His company, Smile Please, will compose music for various video game companies, including Square Enix and Mist Walker. During 2005, he toured the United States with his concert Dear Friends: Music From Final Fantasy. As of 2006, his music from Final Fantasy was presented in a concert entitled "VOICES: Music from Final Fantasy" that took place on February 18th at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference and convention centre. Star guests included Emiko Shiratori, Rikki, Izumi Masuda and Angela Aki. The concert focused on the vocal songs from the Final Fantasy series and was conducted by the American Arnie Roth. At this concert, Nobuo Uematsu confirmed his participation with PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, a North American video-game music concert he wrote the official opening fanfare for. PLAY! is a world-tour featuring video game music, including Final Fantasy. Uematsu, along with long-time friend Yasunori Mitsuda and other composers such as Koji Kondo, Akira Yamaoka, and Yuzo Koshiro, was in attendance at the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony in Chicago on May 27, 2006, and the European debut in Stockholm on June 14, 2006. He was also in attendance at an autograph signing at Tower Records in Chicago the day before the Play! premiere along with Arnie Roth and Angela Aki. His music from the upcoming Mist Walker game Blue Dragon was performed, as well. He composed the main theme for the upcoming Nintendo Wii game being directed by Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Though Uematsu has officially only been contracted to write one song, he has stated he would "definitely love to do more" if he was asked.
- Nobuo Uematsu was born on March 21, 1959, in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. He started to play music at the age of twelve when, inspired by Elton John, he taught himself how to play the piano. He started his professional career writing music for commercials after graduating from Kanagawa University. He joined Square Co., Ltd. in 1986 and began composing music for video games. He parted ways with Square, now Square Enix, in 2004. For those eighteen years Uematsu composed the music for over thirty games including, most notably, the Final Fantasy series, the first two SaGa games, and some of Chrono Trigger. In 2004, Uematsu founded Smile Please, Ltd. and still composes video game music, as well as organizes live performances of his work. In addition to writing video game music, Uematsu wrote the theme song for the anime Oh My Goddess! and for top Japanese singers Emiko Shiratori and RIKKI. He has written a column for Weekly Famitsu magazine called "Nobuo Uematsu no Minna Sounano?" for several years. The Final Fantasy VIII theme song, "Eyes on Me", which he wrote and produced for Hong Kong pop diva Faye Wong, sold a record breaking 400,000 copies. It also won "Song of the Year (Western Music)" at the 14th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1999. This was the first time a song from a video game had won the honor. He received the honor of being named an "innovator" in Time Magazine's "Time 100: The Next Wave - Music". Uematsu's Final Fantasy compositions were first performed live in 2003 by his band, The Black Mages, at the GC Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Since then, his music was featured in the 2004 tour known as "Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy" which built upon the success of the "20020220 music from Final Fantasy" album. An American tour followed called "Dear Friends -Music from Final Fantasy-". Most recently, his music was performed at "VOICES: Music from Final Fantasy", which occurred in 2006 at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference and convention center. He has confirmed his participation in and wrote the opening song to "PLAY! A Video Game Symphony" which toured the world between 2006 and 2010. In May 2010, a new Nobuo Uematsu piano album was announced, featuring some of his works played by classical pianist Benyamin Nuss. It was released on September 17, 2010, and was the first time a major classical label commemorated video game music.
- Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer, famous for writing music for the Final Fantasy series of games. He is generally considered as one of the greatest video game composers of all time. He had worked on every Final Fantasy video game up excluding Final Fantasy X-2 and some of the spin-offs. Recently he has little to do with the series and rather works freelance, helping out with games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Blue Dragon, AWAY: Shuffle Dungeon, and others. Recently he has helped compose the music for Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker video games (the two former titles were created by this company). Hironobu is best known as the creator of the Final Fantasy series, and the two have known each other for quite some time.
- Nobuo Uematsu (o Vinceslao Antonino Giuseppe Arsenio Uematsu 1631-2005) è un accordatore di zufoli Cinese.
- Born in Kochi City, Kochi prefecture, Japan, Uematsu began to play the piano when he was twelve years old (his greatest role model early in life was Elton John) and is a self-taught musician. After graduating from Kanagawa University (his major was not a music degree), he composed music for commercials before joining Square Co., Ltd. (now Square Enix Co., Ltd.) in 1986. He went on to compose music for over thirty game titles, including the award-winning Final Fantasy series. In October of 2004, Uematsu formed Smile Please Co., Ltd. and continues to compose for Square Enix along with several other companies. Uematsu has written a column, "Uematsu Nobuo no Minna Sounano?", for popular Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu for several years. Two compilations of the columns have been released. Additionally, Uematsu signed to finish the Chrono Trigger soundtrack after his friend, Yasunori Mitsuda, contracted stomach ulcers ([1]). Uematsu currently lives in Japan with his wife, Reiko and his dog, Pao. While he is best known for his work in video games, Uematsu's work spans a wide-range of outlets. Some of those works include composing the theme song for the anime film Ah! My Goddess The Movie and writing music for top Japanese vocalists such as Emiko Shiratori and Rikki.
- right|frame|Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫 en japonés) nació el 21 de marzo de 1959 y es uno de los más reconocidos compositores de bandas sonoras de videojuegos gracias a la composición de la casi toda la música del universo Final Fantasy. Uematsu comenzó muy joven a tocar el piano, con poco más de once años, sin haber tenido nunca un profesor, tan solo ayudado por sus ganas de aprender a tocar el piano como uno de sus ídolos: Elton John. En 1986, Uematsu fue contratado por Square para componer varios videojuegos que resultaron ser un fracaso en ventas. Un año más tarde, en 1987, conoce a Hironobu Sakaguchi, quien le pregunta si estaría dispuesto a componer música para unos videojuegos que se estaban desarrollando (entre ellos Final Fantasy) , a lo que el compositor aceptó de buen agrado.
- Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫) to płodny kompozytor muzyki do gier video, najlepiej znany przez swój wkład w serię Final Fantasy.
- Nobuo Uematsu was born in Kōchi, Japan. Being a self-taught musician, he began to play the piano when he was eleven or twelve years old. Uematsu graduated from Kanagawa University with no music degree. When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in Sugoshiyoshi, a girl working for Square Co. asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on, and he agreed. Uematsu considered it a side job, and he did not believe it would become any sort of full-time job. 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. Before joining Square, he played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials. The first score Uematsu composed for Square was the soundtrack for Genesis in 1985. This title, along with subsequent Square games, did not achieve any success, and the company was near bankruptcy. In 1987, he met Hironobu Sakaguchi, who asked him if he wanted to compose music for some of his games, which Uematsu agreed to. One of those games was Final Fantasy, which turned out to be a huge success, and as such Square was saved from bankruptcy. Final Fantasy's popularity sparked Uematsu's career in video game music, and he later went on to compose music for over thirty game titles, most prominently the Final Fantasy series. Uematsu signed on to finish the Chrono Trigger soundtrack after his friend and fellow composer, Yasunori Mitsuda, contracted stomach ulcers due to his working so hard on the game's soundtrack. In 2004, Uematsu left Square Enix and formed his own company called Smile Please. He also created the music production company Dog Ear Records.
- Nobuo Uematsu est un compositeur japonais fondateur du label Dog Ear Records. Il est l'un des piliers fondamentaux de la série Final Fantasy.
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