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Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan (1985 – present)

Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫 Uematsu Nobuo) (born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese composer of video game music. He is best known for his work with game developer Squaresoft (now Square Enix), having provided scores for a majority of installments of Square’s Final Fantasy series of role-playing games. Uematsu’s body of work — composed, in its entirety, on keyboards — is known for its distinct eclecticism, and has secured his status as one of the most popular and beloved composers of video game music in the world.

Nobuo Uematsu was born in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. A self-taught musician, he began to play the piano when he was eleven or twelve years old, and he did not take any formal piano lessons. After graduating from Kanagawa University, Uematsu played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials.

When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in Tokyo, a Square employee asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on. Although he agreed, Uematsu 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. His first score for Square was Genesis, released in 1985.

Uematsu enjoyed massive commercial success with the song “Eyes on Me” performed by 王菲 and featured in Final Fantasy VIII.
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  • ZombiePanda3

    Distant Worlds was the best concert i've ever seen in my whole life

    17 Jun 7:14pm Reply

  • Talal86

    LEGEND!

    16 Jun 11:58pm Reply

  • VadymUA

    FINAL FANTASY XV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3xKbPooKAo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    12 Jun 10:01pm Reply

  • hizokadarkwolf

    <3

    26 May 7:41am Reply

  • DangerousPrune

    FF-X, so much love for that one.

    25 May 11:11am Reply

  • shaheirjibin

    Ahead On Our Way is my personal favourite.

    22 May 7:16pm Reply

  • ZombiePanda3

    I will see him next month...a dream comes true

    17 May 7:11pm Reply

  • octavodia

    Final Symphony ...still catching for words.It was such a great evening. Thanks to Square Enix ,Nobuo Uematsu and the orchestra for making this happen.

    13 May 10:13am Reply

  • VadymUA

    Final Symphony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7zDD43TSkU

    11 May 9:41pm Reply

  • kanwulf77

    Great composer!

    11 May 2:07pm Reply

  • Wooshmeister

    Oranges > Apples. Apples are just generic sequences of fructose and cellulose; layers and repeats. That's why apples have remained so prominently in people's diets.

    8 May 9:53pm Reply

  • ericcca

    <3 onlymine

    3 May 4:15am Reply

  • Theartofstu

    ...apples are better than oranges though, let's be honest

    28 Apr 8:45am Reply

  • xTaiki

    The best music of all is just generic sequences of notes; layers and repeats. That's why Nobuo Uematsu's music has remained so prominently in people's minds. <- Stop being delusional please.

    21 Apr 11:00pm Reply

  • clytie_hizashi

    Why can't we all accept that no two people will ever fully agree on what makes music "good"? You might as well argue that oranges are objectively better than apples. You can list the nutritional value of each, or try to determine which is more complex on the molecular level, but in the end it all comes down to personal taste. Music is more than the sum of the notes played, anyway; it's something deep and primal, and different for each of us. Anyway, I came here to share this with you all, since I figured you classical music buffs would get a kick out of it. =D

    7 Apr 5:11am Reply

  • VadymUA

    Classic FM Hall of Fame 2013 Nobuo Uematsu #3 http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2013/chart/position/3/

    3 Apr 11:55pm Reply

  • Dubstep_Outcast

    OK just how can anyone slate Nobuo's work, it's just insane! People who say he just sets up generic sequence of notes; layers and repeats are clearly just ignorant in their musical perceptions. I mean all you have to do is listen to the main theme from FFVII or Clash on the Big Bridge (FFV) to realise how poor your judgement is... HE EVEN WROTE AN OPERATIC COMPOSITION FOR FFVI, HOW IS THAT IN ANY WAY A SIMPLE SEQUENCE OF NOTES REPEATED!!!

    25 Mar 1:17pm Reply

  • xTaiki

    I love his music but someone PLEASE change that main image, its ugly as hell.

    25 Mar 12:59pm Reply

  • faith84

    He is legend.

    24 Mar 11:13am Reply

  • eigrp100

    FF IX :)

    24 Mar 6:35am Reply
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