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Uematsu has stated that the intro of " One-Winged Angel " is based on Jimi Hendrix's " Purple Haze ", and that the song revolves around the image of Sephiroth and despite the chorus and orchestra, he still thinks of the song as a " rock piece ".
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Uematsu also works closely with Sakaguchi's development studio Mistwalker, and has composed the games in the Blue Dragon series, Lost Odyssey ( 2007 ), and Away Shuffle Dungeon ( 2008 ); he was also the composer of the cancelled game Cry On.
Uematsu has said he originally wanted to become a professional wrestler, mentioning it was a career dream when he was younger.
A classically trained conductor, he is considered a primary inspiration for other game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, and has been referred to as a " Big boss of game music.
Having replaced Final Fantasys regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu to create a work entirely different from the predecessor Final Fantasy X, their score has become one of the most criticized soundtracks in the series.
He is best known for his work on Final Fantasy XI ( with Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka ), but has also composed music for Mega Man & Bass, Street Fighter Alpha, and Parasite Eve II.
Final Fantasy X marks the first time Nobuo Uematsu has had any assistance in composing the score for a Final Fantasy game.
Among video game music influences, he has cited Square for providing him " with the education for what quality means to this business " and Nobuo Uematsu in particular.
To date, these are the only released albums based on the original game's soundtrack, and were solely composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu ; his role for the majority of subsequent albums has been filled by Masashi Hamauzu and Takeharu Ishimoto.
Uematsu has stated, however, that the move into the " PlayStation era ", which allowed video game composers to use sounds recorded in the studio rather than from synthesizers, had " definitely been the biggest change " to video game music.
Uematsu has said that the soundtrack has a feel of " realism ", which prevented him from using " exorbitant, crazy music ".
Philip of Square Enix Music Online, however, disliked the sound quality of the soundtrack and saw several tracks as " trivial ", though he did note that Uematsu " has a flair for strong, memorable " pieces.
Uematsu was personally very pleased with the way that the soundtrack for Final Fantasy VI turned out, and has said in interviews that he felt that " with the satisfaction and excitement I felt after finishing that project, I thought I had reached my primary goal, and could quit doing game music with no regrets.
As for Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale, on the other hand, Uematsu has said that he was " not satisfied with this album at all ", due to the deviation it took from his original visions for the music due to his lack of personal involvement in the arrangements.
The Black Mages, a band led by Nobuo Uematsu that arranges music from Final Fantasy games into a rock music style, has arranged four pieces from Final Fantasy VI.
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While the band members were being introduced, Okamiya performed the Chocobo theme and Uematsu performed the intro to Deep Purple's " Smoke on the Water.
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* Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu used portions of " O Fortuna ", " Estuans interius ", and " Veni, veni, venias " for the final boss theme " One-Winged Angel " in Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII.
Their next appearance was in the animated film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children and its corresponding soundtrack album, where they played — together with orchestration conducted by Koji Haijima —" Advent: One-Winged Angel ", an arrangement of " One-Winged Angel " from Final Fantasy VII originally composed by Uematsu and arranged by Shirō Hamaguchi.
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Most of the tracks were composed by Kenji Ito, while track 16, " Chocobo Tanjou ( Chocobo's Birth )," is credited to renowned Square composer Nobuo Uematsu.
Another well-known author of video game music is Nobuo Uematsu.
The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu is the current Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and the Bishop of the Diocese of Hokkaidō.
* Nobuo Uematsu ( born 1959 ) is a video game composer, best known for scoring the majority of titles in the Final Fantasy series.
In Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is the focus of three pieces of music written by series composer Nobuo Uematsu.
When asked about his thoughts of Uematsu and how he had influenced his work, Nakano replied: " He is a very youthful and active person, but he hasn't influenced my work.
Uematsu claims that he found inspiration for the soundtrack by listening to specific instruments of songs by Elton John and The Beatles separately to see how they fit into the whole, and that his favorite part about the soundtrack is the good reviews from listeners.
is a soundtrack album of music from Final Fantasy X composed, arranged and produced by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano.
feel / Go dream: Yuna & Tidus is an EP containing tracks composed by Nobuo Uematsu and inspired by songs from the game.
Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album containing musical tracks from the game, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and produced by Uematsu and Minoru Akao.
Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII is an album featuring piano arrangements of selected Final Fantasy VII pieces composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Shirō Hamaguchi, and performed by Seiji Honda.
Phantasmagoria is an original studio album by Nobuo Uematsu.
This is the cover of the Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu, and Noriko Matsueda, and produced, distributed and owned by Square Enix.
Blue Dragons score was composed and produced by Nobuo Uematsu, who is famous for composing much of the music in the popular Final Fantasy series.
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In 2001, Hamauzu and Nakano were chosen to assist Uematsu in the production of the score for the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy X, based on their ability to create music that was different from Uematsu's style.
In 2001, Nakano and Hamauzu were chosen to assist Uematsu in the production of the score for the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy X, based on their ability to create music that was different from Uematsu's style ; Nakano created 20 pieces.
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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.
In 1987, Uematsu and Sakaguchi collaborated on what was originally to be Sakaguchi's last contribution for Square, Final Fantasy, a game that turned out to be a huge success.
Uematsu signed on to finish the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed 1995 title Chrono Trigger after the game's composer, Yasunori Mitsuda, contracted peptic ulcers.
In 2002, fellow Square Enix colleagues Kenichiro Fukui and Tsuyoshi Sekito asked Uematsu to join them in forming a rock band that focused on reinterpreting and expanding on Uematsu's compositions.
Uematsu at the Final Fantasy concerts # Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy | Distant Worlds concert on July 11, 2009 in Seattle, Washington
Despite the self-described " disastrous " interview with composer Nobuo Uematsu and sound programmer Minoru Akao, in which he claimed to only want the job as a " stepping stone " in his career and admitted that he had never played many of Square's biggest games, such as the Final Fantasy series, Mitsuda was offered a position on the company's sound team in April 1992.
He worked so hard that he developed stomach ulcers and had to be hospitalized, which led Uematsu to offer to finish the remaining tracks for him ; Uematsu ended up composing ten tracks, one of which he was assisted on by Noriko Matsueda.
Following suit, compositions by Nobuo Uematsu on Final Fantasy IV were arranged into Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon, a live performance by string musicians with strong celtic influence recorded in Ireland.
In 2006, Hironobu Sakaguchi, the former designer and creator of the Final Fantasy series, recruited Amano and composer Nobuo Uematsu to work on video games at Mistwalker.
Easton worked with composer Nobuo Uematsu for two songs on the video game Lost Odyssey, released for the Xbox 360 video game system in February 2008.
In an interview featured on G4's Game Makers ( formerly Icons ), Uematsu revealed that this piece was designed to be a fusion of the musical styles of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and rock musician Jimi Hendrix.
20 year old judoka Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar won their only medal when he defeated Kenji Uematsu of Spain in the bronze medal contest of the 60 kg category on August 14.
Mizuta's next role was as the main composer for the Final Fantasy XI soundtrack, which he was assisted on by Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka.
The success of his Final Fantasy VII arrangements led Uematsu to hire him to orchestrate four pieces for the 1999 title Final Fantasy VIII, including the opening theme " Liberi Fatali " and the award-winning theme song " Eyes on Me ".
For their first album they performed in Shibuya and Kanagawa, Japan in 2003 and later released a live video of the first concert on DVD exclusively to Uematsu fanclub members.
The trio arranged, interpreted, and sequenced ten battle themes from various Final Fantasy titles, with Uematsu as producer ; the album was released eponymously on February 19, 2003.
A DVD recording of the Kawasaki show was made and given to Uematsu fanclub members on February 1, 2006.
A DVD of the concert was released on June 21, 2006, and included an interview with Uematsu.
The same reviewers, however, noted that some of the best pieces on the soundtrack, such as " To Zanarkand ", were the work of Uematsu.
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