Nobuo Uematsu
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Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫, Uematsu Nobuo, born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the Final Fantasy video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton John as one of his biggest influences in pursuing a musical career.
Uematsu joined Square in 1986, where he first met Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. The two later worked together on many games at the company, most notably in the Final Fantasy series. After nearly two decades with Square, Uematsu left in 2004 to create his own production company and music label, Dog Ear Records. He has since composed music as a freelancer for other games, including ones developed by Square Enix and Sakaguchi's studio Mistwalker.
Many soundtracks and arranged albums of Uematsu's game scores have been released. Pieces from his video game works have been performed in various Final Fantasy concerts, where he has worked with conductor Arnie Roth and Game Concerts producer Thomas Böcker on several of these performances. Uematsu was also the keyboardist in The Black Mages in the 2000s, which played various hard rock versions of his Final Fantasy compositions. He has since performed with the Earthbound Papas, which he formed as the successor to The Black Mages in 2011. Uematsu has made several listings in Britain's Classic FM Hall of Fame, with the station referring to him as the Beethoven of game music.
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- Mako Reactor (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Anxious Heart (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Tifa’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Barret’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Shinra, Inc. (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Those Who Fight (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Victory Fanfare (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Flowers Blooming in the Church (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Red XIII’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Dear to the Heart (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Main Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Ahead on Our Way (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- On That Day, Five Years Ago (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Farm Boy (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Rufus’s Welcoming Ceremony (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Costa del Sol (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Cait Sith’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Cosmo Canyon (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Lifestream (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- The Great Warrior (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Descendant of Shinobi (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- The Nightmare Begins (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Cid’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Stolen Materia (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Words Drowned by Fireworks (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Listen to the Cries of the Planet (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Aerith’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- On the Other Side of the Mountain (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Launching a Dream into Space (Final Fantasy VII) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Succession (Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Cloud Smiles (Final Fantasy VII Advent Children) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Jessie’s Theme (Final Fantasy VII Remake) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- Hollow (Final Fantasy VII Remake) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
- No Promises to Keep (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection, Vol. 1 - Nobuo Uematsu
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