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植松 伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]
Biography
Aliases: None
Home Country: Japan
Nobuo Uematsu was born on March 21st, 1959 in Kouchi City, Japan. At about eleven he began to teach himself to play piano like his older sister. Uematsu went to college but did not pursue a degree in music. While at school he met his future wife, Reiko. After Uematsu he kept his hobby of music alive by writing jingles for local television commercials and working at a music rental shop. One day, in 1986, Uematsu was asked to consider composing music for Square. He agreed to the job and began making music for them on the side, still keeping his job at the music rental shop in Sugoshiyoshi. However, it wasn't long before Uematsu's co-worker at Square, Hironobu Sakaguchi (of Final Fantasy fame), asked him to compose music for his games, and Uematsu began working for Square full time.
During his time at Square, Uematsu composed soundtracks for over 30 games, including his help on Chrono Trigger after Yasunori Mitsuda became ill. He is best known for the epic orchestrated soundtracks he scored for the Final Fantasy series.
In 2003, Uematsu formed a rock group called The Black Mages, a collection of both video game musicians and traditional musicians to put a new take on his Final Fantasy tunes. The Black Mages are still together to this day, and have so far released three albums and performed several live concerts.
In 2004, about a year after the merger of Square and Enix, Uematsu quit citing his inability to find comfort since the company moved to the Shinjuku ward. After quitting, Uematsu formed his own company Smile Please, a music studio, and the company Dog Ear Records, a production studio. With his own studios to work in, Uematsu was able to concentrate on his music more fully and continue to compose soundtracks for Square-Enix, but also other companies as well, like Mistwalker.
Uematsu's work is quite eclectic ranging from classical orchestrated pieces to modern techno tracks, and also including jazz, Celtic, rock, and blues. He cites the pop-rock music of Elton John as his biggest influence, in addition to The Beatles, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Simon & Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, and King Crimson. His more traditional influences come from Tchaikovsky, which he uses for his orchestration. He has even been called the "John Williams of the video game world" by some of his colleagues. Outside of pop and classical music, Uematsu enjoys Irish and Celtic music as well. His favorite work to date is the Final Fantasy IX soundtrack.
Uematsu currently resides in Tokyo with his wife and their Beagle, Pao. They also have a summer cabin in Yamanakako, Yamanashi.
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Gameography
Released |
Title |
Plat |
Developer |
1986/04/?? |
ブラスティー格納庫 [Cruise Chaser Blassty] |
PC88 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1986/07/08 |
アルファ [Alpha] |
PC88 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1986/09/18 |
キングスナイト [King's Knight] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1986/12/15 |
水晶の龍 [The Quartz Dragon] |
FDS |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/03/12 |
とびだせ大作戦 [Unknown Translation] |
FDS |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/04/03 |
アップルタウン物語 [Apple Town Story] |
FDS |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/07/24 |
クレオパトラの魔宝 [Cleopatra's Magic Treasure] |
FDS |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/08/07 |
ハイウェイスター [Highway Star] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/09/?? |
3-D WorldRunner |
NES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/10/?? |
Rad Racer |
NES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/12/01 |
中山美穂のトキメキハイスクール [Miho Nakayama's Heartbeat High School] |
FDS |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1987/12/07 |
ジェイ ジェイ [JJ] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/12/18 |
ファイナルファンタジー [Final Fantasy] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1987/??/?? |
エイリアン [Alien] |
MSX |
Software Studios |
1988/12/02 |
半熟英雄 [Soft-boiled Hero] |
FC |
Bits Laboratory |
1988/12/17 |
ファイナルファンタジーII [Final Fantasy II] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1989/09/?? |
King's Knight |
NES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1989/11/30 |
スクウェアのトム・ソーヤ [Square's Tom Sawyer] |
FC |
Square Soft, Inc. |
1989/12/15 |
魔界塔士Sa・Ga [SaGa: Warrior of the Tower of the Demon Realm] |
GB |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1990/04/27 |
ファイナルファンタジーIII [Final Fantasy III] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1990/06/?? |
Rad Racer II |
NES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1990/07/12 |
Final Fantasy |
NES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1990/09/?? |
The Final Fantasy Legend |
GB |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1990/12/14 |
Sa・Ga 2: 秘宝伝説 [SaGa 2: Legendary Hidden Treasure] |
GB |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1991/06/28 |
聖剣伝説 ―ファイナルファンタジー外伝― [Secret of Mana ~Final Fantasy Adventure~] |
GB |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1991/07/19 |
ファイナル ファンタジーIV [Final Fantasy IV] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1991/11/?? |
Final Fantasy II |
SNES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1991/11/?? |
Final Fantasy Adventure |
GB |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1991/11/?? |
Final Fantasy Legend II |
GB |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1992/01/28 |
ロマンシング サ・ガ [Romancing SaGa] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1992/12/06 |
ファイナルファンタジーV [Final Fantasy V] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1993/12/10 |
ロマンシング サ・ガ 2 [Romancing SaGa 2] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1994/02/27 |
ファイナルファンタジーI・II [Final Fantasy I & II] |
FC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1994/04/02 |
ファイナル ファンタジーVI [Final Fantasy VI] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1994/10/20 |
Final Fantasy III |
SNES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1995/03/11 |
クロノ・トリガー [Chrono Trigger] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1995/08/11 |
Chrono Trigger |
SNES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1996/02/23 |
フロントミッションシリーズ ガンハザード [Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard] |
SFC |
Cobra Team, Omiya Soft, Co. Ltd. |
1996/03/09 |
スーパーマリオRPG [Super Mario RPG] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1996/05/13 |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
SNES |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1996/??/?? |
ダイナマイ・トレーサー [DynamiTracer] |
SFC |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1997/01/31 |
ファイナルファンタジーVII [Final Fantasy VII] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1997/09/13 |
Final Fantasy VII |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1998/12/17 |
エアガイツ |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1998/12/23 |
チョコボの不思議なダンジョン2 [Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/02/11 |
ファイナルファンタジーVIII [Final Fantasy VIII] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/03/18 |
チョコボレーシング 〜幻界へのロード〜 [Chocobo Racing: Road to the Spirit World] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/04/30 |
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/07/31 |
Chocobo Racing |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/09/07 |
Final Fantasy VIII |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/09/30 |
Final Fantasy Anthology |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
1999/11/30 |
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2000/07/07 |
ファイナルファンタジーIX [Final Fantasy IX] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2000/11/13 |
Final Fantasy IX |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2001/06/29 |
Final Fantasy Chronicles |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2001/07/19 |
ファイナルファンタジーX [Final Fantasy X] |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2001/12/17 |
Final Fantasy X |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2002/03/28 |
キングダムハーツ [Kingdom Hearts] |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2002/05/01 |
Final Fantasy Anthology [PAL] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2002/05/16 |
Final Fantasy XI |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2002/09/16 |
Kingdom Hearts |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2002/10/31 |
ファイナルファンタジーI・II プレミアムパッケージ [Final Fantasy I & II: Premium Package] |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2003/02/14 |
ファイナルファンタジータクティクスアドバンス [Final Fantasy Tactics Advance] |
GBA |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2003/03/13 |
ファイナルファンタジーX-2 [Final Fantasy X-2] |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2003/04/08 |
Final Fantasy Origins |
PS1 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2003/06/26 |
半熟英雄 対 3D [Soft-Boiled Hero vs. 3D] |
PS2 |
Square Enix, Ltd. |
2003/09/08 |
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance |
GBA |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2003/11/18 |
Final Fantasy X-2 |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2004/03/23 |
ファイナルファンタジーXI [Final Fantasy XI] |
PS2 |
Square Co., Ltd. |
2005/05/26 |
半熟英雄4 ～7人の半熟英雄～ [Fost-boiled Hero 4: 7 People of Soft-boiled Hero] |
PS2 |
Square Enix Co., Ltd. |
2005/12/22 |
キングダムハーツII [Kingdom Hearts II] |
PS2 |
Square Enix Co., Ltd. |
2006/03/28 |
Kingdom Hearts II |
PS2 |
Square Enix Co., Ltd. |
2006/08/24 |
ファイナルファンタジーIII [Final Fantasy III] |
DS |
Square Enix Co., Ltd. |
2006/11/14 |
Final Fantasy III |
DS |
Square Enix Co., Ltd. |
2006/12/07 |
ブルードラゴン [Blue Dragon] |
X360 |
Artoon Co., Ltd., Mistwalker |
2007/08/28 |
Blue Dragon |
X360 |
Artoon Co., Ltd., Mistwalker |
2007/11/15 |
アナタヲユルサナイ [I Won't Forgive You] |
PSP |
Zener Works, Cavia, Inc. |
2007/12/06 |
ロストオデッセイ [Lost Odyssey] |
X360 |
Mistwalker |
2008/01/31 |
大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX [Great Melee Smash Brothers X] |
WII |
Game Arts Co., Ltd., Sora Ltd., Monolith Software, Inc. |
2008/02/12 |
Lost Odyssey |
X360 |
Mistwalker |
2008/03/09 |
Super Smash Bros.: Brawl |
WII |
Game Arts Co., Ltd., Sora Ltd., Monolith Software, Inc. |
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