Nobuo Uematsu
Japanese video game composer · Japan · On the map · Musicians · Born 1959 · age 67
Nobuo Uematsu 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. Uematsu joined Square in 1986, where he first met Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.
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- Tsuyoshi Sekito Bandmate in The Black Mages
Elton John Influenced Nobuo
Faye Wong Nobuo wrote Eyes on Me (1999)
Koji Kondo Duets: Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version (1996)
Hironobu Sakaguchi Directed Final Fantasy IV (1991)
Yoko Shimomura Duets: Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version (1996)
Naoki Yoshida Directed Final Fantasy XIV (2010)
Mayuko Aoki Nobuo wrote Final Fantasy X (2001)
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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.
