An absolutely perfect 'adventuring' theme. Atop that, it has the immaculate blend of despair and optimism that is such a hallmark of his music, for me at least. So much sadness, hopelessness, and despair, in keeping with the Final Fantasy stories, but peppered throughout are rays of optimism and hope. He's such an incredible composer.
@@herbsuperb6034 It's not my favorite one (I'm a youngin' and started with 7), but I know exactly what you mean about that classic blend of despair and optimism. It's definitely a quintessential piece for him and has elements that are reflected in all of his compositions. Incredible indeed.
@@kevinswift8654 Indeed. FF7 was incredible in so many ways, with the score being a huge part of it. I still consider it the most well-crafted gaming experience of all time. Aerith's Theme and Jenova Absolute are among my favorite VG tracks ever. If you've not heard Chrono Trigger (SNES) and Chrono Cross, (PS1) by Yasunori Mitsuda, I can't recommend them enough.
@@sabin97 The Great John Williams. Though, of course, I'm very fond of Kondo-san as well. His score for Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is among my very favorites.
@@kevinswift8654 Absolutely. I've always considered myself so blessed to have been born in 1982, and to have grown up in the cultural treasure house of the 80s and 90s. Just yesterday I saw a Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon shirt for sale at Kohl's, and it made me ponder. Who that is 'big' in the music world right now, will be people still care enough about in 50 years to buy their t-shirts? Anybody? Such a shame. There was once a time when The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd all shared the same musical stage, and I MISSED IT! The 90s rock renaissance and the alternative rock movement were incredible, though. Band like Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, REM, Pearl Jam and the like were great to grow up with. Similar with films. I could name hundreds of INCREDIBLE films from the 80s, and hundreds more from the 90s. I can count maybe 10 made between 2010 and 2020 that really impressed me. I feel so bad for kids growing up in the cultural wasteland of 2021.
The Grand Sensei of video game music and my biggest influence! I like what he had to say at the end about everyone trying to imitate the “Hollywood Sound” these days and how every game soundtrack (post 2004) sounds like Hollywood orchestra John Williams music. Examples of true video game music (free of the rules and boundaries of the “Hollywood Sound” genre) would be FF5, Chrono Trigger, FF6, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Super Metroid, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Dark Cloud, FF7, FF8, FF9, and FF10. Nobuo revolutionized video game music forever and set the bar so high for all subsequent composers who will come after him. Without the rules and constraints of trying to conform to a specific genre or sound, true video game music (pre 2004) had no rules or laws to conform to a specific genre in terms of music creation; and that is truly where the boundless freedom of expression of creativity came to life in the absence of adhering to specific rules to imitate a genre or copy another artist.
This is exactly what I've thought for years. It all sounds muddy and too similar. Orchestral compositions that use the same instruments have a tendency to have that redundant effect, at least for me. I wonder if he thinks that about a lot of the FF7 remake tracks.
And now videogame music is played at the olympics opening ceremony. It's a part of the their culture that Japan is very proud of, thanks to composers like Uematsu.
10:55 - Just came from the Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR) interview in this channel. Same sentiment (Orchestra sickness) here with Uematsu! Great minds think alike.
I'd ask him how he composes the music, if he starts with rhythm, works with different rhythms, tries to fit different motifs together, if scales or chords have larger say in how the harmony turns out, if he relies on lyrics for the melody more often than improvised humming. That is more than anything the real difficulty, you're not constrained with all these options. What is the superior method, Uematsu would know.
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Un gran Señor. Mis respetos. I aprpeciate a lot this video. Greetings from Chile.
I could listen to this man talk for hours, what a genius.
His favorite theme is Terra's theme!! I'm happy my favorite song is the same as his favorite theme lol.
An absolutely perfect 'adventuring' theme. Atop that, it has the immaculate blend of despair and optimism that is such a hallmark of his music, for me at least. So much sadness, hopelessness, and despair, in keeping with the Final Fantasy stories, but peppered throughout are rays of optimism and hope. He's such an incredible composer.
@@herbsuperb6034 It's not my favorite one (I'm a youngin' and started with 7), but I know exactly what you mean about that classic blend of despair and optimism. It's definitely a quintessential piece for him and has elements that are reflected in all of his compositions. Incredible indeed.
@@kevinswift8654 Indeed. FF7 was incredible in so many ways, with the score being a huge part of it. I still consider it the most well-crafted gaming experience of all time. Aerith's Theme and Jenova Absolute are among my favorite VG tracks ever. If you've not heard Chrono Trigger (SNES) and Chrono Cross, (PS1) by Yasunori Mitsuda, I can't recommend them enough.
Imagine how good will it sound in the Pixel Remaster game!
It's not surprising. I think it's the most used song in the series.
One of two great artists that wrote the soundtrack of my cherished childhood. He'll always have my gratitude for that, and that of millions of others.
who was the other? koji kondo?
@@sabin97 The Great John Williams. Though, of course, I'm very fond of Kondo-san as well. His score for Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is among my very favorites.
@@herbsuperb6034 John Wiliams and Nobuo Uematsu... man... we are blessed to be on this Earth with their music.
@@kevinswift8654 Absolutely. I've always considered myself so blessed to have been born in 1982, and to have grown up in the cultural treasure house of the 80s and 90s. Just yesterday I saw a Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon shirt for sale at Kohl's, and it made me ponder. Who that is 'big' in the music world right now, will be people still care enough about in 50 years to buy their t-shirts? Anybody? Such a shame. There was once a time when The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd all shared the same musical stage, and I MISSED IT! The 90s rock renaissance and the alternative rock movement were incredible, though. Band like Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, REM, Pearl Jam and the like were great to grow up with. Similar with films. I could name hundreds of INCREDIBLE films from the 80s, and hundreds more from the 90s. I can count maybe 10 made between 2010 and 2020 that really impressed me. I feel so bad for kids growing up in the cultural wasteland of 2021.
there's a saying in spanish:
trabajemos sobre lo que hay, que lo que importa es trabajar
i think it perfectly encapsulates his composing view.
What a beautiful and brilliant man!
The Grand Sensei of video game music and my biggest influence! I like what he had to say at the end about everyone trying to imitate the “Hollywood Sound” these days and how every game soundtrack (post 2004) sounds like Hollywood orchestra John Williams music. Examples of true video game music (free of the rules and boundaries of the “Hollywood Sound” genre) would be FF5, Chrono Trigger, FF6, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Super Metroid, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Dark Cloud, FF7, FF8, FF9, and FF10. Nobuo revolutionized video game music forever and set the bar so high for all subsequent composers who will come after him. Without the rules and constraints of trying to conform to a specific genre or sound, true video game music (pre 2004) had no rules or laws to conform to a specific genre in terms of music creation; and that is truly where the boundless freedom of expression of creativity came to life in the absence of adhering to specific rules to imitate a genre or copy another artist.
This is exactly what I've thought for years. It all sounds muddy and too similar. Orchestral compositions that use the same instruments have a tendency to have that redundant effect, at least for me. I wonder if he thinks that about a lot of the FF7 remake tracks.
And now videogame music is played at the olympics opening ceremony. It's a part of the their culture that Japan is very proud of, thanks to composers like Uematsu.
Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest music composer to ever exist.
thanks for this!
the last quote is facts
Thanks so much for the interview. We love you Uematsu. Thanks for your soundtracks in our favorite video games of all times.
Thanks, now I know - it's Terra's Theme.
10:55 - Just came from the Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR) interview in this channel. Same sentiment (Orchestra sickness) here with Uematsu! Great minds think alike.
The master!
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Dont foget he wrote dancing mad on the super nintendo sound card.
I'd ask him how he composes the music, if he starts with rhythm, works with different rhythms, tries to fit different motifs together, if scales or chords have larger say in how the harmony turns out, if he relies on lyrics for the melody more often than improvised humming. That is more than anything the real difficulty, you're not constrained with all these options. What is the superior method, Uematsu would know.
As important to video game music as Duke Ellington was to jazz.
He's literally the japanese Beethoven
More like Mozart
I feel like a giant translation was sent and someone kinda lazilly cut the translation up and hoped for the best. I mean.... 2:40 "twhatever"
kare wa tensai desu
But what about Dark Messenger from Final Fantasy IX?
3:37 that would explain dragon quest XI. Maybe..
That isn't FF6 opening.
Always talking about FF7... Why not talk about the better games in the series like FF8, 9 or 10?
Wdym better?, Its all great