Biography
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.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 development 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 the Classic FM Hall of Fame.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 20
self 7
TV Shows 2
Eorzean Symphony: FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2 (2019)
BRA★BRA FINAL FANTASY VII BRASS de BRAVO with Siena Wind Orchestra (2019)
BRA★BRA FINAL FANTASY BRASS de BRAVO 2017 (2017)
BRA★BRA FINAL FANTASY BRASS de BRAVO 2017 with Siena Wind Orchestra (2017)
Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound (2016)
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy The Journey of 100 (2015)
Diggin' in the Carts (2014)
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy the Celebration (2013)
FINAL FANTASY XI Vana♪Con Anniversary 11.11.11 (2012)
Distant Worlds - Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home (2011)
Symphonic Fantasies: Music from Square Enix (2009)
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel (2009)
THE BLACK MAGES III Darkness and Starlight LIVE (2009)
Blue Dragon (2007)
TAMovie directors.Edition (2007)
VOICES: music from FINAL FANTASY (2006)
THE BLACK MAGES LIVE "Above the Sky" (2006)
Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII (2005)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Tour de Japon: music from Final Fantasy (2004)
The Black Mages Live (2004)
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
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GenderMale
Birthday1959-03-21 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceKōchi, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As植松伸夫
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