The Amazing Music Of Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII is as memorable as it is largely thanks to its multifaceted soundtrack.
The Amazing Music of Fantasy Life
There was a brief moment when I felt as though my actions in and exploration of Fantasy Life's Reveria were becoming a little bit of a rinse and repeat. This wavering of faith was quickly overshadowed when I found a large fish cutting waves just beneath the surface of a lava lake.
Nobuo Uematsu loves indies—the famed composer best known for his work on the Final Fantasy series is going to work on the upcoming strategy game Defender's Quest 2. Cool!
Final Fantasy Turned into a Religious Experience
The Ise Grand Shrine is one of Japan's most important Shinto Shrines. This week, as the Emperor and Empress visit, the shrine is launching a new web animation with music from Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu. The tune might sound familiar.
The Best Final Fantasy Music
Over the past couple of decades, Final Fantasy has done many things very well: stories, characters, art direction, chocobos, all that jazz. But one thing has always made Final Fantasy stand out among its peers: the music.
Final Fantasy Composer Helping Out On Beautiful iPad Adventure
It's been a long time since we heard from the gorgeous Oceanhorn, an iPad game that's inspired by everything from Wind Waker to Seiken Densetsu. Long enough to make me worried about the project's future. Which is silly, because the team were just saving themselves for a very pleasant, and unexpected surprise.
I'm Still Not Clear On How This "Niche" Game Will Not Be For Everyone
Game developer Compile Heart unveiled the first game for their Galapagos RPG brand.
That New "Niche" JRPG Brand Doesn't Have Niche Talent
Galapagos RPG, a new "niche" Japanese game brand, teased its first project.
Even Nobuo Uematsu Gets Bossed Around Sometimes
I've been playing The Last Story, as you know. While researching (read: aimlessly Googling) the game earlier this week, I happened upon this old Iwata Asks interview from 2010.
Some of Japan's Biggest Names Team Up for...an iOS Game
Famed role-playing game music composer Nobuo Uematsu. Scenario writer Kazushige Nojima (Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII). Art director Hideo Minaba (Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy IX). And character designer Nakaba Higurashi (Baten Kaitos).
The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 4: Nobuo Uematsu
When you talk to people about game music, Nobuo Uematsu is gonna come up.
The Latin Inspiration Behind One of Final Fantasy VII's Biggest Songs
You've heard "One Winged Angel," the memorable dark melody that plays during Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth's most chilling moments, but did you know that much of it was inspired by the Latin cantata Carmina Burana?
Nintendo Gives The Last Story A First Class Package
Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey developer Mistwalker is working with Nintendo on The Last Story, a game from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. That deserves a first-rate presentation, doesn't it? Nintendo thinks so.
Super Mario and Japan's National Pride
At an anime convention in Boston, Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said off-handedly that the Super Mario Bros. theme should have been played at the Olympics, and not Japan's national anthem. Is there something deeper going on, though?
Final Fantasy Composer's Chocobo Cosplay Wishes, Avatar Scoring Dreams
You've heard his music countless time in your favorite Final Fantasy games, but there's more to composer Nobuo Uematsu than "One Winged Angel."
Kurulin Fusion Or A Ham Sandwich?
MTO USA's PSP puzzler Kurulin Fusion combines "futuristic graphics" with a musical score directed by Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, and it's available later today on the PlayStation Network. MTO USA's marketing pitch? "Have fun. Don't eat."
This Is What You Missed At The Distant Worlds Concert
It wouldn't be Distant Worlds without the music of Final Fantasy and it wouldn't the music of Final Fantasy without Spehiroth's theme from Final Fantasy VII, One Winged Angel. There have been many performances of this number over the years – nearly all of which you can catch on YouTube – but it never hurts to have one…
Final Fantasy IV Gets OverClocked
OverClocked Remix, the cooperative dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of video game music, has just released an arrangement of 46 tracks of the Final Fantasy IV musical score.
Nobuo Uematsu Sells Out San Francisco
If you missed Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu in Seattle last weekend and you don't have tickets to this weekend's show in San Francisco, you'll just have to move to Japan and stalk him.
Want to Meet Final Fantasy's Composer?
You need to be in Seattle from July 9 to 11, and you need a hundred bucks. The Seattle Symphony is giving a three-day performance of Final Fantasy's score, and Nobuo Uematsu will be attending.
