Nobuo Uematsu
Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese video game composer, best known for scoring the majority of titles in the Final Fantasy series. He is considered to be one of the most famous and respected composers in the video game community. Sometimes referred to as the Beethoven of video games music, he appeared five times in the topof the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame.
Uematsu was born in Kchi, Kchi Prefecture, Japan. A selftaught musician, he began to play the piano when he was between the ages of eleven and twelve years old, and he did not take any formal piano lessons. He has an older sister who also played the piano. After graduating from Kanagawa University with a degree in English, Uematsu played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials. When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in Tokyo, a Square employee asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on. Although he agreed, Uematsu at the time considered it a side job, and he did not think it would become a fulltime career. He said it was a way to make some money on the side, while also keeping his parttime job at the music rental shop.
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