Longtime Final Fantasy Composer Says He's Done Making Video Game Music
Ahead of the release of Fantasian: Neo Dimension on PC and consoles in December, legendary video game composer Nobuo Uematsu has announced that the game will feature his final video game soundtrack. "This is my final project as a composer of video game music," Uematsu said in a brief video message.
Watch this special message from #FantasianNeoDimension composer Nobuo Uematsu. pic.twitter.com/2Tk0wawBGF
— FANTASIAN Neo Dimension (@Fantasian_EN) October 15, 2024
A self-taught musician with a career spanning decades, Uematsu is well-known for his contributions to the Final Fantasy franchise. While he had worked on other games before Final Fantasy, his musical contributions to the 1987 JRPG saw his star rise and he'd compose more music for subsequent games in the series. Beyond the Final Fantasy series, Uematsu has also worked on other big JRPGs over the years like Romancing SaGa, Chrono Trigger, and Fairy Fencer F.
Final Fantasy 7 is considered to have one of his best soundtracks, and Uematsu returned to the series for the Remake and Rebirth chapters to score new themes based on his original work. With a vast body of work, Uematsu has also created soundtracks for anime feature films, and in 2004, he left Square Enix to form his own production company, Smile Please, and the record label Dog Ear Records in 2006. In 2018, Uematsu stepped away from the industry to focus on his mental and physical health.
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