
Each game he composed for had its own distinct style, and each soundtrack showed more and more of Uematsu's genius. On each one, Uematsu evolved his style of composing. He also wrote music for the very popular score Chrono Trigger alongside Yasunori Mitsuda and the lesser-known score Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard Original Sound Version alongside Mitsuda, Junya Nakano, and Masashi Hamauzu. SaGa 2 Hihou Densetsu in Japan) alongside Kenji Ito.

Makaitoushi SaGa in Japan) and co-composing the score for Final Fantasy Legend 2 (A.K.A. Fairly early in his career, he also worked on the SaGa series, composing the whole score for Final Fantasy Legend 1 (A.K.A. Uematsu then went on to write music for the rest of the numbered Final Fantasy games (all eleven of them, to date) and produced arranged albums for Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV. With Uematsu having written the soundtrack, his career in Square was secure. Of course, everyone knows about the game's success and how it prevented Square from bankruptcy. With its flowing lines of music and distinct style, it helped move the game along, bringing emotion and power to the places where they were needed.

In 1987, Nobuo Uematsu wrote the soundtrack for Final Fantasy. It wasn't until the end of 1987 when his works were thrust into the limelight.
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In 1986, Uematsu started working full time for Square, and composed soundtracks for many of Square's trivial games, such as King's Knight, Alpha, Rad Racer, 3D World Runner, and Cleopatra no Mahou, among others. The first game he did compose for was called Genesis, and at the time, was not seen as a big hit. Uematsu said yes, and the rest is history. asked if Uematsu would be interested in composing some music for a game being developed. In 1985, a friend who worked part time at Square Co., Ltd. His first job was not as a composer for game music, but as a composer of music for commercials. This, ultimately, was the springboard into what would be a magical career, catering to game moods and emotions through music. When Uematsu turned 22, he joined many amateur bands as a keyboard player, but he discovered a knack for writing music. He graduated from Kanagawa University, but, surprisingly, his major was not in music. He started playing the piano at the young age of 12 without any formal training or studying (his inspiration was Elton John). On March 21, 1959, in Kouchi City, Japan, an extraordinary video game musical genius was born. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission, as this is a violation of copyright. This biography was written by Terraguy exclusively for use at Square Enix Music Online. Piano, Mandolin, Irish Bouzouki, Organ, Harmonium

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