![]() ![]() After graduating in 1981, he realized he needed a stable income to marry his partner and started working part-time at a music rental company. Uematsu subsequently studied a non-musical degree at the Kanagawa University and met his future wife Reiko. Music had become Uematsu's primary passion. While these were humble beginnings, his performances still managed to entertain small crowds at several local gigs. He went on to form an amateur band with three school friends, writing music for over a hundred songs from lyrics he received like most his subsequent compositions, he focused on creating simple but emotional melodies and showed more influence from Western than Japanese movements. When he entered junior high school, the artist developed a taste for the British progressive rock movement finding it fascinating how artists blended such emotional sounds from a rock basis while still listening to a range of pop music. While never formally educated, he taught himself how to play his grandparent's guitar and sister's piano from the age of 12, using nothing but his ear and some enigmatic songbooks for inspiration. Born on Main Kochi, Uematsu enjoyed music from a young age and considered Elton John an idol. Generally recognised as the most popular game music composer, Nobuo Uematsu came to attention while scoring Square's Final Fantasy series and has, more recently, pursued a diverse freelance career. The Black Mages, Earthbound Papas (Keyboards) Piano, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Organ, Harmonium ![]()
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