Nobuo Uematsu
Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫, Uematsu Nobuo, born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese video game composer, best known for scoring most of the titles in the Final Fantasy series by Square Enix. He is considered to be one of the most well known composers in the video game industry. Sometimes referred to as the "Beethoven of video games music", he appeared five times in the top 20 of the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame.
Uematsu, a self-taught musician, began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton John as his biggest influence. Uematsu joined Square in 1986, where he first met Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. The two later worked together on many titles at the company, most notably in the Final Fantasy series. After nearly two decades with Square, Uematsu left in 2004 to create his own production company, which included the Dog Ear Records music label. He has since composed music as a freelancer for other games, including ones developed by Square Enix and Sakaguchi's development studio, Mistwalker.
Many soundtracks and arranged albums of Uematsu's game scores have been released. Pieces from his video game works have been performed in various Final Fantasy concerts, where he has worked with Grammy Award-winning conductor Arnie Roth on several of these performances. From 2002 to 2010, he was in a hard rock band with Square Enix colleagues Kenichiro Fukui and Tsuyoshi Sekito called The Black Mages, in which he played electronic organ and other keyboards. The band played various arranged rock versions of Uematsu's Final Fantasy compositions. He has since performed with Earthbound Papas, which he formed as the successor to The Black Mages in 2011.
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Tracklist: Final Fantasy XI : Original Soundtrack Premium Box
No. | Title | Runtime |
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Final Fantasy XI : Original Soundtrack | ||
1-1 | "FFXI Opening Theme" ~Legend - The Crystal Theme, Memory of the People, Memoro de la Ŝtono, Memory of the Wind~ | |
1-2 | Vana'diel March | |
1-3 | The Kingdom of San d'Oria | |
1-4 | Ronfaure | |
1-5 | Battle Theme | |
1-6 | Chateau d'Oraguille | |
1-7 | Batallia Downs | |
1-8 | The Republic of Bastok | |
1-9 | Gustaberg | |
1-10 | Metalworks | |
1-11 | Rolanberry Fields | |
1-12 | The Federation of Windurst | |
1-13 | Heavens Tower | |
1-14 | Sarutabaruta | |
1-15 | Battle in the Dungeon | |
1-16 | Sauromugue Champaign | |
1-17 | Mhaura | |
1-18 | Buccaneers | |
1-19 | Battle Theme #2 | |
1-20 | Voyager | |
1-21 | Selbina | |
2-1 | Prelude | |
2-2 | Regeneracy | |
2-3 | Hume Male | |
2-4 | Hume Female | |
2-5 | Elvaan Male | |
2-6 | Elvaan Female | |
2-7 | Tarutaru Male | |
2-8 | Tarutaru Female | |
2-9 | Mithra | |
2-10 | Galka | |
2-11 | Airship | |
2-12 | The Grand Duchy of Jeuno | |
2-13 | Ru'Lude Gardens | |
2-14 | Recollection | |
2-15 | Anxiety | |
2-16 | Battle in the Dungeon #2 | |
2-17 | Blackout | |
2-18 | Mog House | |
2-19 | Hopelessness | |
2-20 | Fury | |
2-21 | Tough Battle | |
2-22 | Sorrow | |
2-23 | Sometime, Somewhere | |
2-24 | Xarcabard | |
2-25 | Despair (Memoro de la Ŝtono) | |
2-26 | Castle Zvahl | |
2-27 | Shadow Lord | |
2-28 | Awakening | |
2-29 | Repression (Memoro de la Ŝtono) | |
2-30 | Vana'diel March #2 | |
Final Fantasy XI : Rise of the Zilart | ||
3-1 | Kazham | |
3-2 | Yuhtunga Jungle | |
3-3 | Battle Theme #3 | |
3-4 | "Dash de Chocobo" | |
3-5 | Rabao | |
3-6 | Altepa Desert | |
3-7 | Battle in the Dungeon #3 | |
3-8 | Grav'iton | |
3-9 | Norg | |
3-10 | Tough Battle #2 | |
3-11 | The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah | |
3-12 | Ro'Maeve | |
3-13 | Hall of the Gods | |
3-14 | Fighters of the Crystal | |
3-15 | Tu'Lia | |
3-16 | Ve'Lugannon Palace | |
3-17 | Eald'narche | |
3-18 | Belief | |
3-19 | End Theme | |
Final Fantasy XI : Chains of Promathia | ||
4-1 | Unity | |
4-2 | Moblin Menagerie - Movalpolos | |
4-3 | Depths of the Soul | |
4-4 | Faded Memories - Promyvion | |
4-5 | Currents of Time | |
4-6 | First Ode: Nocturne of the Gods | |
4-7 | A New Horizon - Tavnazian Archipelago | |
4-8 | Onslaught | |
4-9 | The Forgotten City - Tavnazian Safehold | |
4-10 | Second Ode: Distant Promises | |
4-11 | The Ruler of the Skies | |
4-12 | Turmoil | |
4-13 | Third Ode: Memoria de la Ŝtono | |
4-14 | Happily Ever After | |
4-15 | Conflict: You Want to Live Forever? | |
4-16 | Conflict: March of the Hero | |
4-17 | Fourth Ode: Clouded Dawn | |
4-18 | Words Unspoken - Pso'Xja | |
4-19 | Fifth Ode: A Time for Prayer | |
4-20 | The Celestial Capital - Al'Taieu | |
4-21 | Gates of Paradise - The Garden of Ru'Hmet | |
4-22 | Dusk and Dawn | |
4-23 | A New Morning | |
4-24 | Gustaberg (Bonus Track) | |
Final Fantasy XI : Treasures of Aht Urhgan | ||
5-1 | Bustle of the Capital | |
5-2 | Eastward Bound... | |
5-3 | Bandits' Market | |
5-4 | Illusions in the Mist | |
5-5 | Mercenaries' Delight | |
5-6 | Jeweled Boughs | |
5-7 | Ululations from Beyond | |
5-8 | Rapid Onslaught -Assault- | |
5-9 | Fated Strife -Besieged- | |
5-10 | Delve | |
5-11 | Whispers of the Gods | |
5-12 | Circuit de Chocobo | |
5-13 | Run Chocobo, Run! | |
5-14 | The Colosseum | |
5-15 | Black Coffin | |
5-16 | A Puppet's Slumber | |
5-17 | Ever-Turning Wheels | |
5-18 | Forbidden Seal | |
5-19 | Hellriders | |
5-20 | Eternal Gravestone | |
5-21 | Vana'diel March #4 | |
Final Fantasy XI : Unreleased Tracks | ||
6-1 | A Road Once Traveled | |
6-2 | One Last Time | |
6-3 | Eternal Oath | |
6-4 | To the Heavens | |
6-5 | Bloody Promises | |
6-6 | Hook, Line, and Sinker | |
6-7 | The Big One | |
6-8 | Choc-a-bye Baby | |
6-9 | Revenant Maiden | |
6-10 | Hidden Truths | |
6-11 | Moongate (Memoro de la Ŝtono) | |
6-12 | Celestial Thunder | |
6-13 | A Realm of Emptiness | |
6-14 | Distant Worlds | |
6-15 | Jeuno -Starlight Celebration- | |
6-16 | Sunbreeze Shuffle | |
6-17 | Distant Worlds -Guitar Version- | |
6-18 | Ru'Lude Gardens -Star Onions Version- | |
Piano Collections Final Fantasy XI | ||
7-1 | The Federation of Windurst | |
7-2 | Rabao | |
7-3 | Choc-a-bye Baby | |
7-4 | Moblin Menagerie - Movalpolos | |
7-5 | Battle Theme #2 | |
7-6 | Faded Memories - Promyvion | |
7-7 | Jeweled Boughs | |
7-8 | Tu'Lia | |
7-9 | Distant Worlds | |
7-10 | Vana'diel March #4 |