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Uematsu to Leave Square Enix?

MONDAY NOVEMBER 1 2004 1:00 PM

Submitted by Jeff_Fries. Edited By illstabyou.

The gaming world waits with bated breath following RPGamer.com's report that rumors Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu may leave Square Enix to found his own company.

His recent busy schedule, which consisted of activities spent with his rock band The Black Mages, as well as being responsible for composing music for Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D and Final Fantasy XII, is reported to be the catalyst for his decision.

The article reassures that should this occur, it does not necessarily mean Uematsu will no longer produce music for Square Enix. Though a busy schedule of creating material for Final Fantasy games is a reason for his possible departure, one would assume he's perhaps trying to get away from Final Fantasy games altogether. The real hope at this point is that it's just a rumor.

12 Comments

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

NOV 01, 2004 01:05 PM

Oh God, I hope this isn't true

He's one badass composer

<33's FF7 soundtrack

mokole

Canada

June 2004

NOV 01, 2004 01:15 PM

his soundtracks have been going downhill steadly for a few years now, and it has nothing to do with him, square enix have been trying to get more and more music with less and less devolpment time, can't say i'm surprised he might leave.

Graven

Reading, MN

March 2003

NOV 01, 2004 03:07 PM

*gasp*

I'll die, I swear. I'll fucking die.

BTW, mokole, another reason for the decline is that he hasn't done as much composing. X and XI were done with another composer.

Still great sndrks though.

machfive

Minneapolis, MN

August 2003

NOV 01, 2004 04:29 PM

That would suck. And as for "his soundtracks are going downhill", he hasn't done a full score by himself in, but the tracks he contributed to FFXI are some of the best ever. Oh, Nobuo..

OnlyOblivion

Youngstown, OH

August 2004

NOV 01, 2004 04:40 PM

The "graduation" analogy seems more apt than, "I'm leaving S/E and never coming back." He's not saying he won't working with S/E in the future, just that he's going to pursue other creative directions, as well. If anything, this is good news - it means we're likely to get more of his work in a shorter amount of time.

If you'll excuse me, I have to listen to some kickass music now.

Godheval

I'm lost

October 2004

NOV 01, 2004 04:43 PM

Well, I tend to be skeptical of any story that appears first on RPGamer, since they tend not to be a credible source. If it's something that's confirmed by other sites/mags, then ok, but who knows where they got that information. They're quick to post whatever comes their way without doing any cross-referencing.

In either case, it says his departure doesn't mean that he'll stop doing music for Final Fantasy. So I don't think this is such a big deal...

yeas

Pittston, PA

June 2003

NOV 01, 2004 06:05 PM

Nobuo Uematsu not doing music for Final Fantasy games would be like John Williams not doing music for Star Wars movies. It just wouldn't be the same, and only half as good a product

Graven

Reading, MN

March 2003

NOV 01, 2004 06:45 PM

Too true. His music is 9/10s of the emotion in the cutscenes.

Sexdwarf

Hermosa Beach, CA

February 2003

NOV 01, 2004 06:53 PM

No one can compete with his mastery of the midi (ff6).
Please be not true.

AkiraLi

Philadelphia, PA

March 2003

NOV 01, 2004 07:10 PM

Kris7

Bridgewater, MA

July 2003

NOV 01, 2004 07:10 PM

Damn that sucks. His work on FFIII/VI was absofuckinglutely phenomenal. My friend Akira sent me the entire soundtrack to that game via IM. I put my favorites from it on CD and it's been in pretty heavy rotation in my car and on my ipod. I didn't know he had a band! I have to chek it out.