Nobuo Uematsu and the Music of Final Fantasy | Game Discourses
136An essay: In this episode we take a brief look at the history of Final Fantasy Music, the legacy of composer Nobuo Uematsu, and composers that have since contributed to Final Fantasy scores at Square Enix, from Masashi Hamauzu to Yoko Shimomura.
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Some of the key compositions discussed in this episode include:
Final Fantasy VII - Those Chosen by the Planet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rV40ypje7o
Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6t_uyg_pF8
Final Fantasy IV - Suspicion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVi0uK926P4
Final Fantasy VII - Aerith's Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqKWLkm2-g
Final Fantasy IX - We are Thieves!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGgzPH3qCjM
Final Fantasy IX - Jesters of the Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stMwRDdivH0
Final Fantasy VIII - Liberi Fatali:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfd9krEsr-k
Final Fantasy VIII - The Stage is Set:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=torEytKxkeI
Final Fantasy VII - One Winged Angel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDD-iYkHBhc
Final Fantasy V - Clash on the Big Bridge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dghlAQDQneU
Final Fantasy X - Guadosalam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dghlAQDQneU
Final Fantasy X - Besaid Village:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHyAvzTsKv8&t=56s
Final Fantasy X - Otherworld:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXqtVDzzgCU
Final Fantasy Tactics - Opening:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I31D91ssys&list=PL1HqiPCyu4Q8MLnFk4MCqrYX1o90SLyty
Beauty & The Beast - Prologue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rDrKUb6bM&t=1s
Final Fantasy XI - Ronfaure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WAcS-1H3BM
Final Fantasy XV - Valse di Fantastica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC7r5lLNizc
In this episode I discuss:
- Nobuo Uematsu and Hironobu Sakaguchi and the History of Final Fantasy
- My enduring beef with Classic FM listeners
- Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata and Final Fantasy Tactics - Final Fantasy XII and the Ivalice games
- Yoko Shimomura and her work on Street Fighter, Final Fight, and later Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy XV
- The future of Final Fantasy scores from Final Fantasy XVI and beyond
- Masayoshi Soken and Final Fantasy XIV
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Some other Final Fantasy Reviews I have created:
Final Fantasy VII Retrospective: https://youtu.be/ccSWj722DIo?list=PLZWhz2atvtVhKtMRler9T3-0-nhu9KX91
Final Fantasy VIII Retrospective: https://youtu.be/3ryqubUmKkg?list=PLZWhz2atvtVhKtMRler9T3-0-nhu9KX91
Final Fantasy Tactics Retrospective: https://youtu.be/QwypAf2tA2w?list=PLZWhz2atvtVhKtMRler9T3-0-nhu9KX91
Final Fantasy IX Retrospective: https://youtu.be/mExs0FGzIlY?list=PLZWhz2atvtVhKtMRler9T3-0-nhu9KX91
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