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'The cliché goes that video games have come a long way since Pac-Man. The same
can be said for their soundtracks.
Stereotyped in the beginning as noisy bleeps, bloops and tinny MIDI melodies,
video game music is now a genre-spanning global phenomenon that fuels album
sales, countless playlists, and packs out concert halls around the world.
It's long beaten snooty allegations of not being "real" music. And a huge part
of that growing appreciation and awareness can be credited to a man often
hailed as the Beethoven of the video game world.
Nobuo Uematsu is a prolific Japanese composer, best known for his
groundbreaking work on the
Final Fantasy video game franchise.
Beginning with the first entry in 1987, Uematsu-san's scores evolved with the
technology, transcending the "bleep-bloop" limitations of early console
hardware to crafting sweeping, symphonic experiences in the 2000s and beyond.
He's as iconic to his medium as film composers Ennio Morricone and John
Williams are to theirs, and just as influential.
Developing a musical language that served the visuals and immersive
storytelling, Uematsu practically drafted a blueprint by which countless other
video game composers have worked since.
Not bad for a self-taught musician.'
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
