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Nobuo Uematsu (植松伸夫 Uematsu Nobuo) (born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese composer of video game music. He is best known for his work with game developer Squaresoft (now Square Enix), having provided scores for a majority of installments of Square's Final Fantasy series of role-playing games. Uematsu's body of work - composed, in its entirety, on keyboards - is known for its distinct eclecticism, and has secured his status as one of the most popular and beloved composers of video game music in the world.
Nobuo Uematsu was born in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. A self-taught musician, he began to play the piano when he was eleven or twelve years old, and he did not take any formal piano lessons. After graduating from Kanagawa University, Uematsu played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials.
When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in Tokyo, a Square employee asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on. Although he agreed, Uematsu considered it a side job, and he did not think it would become a full-time career. He said it was a way to make some money on the side, while also keeping his part-time job at the music rental shop. His first score for Square was Cruise Chaser Blassty, released in 1986.
Uematsu enjoyed massive commercial success with the song "Eyes on Me" performed by 王菲 and featured in Final Fantasy VIII. The single sold 400,000 copies, a record for a video game song, and won the "Song of the Year" award at the 1999 Japan Gold Disc Awards. Uematsu was subsequently named in Time Magazine's list of the Top 100 Innovators - Music, and has toured Japan playing classical concerts on several occasions.
His music itself is notoriously eclectic, tracks featured skip between pop-style balladry, to fusion styles incorporating African traditions, to, in recent years, a number of Celtic-influenced recordings and releases. Many of his works also contain elements of progressive rock and hard rock. His formation of The Black Mages, a rock band, in 2003, allowed him to experiment with his own compositions, releasing band renditions of a significant number of tracks from his soundtracks. The Black Mages disbanded in 2010, but Uematsu formed a new band featuring other ex-Black Mages members and some new faces, Earthbound Papas, in its wake.
In 2004, Uematsu formed his own production company, Smile Please, to which Uematsu's compositions for CG-animated film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is credited. Uematsu continues to compose for Square Enix and other video game developers, such as Mistwalker. Notably, he worked on the soundtrack for the Nintendo crossover fighting game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, having composed its main theme.
いつか帰るところ
植松伸夫 Lyrics
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抑えてた気持ち
苦しいのは
君の方なのに
幸せをいつも
支えていたのはやさしい瞳で
隠した涙
いつか帰ろう ふたり
心をたどり
ハッとした そう あの日へ
君にハッとしたあの日へ
季節は巡るね
花もまた咲いて
そんな風に
僕らも変れる
そして帰ろう ふたり
風をたよりに
ハッとした そう あの日へ
君にハッとしたあの日へ
きっと帰ろう ふたり
心をたどり
ハッとしたそう あの日へ
君にハッとしたあの日へ
The song "いつか帰るところ" by 植松伸夫 delves into the deep emotions of a person who is reminiscing about the past and the moments they shared with someone special who is no longer with them. The opening lines "忘れていたよね 抑えてた気持ち 苦しいのは 君の方なのに" portray the idea of suppressing one's emotions and not acknowledging the pain. The singer reminds the other person that they were the ones who were hurting, despite their efforts to hide their feelings.
The second stanza "幸せをいつも 支えていたのは やさしい瞳で 隠した涙" highlights the emotional support provided by the singer, who always concealed their tears behind their gentle eyes. The chorus "いつか帰ろう ふたり 心をたどり ハッとしたそう あの日へ 君にハッとしたあの日へ" expresses the desire to go back to the time they met and relive those moments once again, acknowledging the impact that the other person had on them.
The final stanza "きっと帰ろう ふたり 心をたどり ハッとしたそう あの日へ 君にハッとしたあの日へ" reflects the singer's confidence that they will undoubtedly return to those beautiful times, holding onto the precious memories they shared. The song captures the essence of longing for someone and wanting to relive the moments that brought happiness and love.
Line by Line Meaning
忘れていたよね
You forgot, didn't you?
抑えてた気持ち
The feelings you were holding back
苦しいのは
The one suffering
君の方なのに
Is you
幸せをいつも
You always supported
支えていたのは
Happiness
やさしい瞳で
You hid your tears
隠した涙
With your gentle eyes
いつか帰ろう ふたり
Let's return someday, together
心をたどり
Following our hearts
ハッとした そう あの日へ
To that day when we were taken aback
君にハッとしたあの日へ
To the day I was taken aback by you
季節は巡るね
Seasons keep changing
花もまた咲いて
Flowers bloom again
そんな風に
Just like that
僕らも変える
We can change too
そして帰ろう ふたり
And let's return together
風をたよりに
Relying on the wind
きっと帰ろう ふたり
Surely we'll return together
心をたどり
Following our hearts
ハッとしたそう あの日へ
To that day when we were taken aback
君にハッとしたあの日へ
To the day I was taken aback by you
Writer(s): 植松伸夫
Contributed by Logan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Zelink108
Does that mean anything? Sakaguchi also said in the past that V is his favourite. Does that mean that V should be placed at the top of every list entirely because the creator “claims” so? Again, no. We should grade a game based on that game's merits, not a nice statement a producer said about an upcoming game.
People always bring this up like it means something. This is the same guy that nearly tanked his entire company with that awful “The Spirits Within” movie and then went on to make blue dragon and the last story. Sure. His opinion is gospel.
As for Amano, where did he say this? It’s also ironic since IX didn’t even use his artwork afterwards. The artwork in the older FF games during the NES and SNES consoles were done by Yoshitaka Amano, and since FFIX was supposed to be using the classical style, that clearly means that IX would use his artwork, right? Well, not really. Amano did draw concept art, but the staff didn't even use them and instead had Toshiyuki Itahana, the guy who would later on do Crystal Chronicles (not a critique against that game, just a detail), do the official designs.
They got this genius artist back to do the character art and… used almost none of it. The chibi art style would have been less of an issue if they had still looked like Amano's designs! IX is supposed to be in the classical FF style and yet they didn't even really use the artist who made that classic style.
Heck, even FFXV (with all its own flaws) handled this all much better. Not only did it have a Crystal that was repeatedly build up and referenced throughout the entire game, it even used Amano's artwork! While Nomura's artwork was used for the human characters, Amano's classic designs were used for the creatures and monsters.
@Maxim.Nazarenko
@@GiordanDiodato I know.
This information was from the 2022.02.10.
Chrono Cross Remaster, Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster, Tactics Ogre Remaster, new card game (it was Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden), Kingdom Hearts 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake (new part), new strategy game (it was The DioField Chronicle), Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary.
So I'm still waiting for the:
Xenogears Remaster - I think we will have announcement this year, something like HD-2D Octopath Traveler.
Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster
Parasite Eve Remaster
Final Fantasy IX Remake
@ysnw1428
FF9のテーマ曲 OPムービーやそれぞれの想いをバックに流れるのがほんといい
@よしおですー
すべてのリコーダーが主旋律のように聴こえて一つの曲になっている感じがとても神秘的で20年以上たった今でも大好きな曲です
@GarrettRoland-s8g
❤😮🎉
Vivi was stud. 0:31
@asuna07neros
FF9 is still to this day my all time favorite. The story, characters and music are all fantastic and helped create a masterpiece of a game.
@ぢそ
久しぶりにFF9をやりたくなって起動するとどうしてもこの曲で手が止まってしまい小一時間聞いて満足してしまう・・・
@steppemongolian467
やっぱFFXとザナルガンド系と似てる気がする
儚さか
@ryunosukeoji
リコーダー系のみで編成されたOP曲 これから始まる物語に何となく物寂しさと不安が過る感じ
そうして純粋なファンタジーが始まる感じがしててとても懐かしかった
@Tyler-h7p
He makes some beautiful music
@thefreeburningspirit
A melody that can move you to tears. Thank you for your contributions, Mr. Uematsu
@SlicedZucchini
completely blind now for 6.5 years, but interestingly I still have a strong memory of getting this game as a young teenager, opening it up, and putting into the PlayStation, and starting it up and hearing this song