Nobuo Uematsu is one of the best video game composers of all time, and this is an objective fact since his whole premise still is following his own beat. Final Fantasy wouldn’t be what it is without him, and it is clear that the whole reason he is where he is now is because he listened to his own desires. Music, like any other art, comes from the soul and the mind of each individual. Each unique experience you live through gets interpreted in various different ways by each and every one of us.
Nobuo Uematsu rejects the “AI” slop
The craze for “AI” is waning, a crash is coming very soon. Nobody asked for it and everyone is wanting it to go away forever, back in a nice and long “AI” Winter. Regulations seem to be on the works in other parts of the world that aren’t reigned by lunatics, and important creative figures are outright opposing this whole madness too. Nobuo Uematsu is a real rebel, he decided to reject AI in an interview, he is an example to follow and even stand for, his works are irreplaceable, and true creativity seems to constantly emanate from him.
All of the things he did, and all of the things he will do are contributions that every one of us appreciate. His background matches that of many composers, dissatisfied with following rules he just decided to follow his own beat. He didn’t study at any music academia, he just decided to play around with the things that were available, and then he saw the opportunity to do things for the growing video game market. A revolution was happening, synths were all the rage and Nobuo Uematsu just decided to take the helm of a new musical paradigm and thanks to that we have some amazing techniques to learn from.
