The Music of Nobuo Uematsu in the "Final Fantasy" Series (Studies in Game Sound)

On the oeuvre of Nobuo Uematsu, the Beethoven of video game music. Japanese musician and composer Nobuo Uematsu has built his career and reputation on his soundtracks to the enduring Final Fantasy video game series, which are notable for their remarkable cinematic feel. Today Uematsu is one of Japan’s most beloved living composers, credited with inspiring a new generation of classical music fans. This volume, the first book-length study of the music of Uematsu, takes a variety of different analytical approaches to his body of work. It offers readers interested in ludomusicology—the study of and research into video game music—a variety of ways with which to understand Uematsu’s compositional process and the role that video game music has in the overall gaming experience. "Sometimes described as the Beethoven of video game music, Japanese musician and composer Uematsu has built his career and reputation from his soundtracks to the enduring Final Fantasy video game series, which are notable for their remarkable cinematic feel. Today Nobuo Uematsu is one of Japan's most beloved living composers. Credited with inspiring a new generation of classical music fans, Uematsu was named by Time Magazine as an "innovator" of a new wave of music. This edited volume, the first book-length study on the music of Uematsu, takes a number of different analytical approaches to his music. It offers readers interested in ludomusicology—the study of and research into video game music—a variety of ways with which to understand Uematsu’s compositional process and the role that video game music has in the overall gaming experience."--Page 4 de la couverture This is the first book-length study of the music of Nobuo Uematsu, and focuses on his Final Fantasy soundtracks, exploring the dynamic relationship between the music and the stories behind the beloved video game series. Contributors are music and game scholars, based in the USA and UK