Breakbeats are something I donвЂ™t usually do. Using only vocoder is kind of unoriginal, and boring, so I wanted to use some breakbeats. It was my first idea, composing that menu song. I know it was popularВ in the 80s, not so much recently. Nobuo Uematsu: The first idea I had was to use the vocoder. ThereвЂ™s a lot of classic, Uematsu-san sound to it, but thereвЂ™s also very experimental music that I recall in the menu theme, вЂњThe MakerвЂ™s Beckoning.вЂќ So I was curious about the inspiration for this song, and the vocal line for it. I find that itвЂ™s very experimental in nature. You have a newer soundtrack, Terra Battle, that you composed. Patrick: ThereвЂ™s a lot at MAGFest that cover your music. Nobuo Uematsu: I donвЂ™t know specific band names, and havenвЂ™t watched their performances yet. Patrick: What do you think of the various videogame music cover bands that cover your music? Do you have a favorite band that does those covers? Nobuo Uematsu: IвЂ™m very happy, and very surprised by the many ideas and performancesВ that everyone uploaded. Patrick: YouвЂ™ve recently judged for the Theatrhythm: Curtain Call contest, so I was curious to know, how did it feel to see so many different entries from fans that were covering the вЂњMain ThemeвЂќ from Final Fantasy? Yoshitaka AmanoвЂ™s original concept art for the Chocobo from Final Fantasy II.

Nobuo Uematsu: вЂ¦It would be like Jurassic Park. So what do you think the theme would have been like if this is what they looked like? So I was curious, what do you think the вЂњChocobo ThemeвЂќ would have sounded like, if this was the art you went by? Because the original вЂњChocobo ThemeвЂќ is very cute and happy. This is his original concept art for the chocobo, which is kind of freaky. You donвЂ™t want to sell it to us? Maybe an import in America? Uematsu-san import? Final Fantasy beer? I usedВ to make my own original beer, but I will start again from this April. ItвЂ™s difficult to try all of the micro-brews. There are too many micro-breweries in Japan. Nobuo Uematsu: I really like Ebis Beer from Japan. Do you have a favorite beer or micro-brew? Patrick: I hear that youвЂ™re a big fan of beer. Maybe as you said, itвЂ™s like Deep Purple, cool 8-bit music, so Deep PurpleвЂ™s drummer, Ian Paice. Nobuo Uematsu: I wasnвЂ™t really thinking about specific prog music when I composed it. I was curious to know what kind of prog rock bands you were listening to that influenced you when writing вЂњClash on the Big Bridge,вЂќ because I notice Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake and Palmer. So as a drummer, I find that Final Fantasy VвЂ™s вЂњClash on the Big BridgeвЂќ to be a very fun song to play on the drums. When someone uses something for two parts of the series, itвЂ™s going to be kind of regular. Nobuo Uematsu: When I made the bassline for the first Final Fantasy, it had a very big impact, so I used it for the second one. Patrick:В Where did that idea to start with a bass intro come from? How did that become a tradition for Final Fantasy? Patrick: Many of your battle themes begin with a signature bass guitar intro. Nobuo Uematsu: I donвЂ™t listen to any вЂњnewвЂќ music, but IвЂ™m always listening to old music, 70s rock, jazz fusion and classical music. So, I wanted to start with what kind of music youвЂ™ve been listening to lately? Patrick: Uematsu-san, thank you so much for taking the time to sit down and talk. Video: Damian Kulikowski, Patrick KulikowskiД¬oordination:В Patrick Kulikowski, Don Kotowski, Chris Szuberla, Attila Glatz In this interview conducted prior to the two Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy concerts held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, Uematsu talks Final Fantasy, Terra Battle,В craft beer and what the future holds for him.Д®ditor:В Patrick Kulikowski,В Chris Greening He continues to attend Distant Worlds: music from Final FantasyВ concerts held all around the world while also performing in his own band, Earthbound Papas. His recent workВ includes scoring games like Terra Battle, Granblue FantasyВ and Fantasy Life. Since his departure from Square Enix in 2004, heВ has freelanced for a number of publishers.

Nobuo Uematsu is considered one of the most famous and well-respected videogame composers of all time, having worked on a majority of the Final FantasyВ series. Nobuo Uematsu Interview: Final Fantasy, Craft Beer, and Other Glorious Things

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