Composer / Executive / Management

Nobuo Uematsu

植松伸夫

Tokyo, Japan

Game music composer, joined Square in 1986 and wrote the music for the Final Fantasy series, most of its songs across its history, as well as Makai Toshi Sa-Ga and Chrono Trigger; left in 2004 and founded Smile please, of which he is representative director and chairman. His 1999 “Eyes on me” won song of the year at the 14th Japan Gold Disc Awards; his new theme for Final Fantasy Vii Remake (2020) took the Gold Disc Award for soundtrack album of the year. Counted with Koichi Sugiyama as one of the two great masters of game music. Executive produces the orchestral world tours of his music (Distant Worlds), leads the “conTIKI show” of solo, band and reading performances, and played keyboards in the black mages and Earthbound Papas. Has written for Angela Aki among others. Cedec Awards 2025 Special Award for laying the foundation of game music as an art form. Official YouTube Nobuo Uematsu TV (@uematsu_nobuo_tv, 156k subscribers), X @uematsunobuo, Instagram @nobuo_uematsu_official, Facebook UematsuNobuo. Releases through Universal Music Japan.