selnor said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
selnor said:
This thread is rediculous. Nobuo is the only answer you can give. Not only does his resume destroy others in JRPG's, every game has it's unique style while remaining his mark. |
See my post above.
Also I think you should really broaden your scope (and possibly repertoire) of actual composers of music for JRPGs. There's actually more than just Uematsu (and even the select few that have been named in this thread). Many who work on a host of different mediums from Anime to live action film to even Hollywood productions. Uematsu is not the only one out there and frankly not the best. Just like John Williams is not the only composer for film scores in Hollywood. And yes, I did not choose that example by chance.
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This thread is about Uematsu or Mitsuda. Clearly because FF13 has come under scrutiny ( and because his last 2 games were 360 exclusive ) the majority of FF lovers will obviously say Mitsuda. Even though his game resume is clearly nothing in comparison. Just like when Hironobu Sakaguchi was with Square Enix FF fans could say no wrong about him. They pretty much worshiped the guy. When he left, it's all like oh well he's not that good. LOL. I've been gaming long enough to know that Uematsu is a legend in JRPGs. The same for Sakaguchi ( after all there would be no FF if not for him ). I dont care who else in Japan is or isnt better. But in gaming Uematsu has won more awards than any other Japanese game composer.
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Guess again. Once again, see my first post. I can name multiple people who have either been more influential, popular, or 'won more awards' than Uematsu in Japan (Koichi Sugiyama, Koji Kondo, Yoko Kanno, etc). As I said before, Uematsu is good, but mostly you're tying his 'greatness' to the fact that he worked on Final Fantasy. Much like how people consider John Williams to be the greatest composer of movie music by default because he worked on Star Wars. Neither is necessarily the cause just because they are popular. Being the most known doesn't mean you're the best or the most popular. And trust me....there's composers in Japan way more popular than Uematsu.
The Final Fantasy music will sell out a concert here and there. Wheras the music for Dragon Quest and Mario have practically replaced the nations national anthem (and the main theme for Dragon Quest has been played as major sporting events in Japan). There's a big difference.
