{"id":38412,"date":"2024-10-16T11:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38412"},"modified":"2024-10-16T11:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:26:52","slug":"nobuo-uematsu-retirement-statement-was-misunderstood-the-legendary-final-fantasy-composer-himself-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nobuo-uematsu-retirement-statement-was-misunderstood-the-legendary-final-fantasy-composer-himself-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobuo Uematsu retirement statement was misunderstood, the legendary Final Fantasy composer himself confirms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Game music fans were saddened and shocked to read that Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary composer behind many Final Fantasy soundtracks, is retiring from game music composition. This news spread through social media and was reported through various news outlets, however the man himself has stepped forward to clarify that he is not retiring from composing video game music. Rather, the One Winged Angel composer will be cutting back on game soundtrack work to \u201chave more time to make the music I want to make.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how did this misunderstanding come about? The primary source for the retirement rumor is a very short clip released by the official X account for the game FANTASIAN Neo Dimension on October 15. In the clip below, Uematsu explains that: \u201cThis (soundtrack) is my final project as a composer of video game music.\u201d This statement prompted loads of tributes from fans, some of whom interpreted this as Uematsu saying he is retiring from game music completely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch this special message from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FantasianNeoDimension?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FantasianNeoDimension<\/a> composer Nobuo Uematsu. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Tk0wawBGF\">pic.twitter.com\/2Tk0wawBGF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FANTASIAN Neo Dimension (@Fantasian_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fantasian_EN\/status\/1846128890856800462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the panicked fans, Uematsu posted a message on his own X account on the morning of October 16 to clarify what he meant:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wait, wait, wait!<br>Everybody calm down!<br>There seems to be some misunderstanding, but I&#39;m not retiring from video game music work!<br><br>I&#39;m going to cut back a bit on my video game music work because I want to have more time to make the music I want to make. It would be difficult for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8asDX9UF90\">pic.twitter.com\/8asDX9UF90<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u690d\u677e\u4f38\u592b (Nobuo Uematsu) -con TIKI- (@UematsuNobuo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UematsuNobuo\/status\/1846363685176201531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking again at Uematsu\u2019s words it seems that FANTASIAN Neo Dimension is the last full game soundtrack he will compose. Uematsu has frequently spoken about how tiring it is to create an entire soundtrack. In the below video interview with IGN about FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, Uematsu explains how he put his whole body and heart into the soundtrack, waking up at 5am each day and continuing to compose until 6pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FANTASIAN | Nobuo Uematsu Short Interview\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJR1wua8OJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he has worked on full soundtracks for Sakaguchi\u2019s Mistwalker studio such as for The Last Story (2011) and Terra Battle (2014)- since as far back as 2001\u2019s Final Fantasy X, Uematsu has tended to co-compose soundtracks with other composers, rather than handling the whole thing. Back in February this year, Uematsu was interviewed by German publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/digital\/games\/2024-02\/nobou-uematsu-komponist-final-fantasy-videospielmusik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zeit Online<\/a>, in which he was quoted as saying: \u201cI don\u2019t think I will compose full video game soundtracks anymore.\u201d (ich glaube nicht, dass ich noch einmal die Musik f\u00fcr ein ganzes Spiel komponieren werde).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918-37169-003.jpeg\" alt=\"Hironobu Sakaguchi Fantasian Neo Dimension\" class=\"wp-image-37174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918-37169-003.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918-37169-003-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918-37169-003-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>FANTASIAN Neo Dimension<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although FANTASIAN Neo Dimension is very likely Uematsu\u2019s last full-length game soundtrack- Uematsu continues to be busy with other projects. He has recently been working with his 5-person band conTIKI, performing rearranged versions of classic Final Fantasy compositions as well as composing accompaniments for narrated fairy tales. He has also continued to be actively involved in the BRA BRA Final Fantasy concert series, which features music from the series arranged for brass band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February this year, the premiere of Uematsu\u2019s Merregnon: Heart of Ice took place in Germany. Merregnon is a series of works by composers from all over the world that blends orchestral music with fantasy fiction. It seems like from this point forward, Uematsu will continue to focus on other projects, giving himself more time to make the music he wants to make.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, although Uematsu is stepping back from the stress of creating full game soundtracks, he has confirmed that he is not retiring from game music. He may even return to compose a new song or two for Final Fantasy VII Remake\u2019s final part.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary video game music composer Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work on the Final Fantasy series, has clarified that he is not retiring yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":38415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-38412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nobuo Uematsu retirement statement was misunderstood, the legendary Final Fantasy composer himself confirms\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Legendary video game music composer Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work on the Final Fantasy series, has clarified that he is not retiring yet.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nobuo-uematsu-retirement-statement-was-misunderstood-the-legendary-final-fantasy-composer-himself-confirms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nobuo Uematsu retirement statement was misunderstood, the legendary Final Fantasy composer himself confirms\u00a0 - 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