Nobuo Uematsu
by rasgueado
I went by the Gamespot page today to see if they decided to post anything remotely interesting. One of the top links leads to an interview with "composer" Nobuo Uematsu... the article was already losing points for lack of originality. No one cares, but after watching this thing and reading the comments (from what I assume are people who can muster enough thought to actually type words?) I felt...
I went by the Gamespot page today to see if they decided to post anything remotely interesting. One of the top links leads to an interview with "composer" Nobuo Uematsu... the article was already losing points for lack of originality. No one cares, but after watching this thing and reading the comments (from what I assume are people who can muster enough thought to actually type words?) I felt the need to write something down of my own.
Good on the guy for making a living at composing music. Not that many people make a decent living at this kind of thing.
I hate his music. I think it is derivative, drawn out, and banal. I've never found it particularly effective at evoking emotion... most likely because it's mired with excessive amounts of cheese. I'd rather listen to Yanni... and I fucking hate Yanni.
I'm sure he's a perfectly nice man, but when I see his name on the credits I turn the BGM down.