TSLF Episode 3: Nobuo Uematsu & 30 Years Of Final Fantasy - Part 2

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Nobuo Uematsu’s Golden Age:

Thanks again for waiting for me to get this episode out into the wild. It’s here now, and in this episode, I cover Uematsu’s work with the Final Fantasy series through the late 90’s. This is not only the period in the series that I got on board, but it’s also the era of Final Fantasy that I still see as the best.

The technology of the time is a massive driving force in the changes that Uematsu made to his music, and the difference between FF7’s wonderful synth-heavy score and FF9’s fantastical orchestral score is incredible when you consider that they both came out on multiple discs for the same console.

I have created another playlist for the music in this episode, and you can find it here. The articles of interest for this show have been listed in the previous episode’s show notes, as they’re all to do with Uematsu’s work.

Track Listing:

1. Opening Theme / Bombing Run - Final Fantasy VII

2. Aerith’s Theme - Final Fantasy VII

3. One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII

4. Cid’s Theme - Final Fantasy VII

5. Liberi Fatali - Final Fantasy VIII

6. Eyes On Me - Final Fantasy VIII

7. Shuffle Or Boogie - Final Fantasy VIII

8. The Spy - Final Fantasy VIII

9. Escape From Alexandria - Final Fantasy IX

10. Themes For Vivi, Steiner, Zidane & Garnet - Final Fantasy IX

11. Melodies Of Life - Final Fantasy IX

12. Balamb Garden - Final Fantasy VIII
    
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