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Il n'était pas destiné à la LÉGENDE ? Découvrez l'histoire incroyable de Nobuo Uematsu, le compositeur derrière les thèmes iconiques de Final Fantasy qui ont marqué des générations.

De ses débuts dans un groupe de rock à la création de musiques inoubliables pour Square, plongez dans le parcours d'un artiste qui a révolutionné l'univers du jeu vidéo.

Explorez l'impact de ses compositions, de l'emblématique prélude de Final Fantasy aux mélodies épiques de Sephiroth, et comment elles ont influencé la culture populaire, jusqu'au hip-hop. Un voyage musical à ne pas manquer !

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00:00Drake, Plei Bocardi and Maître Gims all have one thing in common,
00:04it's that they seem, they seem iconic themes of a flagship birth of video games,
00:08composed by the legendary Nobio Uematsu.
00:11He was born in 1949 in Koichi, Japan. Uematsu quickly developed a passion for music. He began
00:21to play the piano at only 12 years old. At first, music was just a hobby for him,
00:24and he still devotes himself to his studies at Kanagawa University,
00:28where he hesitated between lawyer and doctor. After his studies, he formed a group of
00:33rock band called The Black Match. A six-piece band where he will be in charge of playing
00:37keyboard. But gradually, he will realize that his place is not there. So he will leave the
00:42group to be able to focus on creating and composing music. He sends some
00:45musical creations to advertising agencies where he was hired by a commercial radio station
00:49Japanese company to compose different melodies for advertising spots. It was in 1985 that Uematsu
00:56will be contacted by one of his friends who works in the video game industry,
00:58and will offer him a job as a game composer for a small company called Square. Managed at this
01:04era by Hironobu Sakaguchi, who was looking for a certain talent to create video game sounds.
01:08Uematsu seized this opportunity and accepted the offer without thinking twice. In 1986, he joined Square,
01:16and composed his first game, The Crud Chaser Plastic.
01:19An RPG with robot battles where you can customize the body parts of the robot.
01:25robot to make it stronger, like Front Mission for those who know. A year later,
01:27He composed sounds for three other games, Kick Night, 3D World Runner and Red Reezer.
01:32You should know that at that time, Square games were not doing very well. The company could not find their golden goose,
01:47They were very poorly funded, and the future of the studio and the artist was in danger. But it was in the same year, in 1987,
02:06that Uematsu and Sakaguchi will have a genius idea to create the most popular license, which launched Uematsu's career,
02:14at the peak of Josibé's music.
03:12FF, what is it?
03:13It's a JRPG that has a turn-based combat system.
03:15With each opus, a different scenario, a different universe and a different combat system.
03:19This license will be a hit and will sell more than 2 million copies worldwide.
03:23And the success of this game does not only come from innovative gameplay, or striking scenarios,
03:27or even to its varied and exceptional universe, but partly to the unforgettable sound created by Uematsu,
03:31which are not only one of the strong points of the license, but which also manage to mark each generation of SF players.
03:37And the perfect example is the prelude, the main OST that Uematsu composed in 10 minutes,
03:41that we find in each episode and which recalls the magical universe that is Final Fantasy.
03:51If the main theme already manages to take you on a journey, it is only a sample of what each opus can give you as musical emotion,
03:57whether it is sadness, determination or even mourning.
04:00Generic
04:28I invite you to go listen to these different sounds because it is really only a small part of the incalculable number of Nobuo OSTs.
04:34But these sounds are not only marking the world of video games, but also the world of hip-hop.
04:37Because even the most popular artists do not hesitate to call themselves iconic sounds from this license.
04:58But it's not over.
05:26While Nobuo has continued to inspire artists and create memorable sounds for players over the years,
05:30There is one that will remain a classic in the world of video game music.
05:35In 1997, one of the most iconic games in the franchise, Final Fantasy VII, was released.
05:58To give you a brief summary of the story, we are in the company of an ex-soldier and mercenary named Cloud,
06:03who works with an eco-terrorist group called Avalanche to blow up all the reactors that harness the energy of the planet called Mako,
06:09by a company called Shinra.
06:10Plus a guy with long hair and a 1m83 sand who aims to destroy the planet by creating a meteor,
06:16Besides, this sound was made for him, Sephiroth.
06:19Why, you might ask? Quite simply, he is a powerful character driven by hatred, betrayed by men.
06:24Nobuyo aimed to create a striking character so that we could feel the greatness of the character,
06:28and above all the malevolence and the truthfulness that we have in front of us.
06:31And to compose this theme, Uematsu was inspired by the theme "Rate of the Spring" by Igor Stravinsky,
06:44a former composer, pianist and conductor of modern music,
06:47considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.
06:51Stravinsky is a "春" that I remember a lot.
07:01In etymology, OWA refers to a fallen angel, hence its black wings and its desire to destroy the world.
07:10This sound first appears in the final boss of the original game.
07:13This is to make the player understand that we are not facing a random character or an introductory boss to teach us how to play.
07:18We are facing Sephiroth.
07:19And it also appears in several other popular licenses, whether it be Super Smash Bros, TCT-012 or even the incredible Kingdom Air saga,
07:25with an entrance of the character always very theatrical and divine, to make us feel the superiority of Sephiroth.
07:30This song is such a banger that even people who know nothing about the FF universe know where it comes from.
07:36It will forever remain a memorable sound from the world of video games.
07:46Nobuo has given us some classics that we will never forget.
07:48He is rewarded everywhere and respected by all.
07:51I think it's time for him to become independent.
07:53In 2004, he left Square Enix and created his small company Smile Please,
07:56but still continues to compose video game music for Square.
07:59In 2005, he composed his first film soundtrack, Final Fantasy VII Adversary Run,
08:04which is a commercial success.
08:06Over 1 million copies sold worldwide.
08:08In 2007, he composed Blue Dragon, the role-playing game released on Xbox created by Mistwalker, Sagaguchi's company.
08:14Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball Z, will be in charge of character design.
08:19In 2008, he produced music for a very popular Nintendo game, Super Smash Bros Brawl,
08:23The fighting game bringing together several characters from the Nintendo license, released on Wii.
08:27It will sell over 7 million copies worldwide.
08:30He will be approached to compose the main theme of the game.
08:32After all this, Uematsu will take a long break.
08:50He recently stated that he could no longer compose an entire video game soundtrack,
08:54but that it will be on the main themes of the games.
08:55It can be found in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth,
08:58with over 400 songs composed and rearranged for the second trilogy of this game.
09:02Even if today he is no longer able to bring us new classics,
09:05these sounds will always remain recognizable musical symbols,
09:08which are often performed at live concerts like Distant World,
09:12which will allow a wider audience to know these sounds
09:15and to strengthen its reputation beyond the world of video games.
09:18Nobuo Uematsu will forever be respected by gamers and the music industry.
Commentaires
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  • Tengu Musashiil y a 3 mois
    Saper comme jamais
  • HellsMakiil y a 3 mois
    non lui il est connu
  • Hugo_Verseil y a 3 mois
    OK, j’adore la DA que tu utilises
  • Kikoo D. Boomil y a 3 mois
    Quelque chose de légendaire s’est produit
  • Leraphil y a 3 mois
    C’est une légende
  • Dr DCil y a 4 mois
    Gims il a pacté lui ça se voit de fou
  • DoisJeLeVoiril y a 4 mois
    le mec est un génie méconnue
  • Matthias Amonail y a 4 mois
    ils sont juste trop forts quoi
  • fload_tvil y a 4 mois
    super! histoire sur une personne assez méconnue!
  • Reservoir Vlogil y a 4 mois
    Super intéressant merci !
  • Chez Mouskoil y a 4 mois
    Merci pour cette vidéo
  • Nayyil y a 4 mois
    la seule légende de cette vidéo c'est Drake hahaa
  • SoXarDil y a 4 mois
    Merci FF pour les travaux
  • Attention, c'est plus "Maître Gims" mais "Gims" il aime pas quand on dit "Maître" 🤣
  • Starkuss.il y a 4 mois
    C'est ultra populaire.
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