Well, rather than to give you my impression on Los Angeles, per se, my older sister’s husband is and American, therefore I have a pretty good idea of the, perhaps the characteristics of Americans in general. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
There’s some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you’ve never heard that piece of music before. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
The second album of Black Mages is currently in the process of recording and the basic tracks have already been completed. Hopefully sometime in the future we will be able to have a concert. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
Last year in Germany at a town hall in Leipzig there was a game music concert played by the orchestra and some of the Final Fantasy scores were played. This year there is another concert scheduled in the same location, for game music. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
I just initiated the project where I write music for somebody else to write the lyrics and also for the orchestra to perform. I’ve just initiated the project. That leads the project into creating an independent label outside of game music. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
I believe that there are many interesting projects that are potentially possible for me other than game music, and therefore in my mind there are several things that are being contemplated. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
And it’s very strange, but I think there is something very common – not only in Celtic music – but there is a factor or element in Celtic music that is similar in music that we find in Japan, the United States, Europe, and even China and other Asian countries. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I’m jealous. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
However in countries outside of Japan I think game music is still a potential growth market that has not yet developed to the extent that we are seeing in Japan. Nobuo Uematsu Read Quote
