LOL. Exactly the way I felt when I read the title.
Yup. Hire Sakaguchi to supervise the game.The more of the original team that was involved in making FF VII, the better.
I was very upset when they first mentioned he wasn't involved.
I think it's also an internal joke within the company.
Kitase a few months ago:I think it's also an internal joke within the company.
As the Distant Worlds concert in London last year they played I think it was Bombing mission with the remake trailer on in the background. Arnie Roth the conductor at the end of the piece said to the SE staff in attendance to hurry up with the game and got a huge cheer.
Kitase then signs us off by making the joke previously mentioned in the thread, saying he wishes to keep on polishing up the game for the 35th anniversary, to which they all laugh and Hamaguchi responds objectingly "Hey that's a long ways off!"
He then however, also goes on to say that a lot is hanging on the next (presumably big) event, and that they're hoping to show off (the game) by then.
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Ryan: So, zips and belts are prevalent in the character design. Is that just because you like the aesthetic? Does it have meaning behind it? Why does Donald's hat have zips?
Nomura: That was my preference back when I first designed the characters, so 15 years ago. At that time, people teased me about zippers and belts and whatnot and I'm the type of person if somebody eggs me on I'm gonna do it more! Nowadays, I'm not as conscious about adding them in.
I'm not the type of person that would shrink down when people tease me about it. I'm gonna fight back! I'm gonna go back at it and do it more. So, if people egg me on saying 'oh, Kingdom Hearts III is delayed' well, I might even delay it further! (laughs)
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What has he been doing since he left Square? I really haven't heard anything from him since that time. I've read more than once how he's now "past his prime", but I can gauge how true that statement is.Uematsu is way, way past his prime in 2018, but if they're just having him oversee the composers that will be arranging his OG work from VII, that sounds like a pretty solid team.
What has he been doing since he left Square? I really haven't heard anything from him since that time. I've read more than once how he's now "past his prime", but I can gauge how true that statement is.
I see. How did you find the soundtrack of The Last Story?Mostly small a-la-carte contract work. He did the music in Terra Battle and Terra Battle 2 (I think?), as well as contributing a few single songs to some other projects. The last full soundtracks he worked on were The Last Story and the original pre-reboot FFXIV. Most of his work on OG FFXIV was not carried over into A Realm Reborn, with a few small exceptions.
Most recently, he contributed a couple of pieces to the FFXV multiplayer expansion, Comrades.
Honestly, if Square really wanted to pull out all the stops, they would get Shimomura to do the whole soundtrack by herself.
I see. How did you find the soundtrack of The Last Story?
He has also composer the main themes FF14 ARR and Heavensward and Stormblood also FF15 Comrades Main Theme:What has he been doing since he left Square? I really haven't heard anything from him since that time. I've read more than once how he's now "past his prime", but I can gauge how true that statement is.
Just have Fantasy Life's Tavern theme music by Uematsu play throughout the whole game and it would be better than the entire FFVII soundtrack being in the game:
He has also composer the main themes FF14 ARR and Heavensward and Stormblood also FF15 Comrades Main Theme:
Doubt he has much involvement. Probably just 1-2 tracks like he does for FFXIV these days.
It's FFVIIr, I'm pretty sure all the fans were day 1 whether or not Uematsu was involved.
This would also be acceptable. He would essentially be the producer; as in, "music producer" like we understand it in the west.I would imagine he's the guy "in charge" but not the person doing all the arrangements. So the composers/arrangers working on the OST for FFVIIR report directly to him and he decides if their work captures the spirit of his original tracks well.
This would also be acceptable. He would essentially be the producer; as in, "music producer" like we understand it in the west.
Honestly I'd rather have Tsuyoshi Sekito be the lead composer of FF7 Remake, he has shown to be a tremendous composer and he was the lead guitarist in the Black Mages band. If there's anyone I trust when it comes to re-arrange Final Fantasy VII, it'd be him.
edit: him on the guitar
Just have Fantasy Life's Tavern theme music by Uematsu play throughout the whole game and it would be better than the entire FFVII soundtrack being in the game:
Just have Fantasy Life's Tavern theme music by Uematsu play throughout the whole game and it would be better than the entire FFVII soundtrack being in the game:
Just have Fantasy Life's Tavern theme music by Uematsu play throughout the whole game and it would be better than the entire FFVII soundtrack being in the game:
Just have Fantasy Life's Tavern theme music by Uematsu play throughout the whole game and it would be better than the entire FFVII soundtrack being in the game:
Kitase : Currently, I am working on the FFVII Remake, and although Uematsu-san has been working on various titles, I haven't worked directly with him since FFX. When I first went to ask Uematsu-san to work on the music for the remake, he had already distanced himself from SE to work on other projects, so I was thinking (worried) I might be treated coldly….
Everybody present : (laughs)
Kitase : Or so I thought, but the power of the words FFVII man
I'm not so sure this is 100% confirmation Uematsu is working on the Remake. The interview this article was pulled from is related to "BRA ★ BRA Final Fantasy", It's heavily implied in the interview that he is, so I'm cautiously optimistic:
I just put up an article about this over on thelifestream.