Leitmotif and Movement: A Father and Son Musical Journey Podcast - Episode 38 - Nobuo Uetmatsu's 'Final Fantasy IV' Original Soundtrack
Welcome to the rock history class you actually want to take!In this installment, Michael and his dad are bridging the gap between the golden era of New Wave pop and the groundbreaking world of video game composition.First, we tackle our main topic: the legendary Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack. Composed by the "John Williams of Japanese gaming," Nobuo Uematsu, this score represents a massive technical leap for the genre. We discuss the "excruciating" nights the sound team spent in sleeping bags to get this project finished and how Uematsu used the new power of the SNES to create…
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