Changes in Uematsu's style

Originally Posted by Klondike

His work in FFXI (albeit there's not much) is awesome. Listen to the airship theme in FFXI, and tell me that doesn't sound right out of FF9.

If you look at a composer breakdown for who did the work in FFTA, Uematsu only did the main theme, and then Sakimoto did most of the tracks, *except* most of the main battle tracks (the most important tracks, right?). These were all done by a few other no-names. Though with their clear talent, hopefully they won't be no names for long. This includes "Battle of Hope" and "Painful Battle", probably the two best songs on the OST.

Those two themes you mention are composed by Ayako Saso. Please, look here and tell me she is still a no-name composer In case you don't know, she is Shinji Hosoe's longtime composing partner, since the old Namco days in the late '80s.

For Uematsu's style having changed, I disagree. You still sense his old-school style even in the latest Mistwalker samples offered so far.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by eriol

Sorry for bit Off topic. But isn't Shinji Hosoe the composer of Rockman EXE anime OST?

Not that I'm aware of, he did compose Rockman EXE Network Transmission on GameCube with Ayako Saso and Yousuke Yasui though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.