Nobou is kinda overrated

[psyniac_123]

It's not so much that nobuo can whip out really super great trax, but more that he can whip out super great trax and has been doing so for twenty years.

That, and when he started, he didn't exactly have much to work with. No more that, what, five instrument tracks? Very few different tones. He and the composer(s) for Zelda (sorry, forget the name. Anyone want to help me out?) had to be genius' to do what they did for consoles such as the NES and the bad-quality midis that played from them.

[scrumpleberry]

You get the impression he's overated because this is a FF forum. I think he's rated fine, but there are other composers of really beautiful video game music, like Zelda, Grandia, skies of arcadia - can't name them, but these guys are awesome too.

[Roto13]

Zelda composer = Koji Kondo. He also composes the Mario music.

[psyniac_123]

Zelda composer = Koji Kondo. He also composes the Mario music.

Oh, then double Kudos.
Also, I can't believe I neglected to mention Masato Nakamura. I was RAISED on Sonic, and those funky basslines! Is it any wonder I picked the instrument up?

[scrumpleberry]

Zelda composer = Koji Kondo. He also composes the Mario music.

Thanks - can't BELIEVE I forgot him. He's just as good as Nobuo.

[silentenigma]

Nobuo...more like NOOBuo.

not really. Nobuo writes some of the best stuff I've ever heard. His melodies are fantastic.

[Zeromus_X]

While Uematsu is fantastic, I'd have to say Motoi Sakuraba is my all-time favorite video game composer.

Anyway, in other news, your favorite video game composer is overrated. Therefore, my favorite video game composer must be underrated.