When Final Fantasy XIV was announced on the 2nd of June 2009, thousands of fans flocked to the official site and found themselves listening to another composition by none other than Nobuo Uematsu, the now famous composer of the Final Fantasy series' award winning soundtracks.

Since then, it's been speculated whether Uematsu would be the composer for Final Fantasy 14, or whether Square Enix asked him to compose a special theme especially for the introduction of Fourteen to the community. Fans may now relax, safe in the knowledge that Nobuo Uematsu confirms he will be composing the Final Fantasy 14 soundtrack.

Confirmation

At one of his recent Distant Worlds concerts, staged in Maryland, Nobuo Uematsu revealed to the audience that he will be the composer for Final Fantasy XIV. It's been speculated for awhile that he will be, both because of his appearance on the official Production Team lineup, but also because of the similarities in style between Uematsu's older works and the Final Fantasy 14 Title Music.

As with all of Uematsu's works, he promises that the soundtrack will provide solid and developed ambience to our adventurers, providing the "Uematsu brand", as Uematsu called it. Final Fantasy XI has often been heralded as having some immersing, intense background ambience because of Naoshi Mizuta's exceptional soundtrack. With Uematsu at the helm of Fourteen's compositions, the same immersion will be there.

Performances

It was also revealed that the Distant Worlds orchestra have started working on Final Fantasy XIV music for performance purposes. Whether this means performing pre-release or practising for the creation of Fourteen's soundtrack remains to be seen, althrough this will assuredly excite fans and appreciators of Uematsu's previous works in the Final Fantasy series.

This is great news for fans who are partial to Uematsu's style; well heralded by the gaming community as one of the best compositional styles of our time. With this soundtrack providing the backing ambience to what's already looking like an exceptional, exciting world, you can be sure that travelling through Eorzea will be an exhilerating and immersing experience!

For a taste of what Uematsu's compositions will sound like as we travel through this mystical new land, check out the Final Fantasy 14 Title Music, which we added to our site a few weeks ago. We're still working behind the scenes on our new site, so we'll keep you informed with developments and any news that emerges over the coming few weeks. If you've got something to say about Final Fantasy 14, make sure to Have your Say over at our Final Fantasy 14 Theories and Rumours board!

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