In approaching the sound of Guin Saga, were there any features you wished to emphasize?
Yes, well this is only my personal impression, but the world of Guin Saga is vast. The use of the orchestra is meant to underscore this. There are also sampled instruments on the score and making those two work together naturally was arranger Narita-san’s job. We were working on the mixing tirelessly, not even stopping for New Years’. The most recent release from Dog Ear Records is Nobuo Uematsu’s Ten Short Stories, which includes a song that the composer began writing many years ago. Would you please tell us a little about it? This song originated when Uematsu was in Junior High, and was the first he ever composed. Only two verses were written at that time, and he’s completing it at fifty. That was the idea behind the entire project. Seeing as other songs are in the works, we are considering an English-language version. The track will be available online overseas, and we would like people to understand the lyrics. The first song ever composed by Uematsu-san will be released at 50? Yes
