EXCLUSIVE! FINAL FANTASY VII Legends Reunion || Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, Yoshinori Kitase

[@indeimaus]

Nobuo Uematsu is an absolute legend of the industry, glad to see he seems to be doing better - one thing for sure the FF7 remake will have some great music

[@paine7992]

As if FF VII remake will ever come out...dOOd^^ We will all be old men or even dead if this ever will happen 😢 😭

[@garywood97]

I think this was before he had health issues. It says July

[@Antiformed]

I thought he claimed he was not returning, as Uematsu dislikes revisiting his old work?

[@Akkumako]

Yes but for I don't know which reason he decided to come back and was working on the remake. But due to health issues he decided to stop all of his current projects to heal himself.

[@elizahastings749]

He surely bless

[@rinbee6264]

heard the news that Uematsu is sick hope he recovers well

[@holamoco]

Ohh... like sick as a cold or sick as a deadly disease?

[@perusal9277]

@@holamoco he had ligma very deadly

[@rcookie5128]

I thought he just wanted to take a (well deserved) creative break?

[@Fai2012]

Yup.. he's taking an extended leave of absence at least till end of year. From his words, he's mentally and physically exhausted.

[@claxcyr]

Wow... What Nobuo said about loading the music on internal memory so it keeps playing during loading. I noticed that when playing amd it really keeps you in the game. Nobuo Uematsu; Saving our immersion since 1997.

[@gooseRIP]

Ironically, the black screen at the start of the one winged angel fight was wonderfully suspenseful as tension built up in the fabulous score, finally revealing what players were up against.

[@kronosecw]

Love that he talked shit on it regardless

[@WideHorizons90]

I remember when I first encountered that screen when I was a kid, I thought my game had crashed because it took so long to load up.

[@justinmcguffee7760]

Totally agree! There being a black screen for a few seconds actually makes it more suspenseful and better.

[@Diandredofus]

"There isn't any need for all the three of us" And yet when the three of you came together, something called Final Fantasy happened.

[@Assassin0Ninja]

3 legendary game designers. 2 awesome interviewers = An interview for the history books.. Couldn't hold my tears when i heard FF7 music

[@swordofetro8291]

The inside story is that he said "very good" because he actually got emotional seeing FF realized like he envisoned and had to leave the room. True story, Famitsu 2001 interview. Can source if necessary.

[@eirei0789]

Apparently he himself forgot about it lol.

[@VGDocs]

idk if you're still able to source or not since it's been 3 years but if you can I'd love to take a look :)

[@whydoyoukeeptalking]

Just hearing them talk about how emotional the music is makes me want this remake so badly. I've been learning FF7 songs on piano and they are near and dear to me. Nobuo Uematsu is my favorite composer ever and I hope he is feeling better and makes more music

[@clawofthefallen]

Congrats, You alligned 3 planets and did what lots of us dream twice in a lifetime. I envy you SO much! >:C ;3

[@trainhartnett709]

no,not at all actually

[@walk3rjp]

10:31 植松さんの、もう一度ファンタジーの曲を作りたかったって言う言葉、 坂口さんプローデュースのファンタジーゲームで是非実現してほしい

[@zieo108]

I would watch a Sakaguchi/Kitase stream of FF6 for DAYS. I'm happy for you guys that you got this amazing opportunity

[@TrevorPhilips]

13:20 - that's a small detail that makes a big difference, and I think really helped with the mood of FF VII... the way the music constantly played _through_ scenes but also how it picked up where you left of. soooo much of the greatness of VII is really mood and atmosphere, the tension... the frantic chase scenes, the ominous Sephiroth or Jenova scenes. you notice a lot of that lost in lower budget RPGs (e.g. later Suikodens) where there is bad silence between scenes... or the PS4 version of FF VII where the world map music restarts every time. it's a small thing but the seamless playing of music in VII was huge.

[@all.the.same.iProductions]

*seamlessness. senselessness, lol

[@TrevorPhilips]

ooops ;p id blame autocorrect but i was on a laptop haha... just too excited to comment i guess :D

[@eltoncdb]

Why KZbin algorithm bring this to me 2 years late.... maybe yesterday I watch an interview of Yoshitaka Amano. I can't thank them enough, they bring me so much joy to me over the last 25 years

[@herr_k69]

Those three gentlemen = my childhood memories.

[@nostalgiaverse9892]

Awesome Interview! FFVII is my favorite game of all time. To be in the same room with some of the people who helped create it is such an honor. Uematsu-san is the greatest musical artist of our lifetime. He seems like such a nice guy to boot. I've heard about his recent health issues, & that he has stepped away from work to take it easy. I wish that man all the best. It does suck that he was confirmed to be involved with the FFVII Remake but if he were to never make music again I wouldn't hold it against him. You have done enough already sir. But I really hope the music in VIIR was already done so we can get a great send off by Uematsu-san!

[@Invincible-Under-the-Sun]

FF9 and 6 are better

[@Akkumako]

Dude we don't care this is no place for that kind of stupid battles.

[@w0lfganxs460]

You guys are so lucky! To be able to meet three out of five of the bigwigs of Final Fantasy is a blessing in and of itself! What would I give to be in your shoes...

[@nabilamahdirani3320]

Dream Team :') I'm so happy to see the three of them still meet up. And to know that they still get together if not all but individually warms my heart. They seem like such good friends. Three of my favorite people in one room and you get to talk to all three of them^^ This video really made my day. Thank you!

[@PowerToolRaptor]

I would give my leg for more videos of these three. Just awesome!

[@blackmateria8687]

The 3 living legends

[@SillyDeal1604]

Trio behind the greatest game of all time.

[@theshyguy1580]

Funny how they worried about that black loading screen when One Winged Angel plays. If anything to me, that made it even more menacing. The way it fades to black when you think the first Sephiroth phase is done, then the music kicks in, reminding you it's not over.

[@funknotik]

Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest orchestral composer of our time, strait up!

[@glidingfalcon4370]

amen brother

[@shibba2517]

funknotik of course he is! I'm glorifying his 'Liberi Fatali' 'Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec' and 'One Winged Angel' as the greathest pieces of his work.

[@glidingfalcon4370]

Krupier X I think all his works are equally amazing specifically in FF6,7,8,9,10. My favourites are To Zanarkand, Someday the Dream Will End, Terras Theme and the FF7 battle theme.

[@pandamonium9255]

Love him. This guy and Yamaoka are top notch

[@chubusummer]

hell yea. preach it

[@EsquilaxM]

This was fantastic. Great choice of questions, too, and hands off letting them talk with camaraderie and go where they wanted. 3 greats of the industry, so good.

[@theultimatepololo]

The three SANNIN of the Gaming industry, it is an incredible pleasure to see those 3 legends reunited

[@xeonaught6942]

I will say I feel the black screen with one winged angel playing actually added to the tension

[@goncaloferreira6429]

"that opening scene is perfection"

[@elizahastings749]

All love from me (music is top-notch, gives big impact), i have been in love with the serie since i was a little girl, it all started early, watching my big brother playing the games, as he was playing ff7, i was still a young girl, not even coming so far with english in school, but still the effect of seeing Aerith selling flowers in the streets, did a big effect on me, we did'nt knew her name yet, and i instantly used to call her "the flower girl/flower girl" , and i looked upto her, she was my fav. It wase'nt like i always was freshly looking at him play, but somehow after some days/weeks of re-entering&watching him play, i remember asking my brother where the flower girl was, since she wasen't in his team, during his gameplay. She left such a big impact on me, during her death, i felt so much loss, like i lost someone important in my life, like a friend or family member. They really did well, according to me to make, Aerith likeable (aware that there's Aerith-haters out there, we can't love all, that's what i like about fictional characters, in fandom there's always going to be at least 1 person, who even can like the one, most people hate/dislike, or like the bland one, even the rich kid with a nasty attitude can be liked, cosplay them, it's like how we like ourselves&each others in real life, some traits&attributes among each others we like, can handle, some not). Anyway! in my young, girly heart, Aerith was there, being my fav. Still today, i can think how things would look like if she never died, her reaction to us gamers entering her birthhouse, looking at the tapes with Ifalna&Gast, fantazise Cloud&aerith the 1/2 cetra, settling down starting a family/still helping out kids with geostigma, since holy from ff7 plot would still probably be trapped, the same way, the same incidents with holy&lifestream would occur, since sephy is the one hindering Holy from spreading out, his barrier would still be needed to be taken down the same way.

[@RogueSeraph]

I miss these 3 creating Final Fantasies together, they are absolute legends. I'm very happy to know that Kitase is the one in charge for the Remake instead of Nomura, Nomura should just stick to character design. #bringsakaguchiback

[@jacopom.7477]

About that...

[@5sieben2.15]

They must have worked their asses off back in the day, under a lot of stress creating masterpiece after masterpiece. I guess all three had a lot of interaction then, sharing creativity and dedication to make the best, most refined product possible. With this sort of work environment, special friendships can form - you can see it in the video. For japanese people, the three are very jovial and serene with each other. I just love masters at their craft who are nice and polite, they are quite rare.

[@jakes8607]

I nearly started to cry when i heard nobuo eumatsu fell ill and is taking time off work and is wondering if he will come back. Get well soon doctor eumatsu we love you and your music

[@clayharden8663]

This has to be such a rare interview with these 3 together. Well done and thank you!

[@ZygoPL]

One of the TOP10 most positive videos on KZbin.

[@Cetra29]

I swear when they were asked how they met I expected Uematsu-san to tell that he joined Square for the text adventure Alpha on PC-88 which was the first Square game he composed music for. But it might be that he does not remember that game anymore. Pretty much all games of Square before Final Fantasy came out are like a myth. If there is any chance you can interview them again or some of them I hope we are allowed to ask some questions once more. This is such a special occasion and so much to be appreciated.

[@TrevorPhilips]

10:10 - Uematsu says cyberpunk :D i know it's splitting hairs over semantics, and steampunk is a thin line... but I do agree, while it may have the aesthetic mixed of steampunk with only a little cyberpunk, the _plot and mood_ is very cyberpunk -- the rich vs poor, megacorp vs resistance, the contrast of dark and light, the danger of technology. steampunk is always a little romantic, a celebration of the machines and the ingenuity of them... cyberpunk is much more the dangers of machines, of power, of those that have power -- and in particular, japanese cyberpunk and how it differs a little with a focus on metamorphisis and life (akira and jenova... rebirth in ghost of the shell and the theme of 'life' in VII) Uematsu comes back to that at the end of this interview, too, and I think Uematsu is right: FF VII may be a steampunk 'setting' but in many ways it's a cyberpunk story

[@EsquilaxM]

Its definitely cyberpunk. I actually don't remember anyone saying steampunk, I'm completely in agreeance with you.

[@swordofetro8291]

The Tri-Force of gaming. Behold. The living legends.

[@esckay4fun231]

2 many LEGENDS in one video!! Sakaguchi we need you back!

[@MatsuyuChannnel]

ここに天野さんもいてほしかったなぁ

[@AngryHungry91]

Ff 16 please director sakaguchi san

[@MrMcorcini]

Or hiroyuki ito!

[@ethanellis9875]

THE HOLY TRINITY. OH LORD. THESE GUYS SHAPED ME INTO THE GAMER I AM TODAY. Thank you for Final Fantasy VI 😁😁😁

[@rangerscoach]

fuck id die of a heart attack if he came back it would be like steve jobs going back to apple.

[@Gracking666]

Kitase, Uematsu and Sakaguchi are the official legenday Sannin.

[@yosafatantoniusnaibahosh]

They are Holy Trinity of Final Fantasy

[@yicuanlim2970]

And after that, the born of Final Fantasy 7 remake which was a masterpiece in 2020 !

[@throwedgaming6419]

I am so glad they were able to make so many great titles, of course I want more but the masterpieces they created live on forever. I started with 7 but it was very easy for me to get into the previous pixel art ones with 4 being my favorite next to 7. You can't recreate what these people did, it was all in the feeling

[@CipherXIV]

man...... i wish those people will comeback someday :') they made my best childhood memories ever ;-;

[@madsolar480]

13:36 - I actually thought when that song kicked on during the black screen it was super effective in giving me chills. Cause it only last about 2-3 seconds and then you see Sephiroth's crazy ass.

[@andrewcomments5812]

I'm so grateful to them for all the entertainment and great memories they've given me. Bless them.

[@NoBody-nu6kx]

Uematsu is my alltime favorite musician

[@rasdan1192]

It's the Final Fantasy Warring Triads... The Goddess (Uematsu) The Fiend (Sakaguchi) and The Demon (Kitase)

[@dirkdiggler2218]

If I managed to get this interview I would buy one of those digital picture frames that can play video clips and just run this interview all day, every day. Great interview, can’t believe you got these three in the same room!

[@WeskersPlayhouse]

The presence in that room must have been huge. Just too much legend to fathom

[@elizahastings749]

It's okey, Uematsu! The black-screen with one-winged angel, made you sit right up, suspense feeling running inside (as i was playing the game myself 1 time, i still could feel stuff like, ohhh now he's coming, the big B).

[@StevenMWilson]

Damn this is a good interview! You guys are so lucky

[@Incog2k6]

Final Fantasy's holy trinity

[@Renyth]

When he mentioned loading times and storing the music on Internal memory I just knew he'd bring up the One Winged Angel fight, having that music there whilst the penultimate battle was loading in really saved it and kept the tension high.

[@AlByrone1]

Thank you so much for this interview. This was historical

[@rangerscoach]

im nerding out so hard right now

[@andreasfreij4485]

Nobuo is in My top 3 composers of all time

[@albinullanger7862]

Wow! I'm in awe. Well done guys, they absolutly loved the interview! Fantastic!

[@robTCGZ]

This is the best thing ever. Why didn't I find it earlier? I don't know. I don't care. I'm just happy I came across this.

[@cosame0603]

この３人に会えるカブキン羨ましいと共に尊敬します。

[@bloody31234]

Uematsu is a master! I hope his vacation from the business helps him create more awe inspiring music! :)

[@Limitbreakur]

i love these guys, i really hope they'll keep working together and make more masterpieces.

[@divinearia1601]

These guys are so much fun!!! I need another big Mistwalker collaboration project from Sakaguchi and Uematsu. What are they doing now, and will they come out to do one big, final project together before they both retire? PLS??? I want another game from them on the scale of Lost Odyssey's effort.

[@amronfaro9728]

Hironobu Sakaguchi - Steven Spielberg Yoshinori Kitase - Goerge Lucus Nobuo Uematsu - John Williams The trio of the Hollywood version of Final Fantasy.

[@DanielDavidAllenChannel]

Legendary interview

[@TifaLockhart5]

Gosh i can't be any more jealous! REAL LEGENDS!

[@mozmger]

Seen these legends make me want to see more of FFVII Remake :) damn you SE you always put us in long waiting =_=.

[@InsideSmoke]

i love these guys. i wish they got to make another final fantasy together

[@AstralColors]

What an incredible interview. Great job!

[@TheKAIKAI21]

世界中でFF人気がすごいねコメント欄からもわかる 3人のトークおもしろいなあFFは６からプレイいしてた 普通は20分の動画じゃ納まりきれないでしょこの3人集まったら かぶきん....www

[@styleryder42]

Uematsu made some Kamehamehada with his hands. They are laughing a lot , this is fun !

[@s-clone8964]

I bet the redacted statement by Nobuo was that he IS working on FFVIIR 'cause that would DEFINITELY break the Internet ^.^

[@jsh020]

well he definitely wouldnt be anymore considering he had to take sick leave

[@lm-pw9ul]

Every time I see a new KZbin video about FF7 Remake, I break my Internet :P

[@s-clone8964]

I don't think it was ever officially confirmed that he was coming back for FF7R. If i remember correctly he was asked three times to come back, the first two times he said "no" but the third he said: "it depends how much money they want to pay me" which i found quite funny lol.

[@yeflynne]

He is confirmed working on it they even say so in this video. He said it comes out this year maybe serious maybe joke hopefully 4real

[@lm-pw9ul]

@@yeflynne FF7R will come out this year? I really doubt it

[@belfosama]

Final Fantasy XVI with these 3 legends, please Square Enix !!!

[@CliffConway]

This is such an awesome candid interview, thanks!

[@albertoruiz5651]

Amazing interview, guys!

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

legends, yet cool and charming . greetings from germany

[@Pendragon44321]

Holy crap this gets me excited. Uematsu is amazing, I just hope the music in the remake remains true to how it sounded just upgraded with what we have now.

[@Ty-ub4nc]

These guys are legendary! Awesome video to watch! Great job! Although I am pretty sour that it was you and not me!

[@peixefelipe16]

It's so sad that Sakaguchi were not involved in VII Remake.

[@Unh0ly0ne]

wow, the big three. thanks for this

[@skansoul9315]

音楽：植松伸夫 キャラクターデザイン：天野義孝 ディレクター(or プロデューサー)：坂口博信 でファイナルファンタジーのソフト作ってくれないかなー 外伝でいいから。ただしスマホはダメ。

[@NAOMi-xo9ct]

楽しいトークだった🎵

[@schalazeal07]

They are so fun and easygoing to talk to. I'd like to think that they really got along well with each other as great friends do. Uematsu: "I didn't think games could make you think and feel so deeply. There haven't been games like that since then... should be games that make players and creators think deeply. Might not sell very well though." ♥😂

[@Time2LevelUp]

How has this video not gone viral? Great viewing!

[@ペイしゅう]

中高生の思い出が詰まってるff

[@Luppoooo]

This should have one billion likes

[@ILoveCiniminis]

Great interview guys

[@VarongTangkitphithakphon]

Wow the legendary team!

[@RPS_FFRK]

Awesome hehe, 3 legends reunite! Good health and take care always!

[@irvyne6111]

This is the greatest thing I've seen on the Internet in ages. ^_^

[@ludwighanisch]

thank you so much for making this video :D

[@PetarBladeStrok]

This is so amazing!

[@BinaryDood]

what a wholesome vid

[@ExSteeb]

I remember when I met Uematsu, such a worthwhile and wonderful time. I'm glad I got to ask him a question. :')

[@karissycloud1883]

Whatd ya ask?

[@ExSteeb]

@@karissycloud1883 had something to deal with how he went about composing his music. Whether or not he started with the harmony or the melody first.

[@karissycloud1883]

@@ExSteeb ooohhh cool!! Your so lucky you got to meet him! How'd that happen if I can ask

[@ExSteeb]

@@karissycloud1883 anime convention 6 years ago haha

[@lukedodson3441]

Kitase always smiling

[@jkbobful]

can't wait for FF7 Remake

[@holamoco]

Awesome, three legends.

[@bintanggriyaputera3976]

So simply

[@LOLanjello]

Thanks for the video this gives me hope for 7 remake! Anyone know when the BRA BRA concert will be?

[@eazypeezy4505]

Teasing with the opening sequence is killing me.

[@matthagen67]

Invite Yoshitaka Amano and Tetsuya Nomura to your party, and trust me, you can now easily handle Chaos, Emperor Mateus, Cloud of Darkness, Zeromus, Neo-Exdeath, Kefka and Sephiroth all at the same time. It's technically the same as using a "God Mode" cheat code.