Nobuo Uematsu Composing Super Smash Bros. Brawl Main Theme

By The Wiire Staff / Wednesday, 10 May 2006

Nintendo recently announced via its Japanese Web site that former Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu crafted the main theme for Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Nintendo's Wii. Uematsu composed the new orchestral title track, in tandem with well-known Japanese opera singer Ken Noshiori. Uematsu organized several symphonies in Los Angeles, including the first entitled "Dear Friends" and subsequent concerts since then. Uematsu also organized his own rock band known as The Black Mages, a name derived from a class in the Final Fantasy series. Nishiori cooperated on gaming and anime soundtracks in the past, such as Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts, known from the soundtrack of the popular Cowboy Bebop animation series. Nintendo has not yet stated if Uematsu would compose the entire soundtrack for the next iteration of Super Smash Bros., or if the series' original composer Hirozaku Ando will be providing the remainder of the game's music. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl main theme can be heard here. The Wiire will have more on Super Smash Bros. Brawl as it approaches its tentative 2007 release date.