Nobuo Uematsu
publication date: Saturday, August 7, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: 
Games
clue: One of Japan's most popular composers long ago wrote his final soundtrack for a famous game series, but it remains so iconic that its victory theme and main theme were played at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics.
explanation: Uematsu was the primary composer for the early games in the Final Fantasy series, and has continued to contribute to them in recent years. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Eberhart, and Aaron Shurtleff
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