หน้าใหม่: {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Nobuo Uematsu | Img = Nobuo Uematsu.jpg | Img_capt = Nobuo Uematsu at Play! A Video Game Symphony in 2006 | Background = non_vocal_ins...
Nobuo Uematsu was born in [[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]], [[Kōchi Prefecture]], Japan.<ref name="SEU">{{cite web|url=http://www.square-enix-usa.com/uematsu/profile/index.html|title=N's profile|publisher=Square Enix USA|accessdate=2008-06-01}}</ref> A self-taught musician, he began to play the piano when he was eleven or twelve years old;<ref name="Biography"/> he did not take any formal piano lessons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHyIdyrxd5U|title=Nobuo Uematsu and Arnie Roth - Live Interview (Part I of II)|publisher=[[YouTube]]|author=squaresoundcom|date=2008-10-15|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> He has an older sister who also played the piano.<ref name="1UP"/> After graduating from [[Kanagawa University]], Uematsu played the keyboard in several amateur bands and composed music for television commercials.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/uematsu/biography.shtml|title=Nobuo Uematsu :: Biography|publisher=Square Enix Music Online|accessdate=2008-09-20}}</ref> When Uematsu was working at a music rental shop in [[Tokyo]], a [[Square Co.|Square]] employee asked if he would be interested in creating music for some of the titles they were working on. Although he agreed, Uematsu considered it a side job, and he did not think it would become a full-time job. He said it was a way to make some money on the side, while also keeping his part-time job at the music rental shop.<ref name="1UP">{{cite web|url= http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3166165|title=A Day in the Life of Final Fantasy's Nobuo Uematsu|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|first=James|last=Mielke|date=2008-02-15|accessdate=2008-05-30}}</ref>
