‘I’ve never used AI and probably never will’: Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu reckons ‘fluctuations and imperfections’ are what make music satisfying
Celebrated Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu did not mince words when asked about his stance on using generative AI to make music in a recent interview with JASRAC Magazine. The technology’s experimental use in the arts has already seen the advent of AI “musicians” like The Velvet Sundown, and you might wonder whether a veteran…