Date of Award
Summer 2021
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music (MM)
School
Music
Committee Chair
Douglas Rust
Committee Chair School
Music
Committee Member 2
Joseph Brumbeloe
Committee Member 2 School
Music
Committee Member 3
Gregory Fuller
Committee Member 3 School
Music
Committee Member 4
Jonathan Kilgore
Committee Member 4 School
Music
Abstract
Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of the first nine entries in the Final Fantasy video game series, creates sophisticated music in the operatic section of Final Fantasy VI. This thesis will provide a linear analysis of the music, borrowing from contrapuntal techniques of important theorists such as Heinrich Schenker and Paul Hindemith. The analysis will explain how some linear progressions play guiding roles within the music while others although heard, may not be as important. Furthermore, the most important linear structures will be shown to support the tonal identity of a movement, while important end points coincide with junctures in the programming of the game.
Recommended Citation
Comeaux, Daniel, "An Analysis of Nobuo Uematsu’s Linear Structures: The Score of Final Fantasy VI’s Opera" (2021). Master's Theses. 822.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/822