Band name: The Black Mages
Instrument(s): Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Organ, Drums
Notable Games Covered: The entire Final Fantasy series
Other Information: From the Square Enix Site: "It all started in February 2003. Uematsu produced "The Black Mages," an album composed of FINAL FANTASY battle music arranged in rock style. He formed a group called The Black Mages and performed as the keyboardist himself.
In April 2003, a two-day concert was held in Tokyo, Japan, commemorating the album."
The band has released two albums (The Black Mages and The Black Mages II: The Skies Above) and has occasionally toured. Music for One-Winged Angel was featured in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Band members include Tsuyoshi Sekito (Guitar), Michio Okamiya (Guitar), Nobuo Uematsu (Organ), Kenichiro Fukui (Keyboard), Keiji Kawamori (Bass), Arata Hanyuda (Drums).
Website/Links: Black Mages Japanese Site,
Black Mages II Japanese Site,
Uematsu Square-Enix USA Page