. ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁" John ▁Williams ▁of ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁world " ▁and ▁been ▁cred ited ▁for ▁" in cre asing ▁the ▁appreci ation ▁and ▁aw aren ess " ▁of ▁video ▁game ▁music . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁U em ats u ' s ▁musical ▁influ ences ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁c ites ▁El ton ▁John ▁as ▁his ▁biggest ▁musical ▁influence , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁him . ▁Other ▁major ▁inspir ations ▁include ▁The ▁Beat les , ▁Em erson , ▁Lake ▁& ▁Pal mer , ▁Simon ▁& ▁Gar f unk el , ▁and ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁bands . ▁In ▁the ▁classical ▁genre , ▁he ▁c ites ▁Py otr ▁I ly ich ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁influence . ▁U em ats u ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁bands , ▁such ▁as ▁P ink ▁F loyd ▁and ▁King ▁C rim son , ▁influenced ▁his ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁compos itions . ▁The ▁intro ▁to ▁the ▁piece ▁" One - W ing ed ▁Angel " ▁from ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁song ▁" P ur ple ▁Haz e "; ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁medieval ▁poetry ▁on ▁which ▁Carl ▁Or ff ▁based ▁his ▁cant ata ▁Car mina ▁Bur ana , ▁specifically ▁the ▁songs ▁" Est u ans ▁Inter ius ", ▁" O ▁Fort una ", ▁" V eni , ▁Ven i , ▁Ven ias