ica . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁Lost ▁Od ys sey , ▁the ▁score ▁ranges ▁from ▁classical ▁orch est ral ▁arrang ements ▁to ▁contemporary ▁jazz ▁and ▁te ch no ▁tracks . ▁U em ats u ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁big ▁fan ▁of ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁Irish ▁music , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁contains ▁elements ▁from ▁these ▁musical ▁styles . ▁U em ats u ' s ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁scores ▁vary ▁from ▁up be at , ▁to ▁dark ▁and ▁angry , ▁to ▁mel anch ol ic ▁in ▁nature . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VIII ▁is ▁dark ▁and ▁glo omy , ▁while ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁IX ▁is ▁more ▁care free ▁and ▁up be at . ▁His ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁true ▁em otion ▁of ▁a ▁scene ; ▁an ▁example ▁is ▁" A er ith ' s ▁Th eme " ▁from ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Nich i ▁Bei ▁Times , ▁U em ats u ▁said ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁really ▁self - cons ci ously ▁compose ▁music ▁for ▁Japan ▁or ▁for ▁the ▁world , ▁but ▁I ▁do ▁think ▁there ▁is ▁something ▁in ▁my ▁more ▁mel anch oly ▁pieces ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ly ▁Japanese ▁quality ." ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" In nov ators " ▁in ▁Time ▁Mag az ines ▁" Time ▁ 1 0 0 : ▁The ▁Next ▁W ave ▁— ▁Music " ▁feature