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What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1985?
Uematsu joined Square in 1985.
What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1986?
Uematsu composed the soundtrack to Cruise Chaser Blassty in 1986.
What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1987?
In 1987, Uematsu and Sakaguchi collaborated on Final Fantasy, a game that turned out to be a huge success.
What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1988?
He found his footing making video game music with Final Fantasy in 1988.
What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1989?
He scored the first installment in the SaGa series, The Final Fantasy Legend, in 1989.

Question: What happened in 2004?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 2004?