Yoko Shimomura
Japanese composer and pianist (born 1967)
Yoko Shimomura (下村 陽子, Shimomura Yōko, b. October 19, 1967) is a Japanese composer who makes video game music. She has worked with Capcom and Square Enix. She is best known for composing music for the Kingdom Hearts and Mario & Luigi series. Many of her works have been performed in video game music concerts. She left Square in 2002 and currently works as a freelancer but has or is working on six Kingdom Hearts games and the Mario & Luigi series. Shem is also working on Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
Yoko Shimomura | |
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 Yoko Shimomura performing at a concert in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 19, 1967 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Symphonic, electronic (chiptune, video game) |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, engineer, producer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Midiplex |
Video game Soundtracks[1] change
- Samurai Sword (1988)
- F-1 Dream (1989)
- Final Fight (1989) (with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (uncredited))
- Adventures in the Magic Kingdom (1990)
- Mizushima Shinji no Daikoushien (1990)
- Code Name: Viper (1990) (with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (uncredited))
- Gargoyle's Quest (1990) (with Harumi Fujita (uncredited))
- Adventure Quiz 2: Capcom World (1990) (with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Manami Matsumae, Junko Tamiya, H. Takaoka, and G. Morita (uncredited))
- Mahjong School: The Super O Version (1990) (with Masaki Izutani (uncredited))
- Buster Bros. (PC Engine) (1991) (with Tamayo Kawamoto)
- The King of Dragons (1991)
- Street Fighter II (1991) (with Isao Abe (credited as Pii♪))
- Block Block (1991) (with Masaki Izutani)
- Varth: Operation Thunderstorm (1992) (with Masaki Izutani and Toshio Kajino)
- The Punisher (1993) (with Isao Abe, Toshio Kajino, Syun Nishigaki and Nobu. Oouchi)
- Breath of Fire (1993) (with Bun Bun, Minae Fujii, and Mari Yamaguchi)
- Live A Live (1994)
- Front Mission (1995) (with Noriko Matsueda)
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
- Tobal No. 1 (1996) (with many others)
- Parasite Eve (1998)
- Legend of Mana (1999)
- Hataraku Chocobo (2000)
- Kingdom Hearts (2002)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004)
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
- Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
- Pop'n Music Carnival (13) (2005) (with many others)
- Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (2006) (with Shinji Hosoe, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito, Masaharu Iwata, Tsukasa Masuko, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Ayako Saso, and Takahiro Ogata)
- Heroes of Mana (2007)
- Luminous Arc 2 (2008) (with Akari Kaida, Yoshino Aoki, and Shunsuke Nakamura)
- Little King's Story (2008) (with Yutaka Minobe)
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009)
- Kingdom Hearts coded (2009)
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
- Pop'n Music The Movie (17) (2009) (with many others)
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (with Tsuyoshi Sekito and Takeharu Ishimoto)
- Last Ranker (2010)
- Xenoblade (2010) (with ACE+, Manami Kiyota, and Yasunori Mitsuda)
- The 3rd Birthday (2010) (with Tsuyoshi Sekito and Mitsuto Suzuki)
- Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2010)
- Radiant Historia (2010)
- Half-Minute Hero II (2011)
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) (with Tsuyoshi Sekito and Takeharu Ishimoto)
- Demons' Score (2012)
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013)
- Exstetra (2013) (with many others)
- Final Fantasy XV (TBA)
- Kingdom Hearts III (TBA)
- "Future Mana Project" (TBA)
References change
Other website change
- Official website (in Japanese)
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