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Yoko Shimomura (下村陽子, Shimomura Yōko, born October 19, 1967) is a Japanese composer and musician best known for her soundtracks for various video games.
Yoko Shimomura was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Her parents enrolled her in piano lessons when she was five years old. She took quickly to the instrument, and she often pretended to be composing her own music by playing the piano randomly.
After high school, she enrolled as a piano major in Osaka Music University. Upon graduation, Shimomura intended to become a piano instructor. She had been a video gamer for many years, though, so on a lark, she sent some samples of her work to various video game companies. Capcom invited her in for an audition and interview, and she was offered a job there. Her family and instructors were dismayed with her change in focus (video-game music was still not mainstream in Japan at the time), but Shimomura accepted the job at Capcom. She was a member of Capcom’s in-house jazz band Alph Lyla, and composed the soundtrack of Street Fighter II.
In 1993, Shimomura transferred to another game company, Squaresoft. Her first project at the company was the score for the role-playing game (RPG) Live A Live in 1994. After this, she was paired with more experienced composers for a time. For example, she teamed with Noriko Matsueda on the strategy/RPG Front Mission in 1995.
Yoko Shimomura was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Her parents enrolled her in piano lessons when she was five years old. She took quickly to the instrument, and she often pretended to be composing her own music by playing the piano randomly.
After high school, she enrolled as a piano major in Osaka Music University. Upon graduation, Shimomura intended to become a piano instructor. She had been a video gamer for many years, though, so on a lark, she sent some samples of her work to various video game companies. Capcom invited her in for an audition and interview, and she was offered a job there. Her family and instructors were dismayed with her change in focus (video-game music was still not mainstream in Japan at the time), but Shimomura accepted the job at Capcom. She was a member of Capcom’s in-house jazz band Alph Lyla, and composed the soundtrack of Street Fighter II.
In 1993, Shimomura transferred to another game company, Squaresoft. Her first project at the company was the score for the role-playing game (RPG) Live A Live in 1994. After this, she was paired with more experienced composers for a time. For example, she teamed with Noriko Matsueda on the strategy/RPG Front Mission in 1995.
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clytie_hizashi wrote:
There aren't many composers with her range. I hope The 3rd Birthday is as good as Parasite Eve.
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JesusLoserFish wrote:
She did the Super Mario RPG and Kingdom Hearts soundtrack? Impressive
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redchlorofill wrote:
parasite eve. ... thanks yoko. (:
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Sander1991 wrote:
Riku ♥
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Dearly Beloved ♥
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DarkGolem wrote:
Kingdom Hearts is the best PS2 game of the world and has the best soundtracks of the world xD i got all KH soundtracks ^^
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IlyaLeewor wrote:
Очень красивая музыка
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NecromiconBR wrote:
man.. super mario rpg = one of the most fuckin' great OST i've ever heard.
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ranster wrote:
Somebody change that picture please
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NeoShadowDGM wrote:
Yoko is ideal!
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http://www.last.fm/group/Last.fm+Gamers
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may-yumi wrote:
Dearly Beloved is just perfect ♥
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os_teriyaki wrote:
Kingdom Hearts soundtrack is great for this time of year =w= It suits Halloween, and then it's even more perfect for Christmas! \:D/
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Rukasu_Riku wrote:
the sound of Organization XIII is misterious... And Riku's is Sad D:
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pushoversunite wrote:
super mario rpg mannnn
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Kingdom Hearts <3 [4]
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Kingdom Hearts <3 [3]
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3 million plays, wow!
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Kingdom Hearts <3
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