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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, Square Enix. 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, Square Enix. 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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HilariousBeard wrote:
Super Mario RPG on DECK.
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David_CZ wrote:
Genius.
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TwistedInsanity wrote:
I have Somnus too
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quarmiel wrote:
I thought it's titled 'Somnus Nemoris' :P.
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ChoHakkai_ wrote:
Parasite Eve Original Soundtrack got to be my favorite work from this great composer. Too bad she's lacking inspiration lately.
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TYPE-MOON wrote:
Yes, it is titled "Somnus". :)
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whit144man wrote:
Legend of Mana is one of my favorite OSTs, and (partly because of that) LoM is also one of my favorite games. It's sad that the soundtrack is seen as overdramatic by critics... I thought it was all top-notch, with an obvious feel for every environment and emotion. Kingdom Hearts... didn't grab me as much.
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MonochromeNight wrote:
Legend of Mana's is one of the best OSTs ever made!
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Scott_Green wrote:
idk if you mean the track from drammatica, but anyway it's called 'Somnus'... maybe someone can correct me if this is the song bleach1st meant or not?
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bleach1st wrote:
anyone know the actual name of the song to the Theme for FF Versus XIII..? I have it tagged as 'Theme for FF Versus XIII' and I don't think that is correct XD
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horseinchthree wrote:
I can play the forest maze theme on the piano.
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NovemberDirge wrote:
Nevermind just found it.
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NovemberDirge wrote:
I can't find the Super Mario RPG soundtrack ANYWHERE.
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Andrew_Williams wrote:
Loved the Super Mario RPG soundtrack.
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finkk wrote:
対武器ボス戦 (Fight Against an Armed Boss ) is really amazing.
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sawworm wrote:
She is libra like me :D My b.day on october 13th :P
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GilmoursAngst wrote:
Pretty much everything I've heard by her is top notch. Including the Super Mario RPG.
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Nihilithan wrote:
<3
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iSorie wrote:
I love Kingdom Hearts. Beautiful music, fantastic game.
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helziran wrote:
She was awesome during the SNES/PSX days. Legend of Mana and Parasite Eve are true masterpieces. Kingdom Hearts sucks the big one, though.
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