Yoko Shimomura

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
Yoko Shimomura performing at a concert in 2007
Yoko Shimomura performing at a concert in 2007
Background information
Born (1967-10-19) October 19, 1967
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
GenresSymphonic, electronic (chiptune, video game)
Occupation(s)Composer, engineer, producer
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1988–present
LabelsMidiplex

Video game Soundtracks[1]
  • 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
  1. MobyGames – Yoko Shimomura

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