History Creator / YokoShimomura

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Yoko Shimomura (born October 19, 1967) has been composing in the video game music industry since the late 1980s. Early on, she was a recurring composer for Creator/{{Capcom}} (and was part of their in-house jazz band Alph Lyla), and then for [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft]], and more recently a freelance composer. She is probably best known for composing the music for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, as well as the music for the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' RPG games, starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' (while at Squaresoft) and the entire ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series since.

Contrary to popular belief, Shimomura did ''not'' compose ''VideoGame/MegaMan6''. The soundtrack for that game was composed by ''Yuko Takehara'' instead.
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!!Video Game Music
* ''VideoGame/The3rdBirthday'' (2010, along with Creator/TsuyoshiSekito and Creator/MitsutoSuzuki)
* ''VideoGame/AdventuresInTheMagicKingdom'' (1990)
* ''AdventureQuiz 2: Capcom World'' (1990, along with Creator/ManamiMatsumae, G. Morita, Creator/YoshihiroSakaguchi, H. Takaoka and Creator/JunkoTamiya)
* ''VideoGame/{{Black Knight and White Devil}}'' (2017, with Creator/ShotaKageyama)
* ''VideoGame/BlockBlock'' (1991, along with Creator/MasakiIzutani)
* ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'' (1993, along with Creator/MinaeFujii, Creator/YasuakiFujita and Creator/MariYamaguchi)
* ''VideoGame/BusterBros'' (1991, along with Creator/TamayoKawamoto)
* ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}}'' (2015, along with various others. Only composed the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323TEBoBvKs Tango Rouge]]")
* ''VideoGame/CodeNameViper'' (1990, along with Creator/YoshihiroSakaguchi)
* ''F1 Dream'' (1989)
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' (2016)
* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' (1989, along with Creator/YoshihiroSakaguchi)
* ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' (1995, along with Creator/NorikoMatsueda)
* ''VideoGame/GargoylesQuest'' (1990)
** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_851775&p=9DF5EBF00A5CE4D5 OST]].
* ''VideoGame/HatarakuChocobo'' (2000)
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMana'' (2007)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' (2002)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' (2004)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII '' (2005)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''(2009)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' (2010, along with Creator/TakeharuIshimoto and Creator/TsuyoshiSekito)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'' (2009)
** ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' (2011)
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D'' (2012, along with Creator/TakeharuIshimoto and Creator/TsuyoshiSekito)
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' (1991)
* ''VideoGame/LastRanker'' (2010)
* ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' (1999): Her debut for the ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'' series, which had previously been composed only by Creator/KenjiIto and Creator/HirokiKikuta.
** Samples: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4J4ZQP7Nq0 Earth Painting]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXSuAPqmSbo Song of Mana]]" (sung by AnnikaLjungberg in [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Swedish]]), "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqqTFqYLjMg To the Sea]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxoZyhwy8I The Wind Sings of a Journey]]".
* ''VideoGame/LittleKingsStory'' (2008, along with YutakaMinobe)
* ''VideoGame/LittleNemoTheDreamMaster'' (1990)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogs_syP2lHY Samples]]
* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' (1994): Her first game for Creator/SquareSoft. ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'' before was published in North America by Square Soft, but she composed that for Creator/{{Capcom}} who developed it.
* ''VideoGame/LuminousArc2'' (2008, along with Creator/YoshinoAoki, Creator/AkariKaida and Creator/ShunsukeNakamura)
* ''VideoGame/MahjongSchool: The Super O Version'' (1990, along with Creator/MasakiIzutani)
* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'':
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' (2003): Her return to composing ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' RPG music.
*** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mxxIgVqaXc Preparing for Travelling]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEf2Cy_TlA Come On!]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH79b2u12XM Come On, Again!]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k525PqOGWAI Hoohoo Village]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjmjvtjTOU Fawful, Cackletta]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYjk9TGkMcU Oho Oasis]].
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' (2005)
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' (2009)
*** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_aSs4nCKeg Fawful's Theme]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUwPaoJO-l0 Grasslands, All the Way]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leCx-K8eLG0 Okey Dokey!!]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzk9D_PBbeg Short Break in Mushroom Town]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P71u74PzcI8 The Wind is Blowing at Cavi Cape]].
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'' (2013)
*** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3x8PjIuTxU Your Dream Adventure!]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B43bXrRVPFE Victory in the Dream World]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1UHTh9s9c Break at Pi'illo Castle]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_QCLz_bECc The Law of Pajamaja]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrAYVhPU-9g The Final Antasma Battle]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUmmCDyB0EI Sacred Somnom Woods]].
** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPaperJam'' (2016)
* ''VideoGame/MizushimaShinjiNoDaikoushien'' (1990)
* ''VideoGame/MonsterKingdom: Jewel Summoner'' (2006, along with Creator/ShinjiHosoe, Creator/KenjiIto, Creator/MasaharuIwata, Creator/TsukasaMasuko, Creator/YasunoriMitsuda, Creator/TakahiroOgata, Creator/HitoshiSakimoto, Creator/AyakoSaso, Creator/YasuyukiSuzuki)
* ''VideoGame/MushihimeSama'' (2004/2006; Double Arrange Album soundtrack, again along with Creator/ShinjiHosoe, Creator/AyakoSaso and even Creator/KotaHoshino)
* ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' (1998)
* ''VideoGame/PopNMusic Carnival (13)'' (2005, along with many others)
* ''VideoGame/PopNMusic The Movie (17)'' (2009, along with many others)
* ''VideoGame/ThePunisherCapcom'' (1993, along with Creator/IsaoAbe, Creator/ToshioKajino, Creator/SyunNishigaki and Nobu. Oouchi)
* ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'' (2010)
** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzQq3-9nhKA "Radiant Blue"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZF-YQ8DCJc&feature=related "Mechanical Kingdom."]]
* ''Samurai Sword'' (1988)
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII: The World Warrior'' (1991): Credited as Pii♪. She composed nearly the entirely soundtrack, with the exception of Sagat's theme and the Round Start and New Challenger jingles, which were composed by IsaoAbe
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' (1996): She would later return to compose the music for the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' RPG series.
** Samples: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61WtOdq-_bU Fight Against Monsters]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3uxLtMuF4 Going Shopping in Ripple Town]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmhEmNOo0Jc Grandpa and the Delightful Tadpoles]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZaxo5t0OFc Still the Road is Full of Danger]]".
* ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008, along with many others)
* ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U]]'' (2014, along with many others)
* ''{{Tobal}} No. 1'' (1996, along with Creator/MasashiHamauzu, Creator/KenjiIto, Creator/YasuhiroKawakami, Creator/NorikoMatsueda, Creator/YasunoriMitsuda, Creator/JunyaNakano and Creator/RyujiSasai)
* ''{{Varth}}: Operation Thunderstorm'' (1992, along with Creator/MasakiIzutani and Creator/ToshioKajino)
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' (2010, along with [[Creator/ACEPlus ACE+]], Creator/ManamiKiyota and Creator/YasunoriMitsuda): She wrote a tenth of the 91 track soundtrack, including the now classic ''Main Theme'', which is considered one of the best works in her entire career. Creator/YasunoriMitsuda returned only to compose the ending song, but Shimomura borrowed some of his signature style associated with past ''Xeno'' soundtracks. And, since ''Xenoblade'' is far more of a PlanetaryRomance than previous ''Xeno'' games, her compositions also bear ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' influence.
** Samples: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNR-wsFAfiU Main Theme]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoIHue3g69c Prologue B]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkmn347wsY Colony 9]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tp_ICa6hDo Hometown]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUKzFYUGbg0 Time to Fight!]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DE5zyRI6U Unfinished Battle]]".
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Yoko Shimomura (born October 19, 1967) has been composing in the video game music industry since the late 1980s. Early on, she was a recurring composer for Creator/{{Capcom}} (and was part of their in-house jazz band Alph Lyla), and then for [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft]], and more recently a freelance composer. More recently, she is probably best known for composing the music for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, as well as ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' RPG music, starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' (while at Squaresoft) and the entire ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series since.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yoko_Shimomura_8610.jpg]]

Yoko Shimomura (born October 19, 1967) has been composing in the video game music industry since the late 1980s. Early on, she was a recurring composer for Creator/{{Capcom}} (and was part of their in-house jazz band Alph Lyla), and then for [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft]], and more recently a freelance composer. More recently, she is probably best known for composing the music for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, as well as ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' RPG music, starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' (while at Squaresoft) and the entire ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' series since.

** ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' (2003): Her return to composing ''{{Mario}}'' RPG music.

** ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' (2005)
** ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' (2009)

** ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' (2013)

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' (1996): She would later return to compose the music for the ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' RPG series.

Yoko Shimomura has been composing in the video game music industry since the late 1980s. Early on, she was a recurring composer for Creator/{{Capcom}} (and was part of their in-house jazz band Alph Lyla), and then for [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft]], and more recently a freelance composer. More recently, she is probably best known for composing the music for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, as well as ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' RPG music, starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' (while at Squaresoft) and the entire ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' series since.

* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' (1994): Her first game for Creator/SquareSoft. ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'' before was published in North America by Square Soft, but she composed that for {{Capcom}} who developed it.

* ''CHUNITHM'' (2015, along with various others. Only composed the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323TEBoBvKs Tango Rouge]]")

* ''BlockBlock'' (1991, along with Creator/MasakiIzutani)

* ''BusterBros'' (1991, along with Creator/TamayoKawamoto)

* ''GargoylesQuest'' (1990)

* ''HatarakuChocobo'' (2000)

* ''LastRanker'' (2010)

* ''LittleKingsStory'' (2008, along with YutakaMinobe)

* ''MahjongSchool: The Super O Version'' (1990, along with Creator/MasakiIzutani)

'''Yoko Shimomura''' has been composing in the video game music industry since the late 1980s. Early on, she was a recurring composer for Creator/{{Capcom}} (and was part of their in-house jazz band Alph Lyla), and then for [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft]], and more recently a freelance composer. More recently, she is probably best known for composing the music for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, as well as ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' RPG music, starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' (while at Squaresoft) and the entire ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'' series since.

* CHUNITHM (2015, along with various others. Only composed the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323TEBoBvKs Tango Rouge]]")

* ''VideoGame/MushihimeSama'' (2004/2006; Double Arrange Album soundtrack, again along with Creator/AyakoSaso)

* ''VideoGame/Mushihimesama'' (2004/2006; Double Arrange Album soundtrack, again along with Creator/AyakoSaso)

* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' (1994): Her first game for SquareSoft. ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'' before was published in North America by Square Soft, but she composed that for {{Capcom}} who developed it.

* ''PopNMusic Carnival (13)'' (2005, along with many others)
* ''PopNMusic The Movie (17)'' (2009, along with many others)

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' (TBA)

* ''LiveALive'' (1994): Her first game for SquareSoft. ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'' before was published in North America by Square Soft, but she composed that for {{Capcom}} who developed it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' (2010, along with [[Creator/ACEPlus ACE+]], Creator/ManamiKiyota and Creator/YasunoriMitsuda): She was the lead composer and wrote personally a tenth of the soundtrack, including the now classic ''Main Theme'', which is considered one of the best works in her entire career. Creator/YasunoriMitsuda returned only to compose the ending song, but Shimomura borrowed some of his signature style associated with past ''Xeno'' soundtracks. And, since ''Xenoblade'' is far more of a PlanetaryRomance than previous ''Xeno'' games, her compositions also bear ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' influence.

* ''VideoGame/The3rdBirthday'' (2010, along with TsuyoshiSekito and MitsutoSuzuki)

* ''AdventureQuiz 2: Capcom World'' (1990, along with ManamiMatsumae, G. Morita, YoshihiroSakaguchi, H. Takaoka and JunkoTamiya)
* ''BlockBlock'' (1991, along with MasakiIzutani)
* ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'' (1993, along with MinaeFujii, YasuakiFujita and MariYamaguchi)
* ''BusterBros'' (1991, along with TamayoKawamoto)
* ''VideoGame/CodeNameViper'' (1990, along with YoshihiroSakaguchi)

* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' (1989, along with YoshihiroSakaguchi)
* ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' (1995, along with NorikoMatsueda)

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' (2010, along with TakeharuIshimoto and TsuyoshiSekito)

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D'' (2012, along with TakeharuIshimoto and TsuyoshiSekito)

* ''VideoGame/LuminousArc2'' (2008, along with YoshinoAoki, Creator/AkariKaida and ShunsukeNakamura)
* ''MahjongSchool: The Super O Version'' (1990, along with MasakiIzutani)

* ''{{Varth}}: Operation Thunderstorm'' (1992, along with MasakiIzutani and ToshioKajino)
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' (2010, along with [[ACEPlus ACE+]], ManamiKiyota and YasunoriMitsuda): She was the lead composer and wrote personally a tenth of the soundtrack, including the now classic ''Main Theme'', which is considered one of the best works in her entire career. YasunoriMitsuda returned only to compose the ending song, but Shimomura borrowed some of his signature style associated with past ''Xeno'' soundtracks. And, since ''Xenoblade'' is far more of a PlanetaryRomance than previous ''Xeno'' games, her compositions also bear ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' influence.

* ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' (1999): Her debut for the ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'' series, which had previously been composed only by KenjiIto and HirokiKikuta.

* ''{{Tobal}} No. 1'' (1996, along with MasashiHamauzu, KenjiIto, YasuhiroKawakami, NorikoMatsueda, YasunoriMitsuda, JunyaNakano and RyujiSasai)