Line #64 Music/YokoShimomura


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2	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 later on as 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.
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4	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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6	!!Video Game Music
7	* ''VideoGame/The3rdBirthday'' (2010, along with Music/TsuyoshiSekito and Music/MitsutoSuzuki)
8	* ''VideoGame/AdventuresInTheMagicKingdom'' (1990)
9	* ''AdventureQuiz 2: Capcom World'' (1990, along with Music/ManamiMatsumae, G. Morita, Music/YoshihiroSakaguchi, H. Takaoka and Music/JunkoTamiya)
10	* ''VideoGame/{{Black Knight and White Devil}}'' (2017, with Music/ShotaKageyama)
11	* ''VideoGame/BlockBlock'' (1991, along with Music/MasakiIzutani)
12	* ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire\|I}}'' (1993, along with Music/MinaeFujii, Music/YasuakiFujita and Music/MariYamaguchi)
13	* ''VideoGame/BusterBros'' (1991, along with Music/TamayoKawamoto)
14	* ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}}'' (2015, along with various others. Only composed the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323TEBoBvKs Tango Rouge]]")
15	* ''VideoGame/CodeNameViper'' (1990, along with Music/YoshihiroSakaguchi)
16	* ''F1 Dream'' (1989)
17	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' (2016)
18	* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' (1989, along with Music/YoshihiroSakaguchi)
19	* ''VideoGame/FrontMission1'' (1995, along with Music/NorikoMatsueda)
20	* ''VideoGame/GargoylesQuest'' (1990)
21	** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_851775&p=9DF5EBF00A5CE4D5 OST]].
22	* ''VideoGame/HatarakuChocobo'' (2000)
23	* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMana'' (2007)
24	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
25	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' (2002)
26	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' (2004)
27	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII '' (2005)
28	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' (2009)
29	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' (2010, along with Music/TakeharuIshimoto and Music/TsuyoshiSekito)
30	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'' (2009)
31	*** ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' (2011)
32	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' (2012, along with Music/TakeharuIshimoto and Music/TsuyoshiSekito)
33	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' (2019, along with Music/TakeharuIshimoto and Music/TsuyoshiSekito)
34	* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' (1991)
35	* ''VideoGame/LastRanker'' (2010)
36	* ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' (1999): Her debut for the ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'' series, which had previously been composed only by Music/KenjiIto and Music/HirokiKikuta.
37	** Samples: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4J4ZQP7Nq0 Earth Painting]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXSuAPqmSbo Song of Mana]]" (sung by Music/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]]".
38	* ''VideoGame/LittleKingsStory'' (2008, along with Music/YutakaMinobe)
39	* ''VideoGame/LittleNemoTheDreamMaster'' (1990)
40	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogs_syP2lHY Samples]]
41	* ''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. She returned to rearrange the soundtrack for the HD-2D remake.
42	* ''VideoGame/LuminousArc2'' (2008, along with Music/YoshinoAoki, Music/AkariKaida and Music/ShunsukeTsuchiya)
43	* ''VideoGame/MahjongSchool: The Super O Version'' (1990, along with Music/MasakiIzutani)
44	* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'':
45	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' (2003): Her return to composing ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' RPG music.
46	*** 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]].
47	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' (2005)
48	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' (2009)
49	*** 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]].
50	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'' (2013)
51	*** 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]].
52	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPaperJam'' (2016)
53	* ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope'' (2022, along with Music/GrantKirkhope and Music/GarethCoker)
54	* ''VideoGame/MizushimaShinjiNoDaikoushien'' (1990)
55	* ''VideoGame/MonsterKingdom: Jewel Summoner'' (2006, along with Music/ShinjiHosoe, Music/KenjiIto, Music/MasaharuIwata, Music/TsukasaMasuko, Music/YasunoriMitsuda, Takahiro Ogata, Music/HitoshiSakimoto, Music/AyakoSaso, Music/YasuyukiSuzuki)
56	* ''VideoGame/MushihimeSama'' (2004/2006; Double Arrange Album soundtrack, again along with Music/ShinjiHosoe, Music/AyakoSaso and even Music/KotaHoshino)
57	* ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' (1998)
58	* ''VideoGame/PopNMusic'':
59	** ''pop'n music 13 Carnival'' (2005, along with many others; only composed the track "[[https://youtu.be/66N_ZnbQmRI Majestic Fire]]")
60	** ''pop'n music 17 The Movie'' (2009, along with many others; only composed the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkJHjGR3TX0 Asu e no Chikai]]")
61	* ''VideoGame/ThePunisherCapcom'' (1993, along with Music/IsaoAbe, Toshio Kajino, Music/SyunNishigaki and Nobu. Oouchi)
62	* ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'' (2010)
63	** Samples: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzQq3-9nhKA "Radiant Blue"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZF-YQ8DCJc&feature=related "Mechanical Kingdom."]]
64	* ''VideoGame/{{Reynatis}}'' (2024)
65	* ''Samurai Sword'' (1988)
66	* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII: The World Warrior'' (1991): Credited as Pii♪. She composed the near-entirety of the soundtrack, the exceptions being Sagat's theme and the Round Start and New Challenger jingles, which were composed by Music/IsaoAbe
67	* ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 4'' (2020, along with Music/OlivierDeriviere, Music/YuzoKoshiro, Motohiro Kawashima and various other guest composers. Only composed the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zVWzjCCM54#t=59m07s Shiva]].")
68	* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' (1996): She would later return to compose the music for the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' RPG series, and later still ''Super Mario RPG''[='s=] remake.
69	** 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]]".
70	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
71	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' (2008, along with various others): Rearranged one track each from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'' and ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''.
72	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' (2014, along with various others): Rearranged one track each from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
73	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' (2018, along with various others): Rearranged one track each from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Legacy Console Edition'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''VideoGame/Tekken7''.
74	* ''{{Tobal}} No. 1'' (1996, along with Music/MasashiHamauzu, Music/KenjiIto, Yasuhiro Kawakami, Music/NorikoMatsueda, Music/YasunoriMitsuda, Music/JunyaNakano and Music/RyujiSasai)
75	* ''VideoGame/VarthOperationThunderstorm'' (1992, along with Music/MasakiIzutani and Toshio Kajino)
76	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' (2010, along with [[Music/{{Ace}} ACE+]], Music/ManamiKiyota and Music/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. Music/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.
77	** 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]]".

Context Music / YokoShimomura