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Yoko Shimomura
Birthdate:
1967
Birthplace:
Hyogo prefecture, Japan

Yoko Shimomura (下村 陽子)

Music Composer

Yoko Shimomura was born in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Her parents enrolled her in piano lessons when she was five years old and quickly took to the instrument. After high school, she enrolled as a piano major in Osaka Music University. Upon graduation, she intended on becoming a piano instructor, but, being a fan of video games, she sent some samples of her work to Capcom, who offered her a position. Reportedly, her family members were dismayed with her decision to accept.

In 1993, Shimomura composed her first soundtrack for Squaresoft, the wacky role-playing pastiche Live A Live. Shimomura later tag-teamed with Noriko Matsueda on the strategy/RPG Front Mission in 1995. In 1996, she composed and arranged Square's last Nintendo-produced game for the Super Famicom game system, Super Mario RPG. In 1998, Shimomura went solo once again for the soundtrack to the RPG Parasite Eve. The following year she composed for Legend of Mana, which began to show a development of her style. She has gone on to achieve wide recognition for her work on the Kingdom Hearts series of games.

Source: Square Enix Music Online

Companies
Capcom
Square
Square Enix
Other Associations
Alph Lyla

Creditscredited in 38 publications

Games

 
platform release role
Breath of Fire (credits)snes10 Aug 1994USAComposer
Contributed one music track
Final Fantasy Versus XIII (credits)ps3In developmentJapanComposer
Front Mission (credits)snes24 Feb 1995JapanComposer
Front Mission (credits)nds23 Oct 2007USAComposer
Front Mission 1ST (credits)ps23 Oct 2003JapanComposer
Heroes of Mana (credits)nds14 Aug 2007USAComposer
Kingdom Hearts II (credits)ps228 Mar 2006USAMusic composer
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (credits)ps229 Mar 2007JapanMusic composer
Legend of Mana (credits)ps07 June 2000USAComposer
Live A Live (credits)snes02 Sep 1994JapanComposer
Parasite Eve (credits)ps09 Sep 1998USAComposer
Super Mario RPG (credits)snes13 May 1996USAComposer
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Albums

 
release role
Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection (credits)18 Dec 2002Composer 
Front Mission Original Sound Version (credits)25 Feb 1995Composer 
Together with Noriko Matsueda
Front Mission Original Sound Version (credits)25 Feb 1995Composer 
Front Mission 1st Special BGM Selection (credits)23 Oct 2003Composer 
Front Mission 4+1st Original Soundtrack (credits)10 May 2004Composer 
Front Mission Online Original Soundtrack (credits)20 Sep 2006Composer 
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack (credits)27 Mar 2002Composer 
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack (credits)27 Mar 2002Composer 
Kingdom Hearts -FINAL MIX- Additional Tracks (credits)25 Dec 2002Composer 
Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack (credits)25 Jan 2006Composer 
Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack (credits)25 Jan 2006Composer 
Legend of Mana Music Selection (credits)01 June 2000Composer 
Legend of Mana Original Soundtrack (credits)23 July 1999Composer 
Legend of Mana Music Selection (credits)01 June 2000Composer 
Live A Live Original Sound Version (credits)25 Aug 1994Composer 
Live A Live Original Sound Version (credits)25 Aug 1994Composer 
Parasite Eve Original Soundtrack (credits)21 May 1998Composer 
Parasite Eve Remixes (credits)30 July 1998Composer 
Parasite Eve Original Soundtrack (credits)21 May 1998Composer 
Parasite Eve Remixes (credits)30 July 1998Composer 
Square Vocal Collection (credits)20 June 2001Composer 
SQUAREDANCE Standard Edition (credits)20 Aug 2002Composer 
SQUAREDANCE Limited Edition (credits)20 Aug 2002Composer 
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version (credits)23 Mar 1996Composer 
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version (credits)23 Mar 1996Composer 
Tobal No. 1 Original Soundtrack (credits)21 Aug 1996Composer 

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