Yoko Shimomura

Nick Fong, Creative Commons 2.0 License

Japanese Video Game Composer • Born 1967 • Video Game Music

Fast Facts

• Born October 19th in 1967 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
• Graduated from the Osaka College of Music
• Started off as a piano player and teacher but took a chance at making music for games because she enjoyed them herself
• At first, her conservatory teachers and parents were unhappy with her choice to make video game music, because the genre wasn’t well-respected
• Wrote music for installments of popular game franchises like Super Mario Brothers, Kingdom Hearts, and Final Fantasy
• Her compositions have been performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and others around the world