Yoko Shimomura

Yoko Shimomura

Yoko Shimomura

Artist Information

• Name: Yoko Shimomura (下村陽子)
• Birthday: October 19th, 1967
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/midiplex

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A video game music composer since 1988, Yoko Shimomura started her career working for CAPCOM, where she composed in part the soundtrack for the 1989 arcade release Final Fight. Yoko's most well-known work is the soundtrack of CAPCOM's arcade fighter, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, for which she composed almost all of the battle themes, which have since become iconic video game music tracks.

Yoko later worked for Squaresoft, where she composed the soundtrack to Super Mario RPG , Parasite Eve, Legend of Mana, and the first Kingdom Hearts game. Yoko went freelance in 2003, and has composed music for the entire Mario & Luigi RPG series, as well continuing her work on the Kingdom Hearts series.

Trivia

• Outside of BEMANI, Yoko Shimomura has also appeared in SEGA's CHUNITHM rhythm game series, with the song Tango Rouge.

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement	Lyrics
CHRONOS RING	下村陽子	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-
Majestic Fire	下村陽子	pop'n music 13 カーニバル	KAKU-G	✓	✓	-
明日への誓い	下村陽子 feat.軟鉄兄弟	pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE	TWIN HERO	✓	✓	✓
忘れられたピアノの記憶	下村陽子	REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	-	✓	✓	-