Yoko Shimomura
Yoko Shimomura is one of the world's most celebrated composers of video game
music, having written the iconic scores of games like Street Fighter II: The
World Warrior, Final Fight, Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven
Stars, and Final Fantasy XV. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on October 19,
1967, she studied piano at Osaka College of Music and began working for Capcom
after graduating in 1988. Samurai Sword was the first video game soundtrack to
feature Yoko Shimomura's songwriting, but it was Street Fighter II that turned
her into an industry-wide leader, wit...
