Yoshino Aoki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese video game music composer
. She began her career with video game company Capcom
and later became a free-lance composer.
, and studied classical music as a child. She began playing piano
at the age six, began learning the flute
at age 13, and started using a synthesizer
shortly thereafter. In high school, she sang classical music
and played the keyboard
in her own band. In college, she studied music education
and classical singing.
After graduating from college, Aoki went to work for video game company Capcom
, where she began her career by arranging Kinuyo Yamashita
's score for the CD re-release of Capcom's Mega Man X3
, along with three other members of Capcom's sound team. In 2007 she left Capcom to pursue a freelance career. She is currently in employment with sound studio Unique Note Co., Ltd., a two-person team composed of founder Tetsuya Shibata
and herself. She acts as the company's vice president, as well as a composer, arranger, and lyricist. Aoki's most recent work is on Konami's Genso Suikoden Tierkreis and Half-Minute Hero.
Yoshino Aoki is also known for her vocal role in the song "Kaze yo, Tsutaete", often used as the theme song for the Mega Man character Roll. She has performed seven versions of the song to date.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. She began her career with video game company Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
and later became a free-lance composer.
Life and career
Yoshino Aoki was born in Kanagawa, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and studied classical music as a child. She began playing piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
at the age six, began learning the flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
at age 13, and started using a synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
shortly thereafter. In high school, she sang classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and played the keyboard
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
in her own band. In college, she studied music education
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
and classical singing.
After graduating from college, Aoki went to work for video game company Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
, where she began her career by arranging Kinuyo Yamashita
Kinuyo Yamashita
is a Japanese video game music composer and sound producer. Her best known soundtrack is Konami's Castlevania, which was also her debut work. She was credited under the pseudonym James Banana for her work on the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game....
's score for the CD re-release of Capcom's Mega Man X3
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X3, known as in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . The game was originally released in Japan on December 1, 1995 and later in North American and PAL regions in 1996. It is the third game in the Mega Man X series and the last to appear...
, along with three other members of Capcom's sound team. In 2007 she left Capcom to pursue a freelance career. She is currently in employment with sound studio Unique Note Co., Ltd., a two-person team composed of founder Tetsuya Shibata
Tetsuya Shibata
is a Japanese video game music composer and sound director. He is credited for over twenty musical scores produced for Capcom's video game releases including the Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry series, as well those in the Darkstalkers, Power Stone and Resident Evil Outbreak series...
and herself. She acts as the company's vice president, as well as a composer, arranger, and lyricist. Aoki's most recent work is on Konami's Genso Suikoden Tierkreis and Half-Minute Hero.
Yoshino Aoki is also known for her vocal role in the song "Kaze yo, Tsutaete", often used as the theme song for the Mega Man character Roll. She has performed seven versions of the song to date.
Arranger
- Mega Man X3Mega Man X3Mega Man X3, known as in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . The game was originally released in Japan on December 1, 1995 and later in North American and PAL regions in 1996. It is the third game in the Mega Man X series and the last to appear...
(1996) – with Toshihiko Horiyama, Syusaku Uchiyama, and Makoto Tomozawa
Performer
- Mega Man Battle & ChaseMega Man Battle & ChaseMega Man Battle & Chase, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation racing video game based on the original Mega Man series from Capcom. The game was released in Japan on March 20, 1997 and in PAL territories in April 1998. Although it was not released individually in North America, Mega Man Battle &...
(1997) – vocalist - Breath of Fire IIIBreath of Fire IIIis a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console as part of the Breath of Fire series. Initially released in Japan on September 11, 1997, the game was later released in North America and Europe in 1998. It is the first game in the franchise to...
(1997) – vocalist - Breath of Fire IVBreath of Fire IVBreath of Fire IV, originally released in Japan as is a role-playing video game developed by Capcom, and is the fourth game in the Breath of Fire series. It was originally released for the Sony PlayStation home console in Japan and North America in 2000, and the PAL region in 2001...
(2000) – vocalist
External links
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...