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Shigihara, whose father is Japanese and mother is French-American, grew up in both the US and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|author=by arcticpenguin |url=http://playaslife.com/2009/05/04/interview-with-laura-shigihara-composer-for-plants-vs-zombies/ |title=Interview with Laura Shigihara- Composer for Plants vs. Zombies |publisher=Play as Life |date=2009-05-05 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> She was classically trained on the piano for 11 years, and taught herself guitar and drums. She grew up loving video games and playing video game music on the piano by ear. During college, she was given an old version of Cakewalk which she used to start learning about mixing, arranging, and production by recreating old video game soundtracks and composing her own songs. After a friend leaked her original material to record companies in Japan, Shigihara was offered record contracts as a singer there, but ended up turning them down for personal reasons.<ref name="joystiq1">{{cite web|last=Poisso |first=Lisa |url=http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/10/15-minutes-of-fame-laura-shigihara-voice-of-wows-singing-sunf/ |title=15 Minutes of Fame: Laura Shigihara, voice of WoW's Singing Sunflower |publisher=Wow.joystiq.com |date=2010-11-10 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> |
Shigihara, whose father is Japanese and mother is French-American, grew up in both the US and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|author=by arcticpenguin |url=http://playaslife.com/2009/05/04/interview-with-laura-shigihara-composer-for-plants-vs-zombies/ |title=Interview with Laura Shigihara- Composer for Plants vs. Zombies |publisher=Play as Life |date=2009-05-05 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> She was classically trained on the piano for 11 years, and taught herself guitar and drums. She grew up loving video games and playing video game music on the piano by ear. During college, she was given an old version of Cakewalk which she used to start learning about mixing, arranging, and production by recreating old video game soundtracks and composing her own songs. After a friend leaked her original material to record companies in Japan, Shigihara was offered record contracts as a singer there, but ended up turning them down for personal reasons.<ref name="joystiq1">{{cite web|last=Poisso |first=Lisa |url=http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/10/15-minutes-of-fame-laura-shigihara-voice-of-wows-singing-sunf/ |title=15 Minutes of Fame: Laura Shigihara, voice of WoW's Singing Sunflower |publisher=Wow.joystiq.com |date=2010-11-10 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> |
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Shortly after returning to the US, Shigihara took a job as the sound director for a company that produced an audio talk show and English learning materials through Apple Japan. She also released a studio album and composed her first video game soundtrack for a small casual game called ''Wobbly Bobbly''. She was so excited to be working on a video game that she told them she'd work for free. The company liked her work and paid her to create music for several subsequent projects.<ref name="joystiq1"/> From there she built up her portfolio and has worked on over 25 published titles including ''Plants vs. Zombies'', ''Ghost Harvest'', ''World of Warcraft'', ''Minecraft'', and the indie RPG [[To the Moon (video game)|''To the Moon'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shigi.wordpress.com/vgmbgm/ |title=VGM « mybluedream |publisher=Shigi.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> In her spare time, she has also been developing a music-based role playing game called ''Melolune'',<ref>{{cite web|author=October 13, 2010 1:00 AM | jeriaska |url=http://indiegames.com/2010/10/music_melolune_original_soundt_1.html |title=The Weblog Music: Melolune Original Soundtrack Part One (Laura Shigihara) |publisher=IndieGames.com |date=2010-10-13 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> and has recently participated in Akira Yamaoka's charity iTunes album ''Play for Japan'' where she contributed an original song called ''Jump''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Name (required) |url=http://playforjapan.org/album/albumartists/ |title=The Album | Artists | Play For Japan – A Game Industry Relief Effort |publisher=Play For Japan |date= |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> On November 16, 2011, she created her single "Cube Land" in relation to Minecraft and Plants vs Zombies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https:// |
Shortly after returning to the US, Shigihara took a job as the sound director for a company that produced an audio talk show and English learning materials through Apple Japan. She also released a studio album and composed her first video game soundtrack for a small casual game called ''Wobbly Bobbly''. She was so excited to be working on a video game that she told them she'd work for free. The company liked her work and paid her to create music for several subsequent projects.<ref name="joystiq1"/> From there she built up her portfolio and has worked on over 25 published titles including ''Plants vs. Zombies'', ''Ghost Harvest'', ''World of Warcraft'', ''Minecraft'', and the indie RPG [[To the Moon (video game)|''To the Moon'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shigi.wordpress.com/vgmbgm/ |title=VGM « mybluedream |publisher=Shigi.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> In her spare time, she has also been developing a music-based role playing game called ''Melolune'',<ref>{{cite web|author=October 13, 2010 1:00 AM | jeriaska |url=http://indiegames.com/2010/10/music_melolune_original_soundt_1.html |title=The Weblog Music: Melolune Original Soundtrack Part One (Laura Shigihara) |publisher=IndieGames.com |date=2010-10-13 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> and has recently participated in Akira Yamaoka's charity iTunes album ''Play for Japan'' where she contributed an original song called ''Jump''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Name (required) |url=http://playforjapan.org/album/albumartists/ |title=The Album | Artists | Play For Japan – A Game Industry Relief Effort |publisher=Play For Japan |date= |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> On November 16, 2011, she created her single "Cube Land" in relation to Minecraft and Plants vs Zombies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwfw.youtube.com/watch?v=7F0qhq7-K08 |title="Cube Land" - A Minecraft Music Video - An Original Song by Laura Shigihara (PvZ Composer) |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-04-15 |accessdate=2012-12-03}}</ref> She is also well known for her Minecraft parodies, and the original Minecraft based song 'Cube Land'. |
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Laura Shigihara | |
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| Nationality | American, Japanese |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Known for | Plants vs. Zombies soundtrack |
Laura Shigihara is a video game composer, independent game developer, and singer-songwriter. She has created music and sound for over 25 videogame titles,[1] but she is best known as the lead composer and sound designer for the tower defense video game Plants vs. Zombies.[2] She is half-Japanese,[3] and in addition to writing and performing the English version of the ending credits song, "Zombies on Your Lawn", she also wrote and performed the Japanese version, "Uraniwa ni Zombies ga." Shigihara provided vocals for the Singing Sunflower pet in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.[4] She also participated in Akira Yamaoka's Play For Japan charity album alongside other composers like Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda.[5]
Biography
Shigihara, whose father is Japanese and mother is French-American, grew up in both the US and Japan.[6] She was classically trained on the piano for 11 years, and taught herself guitar and drums. She grew up loving video games and playing video game music on the piano by ear. During college, she was given an old version of Cakewalk which she used to start learning about mixing, arranging, and production by recreating old video game soundtracks and composing her own songs. After a friend leaked her original material to record companies in Japan, Shigihara was offered record contracts as a singer there, but ended up turning them down for personal reasons.[7]
Shortly after returning to the US, Shigihara took a job as the sound director for a company that produced an audio talk show and English learning materials through Apple Japan. She also released a studio album and composed her first video game soundtrack for a small casual game called Wobbly Bobbly. She was so excited to be working on a video game that she told them she'd work for free. The company liked her work and paid her to create music for several subsequent projects.[7] From there she built up her portfolio and has worked on over 25 published titles including Plants vs. Zombies, Ghost Harvest, World of Warcraft, Minecraft, and the indie RPG To the Moon.[8] In her spare time, she has also been developing a music-based role playing game called Melolune,[9] and has recently participated in Akira Yamaoka's charity iTunes album Play for Japan where she contributed an original song called Jump.[10] On November 16, 2011, she created her single "Cube Land" in relation to Minecraft and Plants vs Zombies.[11] She is also well known for her Minecraft parodies, and the original Minecraft based song 'Cube Land'.
Discography
- Cube Land (Minecraft)
- From the Ground Up (Minecraft)
- Celestial Beings (Celestial Mechanica)
- Plants vs. Zombies: The Soundtrack (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Blood Elf Druids (World of Warcraft)
- Melolune: The Original Soundtrack Part 1 (an original game made by Laura using the RPG Maker XP engine)
- My Blue Dream (?)
- Everything's Alright (To the Moon)
See also
References
- ^ Name (required). "The Album | Artists | Play For Japan – A Game Industry Relief Effort". Play For Japan. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "VGM « mybluedream". Shigi.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ ""Uraniwa ni Zombies ga!" lyrics « mybluedream". Shigi.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ McCurley, Mathew (2010-09-20). "Singing Sunflower companion pet voiced by Laura Shigihara". Wow.joystiq.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "News - Interview: Yamaoka, Shigihara, And Jackson Play For Japan". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ by arcticpenguin (2009-05-05). "Interview with Laura Shigihara- Composer for Plants vs. Zombies". Play as Life. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ a b Poisso, Lisa (2010-11-10). "15 Minutes of Fame: Laura Shigihara, voice of WoW's Singing Sunflower". Wow.joystiq.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "VGM « mybluedream". Shigi.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ October 13, 2010 1:00 AM (2010-10-13). "The Weblog Music: Melolune Original Soundtrack Part One (Laura Shigihara)". IndieGames.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
{{cite web}}: Text "jeriaska" ignored (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Name (required). "The Album | Artists | Play For Japan – A Game Industry Relief Effort". Play For Japan. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ ""Cube Land" - A Minecraft Music Video - An Original Song by Laura Shigihara (PvZ Composer)". YouTube. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "Laura Shigihara". Laurashigihara.bandcamp.com. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
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