Yoshino Aoki
 |
Yoshino Aoki (青木 佳乃, Aoki Yoshino) (born 19 August 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer. She began her career with video game company Capcom, and later co-founded the music studio Unique Note with another ex-Capcom composer, Tetsuya Shibata.
Life and career
Yoshino Aoki was born in Kanagawa, Japan, 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 studio founded by Tetsuya Shibata and herself. She acts as the company's vice president, as well as a composer, arranger, and lyricist.[1] 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.
Works
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mega Man X3 (Playstation and Sega Saturn versions) | Arranger | With Toshihiko Horiyama, Shusaku Uchiyama, and Makoto Tomozawa[2] |
| 1997 | Mega Man Battle & Chase | Vocalist | |
| Breath of Fire III | Composer, vocalist | With Akari Kaida [3] | |
| 1998 | Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (console versions) | Composer | With Isao Abe |
| 2000 | Breath of Fire IV | Composer, vocalist | With Taro Iwashiro [4] |
| 2001 | Mega Man Battle Network 2 | Composer | |
| 2002 | Mega Man Battle Network 3 | ||
| 2005 | Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS | With Seiko Kobuchi | |
| Mega Man Battle Network 6 | |||
| Shadow of Rome | With Kota Suzuki | ||
| 2006 | Mega Man Star Force | With Mitsuhiko Takano | |
| 2007 | Mega Man Star Force 2 | With Marika Suzuki | |
| 2008 | Luminous Arc 2 | With Akari Kaida, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, and Yoko Shimomura | |
| Shiki-Tei | |||
| Daletto World | |||
| Mega Man Star Force 3 | With Akari Kaida | ||
| Suikoden Tierkreis | With various others. | ||
| 2009 | Half-Minute Hero | ||
| Rakuen | Vocalist | With Tetsuya Shibata | |
| Suisei | |||
| 2011 | Earth Seeker | Composer | |
| Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming | With various others | ||
| Otomedius Excellent | Arranger | ||
| 2014 | Merc Storia | Composer | With Tetsuya Shibata and Kenichi Tendo |
| 2015 | Final Fantasy Record Keeper | Arranger, vocalist | With various others [5][6] |
| 2016 | UPPERS | Composer | With Unique Note |
| Justice Monsters Five | |||
| Final Fantasy XV | With Yoko Shimomura, Tetsuya Shibata, and Yoshitaka Suzuki [7] | ||
| Rockman.EXE 15th Anniversary Arrange Best Track | Composer, arranger | With various others. | |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus | Composer | With Keiichi Okabe and Tetsuya Shibata [8] |
| Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV | With Tetsuya Shibata [8] | ||
| 2018 | Final Fantasy XV: Royal Pack | With Yoko Shimomura, Tetsuya Shibata, Nobuo Uematsu, and Yoshitaka Suzuki[8] | |
| Last Period: the Journey to the End of the Despair | With various others. | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Arranger |
References
- ^ Napolitano, Jayson (June 25, 2009). "Meet Unique Note: Interview With Tetsuya Shibata and Yoshino Aoki". Original Sound Version. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ McCarthy, Helen (2009). 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide.
- ^ "Breath of Fire III Original Sound Track". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Breath of Fire IV Original Soundtrack". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.2". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.3". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c "FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack Volume 2". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
External links
- Yoshino Aoki discography at MusicBrainz
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
 | This article about a Japanese musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a video game musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1971 births
- 20th-century Japanese composers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 20th-century women composers
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese composers
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century women composers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- Capcom people
- Freelance musicians
- Japanese female composers
- Living people
- Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Video game composers
- Japanese musician stubs
- Video game musician stubs