I didn’t even realize how big of an issue this was, I had always assumed the composers of my favorite VGM were just some random dudes.

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

I've assumed this so much in the past too.

@nickwallette6201

4 жыл бұрын

I’m reeling at this right now. Parasite Eve and SotN? That’s god tier work right there. How are they (their composers) not ubiquitous? Gotta disagree on DKC though. I am a relative newcomer to that series, having heard the iconic pieces from this channel and 8-bit Music Theory. I was awestruck by David Wise’s work, so I started playing the games. I had noticed that not all of the tunes were quite as good though, and DKC 3 paled compared to the first two. It turned out I was just a huge fan of David’s music, and not so much of Evelyn’s. It’s not really fair to criticize her work though. I think I probably would’ve thought it was really good had it not been in comparison to some of the SNES’ best music. It’s got to be hard not to get lost in his shadow.

@Gigamokin

4 жыл бұрын

The real issue is that most poeple don't care about who's behind video games, they only care about the final product, those of us who actually care have know about them, men aand women, for a long time. Don't blame the industry, blame the consumers for giving little appreication to those who create their entertainment.

@sweetwheatsy

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gigamokin It's usually way too easy for especially the biggest publishers to simply let their devs get lost in the fray; most people just refer to the company's name when describing a game, even though the biggest usually consist of over 1.000s of employees and their styles & strengths differ greatly. Much easier with small, humble indie-titles - both obviously the ones made by a single wonder-dude (Toby Fox, ConcernedApe, Pixel comes to mind), but also just the smaller companies, like Vlambeer and Re-Logic. Even Mojang still manages to have a somewhat recognizable cast, 'cause they started in the smallest of proportions.

@Jerrel28

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gigamokin I don't think its really all that because most people playing today even casuals know who develops their games because of the internet and social media. Back when I was growing up in the 90s we didn't have that. When I played Metal Gear Solid back in 98 I had no idea who Hideo Kojima was. I didn't begin to learn that stuff until I got a little bit older and the industry began to get more recognition. The only thing I knew back then were companies, Squaresoft, Capcom, Konami, EA, ect.

You have no idea how thankful I am for this video. It has been my dream to be a video game music composer for a handful of years now, but I've been terrified if I would be able to even make it into the industry because of being a woman. However, this video really made me feel inspired again, like I can actually do this. Thank you so, so much for shedding light on these amazing women and for giving me even more hope for what I can do.

@Ivysword-tx7py

4 жыл бұрын

I support you. Get out there and do the best you can. No one can stop you from doing what you love.

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it! There's plenty of women out there killing it, always has been and always will! We could always do with one more though.

@_.-.

4 жыл бұрын

Just make good music. In this age where people can be faceless avatars that escape any prejudices, if one doesn't make it big it's because you weren't that great to begin with. We really need to stop excusing lack of success on everyone else's actions. Truth is, nobody gives a shit about what's between someone's legs because it's irrelevant to things like games. Use the "I'm a brave woman that's trying to succeed plz halp" moto, however, and people will be instantly mad at you, because you are cutting corners and trying to ride the woke wave for passive success.

@PuffyKumaTenshi

4 жыл бұрын

@@_.-. Getting into the games industry isn't as simple as "just be good at it". A big part of it, and what most advice given consists of, is Networking. Get to know people who can ensure your work is actually seen by people who hire. Get to know people who work at places that don't advertise job positions externally. And, of course, networking can be a lot harder if you're not a part of the majority group you need to interact with and relate to. "Culture Fit" is one of the top things employers look for- a vague term that amounts to "do we want to hang around with this person?". Internal bias can absolutely affect things like that. Diminishing extra hurdles people have doesn't help anything. The job market is hard right now. Being good isn't enough anymore because hundreds of equally good people are applying for the same position.

@_.-.

4 жыл бұрын

@ "Being good isn't enough anymore because hundreds of equally good people are applying for the same position" Not really, there's always bound to be a taller poppy, and acting like everyone is equally awesome is setting yourself up for disappointment. That's why you need to be the better individual or acknowledge that you are mediocre and stop trying to use shortcuts like using pity points to get to heights you don't deserve. Way too many people have currently gotten where they are because of this and not actual merits. And if culture fit is a problem or an obstacle for someone, tough tits. Nobody is entitled to a job position, let alone their dream job. If you apply for a job and get rejected you need to move on, not start coming up with circunstancial excuses and conspiracy theories about boy clubs to explain why you didn't get what you wanted on social media and start some twitter circlejerk.

OMG! Link's Awakening's soundtrack was written by a woman?! That's one of if not the best game soundtracks of all time! I'm not amazed that it was written by a woman, I'm amazed that I didn't know that!

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually phenomenal what she did with it. And it was her first soundtrack as well!

@eduardorpg64

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought that Link's Awakening OST was composed by Koji Kondo. I was also suprised.

@That_Lady_Charlie

4 жыл бұрын

so much emotion and theatrics in 4 sound channels 💓

@froezone_

2 жыл бұрын

Kazumi Totaka and Kozue Ishikawa also had a part in the composition process, but if I’m not mistaken Minako Hamano was still the first female composer to work on a Zelda game!

Yoko Shimomura's music for Final Fantasy XV is to my mind, too good for the game. If FFXV was better/finished the game and music together would be a marriage made in heaven but alas, I feel like the music is doing all the heavy-lifting emotionally and epically.

If you want to bring up Yuka Tsujiyoko, her work peaked in Genealogy of the Holy War. The music direction in that game is masterful.

@sidharthbommineni7780

3 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see Jugdral mentioned here ITS SOO GOOODD

Yoko Shimomura also did Mario RPG, which is just a beautiful soundtrack

Some more great composer: Sarah Schachner for 《Anthem》 Laura Shigihara for《Plants vs. Zombies》 Chipzel for《 Super Hexagon》 Eli Rainsberry for 《Wilmot's Warehouse》

@Cleve_Crudgington

4 жыл бұрын

Super Hexagon's songs are straight bangers. Chipzel also did the Dicey Dungeons soundtrack which is fantastic too.

@ZaphBot

4 жыл бұрын

Laura Shighihara also did an own game + soundtrack: Rakuen and it's one of the most emotional games I ever played, at least on pair with To the Moon.

@hersif

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to add Fingerspit, behind the musics of "Gods will be watching" and "The red strings club"

@SlyHikari03

3 жыл бұрын

Shigi and chipzel are my favs.

Brava!!! I so enjoyed this. I wish I had known when I was a little girl playing MegaMan that a woman pioneered his sound! Thank you!!!

Oooh man, Shimomura's gonna be working on Streets of Rage 4 with Yuzo Koshiro. Those two along with the guy who did Jet Set Radio? Talk about a supergroup

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

and the guy who did Ninja Gaiden!

@TheBeird

4 жыл бұрын

@@GameScoreFanfare Holy God!

@PelvicGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here~

@TheBeird

4 жыл бұрын

@@PelvicGaming Wherever there's good content I try and support it against the algorithm with either kind words or poor long winded attempts at humor

@luischavesdev

4 жыл бұрын

Hideki Naganuma is one of the best composers in the industry, everything he touches turns to gold inevitably hahaha

Phenomenal work. Thank you for making this, Matthew.

Shout out to Michiko Naruke, composer of the Wild Arms series and several of my favorite Smash Bros arrangements (Bramble Blast, Ocarina of Time Medley, Full Steam Ahead, Cut Man Stage, Bloody Tears/Monster Dance, Mad Monster Mansion, and Let's Go to Seoul)

@Gwunhar

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! She's one of my favorite composers hands down. The Wild Arms soundtracks are masterpieces.

@TheMarioman121

4 жыл бұрын

Did she compose the intro theme for Wild Arms 1 too? That's been one of my favorite JRPG songs for a while.

@Gwunhar

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMarioman121 I believe she did all of both 1 and 2 pretty much solo. There was help on 3 and she was moving into a supervisor position beyond that. That's from memory, I could be wrong.

This video actually brought me to tears a couple times throughout - I had to pause at the Link's Awakening bit in particular. To realize how little credit these women have received for such beloved, acclaimed, and remixed scores... I was shocked, and yet grateful to have finally learned about them. An important topic brought to light through some phenomenal editing... I expect nothing less from this channel. Outstanding work as always - I look forward to whatever's next!

@terdragontra8900

4 жыл бұрын

Hamano only co-composed Link's Awakening along with Ishikawa and Totaka, I have no idea which tracks in particular she scored, but its still a shame she's so little known (i certainly didn't know about her)

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

As far as I am aware, Kazumi Totaka was primarily the sound programmer for the game, in charge of SFX and putting the sounds into the game. He might have a music credit for a little fanfare, and his secret "Totaka's Song" appears as an easter egg, but that's about it. Kozue Ishikawa adapted Koji Kondo's Zelda motif for the field theme, helped in some capacity with the ending theme, and did a 5 second tune for a single event. But it should be noted that Ishikawa is also a woman, and did the soundtracks for Wario Land 2 and 3! So Link's Awakening was very much a Minako Hamano soundtrack. It's not like Super Metroid or DKC1, where a second composer wrote a number of tracks that make up a good chunk of the OST.

@AquaticMammalOnBicycle

4 жыл бұрын

terdragontra yes one of the frustrating tragedies of videogame music history is TERRIBLE DOCUMENTATION of credit. In almost every case of co-composers there’s no info on who did what.

Yoko Shimomura and MAYBE Michiru Yamane were the only women composers i could think of with the same, or close to the same, level of recognition as many of the men composers you listed in the intro. and in the case of Shimomura, that's absolutely thanks to how prolific she's been and how many *massive* soundtracks she's composed solo. i'd like to put some extra highlight on Yuki Iwai, whom you mentioned on-screen in brief for her work on Mega Man X2, as she was one of a handful of central composers for Capcom's arcade works in the latter half of the 90s! she worked on games like Marvel Super Heroes & Marvel Super Heroes VS. Street Fighter, Street Fighter III: New Generation & 2nd Impact, and Street Fighter Alpha 3. if you liked Yun and Yang's stage theme in Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, the Hulk's theme in Marvel VS. Capcom, or Shuma-Gorath's theme in Marvel VS. Capcom 3, you owe yuki iwai for composing those themes prior in those series. thank you for making this video! all of the composers mentioned here deserve more love. :D

@CrappyBlue

4 жыл бұрын

i also want to mention kozue ishikawa, another composer on link's awakening! she's most notable for composing the first three wario land games. it's hard to imagine wario would have the distinctive sound he has without her contributions.

@sanityismadness

4 жыл бұрын

I love Mega Man X2's soundtrack, and this is news to me. I'll remember the name Yuki Iwai!

I came in ready to wave my Yoko Shimomura #1 fan flag, but coming out knowing Yuriko Keino scored my favourite arcade game? How great that is!

Was this origionally planned for march 8th, just wondering

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but my graphics card died days out as I was finishing the edit!

@PhilipLL

4 жыл бұрын

Sad story that, glad you got it working again then.

@mimisaiko

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhilipLL We can always share the video once a year tho 👩

I love that Yoko Shimomura's style is very noticeable. You hear Super Mario RPG, Kingdom Hearts, Mario & Luigi... and you know it's her

@WhitePaintbrush

7 ай бұрын

I love playing “spot the Yoko Shimomura track” on the Xenoblade series where she was one of several composers. I’m always right lol

Yuka kitamura is the first that comes to mind for me i love her work in some bloodborne themes and the soundtrack for dark souls iii and sekiro

Thanks for making this video! Yoko Shimomura has been one of my personal favorite video game composers ever since I was a kid. It still blows my mind that she did Street Fighter 2.

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

I know right? Street Fighter II is the kind of work that defines you for your entire career, yet she's gone on to do just so much and blow that conception out of the water. She's truly exceptional.

Thank you for this important video! Yoko Shimomura and Soyo Oka are two of my favorite video game composers. They truly deserve to be up there with the greats!

This is so cool! Thanks for making this video. I love learning about video game music history and it's awesome to learn about the women who pioneered it.

This is such a great video! Thank you for opening my eyes to these women whose music I'm already well familiar with!

great video, and ending it with ‘out of phase’ was the cherry on top

Gonna watch this when I get off work, but hot damn what a great thumbnail

@Ismael-kc3ry

4 жыл бұрын

Daryl Talks Games funny seeing you here.

@DarylTalksGames

4 жыл бұрын

Haha what’s going on Ismael!

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

I take inspirations from the greats (that's you.)

@DarylTalksGames

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh stop it ❤️

@triphazard2906

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it *is* a great thumbnail now you come to mention it. Eye catching yet classy

I learned so much from this video. Thank you for doing the research and making it!

I didn't know I needed this, but I needed this

As always, this is some of the most wholesome stuff on KZread, I cant congratulate you enough!

Yes! I look forward to these vids so much...

Wonderful video! Thank you for making it!

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it!

I genuinely enjoy Manaka Kataoka's work on Breath of the Wild And for some reason Yoko Shimomura's work on Kingdom Hearts series reminded me of a video of Just a Pancake about her

Lovely video! I think a part of the issue lies in how we deal with the 'default' which for many in the west is 'white cis straight man' even if the world and behind the scenes is so much more diverse then that. And since our own perception is defaulted to such I feel we almost forget certain women's names over time.

@terdragontra8900

4 жыл бұрын

the default is more like "japanese man" in the case of vgm composers but fair point regardless

Great video as always. Love you

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

Love you too

Great video. And, of course, one of the earliest pieces of purely electronic music was also crafted by a woman - Delia Derbyshire's hand taping together of the original Doctor Who theme prior to anything that would be recognized as a synthesizer today. A very minor nitpick, but didn't Jessica Curry hand over the reigns of High Score to Eímear Noone (a conductor and composer for various Blizzard titles, including Overwatch, along with conducting for the Symphony of the Goddess tour) recently? (and double checking that question lead me to discover that Curry's is either hosting or hosted in late 2019 a video game music show on BBC Radio 3 - Sound of Gaming)

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you for the clarification! I suppose I overlooked checking that piece of information, I kinda just knew it existed. 😅

@Stephen-Fox

4 жыл бұрын

@@GameScoreFanfare Difficult to listen to because it only exists online for a week after transmission, but what I've heard of it was really good. Surprisingly large amount of indies considering it's video game music on a fairly mainstream radio channel, too. Not given Sound of Gaming a try.

@triphazard2906

4 жыл бұрын

@@Stephen-Fox Sound of Gaming was fantastic. It might be available on the BBC Sounds app (or iPlayer site). Depending on your region, a VPN may be in order

Thank you for this amazingly informative video. I was following since I saw Mr. Uematsu's videos, but reaching for the unmentioned composers is much more valuable work in my opinion, especially for such beautiful music. I was a fan of Miss Curry since I first seen a playthrough of "Everybody's gone to the rapture", but some of these composers I didn't know either, being a composer myself. It is really interesting how such large things can be a victim of ignorance, so easily.

Thank you so much for this! What a fantastic informative video!

Thank you so much for making this video, I had no idea how many of my favourite tracks were written by women composers. I've been wanting to try making music for a long time, I actually feel so inspired after seeing this haha

Amazing video... these women never get the recognition they deserve! You even showed me some I didn't know. Thanks!!

great video! this deserves heaps more views ✨

Yoko Shimomura is up there with Yoko Kanno when it comes to how diverse her compositions are

Great work on the video, gonna link it around to others, more need to see this.

Just discovered this channel, it's awesome! You cover one of the videogame aspects that I love most, that's amazing! If you're planning on doing another FF related video, I would suggest covering "Suteki da Ne", the most emotional track of the series in my opinion. Keep the great work up!💪

Bomberman Hero is one of the best soundtracks of all time! Excellent video.

@tommytowner792

4 ай бұрын

And a really good game too despite what this whiny person who made the video says.

This hast to be the most underrated and important video ever! It's a must watch

Your editing, it’s so nice to look at =D

Wow, I have *so* much music to listen to over and over again now. Thanks!

amazing video as usual

AC Origins, being one of the best scores in my recent memory, is scored by the immensely talented and underrated Sarah Schachner and Elitsa Alexandrova, both of them have also worked on other games in the series, and I'm eternally grateful to them for that one. also grossly underappreciated is the fantastic work of Michiru Oshima for Ico. Nevertheless, the topic is very commendable, I hope you'll find ways to do more videos on it, and thanks for this one!

good content, thanks for bringing oft forgotten composers to my attentions. and going all the way back to arcade games, i didnt know about a lot of that

Thank you so much for this video!

very informative! thank you!

I’ve heard about some of those composers and some of them made a number of soundtracks I enjoy! Some I hadn’t heard about unfortunately, but I’m glad to know about them!

Thanks for this amazing video! I want to mention Miyoko Kobayashi. Her music composition in Terranigma from Super Nintendo is amazing :)

This is the argument I wish I made in 2016 when I wrote a blog post compiling prominent women composers. I think I did a good job selecting and describing them but my post lacked a narrative that tied them together like you did in this video. Thank you so much for this. It makes me so happy seeing women I admire earning the praise they deserved for so many years.

Nice video! A day or so shy of International Women's Day, but hey, still topical! I always learn so much from your videos, and it's cool to have names and faces to put to some of my favourite music. Keep up the good work!

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

The plan was for IWD, but my graphics card died a couple days before I finished the edit. 😭 But it's always a good day to talk about this.

@Calcifrizzle

4 жыл бұрын

@@GameScoreFanfare Well said!

If you ask me to pick my favorite video game soundtracks of all time, I'd probably say Megaman, Street Fighter II, Link's Awakening, Super Mario Galaxy and Shadow of the Colossus. You have no idea how surprised I am that I didn't know more than half of my favorites were made by women. I hate myself for not knowing that and without realizing, helping the stigma of "video games are for boys". Thank you for this.

Yuka Tsujiyoko and Yoko Shimomura are my 2 favorites. The music they have made is amazing, especially Tsujiyoko’s work on Fire Emblem Gaiden, and while she took more of a director role in recent years, seeing those amazing tracks brought back 25 years later in Echoes was a masterpiece.

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

I really want to listen to more of Tsujiyoko's stuff - there's just so much!

I'm almost ashamed to admit how few of these names I knew about. Even though Yoko is my favorite composer of all time, I'm not sure I could've named another female composer before watching this video. Every single one of these talents is hilariously underappreciated, thank you so much for highlighting them for everyone to see.

As a JRPG music buff, I'd definitely known about Yoko Shimomura, Michiko Naruke, Miki Higashino, and Michiru Yamane. Was great to hear about some others I never knew about from the really early generations, as well as hearing about composers who contributed to works that I had long thought were the work of someone else (in this case, I had no idea it wasn't David Wise doing all the DKC stuff). Great video :)

This was awesome! I remember a handful of years ago thinking, I think it was around the time that Prince died, and it occurred to me that I couldn't think of any women who were noted as "musical geniuses" in the wider culture. I've started seeing a little more of it pop up, but it's cool seeing this. Especially since bomberman hero was my first game!

As an indie developer, I see a lot of people looking to have a role on my games, and I would say music composers are one of the roles with the most people. However, among several released projects and dozens upon dozens of composers contacting me and me seeking out composers, not once did I find a woman. Not a single one. And I've worked with plenty on other roles, like animators and illustrators. So yeah, I want to see more women in general.

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

This actually surprises me! I know art, producers and music tend to be roles that see higher rates of women in them.

Yoko Shimomura composed some of the best tracks from my all-time favorite game soundtrack, Xenoblade Chronicles. Some standouts include "Shulk and Fiora," both "Colony 9" tracks, and that ASTOUNDING main theme. She's an absolute legend!

Thank you for this interesting video!

I've always thought it'd be cool to sit down and talk to a game music composer and pick their brain about how they come up with their ideas. I'm an aspiring game designer myself with a focus on the blind gaming community and so if I were ever to release anything I'd want to be sure the music and sound design was as good as I could manage. But it's awesome to learn just how many ladies were behind some of my favorite game soundtracks or whose work laid the foundations for them.

Yumiko Kanki / Kameya and her soundtrack in F-Zero, specially Mute City. Great video!! ^.^

thx s lot for making this video, i was just looking for some cool women made videogamemusic for a little radio show and am so glad i found this cool video!

Just wanted to highlight my favorite composer of all time, Laura Shigihara, whose brilliant work in Plants vs. Zombies somehow captures the mood perfectly in a game where we plant sunflowers and watermelons to keep the zombies from eating our brain(z). Thank you for highlighting the many contribution these deserving talented artists have brought to gaming culture for decades!

Fantastic video. Thank you for pulling the curtain back on the women composers of the industry.

ALL HAIL THE QUEENS

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

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Good video thank you for making it

This is amazing. You definitely don't hear these names enough. As an avid consumer of videogame docs, thank you.

Thank you for casting light on those often little known composers

So glad to see you got Michiko Naruke in there. She's an absolute beast of a composer.

Awesome video! An enormous chunk of my favorite game music composers are women, like Yuko Takehara (Mega Man 6, Breath of Fire II, Marvel vs. Capcom), Akari Kaida (Breath of Fire III, Mega Man Battle Network), and Yoshino Aoki (Breath of Fire III/IV, Mega Man Battle Network 2 & 3, Final Fantasy XV). This video highlighted a lot of great names and yet there are so many more that can be mentioned, as well. These are more nitpicks than anything, but had to get them off my chest: *The version of Guile's Theme that was played here was the CPS2 version from Super Street Fighter II/Turbo, which was arranged by Syun Nishigaki; Shimomura composed the original CPS1 version. *Yoko Shimomura only composed 2 tracks for Final Fight, but that OST was a hodgepodge of composers, including Matsumae, Junko Tamiya, Harumi Fujita, among others. *Also, Yoko Shimomura was not the sole FFXV composer despite Square Enix only crediting her. Kaoru Wada, Yoshino Aoki, Tetsuya Shibata, Yoshitaka Suzuki, and others contributed a lot of the music, as well. *Some of the brief footage shown for Mega Man X2 was actually from Mega Man X3

Very good video here. Indeed, I was unaware of the immense contribution women have made to video game music, but then again, I’m also profoundly ignorant about video game music composers in general. Perhaps I’m a part of a small minority, but I’ve seldom associated a game’s soundtrack with its composer; I’ve almost always just associated the music with the game itself. Shout out to all of the composers we’ve never heard of who work on many smaller-and sometimes bigger-projects! I’m glad you’re doing your part to highlight the women who’ve written music for video games. To be frank, I’ve seldom thought about the person behind a game’s soundtrack, let alone their gender. I guess it never mattered to me; I either like the music, or I don’t. I also imagine there were a fair number of women who were ghost writers for more well-known composers, which doesn’t seem to be all that unusual (see Hans Zimmer, for instance). Perhaps it’s time we give more acknowledgement and praise to video game music composers overall. I’m glad you’re staring this praise with the unsung heroines of the industry. I’m glad Japan set a great example for consistent egalitarian practices in who they hire, particularly for music and sound design. If I end up liking a game’s soundtrack, I’ll make it a priority in the future to research who worked on the music and shout praise for them from my proverbial rooftop. Lastly, I would add one possible reason these women you mentioned didn’t get more recognition for their work. Bear in mind that it took a long time for video game music to be taken seriously, and so to an extent, it almost didn’t matter _who_ wrote the music, because the music was written for a toy; that sort of music didn’t belong in the concert hall, as it were (though I strongly disagree with that idea). I think nowadays as video game music is gaining respect and recognition, there’s no better time to highlight the women and men who write these great soundtracks. Your video is a great addition to the effort to draw rightful attention to this cause.

Great that Lena got at least a mention she's my absolute idol

I love this!! Thank you for uploading this video, what a beautiful job you have done. I am a female game composer and I found this video inspiring. I'm disheartened by the lack of recognition for female composers and I hope this video helps others recognise and acknowledge the women of the past, present, and future in the industry.

I also wanna give a shoutout to Michiru Oshima, who composed one of my favorite VGM soundtracks- Legend of Legaia! She also did some arrangements for Twilight Princess and Suikoden as well as a lot of anime scoring!

I had no idea, than you for this video

thanks, i learnt alot from that video - no idea about that james banana fact haha

thanks for this fair credit!!

This is fantastic.

Miki Higashino’s work in Suikoden 2 is so beautiful. Up to this day, it’s the only game where I love all of the music. All soundtrack in that game!! 😁

Two of my favorites are Mariko Nanba and Fumie Kumatani from Sonic.

I absolutely adore Yuka Tsujiyoko's work. Beyond the Fire Emblem series, she also worked on the music for the first two Paper Mario games, which I think are the best in the series. There's a distinctly charming quality to her music in the Paper Mario series that's been lost now that she isn't composing for the newer games.

One of my favourites is Izuho Numata who has a fantastic catalogue in the late 80s and early 90s. Mainly doing Phantasy Star 3, most of Phantasy Star 4, Psychic World, Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and the Mega Drive version of Ghouls'n Ghosts to name a few.

great and underrated video, more people need to watch this video.. Eveline Fischer is one of the best

Very interessant video!

❤️❤️❤️ LOVE THIS

OMG THIS WAS AMAZING

Yoko Shimamura is the best out there. Mario RPG is my favorite work by her. Always great seeing her smash remixes pop up too.

Chikayo Fukuda is a favorite !!

Soyo Oka and Yoko Shimomura are my favs

Hopefully, the KZread RNGorithm Blesses your channel and put them on people's recommendations

I haven't player Parasite Eve in years and still recognized instantly the outro music, such awesome soundtrack.

Michiru Yamane's work on 'Castlevania: Bloodlines' (Genesis/Mega Drive, 1994) deserves some recognition. "Prayer of a Tragic Queen" (set in Versailles, France), with its A-MAZ-ING organ and pizzicato strings, is the single most beautiful music track the Genesis' humble sound chip has ever belted out!

Michiru Yamane also did work on a lot of great tracks from Skullgirls, that was how I first discovered her work.

@GameScoreFanfare

4 жыл бұрын

Similar story for me and Manami Matsumae - my first intro to her was through her tracks on Shovel Knight.

Minako Hamano's pieces from Super Metroid are the best in the game in my opinion, specifically Upper and Lower Maridia. But her real standout is Sector 4: Underwater Depths from Metroid Fusion. One of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard in my life. It truly captures the isolation, loneliness and foreboding that the series is known for perfectly.

@GameScoreFanfare

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's my favourite track from her too! And it's made all the better bt the GBA's crappy audio quality, adds to the horror.

Bravo! It is so true that women game composers are often looked over, especially when we have so many fantastic musicians! Michiru Yamane, Winifred Phillips, Maname Matsuae, and Jessica Curry, just to name a few. I did an analysis on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night a while back and I definitely plan on doing a video on Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Would love to hear your thoughts when you have an opportunity.

Funny how I only recognized Jesper Kyd and Nobuo Uematsu from your legends lineup at first, though I am sure that is a factor of being a PC gamer. I did feel a bit confused that you suggested Mega Man inspired the chiptune scene when people like Jesper had been writing chiptunes on the Commodore 64 and similar systems for years already. Still a great video though!

@Dr.Quarex

3 жыл бұрын

Also, wow, I am shocked and horrified (for the lack of knowledge) just how many of my favorite console game soundtracks were written by women I kever knew about. I am truly ashamed

Yoko shimomura always comes to mind first. Her kingdom hearts score was the first video game score I actively listened to for entertainment !

Composing music and making audio for games was my childhood dream and I am so happy to have a career doing it!