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Radiant Historias soundtrack is beautiful and some of Shimomuras most underrated work.
The only Mario & Luigi game that didnt have Shimomura as the composer is the Switch entry, Brothership.
The fourth game in the series, it follows a heros quest to restore the Tree of Mana.
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[…] That day, I listened to those songs all day long.
Shimomura also composed Heroes of Mana and wrote a song for Rise of Mana.
It was her first RPG project after joining Square in 1993, and it certainly left an impression.
The game follows seven characters across different time periods, with the ending linking them all together.
Considering Live A Live was Shimomuras first big RPG composition, she made an extremely strong start.
It took a long time for Live A Live to come to the West.
The 2022 remake was the first time the game was available outside of Japan.
I wanted to create something new - not ambient, not techno.
The game follows a boy named Shulk whos determined to take revenge on the Mechon who attacked his home.
Video game soundtracks have never sounded so good.
Shimomura used the theme of humans fighting machineswhen composing the soundtrack.
Part of its critical acclaim naturally comes from Shimomuras brilliant soundtrack for the game.
1Kingdom Hearts Series
Yoko Shimomura is synonymous with the Kingdom Hearts series, composing its iconic soundtrack.
Out of all the soundtracks shes worked on, Shimomura says that Kingdom Hearts isthe most specialto her.