Yuka Tsujiyoko
| Yuka Tsujiyoko | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 辻横 由佳 |
| Birth name | Yuka Bamba |
| Born | Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
| Genres | Video game |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Yuka Tsujiyoko (辻横 由佳 Tsujiyoko Yuka) is a Japanese video game music composer. She is best known for her contributions to the Fire Emblem and Paper Mario series, and several other Intelligent Systems developed games. She also scored the Super Scope games Battle Clash, and its sequel Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge.
She was born Yuka Bamba in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Tsujiyoko studied piano when she was in a preschool. She composed her first original composition when she was in high school as an assignment for her music class. Tsujiyoko attended Osaka Electric Communications Junior College, and she majored in electronic engineering. Before she joined Intelligent Systems, Tsujiyoko worked as a computer programmer for a software company. Tsujiyoko was inspired by Pat Metheny and Hirokazu Tanaka, with the latter being her mentor as he scored her first game project, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.[1]
Works
| Video games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Co-worker(s) |
| 1990 | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | Composition/arrangement | |
| 1992 | Fire Emblem Gaiden | Composition/arrangement | |
| 1993 | Battle Clash | Composition/arrangement | |
| 1994 | Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem | Composition/arrangement | |
| Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge | Composition/arrangement | ||
| 1996 | Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | Composition/arrangement | |
| Tetris Attack (Game Boy) | Composition/arrangement | Masaru Tajima and Masaya Kuzume | |
| 1997 | Battle Clash | Composition/arrangement | |
| 1999 | Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | Composition/arrangement | |
| 2000 | Paper Mario | Composition/arrangement | Taishi Senda |
| 2002 | Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | Composition/arrangement | |
| 2003 | Fire Emblem | Composition/arrangement | Saki Haruyama |
| 2004 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Composition/arrangement | Yoshito Hirano |
| Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Sound supervisor | ||
| Croket! Great Jikuu no Boukensha | Composition/arrangement | ||
| 2005 | Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | Sound supervisor | |
| 2007 | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | Sound supervisor | |
| 2008 | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | Sound director | |
| 2010 | Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem | Sound director | |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Arrangement | Various others |
| 2015 | Fire Emblem Fates | Sound supervisor | |
| Pokémon Picross | Composition/arrangement | ||
References
- ↑ "Interview with Yuka Tsujiyoko". RocketBaby. Hollow Light Media. June 2001. Archived from the original on 21 August 2002.
External links
- Yuka Tsujiyoko discography at MusicBrainz