Yoshino Aoki
{{Short description|Japanese composer and lyricist (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yoshino Aoki
| native_name = 青木 佳乃
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|19}}
| birth_place =Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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| employer = Capcom (1995–2007)
| spouse = {{marriage|Tetsuya Shibata|2014}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Composer|lyricist}}
| years_active = 1995–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument = Piano, flute
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{{Nihongo|Yoshino Aoki|青木 佳乃|Aoki Yoshino}} (born August 19, 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer and lyricist. 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 later married Shibata in 2014.{{cite web|author=Chris Greening|date=April 2, 2014|title=Unique Note's Tetsuya Shibata and Yoshino Aoki get married|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/unique-notes-tetsuya-shibata-and-yoshino-aoki-get-married/}} She acts as the company's vice president, as well as a composer, arranger, and lyricist.{{cite web | author=Napolitano, Jayson | date=June 25, 2009 | title=Meet Unique Note: Interview With Tetsuya Shibata and Yoshino Aoki | url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=3275 | publisher=Original Sound Version | access-date=2009-11-16}}
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
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|+ !Year !Title !Role(s) | |
| scope=row|1996
|Mega Man X3 (PS1 & Sega Saturn versions)||Arrangements with Toshihiko Horiyama, Shusaku Uchiyama, and Makoto Tomozawa{{cite book |title=500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide|author=McCarthy, Helen|date=2009}} | |
|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan="2"|1997
|Mega Man Battle & Chase||Vocalist | |
| Breath of Fire III | Music with Akari Kaida, vocalist |
| scope=row|1998
|Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Console versions)||Music with Isao Abe | |
| scope=row|2000
|Breath of Fire IV||Music with Taro Iwashiro, vocalist | |
| scope=row|2001
|Mega Man Battle Network 2||Music | |
| scope=row|2002
|Mega Man Battle Network 3 ||Music | |
| scope=row rowspan="2"|2005
|Shadow of Rome||Music with Kota Suzuki | |
| Mega Man Battle Network 6 | Music |
| scope=row|2006
|Mega Man Star Force||Music with Mitsuhiko Takano | |
| scope=row|2007
|Mega Man Star Force 2||Music with Marika Suzuki | |
| scope=row rowspan="5"|2008
|Luminous Arc 2||Music with Akari Kaida, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, and Yoko Shimomura | |
| Shiki-Tei | Music |
| Daletto World | Music |
| Mega Man Star Force 3 | Music with Akari Kaida |
| Suikoden Tierkreis | Music with several others |
| scope=row rowspan="3"|2009
|Half-Minute Hero||"Triumphant Return" | |
| Rakuen | Vocalist with Tetsuya Shibata |
| Suisei | Vocalist with Tetsuya Shibata |
| scope=row rowspan="3"|2011
|Earth Seeker||Music with Tetsuya Shibata | |
| Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming | "Destiny", "Grand Ending" |
| Otomedius Excellent | Arrangements with several others |
| scope=row|2014
|Merc Storia||Music with Tetsuya Shibata and Kenichi Tendo | |
| scope=row|2015
|Final Fantasy Record Keeper||Arrangements with various others, vocalist | |
| scope=row rowspan="3"|2016
|UPPERS||Music with Unique Note | |
| Justice Monsters Five | Music with Unique Note |
| Final Fantasy XV | Music with Yoko Shimomura, Tetsuya Shibata, and Yoshitaka Suzuki |
| scope=row rowspan="2"|2017
|Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus||Music with Keiichi Okabe and Tetsuya Shibata | |
| Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV | Music with Tetsuya Shibata |
| scope=row rowspan="2"|2018
|Last Period||Music with several others | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Arrangements |
| scope=row rowspan="2" |2022
|Recording manager | |
| Gungrave G.O.R.E
|Music with Shoya Kitagawa and Ren Tsukagoshi | |
| scope=row|2023
|Music with several others |
References
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External links
- {{musicbrainz artist|id=606ed366-203c-4b18-a4e7-8d2be52a5b3f|name=Yoshino Aoki}}
- [http://www.ocremix.org/artist/198/yoshino-aoki Artist profile] at OverClocked ReMix
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Category:20th-century Japanese composers
Category:20th-century Japanese women composers
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Category:21st-century Japanese women composers
Category:21st-century Japanese women singers
Category:Japanese video game composers
Category:Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture
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