Yuka Tsujiyoko
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Yuka Tsujiyoko 辻横 由佳 | |
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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]
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References[]
- ^ "Interview with Yuka Tsujiyoko". RocketBaby. Hollow Light Media. June 2001 – via archive.is.
External links[]
- Yuka Tsujiyoko discography at MusicBrainz
- Freelance musicians
- Japanese composers
- Japanese women composers
- Living people
- Nintendo people
- Video game composers