Yoshino Aoki

Yoshino Aoki (青木 佳乃, Aoki Yoshino) (born 19 August 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer. 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 acts as the company's vice president, as well as a composer, arranger, and lyricist.[1] Aoki's most recent work is on Konami's Genso Suikoden Tierkreis and Half-Minute Hero.

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

Video Games

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1996	Mega Man X3 (Playstation and Sega Saturn versions)	Arranger	With Toshihiko Horiyama, Shusaku Uchiyama, and Makoto Tomozawa[2]
1997	Mega Man Battle & Chase	Vocalist
	Breath of Fire III	Composer, vocalist	With Akari Kaida [3]
1998	Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (console versions)	Composer	With Isao Abe
2000	Breath of Fire IV	Composer, vocalist	With Taro Iwashiro [4]
2001	Mega Man Battle Network 2	Composer
2002	Mega Man Battle Network 3
2005	Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS		With Seiko Kobuchi
	Mega Man Battle Network 6
	Shadow of Rome		With Kota Suzuki
2006	Mega Man Star Force		With Mitsuhiko Takano
2007	Mega Man Star Force 2		With Marika Suzuki
2008	Luminous Arc 2		With Akari Kaida, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, and Yoko Shimomura
	Shiki-Tei
	Daletto World
	Mega Man Star Force 3		With Akari Kaida
	Suikoden Tierkreis		With various others.
2009	Half-Minute Hero
	Rakuen	Vocalist	With Tetsuya Shibata
	Suisei
2011	Earth Seeker	Composer
	Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming		With various others
	Otomedius Excellent	Arranger
2014	Merc Storia	Composer	With Tetsuya Shibata and Kenichi Tendo
2015	Final Fantasy Record Keeper	Arranger, vocalist	With various others [5][6]
2016	UPPERS	Composer	With Unique Note
	Justice Monsters Five
	Final Fantasy XV		With Yoko Shimomura, Tetsuya Shibata, and Yoshitaka Suzuki [7]
	Rockman.EXE 15th Anniversary Arrange Best Track	Composer, arranger	With various others.
2017	Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus	Composer	With Keiichi Okabe and Tetsuya Shibata [8]
	Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV		With Tetsuya Shibata [8]
2018	Final Fantasy XV: Royal Pack		With Yoko Shimomura, Tetsuya Shibata, Nobuo Uematsu, and Yoshitaka Suzuki[8]
	Last Period: the Journey to the End of the Despair		With various others.
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Arranger

References

1. Napolitano, Jayson (June 25, 2009). "Meet Unique Note: Interview With Tetsuya Shibata and Yoshino Aoki". Original Sound Version. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
2. McCarthy, Helen (2009). 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide.
3. "Breath of Fire III Original Sound Track". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
4. "Breath of Fire IV Original Soundtrack". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
5. "FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.2". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
6. "FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.3". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
7. "FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
8. "FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack Volume 2". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

External links

• Yoshino Aoki discography at MusicBrainz
• Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix