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'''Soyo Oka''' (岡 素世, born April 9, 1964) is a Japanese composer of video games. Oka began composing at the age of 15 and majored in composition at the Osaka College of Music. She was hired by Nintendo in 1987 and worked there until 1995. | '''Soyo Oka''' (岡 素世, born April 9, 1964) is a Japanese composer of video games. Oka began composing at the age of 15 and majored in composition at the Osaka College of Music. She was hired by Nintendo in 1987 and worked there until 1995. | ||
Oka initially wrote mostly for [[Family Computer|Famicom]] racing games. In 1990, she and [[Koji Kondo]] (whose work she had studied in college) composed the soundtrack to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] launch title ''[[wikipedia:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. Thereafter she worked for higher-profile games, such as ''SimCity'' (1991). Oka has composed for four ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games: ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'', ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (where she also arranged Kondo's music) and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] release of ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. | Oka initially wrote mostly for [[Family Computer|Famicom]] racing games. In 1990, she and [[Koji Kondo]] (whose work she had studied in college) composed the soundtrack to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] launch title ''[[wikipedia:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. Thereafter she worked for higher-profile games, such as ''SimCity'' (1991). Oka has composed for four ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games: ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'', ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (where she also arranged Kondo's music) and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] release of ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. | ||
In 1995, she left Nintendo to continue her profession as a freelancer. As of 2017, she is a member of the sound production company At-Tude. | In 1995, she left Nintendo to continue her profession as a freelancer. As of 2017, she is a member of the sound production company At-Tude. | ||
She cites as her musical influences Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, John Williams, Lyle Mays, YMO, Queen and Chick Corea. Of the pieces she has written, her favorites are ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' | She cites as her musical influences Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, John Williams, Lyle Mays, YMO, Queen and Chick Corea. Of the pieces she has written, her favorites are ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''{{'}}s [[SNES Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess]] themes, ''SimCity''{{'}}s Metropolis theme and ''Pilotwings''{{'}} select theme. | ||
==Song credits== | ==Song credits== | ||
=== ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' === | === ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' === | ||
* Monster Dance | * Monster Dance [BGM 3] — Composition/arrangement<ref>http://www.vgmonline.net/soyookainterview/</ref><ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/1559 3D HOT RALLY]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> | ||
=== ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' === | === ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' === | ||
* Title Screen | All song titles are conjectural. | ||
* Choose Your Driver | * Title Screen — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Race Fanfare | * Choose Your Driver — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Mario Circuit | * Race Fanfare — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Donut Plains | * Mario Circuit — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Ghost Valley | * Donut Plains — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Bowser Castle | * Ghost Valley — Arrangement | ||
* Choco Island | * Bowser Castle — Arrangement | ||
* Koopa Beach | * Choco Island — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Vanilla Lake | * Koopa Beach — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Rainbow Road | * Vanilla Lake — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Final Lap Warning | * Rainbow Road — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Invincible | * Final Lap Warning — Arrangement | ||
* Ranked In | * Invincible — Arrangement | ||
* Ranked Out | * Ranked In — Composition/arrangement | ||
* No Record | * Ranked Out — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Mario's Theme | * No Record — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Luigi's Theme | * Mario's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Peach's Theme | * Luigi's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Yoshi's Theme | * Peach's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Bowser's Theme | * Yoshi's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Donkey Kong Jr.'s Theme | * Bowser's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Koopa Troopa's Theme | * Donkey Kong Jr.'s Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Toad's Theme | * Koopa Troopa's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Tournament Win | * Toad's Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Tournament Lose | * Tournament Win — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Battle Game | * Tournament Lose — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Game Over | * Battle Game — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Ending | * Game Over — Composition/arrangement | ||
* Ending — Composition/arrangement | |||
=== ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' === | === ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' === | ||
* Title Theme | All song titles are conjectural. | ||
* Game Selection | * Title Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Title Theme | * Game Selection — Arrangement | ||
* ''The Lost Levels'' Title Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Title Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ground Theme | * ''The Lost Levels'' Title Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Course Clear Fanfare | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ground Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Underground Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Course Clear Fanfare — Arrangement | ||
* Hurry Up | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Underground Theme — Arrangement | ||
* Invincible Theme | * Hurry Up — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Bonus Theme | * Invincible Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Underwater Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Bonus Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Castle Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Underwater Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Bowser Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Castle Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' World Clear | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Bowser Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Final Bowser Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' World Clear — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ending | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Final Bowser Theme — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Miss | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ending — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' Game Over | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Miss — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Title Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros.'' Game Over — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Player Select | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Title Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Ground Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Player Select — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Underground Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Ground Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Warp | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Underground Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Boss | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Warp — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Success | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Boss — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Bonus Start | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Success — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Bonus Game | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Bonus Start — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Failure | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Bonus Game — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Stage Clear | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Failure — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Last Boss | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Stage Clear — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Ending | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Last Boss — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Game Over | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Ending — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Title Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Game Over — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 1 Map (Grass Land) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Title Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Ground Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 1 Map (Grass Land) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Miss | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Ground Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 2 Map (Desert Hill) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Miss — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Athletic Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 2 Map (Desert Hill) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Course Clear Fanfare | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Athletic Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 3 Map (Ocean Side) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Course Clear Fanfare — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Underwater Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 3 Map (Ocean Side) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Music Box | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Underwater Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Slot Theme / Nervous Breakdown Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Music Box — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Bonus Win | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Slot Theme / Nervous Breakdown Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 4 Map (Big Island) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Bonus Win — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 5 Map (The Sky) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 4 Map (Big Island) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Enemy Battle | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 5 Map (The Sky) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Toad House | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Enemy Battle — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 6 Map (Iced Land) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Toad House — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fortress Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 6 Map (Iced Land) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fortress Boss | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fortress Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fireworks Fanfare | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fortress Boss — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Princess Message | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fireworks Fanfare — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Warp Whistle Sound | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Princess Message — Composition/arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Warp Zone (World 5 Sky Map) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Warp Whistle Sound — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 7 Map (Pipe Maze) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Warp Zone (World 5 Sky Map) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' King's Chamber | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 7 Map (Pipe Maze) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Airship Theme | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' King's Chamber — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 8 Map (Castle of Bowser) | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Airship Theme — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' The Evil King Bowser | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 8 Map (Castle of Bowser) — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World Clear Fanfare | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' The Evil King Bowser — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Ending | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World Clear Fanfare — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Game Over | * ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Ending — Arrangement | ||
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Game Over — Arrangement | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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*[http://at-tude.com/ At-Tude] | *[http://at-tude.com/ At-Tude] | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060514153126/http://rocketbaby.net/interviews_soyo_oka.html Interview with Soyo Oka] at [http://www.rocketbaby.net/ RocketBaby] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060514153126/http://rocketbaby.net/interviews_soyo_oka.html Interview with Soyo Oka] at [http://www.rocketbaby.net/ RocketBaby] | ||
*[https://www.soyooka.com/en/ SOYO OKA | COMPOSER (2022-)] | |||
*[https://twitter.com/soyooka twitter.com/soyooka] - Twitter | |||
*[https://linkco.re/gpyuaft2?lang=en LOOP8A] - First EP (2022) | |||
*[https://linkco.re/5a6Ctgf6?lang=en LOOP816] - First album (2023) | |||
{{People}} | {{People}} | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] |
Latest revision as of 18:35, May 28, 2023
Soyo Oka (岡 素世, born April 9, 1964) is a Japanese composer of video games. Oka began composing at the age of 15 and majored in composition at the Osaka College of Music. She was hired by Nintendo in 1987 and worked there until 1995.
Oka initially wrote mostly for Famicom racing games. In 1990, she and Koji Kondo (whose work she had studied in college) composed the soundtrack to the SNES launch title Pilotwings. Thereafter she worked for higher-profile games, such as SimCity (1991). Oka has composed for four Super Mario games: Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario All-Stars (where she also arranged Kondo's music) and the NES release of Wario's Woods.
In 1995, she left Nintendo to continue her profession as a freelancer. As of 2017, she is a member of the sound production company At-Tude.
She cites as her musical influences Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, John Williams, Lyle Mays, YMO, Queen and Chick Corea. Of the pieces she has written, her favorites are Super Mario Kart's Rainbow Road and Princess themes, SimCity's Metropolis theme and Pilotwings' select theme.
Song credits[edit]
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
All song titles are conjectural.
- Title Screen — Composition/arrangement
- Choose Your Driver — Composition/arrangement
- Race Fanfare — Composition/arrangement
- Mario Circuit — Composition/arrangement
- Donut Plains — Composition/arrangement
- Ghost Valley — Arrangement
- Bowser Castle — Arrangement
- Choco Island — Composition/arrangement
- Koopa Beach — Composition/arrangement
- Vanilla Lake — Composition/arrangement
- Rainbow Road — Composition/arrangement
- Final Lap Warning — Arrangement
- Invincible — Arrangement
- Ranked In — Composition/arrangement
- Ranked Out — Composition/arrangement
- No Record — Composition/arrangement
- Mario's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Luigi's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Peach's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Yoshi's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Bowser's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Donkey Kong Jr.'s Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Koopa Troopa's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Toad's Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Tournament Win — Composition/arrangement
- Tournament Lose — Composition/arrangement
- Battle Game — Composition/arrangement
- Game Over — Composition/arrangement
- Ending — Composition/arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
All song titles are conjectural.
- Title Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Game Selection — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Title Theme — Arrangement
- The Lost Levels Title Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Course Clear Fanfare — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros. 3 Underground Theme — Arrangement
- Hurry Up — Arrangement
- Invincible Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Bonus Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Underwater Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Castle Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Bowser Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. World Clear — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Final Bowser Theme — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Ending — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Miss — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. Game Over — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Title Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Player Select — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Ground Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Underground Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Warp — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Boss — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Success — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Bonus Start — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Bonus Game — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Failure — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Stage Clear — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Last Boss — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Ending — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Game Over — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Title Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 1 Map (Grass Land) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Ground Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Miss — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 2 Map (Desert Hill) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Athletic Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Course Clear Fanfare — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 3 Map (Ocean Side) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Underwater Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Music Box — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Slot Theme / Nervous Breakdown Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Bonus Win — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 4 Map (Big Island) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 5 Map (The Sky) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy Battle — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Toad House — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 6 Map (Iced Land) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Fortress Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Fortress Boss — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Fireworks Fanfare — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Princess Message — Composition/arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Warp Whistle Sound — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Warp Zone (World 5 Sky Map) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 7 Map (Pipe Maze) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 King's Chamber — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship Theme — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World 8 Map (Castle of Bowser) — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 The Evil King Bowser — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 World Clear Fanfare — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Ending — Arrangement
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Over — Arrangement
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.vgmonline.net/soyookainterview/
- ^ 3D HOT RALLY. VGMdb. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
External links[edit]
- At-Tude
- Interview with Soyo Oka at RocketBaby
- SOYO OKA | COMPOSER (2022-)
- twitter.com/soyooka - Twitter
- LOOP8A - First EP (2022)
- LOOP816 - First album (2023)