Yoshino Aoki facts for kids

Yoshino Aoki (青木 佳乃, Aoki Yoshino) is a talented Japanese musician. She was born on August 19, 1971. Yoshino Aoki is famous for creating music and writing songs for video games. She started her career at a well-known video game company called Capcom. Later, she helped start her own music studio, Unique Note, with another composer, Tetsuya Shibata.

Life and Music Journey

Early Life and Education

Yoshino Aoki grew up in Kanagawa, Japan. She started learning classical music when she was very young. She began playing the piano at age six. When she was 13, she started learning the flute. Soon after, she also began using a synthesizer, which is an electronic musical instrument.

In high school, Yoshino Aoki sang classical songs. She also played the keyboard in her own band. When she went to college, she studied how to teach music. She also continued her classical singing lessons.

Starting Her Career at Capcom

After college, Aoki joined the video game company Capcom. This was a big step in her music career. Her first job there was to help arrange music for the CD version of Capcom's game, Mega Man X3. She worked with three other members of Capcom's sound team on this project.

Unique Note and Beyond

In 2007, Yoshino Aoki decided to leave Capcom. She wanted to work as a freelance artist, meaning she could work on different projects for various companies. She then co-founded a sound studio called Unique Note Co., Ltd. She started this studio with Tetsuya Shibata. They later got married in 2014.

At Unique Note, Yoshino Aoki is the vice president. She also continues to work as a composer, creating new music. She is an arranger, which means she takes existing music and changes it for different instruments or styles. She is also a lyricist, writing words for songs.

Voice of Roll

Yoshino Aoki is also known for her singing. She sang the song "Kaze yo, Tsutaete." This song is often used as the theme for the Mega Man character named Roll.

Video Game Music Works

Yoshino Aoki has worked on music for many popular video games. Here are some of the games she has contributed to:

• 1996: Mega Man X3 (PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions) - She helped arrange the music.
• 1997: Mega Man Battle & Chase - She was a vocalist.
• 1997: Breath of Fire III - She composed music and was a vocalist.
• 1998: Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Console versions) - She composed music.
• 2000: Breath of Fire IV - She composed music and was a vocalist.
• 2001: Mega Man Battle Network 2 - She composed music.
• 2002: Mega Man Battle Network 3 - She composed music.
• 2005: Shadow of Rome - She composed music.
• 2005: Mega Man Battle Network 6 - She composed music.
• 2006: Mega Man Star Force - She composed music.
• 2007: Mega Man Star Force 2 - She composed music.
• 2008: Luminous Arc 2 - She composed music.
• 2008: Mega Man Star Force 3 - She composed music.
• 2008: Suikoden Tierkreis - She composed music.
• 2009: Half-Minute Hero - She contributed the song "Triumphant Return."
• 2011: Earth Seeker - She composed music.
• 2011: Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming - She contributed "Destiny" and "Grand Ending."
• 2014: Merc Storia - She composed music.
• 2015: Final Fantasy Record Keeper - She helped arrange music and was a vocalist.
• 2016: Final Fantasy XV - She composed music.
• 2017: Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus - She composed music.
• 2017: Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV - She composed music.
• 2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - She helped arrange music.
• 2022: Babylon's Fall - She was the recording manager.
• 2022: Gungrave G.O.R.E - She composed music.
• 2023: Resident Evil 4 - She composed music.

More About Yoshino Aoki

• You can find more about her music at OverClocked ReMix.