Shimomura Interviewed in Nintendo Power - Talks Kingdom Hearts Music

[LynnStrife]

Yoko Shimomura's music is truly amazing - I think I can safely say she's my all-time favorite composer I found out about her because of KH, so I'm glad they chose her to do the soundtrack!

 

[XIII Heartless]

I dunno, my money would go on the scene right after Sora's sacrifice at Hollow Bastion when the princess' hearts are flying all over. They probably replaced Dearly Beloved with the instrumental Hikari snippit. Just my guess though.

You and I seem to be of the same opinion.

 

[Taochan]

She seems so sweet... I want to hug her.

 

[Echoes]

All kingdom hearts songs are amazing. I also love sanctuary/passion it's just so beautiful. Sincerely I think this better then bethoven.

 

[Neko]

I love Yoko. I think she is just amazing. She wrote my favorite music along with Utada Hikaru. I wonder what part of the game Dearly Beloved was originally written for. I like that it ended up as the title screen music though. <3

 

[Haeralis]

The soundtracks are IMO the only thing about the series which has been consistently good.

 

[Magnus]

The soundtracks are IMO the only thing about the series which has been consistently good.

Agreed! I love her work. She's such an incredible composer. And very versatile too! Just listen to the stuff she did for the Mario & Luigi games. Sounds nothing like the Kingdom Hearts music!

Anyway, I wouldn't mind if she wrote the theme song to all of the games that will tie in with KH III. The one she wrote for Final Fantasy Versus XIII was great!

 

[The 14th Order]

Shimomura's work in the KH series is iconic. She's a genius. Her pieces helped define the KH series for what it is today.

Recently a buddy of mine dug out the OST he had in a pile of old CD's. Just by closing my eyes and purely listening to the songs that she wrote, I could vividly picture myself playing the game. The whole soundtrack accurately captured all of the emotions in the game perfectly.

Shi truly is a powerful composer. (Heh. Heheh... She... Shi... Homonyms).