Yuka Tsujiyoko

Yuka Tsujiyoko
Native name 辻横 由佳
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]

Works

Video games
YearTitleRoleCo-worker(s)
1990Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of LightComposition/arrangement
1992Fire Emblem GaidenComposition/arrangement
Battle ClashComposition/arrangement
1994Fire Emblem: Mystery of the EmblemComposition/arrangement
Metal Combat: Falcon's RevengeComposition/arrangement
1996Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy WarComposition/arrangement
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)Composition/arrangementMasaru Tajima and Masaya Kuzume
1998Super Famicom WarsSound assistAtsuko Yamamoto
1999Fire Emblem: Thracia 776Composition/arrangement
2000Paper MarioComposition/arrangementTaishi Senda
2002Fire Emblem: The Binding BladeComposition/arrangement
2003Fire EmblemComposition/arrangementSaki Haruyama
2004Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorComposition/arrangementYoshito Hirano
Fire Emblem: The Sacred StonesSound supervisor
Croket! Great Jikuu no BoukenshaComposition/arrangement
2005Fire Emblem: Path of RadianceSound supervisor
2007Fire Emblem: Radiant DawnSound supervisor
2008Super Smash Bros. BrawlArrangementVarious others
Fire Emblem: Shadow DragonSound director
2010Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the EmblemSound supervisor
2012Fire Emblem AwakeningSound supervisor
2014Super Smash Bros. for Wii UArrangementVarious others
2015Fire Emblem FatesSound supervisor
Pokémon PicrossComposition/arrangement
2017Fire Emblem HeroesSound supervisor
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaSound supervisor

References

  1. "Interview with Yuka Tsujiyoko". RocketBaby. Hollow Light Media. June 2001 via archive.is.
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