Yoko Shimomura, identified for composing many iconic online game music scores, might be honored with a BAFTA Fellowship.
Her musical works embody the Kingdom Hearts collection, Closing Fantasy XV and Xenoblade Chronicles.
The Fellowship, arts charity’s highest honour, might be introduced on the twenty first BAFTA Video games Awards on April 8, streaming stay on Twitch and YouTube from 11 a.m. Pacific time.
Shimomura is a Japanese composer and pianist. She might be acknowledged for her contribution to the video games business. The BAFTA Fellowship recognises those that have made an impressive and distinctive contribution to movie, video games or tv and is the humanities charity’s most prestigious honour.
Credited because the composer of numerous era-defining online game soundtracks loved by thousands and thousands of gamers worldwide, together with the Kingdom Hearts collection, Closing Fantasy XV, Mario & Luigi, Xenoblade Chronicles, Streets of Rage, the Mana collection, Tremendous Mario RPG, Dwell A Dwell, Radiant Historia, Parasite Eve, Breather of Hearth and Avenue Fighter II, the impression of Shimomura’s work might be felt for generations to come back.
Yoko Shimomura mentioned, in a press release, “I am absolutely delighted to receive such an amazing and prestigious award as this, although, honestly speaking, I still cannot quite believe it. I am who I am today thanks to all the people who have supported me, allowing me to continue being involved with the music that I love and discovering the medium of games where that music can flourish.”
She added, “I am deeply grateful to everyone in the games industry, to those who ask me to write my music and to all those who listen to it. I would like for them, and for everyone who has been a part of my life, to join with me in celebrating this award. Thank you so much.”
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, mentioned in a press release, “It is a real privilege to honour Yoko Shimomura with the BAFTA Fellowship this year. A pioneer of video game music, pianist and composer, Yoko has created unforgettable soundtracks for so many beloved games and paved the way for women in the industry at a time when it was overwhelmingly male-dominated. Her groundbreaking work has already inspired countless artists and will continue to resonate for generations. We look forward to honouring her at the 21st BAFTA Games Awards.”
Shimomura graduated from the Osaka Junior School of Music, Division of Instrumental Music (piano) and is now a contract composer having beforehand labored for beloved video video games corporations Capcom and Sq. Enix (previously often known as Sq.). Shimomura’s works span a variety of genres, from rhythmical computer-generated sounds to large-scale classical orchestral items, although she is especially well-known for her melodious and poignant songs, in addition to her intense and dramatic items.
Fellows beforehand honoured for his or her work embody Shuhei Yoshida, Warwick Davis, Hideo Kojima, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Scorsese, Gabe Newell, Siobhan Reddy, Helen Mirren, Hideo Kojima, Tim Schafer, Shigeru Miyamoto, John Carmack, Peter Molyneux, and Thelma Schoonmaker.
The award might be introduced to Shimomura on the twenty first annual BAFTA Video games Awards on Tuesday 8 April on the Queen Elizabeth Corridor in London and might be streamed stay on BAFTA’s YouTube and Twitch channels. The ceremony might be hosted for the second time by comic and video video games fanatic Phil Wang the place he’ll entertain an viewers crammed with an entire roster of business greats.
