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Yoshino Aoki (青木 佳乃, Aoki Yoshino) (born 19 August 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer. She began her career with video game company Capcom, and later co-founded the music studio Unique Note with another ex-Capcom composer, Tetsuya Shibata.

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Life and career

Yoshino Aoki was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and studied classical music as a child. She began playing piano at the age six, began learning the flute at age 13, and started using a synthesizer shortly thereafter. In high school, she sang classical music and played the keyboard in her own band. In college, she studied music education and classical singing.

After graduating from college, Aoki went to work for video game company Capcom, where she began her career by arranging Kinuyo Yamashita's score for the CD re-release of Capcom's Mega Man X3, along with three other members of Capcom's sound team. In 2007 she left Capcom to pursue a freelance career. She is currently in employment with sound studio Unique Note Co., Ltd., a studio founded by Tetsuya Shibata and herself. She acts as the company's vice president, as well as a composer, arranger, and lyricist.[1]

Yoshino Aoki is also known for her vocal role in the song "Kaze yo, Tsutaete", often used as the theme song for the Mega Man character Roll.

Works

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1996	Mega Man X3	Arranger	PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions with Toshihiko Horiyama, Shusaku Uchiyama, and Makoto Tomozawa[2]
1997	Mega Man Battle & Chase	Vocalist
	Breath of Fire III	Composer, vocalist	with Akari Kaida
1998	Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (console versions)	Composer	with Isao Abe
2000	Breath of Fire IV	Composer, vocalist	with Taro Iwashiro
2001	Mega Man Battle Network 2	Composer
2002	Mega Man Battle Network 3
2005	Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS		with Seiko Kobuchi
	Mega Man Battle Network 6
	Shadow of Rome		with Kota Suzuki
2006	Mega Man Star Force		with Mitsuhiko Takano
2007	Mega Man Star Force 2		with Marika Suzuki
2008	Luminous Arc 2		with Akari Kaida, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, and Yoko Shimomura
	Shiki-Tei
	Daletto World
	Mega Man Star Force 3		with Akari Kaida
	Suikoden Tierkreis		with various others
2009	Half-Minute Hero
	Rakuen	Vocalist	with Tetsuya Shibata
	Suisei
2011	Earth Seeker	Composer
	Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming		with various others
	Otomedius Excellent	Arranger
2014	Merc Storia	Composer	with Tetsuya Shibata and Kenichi Tendo
2015	Final Fantasy Record Keeper	Arranger, vocalist	with various others
2016	UPPERS	Composer	with Unique Note
	Justice Monsters Five
	Final Fantasy XV		with Yoko Shimomura, Tetsuya Shibata, and Yoshitaka Suzuki
	Rockman.EXE 15th Anniversary Arrange Best Track	Composer, arranger	with various others.
2017	Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus	Composer	with Keiichi Okabe and Tetsuya Shibata
	Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV		with Tetsuya Shibata
2018	Last Period: the Journey to the End of the Despair		with various others
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		arrangements

References

External links

• Yoshino Aoki discography at MusicBrainz
• Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix

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