Yoko Shimomura - Composer Spotlight

About this episode

The episode features a game celebrating composer Yoko Shimomura's work across various video game series.

Today's episode is a change-up as we play a game to celebrate storied composer Yoko Shimomura . With over 40 years of work in her portfolio, Chris puts Joshua and Laura to task as they try and connect the dots of which games come from which series. Ranging the gamut from Street Fighter to Kingdom Hearts, there's something in here for everyone. Give it a shot and let us know how you held up on today's play-a-long! Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Follow us on TikTok @ beepsbopsandbeats Or on BlueSky @ BeepsBopsAndBeats Click here for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks. ------------ (00:01) - Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, "Dearly Beloved - New Ver." (02:55) - (Talky Bits) (07:55) - Set 1, Song 1 (09:58) - Set 1, Song 2 (13:32) - (Talky Bits) (16:04) - Set 2, Song 1 (18:36) - Set 2, Song 2 (21:01) - (Talky Bits) (21:56) - Set 2, Song 3 (24:39) - (Talky Bits) (30:42) - Set 3, Song 1 (31:42) - Set 3, Song 2 (32:43) - (Talky Bits) (42:33) - Set 4, Song 1 (45:31) - Set 4, Song 2 (48:24) - (Talky Bits) (58:49) - Set 5, Song 1 (01:00:24) - Set 5, Song 2 (01:03:23) - (Talky Bits) (01:17:14) - Kingdom Hearts, "Dearly Beloved"

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Guests: Joshua, Laura

Topics covered

• video game music
• composer spotlight
• game trivia
• Yoko Shimomura
• music games
• Kingdom Hearts

Keywords

• Yoko Shimomura
• video game music
• Kingdom Hearts
• Street Fighter
• music trivia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kingdom Hearts, Street Fighter, Dearly Beloved - New Ver., Dearly Beloved

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