Yuka Tsujiyoko (辻横 由佳) is a music composer, and the first composer to work on music for the Fire Emblem series.
In addition to Fire Emblem, Tsujiyoko has worked on a number of other Intelligent Systems titles. The first game to see release outside of Japan for which she composed music was Battle Clash. Other games she worked on include Tetris Attack and Paper Mario (with Taishi Senda).
Profile[]
Tsujiyoko was born Yuka Bamba in Uji, a division of Kyoto, Japan, in Kyoto Prefecture. She began learning music from an early age, and studied piano when she was in a preschool. In high school, she created her first original composition as a music class assignment.
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 productivity (or non-entertainment) software company. Tsujiyoko was inspired by her favorite artist Pat Metheny and her mentor Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka.[1]
Tsujiyoko left full-time employment at Intelligent Systems after scoring the original Paper Mario. She continues to work for the company on a part-time basis.
History with Fire Emblem[]
Tsujiyoko served as composer for every Fire Emblem game from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light through The Blazing Blade. During this stretch, in which she served as the sole music composer, she scored 114 tracks for Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, which stands as her single largest soundtrack contribution for any game she has worked on.
Beginning with The Sacred Stones, she began taking supervisory roles while collaborating with other composers on Fire Emblem soundtracks, and oversaw the work of the composers Saki Haruyama, Yoshihiko Kitamura, and Yoshito Hirano on the title. While Tsujiyoko continued to actively compose in subsequent entries, she has consistently collaborated with and supervised other composers in most Fire Emblem titles released since The Sacred Stones.
Tsujiyoko has also contributed to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with many other composers.
Credits[]
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
- Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
- Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - with Yoshito Hirano, Saki Haruyama, Naoko Mitome, Atsushi Yoshida, and Kaneko Teramae
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - with Saki Kasuga
- Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
- Fire Emblem Awakening - with Hiroki Morishita and Rei Kondoh
- Fire Emblem Fates - Sound Supervisor
- Fire Emblem Heroes - Sound Supervisor
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - Sound Supervisor
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Sound Supervisor
- Fire Emblem Engage - Sound Supervisor