About Soyo Oka
Career to date
Graduated from Osaka College of Music with a major in classical composition. Joined Nintendo Corporation as a sound composer and contributed to numerous hit titles (Notable works include: “Super Mario Kart”, “SimCity”, “Pilot Wings”). Since becoming independent, provided music for animation, commercials, and games. Also authored numerous books.
Career
Composer / Arranger / Lecturer at College of Music
Nintendo
1987～1995
Family Computer / Disk System
Ice Hockey
NES Grand Prix II 3D Hot Rally
VS Excite Bike
Famicom Old Tales Yu-Yu-Ki
Wario no Mori
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Pilot Wings
SimCity
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Collection
Freelance
90’s（1995-）
GAME
Playstation SME Lagnacur 1997
Playstation Battle Bucks 1997
Many more
CM, VP, Web, Events, etc.
So-net Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
Hitachi, Ltd.
MAPLE, Inc.
Gakken
Tsukuda Original
Panasonic Wonder Entertainment
Frog Cafe
And many more
2000’s
GAME
PS2 Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magical Te 2004
GBA TDK Core Gakko no Kaidan 2004
and Many others
CM, VP, Web, Events, etc.
Mitsubishi Estate
Daishin Food
Kyocera Corporation
Yamaha Corporation
Asahi Corporation
Edison Life Insurance Company
East Japan Railway Company
Toride Box
UCC Coffee
NTT West
SEIKO
Sony Pictures
TV Tokyo
Animax, Inc.
Tokyo Big Sight
CYBIRD
Toshiba Corporation
and many others
Music provided
Ending music for the anime “Nurse Witch Wheat Girl Magical”, 2002
CD Nurse Witch Wheat Girl Magical, 2 songs composition and arrangement
Ending song for anime “Sunabozu”, 2005
Participation works
Several CDs of Nurse Witch Wheat Girl series
Other
Instrument Maker Development
Copyright-free sound source development
2010 –
GAME
Arcade Konami pop’n music 20 fantasia “JiGSaW!
Nintendo DS Chunsoft “Zombi Daisuki” 2011
Participating works
CAVE Deathsmiles Remix Album 2010
Taito Dariusburst Remix Wonder World 2010
KONAMI Castlevania Tribute 2011
KEY Planning Rewrite Arrange Album ‘Soil’ 2011
Lecturer
1996 – 2020
avex artist academy
Konami School
Bantan Group Vocational School
Shobi University
Komazawa Women’s University
2017 –
SENZOKU GAKUEN COLLEGE of MUSIC
Album
SECOND BRAIN 2007年
4star orchestra Thema BGM CD Cobito Story 2011年
Book
楽らくひける 9 すぐわかる楽譜とコード 1998
どうなっている？コンピューターと音楽（共著）1998
かんたん講座 ぱそこんで音楽しよう! 2001
曲が弾きたい!キーボードコード基礎ブック 2005 First edition（2011）
知りたい!弾きたい!キーボード 2007 First edition（2014）
ピアノで始める やさしい作曲法（モティーフ作りからアレンジまで） 2008
弾きながらマスター! ピアノコード入門 2011（2005 first release）
Magazine Coverage
Serialization
Serialization
Sound & Recording Magazine
Hello, Waveform December 1999- November 2001
Keyboard Magazine February 2000 issue
and many othes
arranging musical
scores
scores
Yamaha Music Media
Shinko Music