Mahito Yokota
Mahito Yokota is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who works for the video game development company Nintendo. He is most known for his collaborations with Koji Kondo in the Super Mario Galaxy series, along with Super Mario 3D World. Yokota served as an audio director at Koei prior to joining Nintendo in 2003.
Mahito Yokota
- Name
- Mahito Yokota
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Born
- 1974
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Tokyo College of Music
- Languages
- Japanese
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Mahito Yokota is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who works for the video game development company Nintendo. He is most known for his collaborations with Koji Kondo in the Super Mario Galaxy series, along with Super Mario 3D World. Yokota served as an audio director at Koei prior to joining Nintendo in 2003.
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• Name — Mahito Yokota • Native Name — 横田 真人 • Instrument — Piano • Genre — * Video game music • symphonic • Occupation — * Composer • orchestrator • Years Active — 1998–present
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• Year — Title — Role • 1998 — Sangokushi Sōsōden — Music • 1999 — Saiyuki: Journey West — Sound effects • 2000 — Kessen — Sound director • 2001 — Kessen II — Sound director • 2002 — Dynasty Tactics — Music • Crimson Sea — Sound director • 2003 — Dynasty Warriors 4 — Music with various others • Dynasty Tactics 2 — Music with Masato Koike • 2004 — Donkey Kong Jungle Beat — Music • 2006 — The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess — Orchestrations • 2007 — Super Mario Galaxy — Music with Koji Kondo • 2008 — Wii Music — Music with Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi • 2010 — Super Mario Galaxy 2 — Music with Ryo Nagamatsu and Koji Kondo • 2011 — The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D — 3DS adaptation of the original score • Super Mario 3D Land — Music with Asuka Hayazaki and Takeshi Hama • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword — Music with Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, and Takeshi Hama • 2012 — New Super Mario Bros. U — Music with Shiho Fujii • 2013 — New Super Luigi U — Music with Shiho Fujii • Super Mario 3D World — Music with Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata, and Koji Kondo • 2014 — Mario Kart 8 — Sound Support • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U — "Star Wolf's Theme / Sector Z" • Pikmin Short Movies — Music with Hajime Wakai • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker — Music with Naoto Kubo • 2015 — The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D — 3DS adaptation of the original score • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash — Supervisor • 2016 — Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge — Supervisor • 2017 — Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Sound Support • Arms — Sound Support • Super Mario Odyssey — Sound Management • 2018 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Main theme recording manager • 2021 — Mario Golf: Super Rush — Sound Supervisor • 2022 — Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope — Sound Supervisor • 2023 — The Super Mario Bros. Movie — Supervisor • 2023 — Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass — Sound Support • 2023 — Super Mario RPG — Sound Supervisor • 2024 — Mario vs. Donkey Kong — Sound Supervisor • 2024 — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — Sound Supervisor • 2025 — Mario Kart World — Sound Support • 2025 — Donkey Kong Bananza — Sound Management
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- 1.Mahito Yokota. Discogs.
- 2.Interview with Super Mario Galaxy composers Koji Kondo and Mahito Yokota vom 11. August 2007 bei music4games.net.
- 3.Super Mario Galaxy Review Teil 4 bei uk.wii.ign.com.
- 4.Tracklists zu Super Mario Galaxy Original Sound Track (Platinum Version) CD 1, CD 2 in der Musik-Datenbank MusicBrainz. Letzte Änderung an den Einträgen im November 2009, abgerufen am 4. Januar 2011. (englisch)
- 5.„Symphonic Legends“: WDR-Rundfunkorchester spielt Nintendo-Melodien. RP Online. 2010-03-25.
- 6.http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/new-super-mario-bros-u
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