Legendary game composer Yoko Shimomura to be honored with BAFTA Fellowship
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Yoko Shimomura, the noted composer of video game music scores, has been named as the recipient of this year’s BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour bestowed by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
The Japanese composer is recognised for her compositions for the Kingdom Hearts franchise, Final Fantasy XV, and Xenoblade Chronicles, amongst many others.
The Fellowship will be presented at the BAFTA Games Awards ceremony in April.
BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip said: “A pioneer of video game music, pianist and composer, Yoko has created unforgettable soundtracks for so many beloved games and paved the way for women in the industry at a time when it was overwhelmingly male-dominated.”
Millichip added that Shimomura’s work has inspired many other artists and will continue to do so for generations to come.