Editing Soyo Oka

[[File:Soyo_oka.jpg|thumb|Soyo Oka]]
'''Soyo Oka''' (岡 素世, born April 9, 1964){{ref needed}} is a Japanese composer of video games. Oka began composing at the age of 15 and majored in composition at the Osaka College of Music. She was hired by Nintendo in 1987 and worked there until 1995. 

Oka initially wrote music mostly for [[Family Computer|Famicom]] racing games. In 1990, she and [[Koji Kondo]] (whose work she had studied in college) composed the soundtrack to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] launch title ''[[wikipedia:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. Thereafter she worked for higher-profile games, such as ''[[nwiki:SimCity|SimCity]]'' (1991). Oka has composed for four ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games: ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'', ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (where she also arranged Kondo's music), and the [[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES version of ''Wario's Woods'']].

In 1995, she left Nintendo to continue her profession as a freelancer. As of 2017, she is a member of the sound production company At-Tude.

She cites as her musical influences Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, John Williams, Lyle Mays, YMO, Queen, and Chick Corea. Of the pieces she has written, her favorites are ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''{{'}}s [[SNES Rainbow Road (theme)|Rainbow Road]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess]] themes, ''SimCity''{{'}}s Metropolis theme, and ''Pilotwings''{{'}} select theme.
==Song credits==
=== ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' ===
*Monster Dance [BGM 3] — Composition/arrangement<ref>http://www.vgmonline.net/soyookainterview/</ref><ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/1559 3D HOT RALLY]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref>

=== ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ===
All song titles are taken from [[Nintendo Music]].
*Super Mario Kart Title Screen — Composition/arrangement
*Selection Screens — Composition/arrangement
*Starting Grid — Composition/arrangement
*Mario Circuit — Composition/arrangement
*Donut Plains — Composition/arrangement
*Ghost Valley — Arrangement
*Bowser Castle — Arrangement
*Choco Island — Composition/arrangement
*Koopa Beach — Composition/arrangement
*Vanilla Lake — Composition/arrangement
*Rainbow Road — Composition/arrangement
*Final Lap! — Arrangement
*Super Star — Arrangement
*Finish! (1st – 4th Place) — Composition/arrangement
*Finish! (5th – 8th Place) — Composition/arrangement
*Finish! (Time Trials) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Mario) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Luigi) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Peach) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Yoshi) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Bowser) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Donkey Kong Jr.) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Koopa Troopa) — Composition/arrangement
*Race Results (Toad) — Composition/arrangement
*Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place) — Composition/arrangement
*Awards Ceremony (4th – 8th Place) — Composition/arrangement
*Battle Mode — Composition/arrangement
*Game Over — Composition/arrangement
*Staff Credits — Composition/arrangement

=== ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' ===
All song titles are conjectural.
*Title Theme — Composition/arrangement
*Game Selection — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Title Theme — Arrangement
*''The Lost Levels'' Title Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Ground Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Course Clear Fanfare — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Underground Theme — Arrangement
*Hurry Up — Arrangement
*Invincible Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Bonus Theme — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Underwater Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Castle Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Bowser Theme — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' World Clear — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Final Bowser Theme — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Ending — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Miss — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros.'' Game Over — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Title Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Player Select — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Ground Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Underground Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Warp — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Boss — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Success — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Bonus Start — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Bonus Game — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Failure — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Stage Clear — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Last Boss — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Ending — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Game Over — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Title Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 1 Map (Grass Land) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Ground Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Miss — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 2 Map (Desert Hill) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Athletic Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Course Clear Fanfare — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 3 Map (Ocean Side) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Underwater Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Music Box — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Slot Theme / Nervous Breakdown Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Bonus Win — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 4 Map (Big Island) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 5 Map (The Sky) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Enemy Battle — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Toad House — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 6 Map (Iced Land) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fortress Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fortress Boss — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Fireworks Fanfare — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Princess Message — Composition/arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Whistle Sound — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Warp Zone (World 5 Sky Map) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 7 Map (Pipe Maze) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' King's Chamber — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Airship Theme — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World 8 Map (Castle of Bowser) — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' The Evil King Bowser — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' World Clear Fanfare — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Ending — Arrangement
*''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Game Over — Arrangement

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://at-tude.com/ At-Tude]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060514153126/http://rocketbaby.net/interviews_soyo_oka.html Interview with Soyo Oka] at [http://www.rocketbaby.net/ RocketBaby]
*[https://www.soyooka.com/en/ SOYO OKA | COMPOSER (2022-)]
*[https://twitter.com/soyooka twitter.com/soyooka] - Twitter
*[https://linkco.re/gpyuaft2?lang=en LOOP8A] - First EP (2022)
*[https://linkco.re/5a6Ctgf6?lang=en LOOP816] - First album (2023)
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