Draft:Yuka Kitamura

Drafting notes

To-do Expand the career section and find more sources detailing her music in each specific game Add something on her collab with Alex Roe Do more research on her involvement with Touhou Sources of interest https://www.gamesindustry.biz/composer-yuka-kitamura-exits-fromsoftware-after-12-years https://toucharcade.com/2024/02/19/yuka-kitamura-english-interview-music-sekiro-elden-ring-soundtracks-instruments-composition-freelance-2024/ https://jukebugs.com/yuka-kitamura-what-you-should-know-about-the-singer-and-composer/ (taken from original draft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9NpbnBaDPE (thanks Silver seren (talk · contribs)!) https://toneglow.substack.com/p/tune-glue-023-yuka-kitamura (check compliance with WP:BLPSPS) https://www.yuka-kitamura.com/ Rudyard Clipping (2023-09-25). "Interview : Yuka Kitamura | « Très tôt, j'ai voulu devenir compositrice pour des jeux vidéo »". Canard PC (in French). (from fr:Yuka Kitamura) Kirk Hamilton (2016). "The Best Video Game Music Of 2015". Kotaku. (from fr:Yuka Kitamura, only passing mention) Rishabh Ulall (26 March 2020). "Bloodborne, Sekiro Composer Working With From Software's Elden Ring". IGN.(from fr:Yuka Kitamura, routine coverage?) George Yang (1 August 2023). "Elden Ring, Bloodbourne Composer Yuka Kitamura Exits FromSoftware After 12 Years". IGN. (from fr:Yuka Kitamura, WP:SIGCOV probably) "Women of video game music: Yuka Kitamura". NTS Radio. 8 March 2023. (from fr:Yuka Kitamura, can quote as a review?) Jarod (1 August 2023). "Prodige de FromSoftware, la compositrice Yuka Kitamura annonce son départ". Gamekult. (from fr:Yuka Kitamura, WP:SIGCOV probably; in context of departing FromSoft)

Yuka Kitamura is a Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist. She began composing for video game studio FromSoftware in 2011, and composed music for many of their games, most notably serving as the lead composer for Dark Souls III. She left FromSoftware in 2023 to pursue freelance work.

Early life

Kitamura has been interested in video games and music composition since her childhood, citing Majora's Mask as one of her favorite games and an influence for her professional ventures.

Career

Soon after graduating from the Sapporo Visual Arts College with a degree in music production, Kitamura joined the FromSoftware sound department. She has composed music for many of FromSoftware's games, including Dark Souls II, Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring.