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Mahito Yokota

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Mahito Yokota
横田 真人
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • orchestrator
InstrumentPiano
Years active1998–present

Mahito Yokota (横田 真人, Yokota Mahito) is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who works for the video game development company Nintendo.[1] He is most known for his collaborations with Koji Kondo in the Super Mario Galaxy series, along with Super Mario 3D World.[2][3][4] Yokota served as an audio director at Koei prior to joining Nintendo in 2003.

Works

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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 Music supervisor
2016 Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge Music 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
2024 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Sound supervisor

References

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  1. ^ Greening, Chris (2 April 2013). "Mahito Yokota Profile". vgmonline.net. Video Game Music Online. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Iwata Asks: Super Mario Galaxy 2". Nintendo. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ Watts, Martin (6 November 2013). "Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo Discuss Their Involvement with Super Mario 3D World". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Interview with Super Mario Galaxy composers Koji Kondo and Mahito Yokota". Music 4 Games. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2014.