Kinuyo Yamashita
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Kinuyo Yamashita (山下 絹代, Yamashita Kinuyo) is a Japanese composer and musician known for her contributions in video games. Her best known soundtrack is Konami's Castlevania,[1] which was also her debut work. She was co-credited with Satoe Terashima under the pseudonym James Banana for her work on the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game. This pseudonym was a pun of the name James Bernard, the composer of the 1958 film Dracula.[2][3]
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Kinuyo Yamashita | |
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Born | Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan |
Genres | Video game music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano, saxophone |
Years active | 1986–2010 |
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