Yoko Shimomura: "Saya sudah bermain videogame sejak sebelum karir saya...

"Saya sudah bermain videogame sejak sebelum karir saya di bisnis ini, tetapi yang terjadi adalah beberapa perusahaan videogame merekrut mahasiswa saat itu dan saya melamar dengan harapan untuk diterima di salah satu perusahaan. Namun, saya diterima! Meskipun jalur saya sudah ditetapkan untuk menjadi instruktur piano, saya memilih jalur videogame sebagai gantinya. Orang tua saya menangis, teman-teman saya khawatir dan guru saya tertegun (kita berbicara tentang jalan kembali ketika permainan musik tidak sepopuler sekarang ini)."

--- Yoko Shimomura

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I've been playing videogames since before my career in this business, but what happened is several videogame companies were recruiting students back then and I applied with barely any hope of getting accepted to any of the companies. However, I got accepted! Although my path was already set to become a piano instructor, I chose the path of videogames instead. My parents cried, my friends were worried and my teacher was stunned (we're talking about way back when game music wasn't as popular as it is these days).