Soyo Oka

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Soyo Oka
岡 素世
Soyo Oka, composer for Nintendo from 1987 to 1995. Notable for her work on Super Mario Kart, Super Mario All-Stars and the NES release of Wario's Woods.
Born April 9, 1964 (age 62)[1]
Super Mario–related role Composer
Years active 1987–present[2]

Soyo Oka (岡 素世, born April 9, 1964) 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, after graduating from the Osaka College of Music, and worked there until 1995.[2]

Oka initially wrote music mostly for 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 launch title Pilotwings. Thereafter, she worked for higher-profile games, such as SimCity (1991). Oka has composed for four games of the Super Mario franchise: Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario All-Stars (where she also arranged Kondo's music), and the NES version of Wario's Woods.

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

Oka 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 "Rainbow Road" and "Race Results (Princess)", SimCity's Metropolis theme, and Pilotwings' select theme.[1]

Music credits[edit]

Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally[edit]

  • "Monster Dance [BGM 3]" — Composition/arrangement[3][4]

Super Mario Kart[edit]

All titles are from the Nintendo Music app.

  • "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!" — 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[edit]

All titles are conjectural.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b RocketBaby's interview w/Soyo Oka. RocketBaby. Retrieved July 9, 2026. (Archived May 14, 2006, 15:31:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ a b Jack Yarwood (October 8, 2024). Interview Super Mario Kart & SimCity Composer Soyo Oka On Her Most Iconic Nintendo Soundtracks. Time Extension. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  3. ^ Dave Harris. Soyo Oka Interview. vgmo. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  4. ^ 3D HOT RALLY. VGMdb. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

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