Asuka Hayazaki

Asuka Ōhta (太田 あすか Ōta Asuka) is a japanese video game composer who has been working for Nintendo since 2004. She studied piano at an early age and is a huge fan of the Mario game series. One of her influences is Koji Kondo, and she was an assistant to Kazumi Totaka. She has done soundtracks to compose for the Mario Bros. series and Legend of Zelda series.

List of Mario games she has composed for:

 * Yoshi Touch & Go, 2005
 * New Super Mario Bros., 2006
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 2008
 * Mario Kart Wii, 2008