Composer Yoko Shimomura to receive BAFTA Fellowship

Florence Lockheart
Monday, March 31, 2025

Shimomura receives the award in recognition of her work on iconic game music scores, including the Kingdom Hearts series and Final Fantasy XV

Yoko Shimomura: 'I am deeply grateful to everyone in the games industry, to those who ask me to write my music and to all those who listen to it' © Osamu Nakamura
Yoko Shimomura: 'I am deeply grateful to everyone in the games industry, to those who ask me to write my music and to all those who listen to it' © Osamu Nakamura

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