Shinobu Amayake

Shinobu Amayake Shinobu Amayake is a former employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during her time with the company. Amayake was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1972. She is a classically trained pianist who is a fan of several genres of music but specially jazz and classical. Most of her favorite games are sims and puzzlers. After graduating from the Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, she officially joined Nintendo in 1990, initially working as a music composer for the Research & Development 2 Division. ➥Extended Profile Amayake wrote music in assembly on a computer that was converted over to Akito Nakatsuka's sound driver, her section chief at the time. Amayake's works include Mario Open Golf, Wario's Woods, and Stunt Race FX. After four years with the company, Amayake formally resigned. She briefly worked for Yamaha Corporation before leaving to begin her own freelance company that occasionally produces work for Nintendo. Amayake's Facebook can be found here.

Work History Musician AMK Ltd. January 2006 - Present Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1990 - June 1994 BA, Faculty of Music Department Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Fall 1986 - Spring 1990

Notable Works Splatoon: Sheet Music Book For Piano (2016) - Music Arranger Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (2008) - Music Composer Stunt Race FX (1994) - Music Composer Wario's Woods (NES) (1994) - Music Composer Mario Open Golf (1991) - Music Composer

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Profile: Shinobu Amayake / 天宅 忍 / あまやけ しのぶ
Author: Kyoto Ninja
Source: Game Credits. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
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