Soyo Oka

Soyo Oka is a composer mostly famous for composing the soundtrack of titles such as Super Mario Kart and Pilotwings, among others. After majoring in composition at the Osaka College of Music, Oka started working on Nintendo in 1987, where she would work on Shigeru Miyamoto's EAD department on the music of NES and SNES games under supervision of Koji Kondo.

In 1995 she left Nintendo and became a freelance composer on various other projects such as anime, video games and standalone albums under the pseudonym "DJ Alice".

Production History

 * Ice Hockey (1988) -- Music
 * Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988) -- Sound Composer (as Jump Soyo)
 * Vs. Excitebike (Famicom Disk System) (1988) -- Music
 * Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Yūyūki (1989) -- Sound Composition
 * Pilotwings (1990) -- Sound Composer
 * SimCity (SNES) (1991) -- Music
 * Super Mario Kart (1992) -- Sound Composer
 * Super Mario All-Stars (1993) -- Sound Composition
 * Wario's Woods (1994) -- Sound Composer

Song Credits
Ice Hockey Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally Vs. Excitebike (Famicom Disk System) Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Yūyūki
 * Title Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Team Select -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Game Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Goal -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Halftime -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Game Set -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Monster Dance (Theme 3) -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Title Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Starting Track Selection -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Challenge Race -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Nomination Start -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Nomination Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Excitebike -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Final Selection Start -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Final Selection Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Stage Fail -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Bonus Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Result -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Extra Play!! -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Vs. Excite Mode Select -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Vs. Excite Start -- Composition & Arrangement
 * 1P Win -- Composition & Arrangement
 * 2P Win -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Draw -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Vs. Edit Mode -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Track Edit -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Opening Title Music -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Demo Music -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Name Entry Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Main Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Meteor Shower Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Heaven Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Battle Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Go West! Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * High Old Chinese Restaurant Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Fog Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Woman Village Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Quiz Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Outside the Shop, Lounge Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Kougaiji Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Neko Funjatta Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Siberia - Outside the House Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Siberia - Inside the House Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Hawaii Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Beach Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Dancing People Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Tokyo Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Tengu Theme -- Arrangement
 * Warp Scene to the Volcano Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Volcano Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Inside the Castle Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Chao Approaching Goku Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Ox Demon King Clear Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Parting Ways Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Ending Theme -- Composition & Arrangement

Interviews
Interview with VGMO, March 2011