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|games = '''As Composer:'''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''<br>'''As Sound Director:'''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D|Ocarina of Time 3D]]''
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'''Mahito Yokota''' is a Sound Designer who currently resides at [[Nintendo EAD]]. Though his most celebrated work is featured in the [[smw:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]] series, Yokota's work extends to [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]] games too. He often works alongside [[Koji Kondo]] which enabled him to compose the music to [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]] and most recently [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]. He also directed the sound of [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D|Ocarina of Time 3D]], in which his goal was to recreate [[Koji Kondo|Kondo]]'s music for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] system.
'''Mahito Yokota''' is a sound designer employed at [[Nintendo EAD]]. Though his most celebrated work is featured in ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}'' and its {{smw|Super Mario Galaxy 2|sequel}}, Yokota's work extends to {{TLoZ|Series|-}} games too. He often works alongside [[Koji Kondo]]. Together they composed the music for {{TP}}<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=Yes. I was in charge of the orchestral songs for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as well.|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/0/0|site=iwataasks.nintendo.com; retrieved November 26 2013}}</ref> and most recently {{SS}}. He also directed the sound of {{OoT3D}}, in which his goal was to recreate Kondo's music for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] system<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=One was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and the other is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/0/0|site=iwataasks.nintendo.com; retrieved November 26 2013}}</ref>.


== Notable Games ==
== Notable Works ==
''A list of games that Mahito Yokota has been either the Composed, Directed or Supervised the Sound''
The following is a list of games that Mahito Yokota has worked on as either a composer, director, or supervisor of sound.


=== Nintendo 64 games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Game
!Game
!Release
!Release
!Platform
|-
|-
|<span id="N64"></span>''[[Wikipedia:WinBack|WinBack: Covert Operations]]''||1999
|''{{wp|WinBack: Covert Operations}}''
|}
|1999
 
|[[Nintendo 64]]
=== Nintendo GameCube Games games ===
|-
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''{{Smw|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat}}''
|2004
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
!Game
|{{TP}}
!Release
|2006
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]/[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|<span id="GCN"></span>''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''||2004
|''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''||2006
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|}
|2008
 
|[[Wii]]
=== Wii games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Game
|''{{wp|Wii Music}}''
!Release
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|<span id="Wii"></span>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''||2006
|''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}''
|2010
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[smw:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]''||2007
|{{OoT3D}}
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''||2008
|''{{smw|Super Mario 3D Land}}''
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Wikipedia:Wii Music|Wii Music]]''||2008
|{{SS}}
|2011
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[smw:Super Mario Galaxy 2|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''||2010
|''{{smw|New Super Mario Bros. U}}''
|2012
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]''||2011
|''{{smw|Super Mario 3D World}}''<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=We mentioned a few days back that we had an interview with Nintendo composers Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo regarding their work on Super Mario 3D World in the works. Well, here it is!|url=http://www.destructoid.com/super-mario-3d-world-composers-talks-cats-dogs-and-more-264473.phtml|site=Destructoid.com; retrieved November 6 2013}}</ref>
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|}
|}


=== Nintendo 3DS games ===
==External Links==
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|-
===''Iwata Asks'' (English)===
!Game
* [https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super_mario_galaxy/2/0 Super Mario Galaxy] (with [[Satoru Iwata]], [[Masafumi Kawamura]], [[Koji Kondo]])
!Release
* [https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/supermariogalaxy2/2/0 Super Mario Galaxy 2] (with Satoru Iwata, [[Ryo Nagamatsu]], Koji Kondo)
|-
* [https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super-mario-all-stars/0/0 Super Mario 25th Anniversary] (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
|<span id="NDS"></span>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]''||2011
* [https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/0/0 Ocarina of Time 3D] (with Satoru Iwata, Koji Kondo)
|-
 
|''[[smw:Super Mario 3D Land|Super Mario 3D Land]]''||2011
===''Iwata Asks'' (Japanese)===
|}
* [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/rmgj/vol3/index.html Super Mario Galaxy] (with Satoru Iwata, Masafumi Kawamura, Koji Kondo)
* [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/sb4j/vol3/index.html Super Mario Galaxy 2] (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
* [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/svmj/vol1/index.html Super Mario 25th Anniversary] (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
* [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/interview/aqej/vol1/index.html Ocarina of Time 3D] (with Satoru Iwata, Koji Kondo)
 
===Other===
* [https://vgmdb.net/artist/1722 VGMDB Profile]
* [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1395327/ IMDB Profile]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 22 May 2024

Mahito Yokota is a sound designer employed at Nintendo EAD. Though his most celebrated work is featured in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, Yokota's work extends to The Legend of Zelda games too. He often works alongside Koji Kondo. Together they composed the music for Twilight Princess[1] and most recently Skyward Sword. He also directed the sound of Ocarina of Time 3D, in which his goal was to recreate Kondo's music for the 3DS system[2].

Notable Works

The following is a list of games that Mahito Yokota has worked on as either a composer, director, or supervisor of sound.

Game Release Platform
WinBack: Covert Operations 1999 Nintendo 64
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Twilight Princess 2006 Nintendo GameCube/Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2007 Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 Wii
Wii Music 2008 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 Wii
Ocarina of Time 3D 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D Land 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Skyward Sword 2011 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 Wii U
Super Mario 3D World[3] 2013 Wii U

External Links

Iwata Asks (English)

Iwata Asks (Japanese)

Other

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language Name
Japan Japanese 横田 真人 (Yokota Mahito)

References

  1. ↑ "Yes. I was in charge of the orchestral songs for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as well." — [1] , iwataasks.nintendo.com; retrieved November 26 2013.
  2. ↑ "One was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and the other is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword." — [2] , iwataasks.nintendo.com; retrieved November 26 2013.
  3. ↑ "We mentioned a few days back that we had an interview with Nintendo composers Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo regarding their work on Super Mario 3D World in the works. Well, here it is!" — [3] , Destructoid.com; retrieved November 6 2013.


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