Laura Shigihara

Laura Shigihara
BornHilo, Hawaii, United States
GenresJ-pop, indie pop, classical music, instrumental hip hop, soundtrack
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
Instrument(s)
Websitelaurashigihara.com

Laura Shigihara (Japanese: 鴫原 ローラ, Hepburn: Shigihara Rōra) is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter, composer, video game developer, and Twitch streamer.[1] She is best known as the lead composer and sound designer for the tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies and the creator of the acclaimed indie RPG Rakuen.[2]

Shigihara has worked on over 30 other published video game titles including Deltarune, World of Warcraft, To the Moon, defuncted mobile game High School Story and the 5th Anniversary Edition of Super Meat Boy. She co-created the ending theme song for Minecraft: The Story of Mojang with C418 and worked together with Yasunori Mitsuda on the official Square Enix Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross 20th Anniversary Album.[3]

  1. ^ Bae, Junseok; Won, Donghyun (January 24, 2018). "Laura Shigihara, a composer who uses heartwarming music to create a bond between the player and the game". Inven Global. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Uy, Michelle (September 2, 2020). "The best PC games from Asian American creators". TechRadar. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "VGM « mybluedream". Shigi.wordpress.com. September 7, 2006. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.