Yuko Takehara

Yuko Takehara
Japanese Name	竹原 裕子 角田 裕子
Alias	pop'n Yuko T. Yuko Kadota (Maiden name)
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Gender	Female
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Composer (Formerly)

Yuko Takehara (竹原 裕子, Takehara Yūko), also known as Yuko T., is a former Japanese video game composer and Capcom employee credited for composing the music for the Capcom fighting games alongisde Setsuo Yamamoto.

She is also credited for composing the music for the Street Fighter Alpha, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes series of games.

Biography

Takehara first joined Capcom in the early 90s, first composing music for the Final Fight and Mega Man series of games. In her earlier works she is credit by her first name, Yuko, but has also gone under the alias pop'n. She usually works alongside Setsuo Yamamoto.

Credits

• JoJo's Venture (1998) - Music Composer
• Heritage for the Future (1999) - Music Composer
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (PS1 Game) (1999) - Music Composer
• GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (2002) - Music Adviser
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. (2012) - Music Composer

Discography

#	Cover	Name	Composer	# of Tracks	Release Date
1		JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Original Soundtrack	Yuko Takehara & Setsuo Yamamoto	52	February 20, 1999

Gallery

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  Yuko Takehara

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  Jotaro's theme (Page 1)

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  Jotaro's theme (Page 2)

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  Jotaro's theme (Page 3)

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  Jotaro's theme (Page 4)

Trivia

• While composing the music for Capcom fighting games, Takehara notes that she had a tough time creating themes for characters with Stands that differ in appearance from their users.
• Takehara wishes she had the Cooking Stand from Part 4, so she could fix her stiff shoulders.
• Takehara composed some of the tracks for Street Fighter Alpha. Most notably, the theme for the character Rose, who was heavily based on Lisa Lisa.