Laura Shigihara

Born in the United States to a Japanese father and a French American mother, Shigihara grew up in both the US and Japan. she was given an old version of Sonar (known as Cakewalk since 2018) which she used to start learning about mixing, arranging and production by recreating old video game soundtracks and composing her own songs. After a friend leaked her original material to record companies in Japan, Shigihara was offered record contracts as a singer there, but ended up turning them down for personal reasons. == Career ==

Shortly after returning to the U.S., Shigihara took a job as the sound director for a company that produced an audio talk show and English learning materials through Apple Japan. She also released a studio album and composed her first video game soundtrack for a small casual game called Wobbly Bobbly. She stated that she would work voluntarily, and soon the company liked her work and paid her to create music for several subsequent projects. alongside other composers like Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo and Yasunori Mitsuda. On November 16, 2011, she released her single "Cube Land" in relation to Minecraft and Plants vs. Zombies. As a game developer herself, Shigihara published two adventure games: Rakuen in 2017 and Mr. Saitou in 2023. == Personal life ==

She is an online streamer under the nickname supershigi on Twitch. ==Discography==

Studio albums Singles Soundtrack albums Shigihara's works also include: • Deltarune (Toby Fox/2018), arranged/performed "Don't Forget" and "Until Next Time" • Farmer in the Sky, director, writer, composer • Band Saga (Rekcahdam, Playism/2016), singer • Plants vs. Zombies 2 (PopCap Games/2013), composed "Ancient Egypt" tracks • Cosmic Star Heroine (Zeboyd Games/2016), singer/lyricist "Lauren’s Song" • Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross Arrangement Album/Harukanaru Toki no Kanata e () (Yasunori Mitsuda/2015), contributing Lyricist/Arranger/Singer • CHUNITHM (Sega/2015), Sung "Alma" by Yasunori Mitsuda • Penny Arcade's "On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4" (2013), voice of MistleToe • Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, co-created ending theme song • Aether (The Basement Collection) (Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel/2012), original song • Theme Park (Electronic Arts/2011), lead composer • Ghost Harvest (Electronic Arts, 8lb Gorilla/2011), composer • Sweet World (Kabam/2010), lead composer and sound designer • Minesweeper (Microsoft, TG Xbox 360/2009 TBA), lead composer • Quintessence: The Blighted Venom (Kan Gao/2009 TBA), ending theme lead vocalist • Domino Master (Microsoft, TG Xbox 360/2008), assistant sound designer • U.S.G. A New Beginning (GPTouch/2008), ending theme composer and lead vocalist • Interpol 2: Most Wanted (Big Fish Games, Tikgames/2008), contributing composer • Waterscape Solitaire: American Falls (Tikgames/2007), lead composer and sound designer • Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos (Big Fish Games, Xbox 360, Tikgames/2007-2008), lead composer and sound designer • Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (Big Fish Games, Tikgames/2007), lead composer and sound designer • Flowershop: Big City Break (Big Fish Games, Tikgames/2006), lead composer and sound designer • Wobbly Bobbly (Tikgames/2006), lead composer ==References==