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> [I've been playing videogames since before my career in this business, but what happened is several videogame companies were recruiting students back then and I applied with barely any hope of getting accepted to any of the companies. However, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-shimomura/i-ve-been-playing-videogames-since-before-my-career-in-this-business/)

Yoko Shimomura

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## More by Yoko Shimomura

> [I've been playing videogames since before my career in this business, but what happened is several videogame companies were recruiting students back then and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-shimomura/i-ve-been-playing-videogames-since-before-my-career-in-this-business/)

Yoko Shimomura

> [There isn't one thing in particular; rather, a lot of different things give me inspiration. I tend to come up with tunes when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-shimomura/there-isn-t-one-thing-in-particular-rather-a-lot-of-different-things/)

Yoko Shimomura

> [I started learning the piano at the age of 4 or 5, so I think I already liked music then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-shimomura/i-started-learning-the-piano-at-the-age-of-4-or-5-so-i-think-i/)

Yoko Shimomura

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