Singer: Laura Shigihara
Singer's Profile: Laura Shigihara's Profile
Since 2005, Laura Shigihara has been a freelance composer and sound designer for the gaming industry. Since then she has produced music and sound effects for over 15 published games, including orchestral-type themes, varied and fast boss fights (music), and even a few songs sung mostly by herself. Laura is a fan of video games, and has been since the Nintendo 8-bit console (Red and White); when a composer doesn't have access to high end production equipment, then one has to rely on their creativity and talent as a songwriter. Looking up to these composers - this is one of Laura's strengths in accessing creativity. By style her music rivals that of Yoko Shimomura and Yasunori Kouda.
After graduating with a degree in International Relations and Trade from the University of California, Berkeley, Laura decided to follow a career in music after an unexpected offer of a recording contract for Japanese singing and compositions. Though she was unable to accept it due to many reasons that kept her away, she still chose a music-related job as a sound-former for a Japanese-American joint venture, where she was required to create music and sound effects and co-host vocal talk shows. Soon afterward began composing music for game soundtracks. After completing some contracts, she decided to create something on her own.
In addition to her work, in her free time Laura has made a computer RPG called "The Blue Star" which she hopes to release by the end of 2009. Laura also teaches piano to elementary school children twice a week, and she occasionally sings and plays piano for the nearby Yoshi's Jazz Club or local events. In her free time, she enjoys barbecuing, hiking, dancing, painting, adventuring, and of course gaming (some of her favorites, such as Wheel of Time, Starcraft, Yoshi's Island (translation: from Super Mario?). , Legend of the Sacred Sword, the Rockman series, Fantasy Water Margin, Street Fighter 2, Star Ocean, to name a few).
Laura is the music producer for the hit mini-game Plants vs. Zombies.
Lyrics:
Sunflowers Sunflowers~
[Picture Scene: Daytime]
There is a zombie on your lawn
There is a zombie on your lawn
There is a zombie on your lawn
There is a zombie on your lawn There is a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn We don't want zombies on the lawn
I know your type : tall , dark , and dead I know your features: Tall , dark , and dead
You want to bite all the petals of my head
And then eat the brain of the one who planted me here< /p>
[NO!!!! No!!!!
I'm just a sunflower but see me I'm just a sunflower but see me
Power an entire infantry
You like the taste of brains
we dont 's like zombies we dont like zombies
[zombies]
I used to play football I used to be a football player
Road cones protect my head
I have a screen-door shield. screen-door shield I have a screen-door shield
We are the undead We are the undead
[Scene: Night]
There is a zombie on your lawn
There is a zombie on your lawn
There is a zombie on your lawn. your lawn There is a zombie on your lawn
There is a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn
Maybe it's time to reevaluate Maybe it's time to reevaluate
I know you have a lot of food on your plate
Brains are qute rich in cholesterol [which is heavy on the heart]
You're dead so it doesn't matter
Instead we'll use this solar power
to make a lawn defense at any hour to guard this lawn at all times. This lawn
[zombies]
I like your tricycle
There's butter on my head
I'm gonna eat your brains
I'm gonna eat your brains. >
We are the undead
[Scene: Rooftop]
There is a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn