Kinuyo Yamashita

Kinuyo Yamashita (山下 絹代, Yamashita Kinuyo) is a Japanese composer and musician known for her contributions in video games. Her best known soundtrack is Konami's Castlevania, which was also her debut work. She was co-credited with Satoe Terashima under the pseudonym James Banana for her work on the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game. This pseudonym was a pun of the name James Bernard, the composer of the 1958 film Dracula.

Kinuyo Yamashita
BornAmagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan
GenresVideo game music
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Instrument(s)Piano, saxophone
Years active1986–2010
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