Elden Ring, Bloodbourne Composer Yuka Kitamura Exits FromSoftware After 12 Years

She’s had an incredible run.

Updated:

Aug 1, 2023 7:46 pm

Posted:

Aug 1, 2023 7:10 pm

FromSoftware composer Yuka Kitamura has left the company and is now pursuing freelance work. She’s worked on games such Dark Souls III, Bloodborne, and Shadows Die Twice.

Over on X (formerly known as Twitter), Kitamura said, “Thank you all for your continued support. Today I have an announcement to make. I have decided to leave FromSoftware, the company I worked for, and to start working new as a freelance composer in this August.”

She continued, “I would like to continue to express myself in game music through various genres of music. I hope you will look forward to my music in the future! I have created a new website.” Her website notes that she specializes in orchestral, folk, and easygoing styles of music.

Thank you all for your continued support.
　
Today I have an announcement to make.
I have decided to leave FromSoftware, the company I worked for, and to start working new as a freelance composer in this August.

— Yuka Kitamura (@_Yuka_Kitamura_) August 1, 2023

Kitamura joined From Software in 2011 and one of her first credits as a sound designer was with 2012’s Armored Core: Verdict Day. Her last known contribution was composing for last year’s Elden Ring. It’s currently unknown whether she is in the credits for From Software’s upcoming Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. However, that should be revealed soon as it’s launching on August 25 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

In IGN’s Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon preview, we said, “Armored Core 6 feels like a new beginning for this storied franchise, one that’s benefitted from the success and experience gained from From Software’s other titles, but one that is still true to the original vision of the series.”

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He’s been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.

When not writing about video games, George is playing video games. What a surprise! You can follow him on Twitter @Yinyangfooey