Michiru Yamane is a Japanese video game composer and musician. She is known primarily for her work on the Castlevania
seriesand other Konami games, including Suikoden. Her debut composition was Twinbee (predecessor of the released Stinger in
theUnited States). She left Konami in 2008 and became an independent music composer.
Michiru Yamane performed her music from the Castlevania series live on cembalo and - as a surprise act - on pipe organ at
theSymphonic Game Music Concert series in Leipzig, Germany in 2006 and 2007.She performed her music at "Castlevania - The
Concert" in Stockholm, Sweden. February 19, 2010. When she first entered thestage she got an instant standing ovation from
the audience.
