Laura Shigihara, born April 16 in the United States, is a Japanese‑American
singer‑songwriter, composer, and video‑game developer whose career blends pop
music with interactive media. After eleven years of classical piano training and
self‑taught guitar and drums, she learned digital audio workstations at the
University of California, Berkeley, and began producing music for small games
such as Wobbly Bobbly. In 2010 she composed the soundtrack for Plants vs.
Zombies, a milestone that established her as a prominent game composer; the
album Plants vs. Zombies (2010) was later reiss...