Michiru Yamane has been played on NTS in shows including United In Flames w/ Malibu , featured first on 2 November 2023. Songs played include Simon Belmont Theme (SNES), Bloody Tears / Monster Dance and Requiem.

山根ミチル (Michiru Yamane) was born on September 23, 1963 in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is a video game music composer. She is known primarily for her work on the Castlevania (悪魔城ドラキュラ) series and other Konami games, including Suikoden. Her debut composition was Twinbee (prequel of the released Stinger in the United States). Michiru Yamane performed her music from the Castlevania-series live on cembalo at the fourth Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany on August 23, 2006. She also played "A Tocatta into Blood Soaked Darkness" on a giant pipe-organ at the Press Start video game music concert and "Wood Carving Partita" in Leipzig. She left Konami in 2008 and became an independent music composer. For more information about her, you can visit her website and facebook profile: Official Website: www.yamanemichiru.com Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/michiru.yamane.7