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.