Editing Yoshi's Story (section)

===Audio===
The game's overall sound effects were designed by Hajime Wakai<ref name="Wakai" /> and the palette of vocal expressions for Yoshi were recorded by [[Kazumi Totaka]].<ref name="Totaka" /> The recorded samples have since been constituting the official voice for Yoshi, making a second appearance in the 1999 game ''[[Super Smash Bros. (video game)|Super Smash Bros.]]'', to further be recycled in succeeding games that Yoshi appeared in. This trend was eventually interrupted in 2009 with the release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which used the original Yoshi cry from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in homage to that game.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Aside from providing the voice for Yoshi, Kazumi Totaka composed the music.<ref name="Totaka" /> The game features an interactive soundtrack, where the music will change dynamically. For example, if Yoshi is harmed to the point where the Smile Meter has no remaining petals, the music will sweep down to a lower pitch and tempo, reflecting his dreary mood. But if Yoshi eats a Heart Fruit and becomes Super Happy, the music will instantly switch to a rock version of the currently playing theme. Totaka has hidden his 19-note signature melody in the game, which may be heard on the Trial Mode course select screen, after the background music has looped eight times.<ref name="totakas-song" />

Prior to the game's release, a promotional soundtrack was released in North America, titled ''Music to Pound the Ground To: Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack''. Published by The Original Shape CD, Inc., the 15-track CD had the characteristic trait of being shaped to outline the print on the disc, illustrating Yoshi's head. However, as an asymmetrically [[Shaped Compact Disc|shaped CD]], it raises compatibility issues with most non-portable CD players.<ref name="soundtrackNA" /><ref name="soundtrackNA2" /> The full soundtrack was released in Japan on February 4, 1998, published by Pony Canyon.<ref name="soundtrackJAP" /> The third and last issue of the soundtrack, ''Love, Peace & Happiness: The Original Yoshi's Story Soundtrack'', contained 28 tracks, and was released in Germany by Nintendo of Europe on April 9, 1998.<ref name="soundtrackEU" />