Template:Multiple issuesAkira Yamaoka (山岡 晃, Yamaoka Akira, born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese video game composer, sound designer, sound director, and video game producer who worked for Konami since 1993 until his resignation in 2009. He is best known for creating the music in the Silent Hill series; he also worked as a sound director and producer on the series as well as serving as a composer and producer of the Silent Hill feature-length film and its sequel.
My sound and soul called "Silent Hill" to this world. In any case, I think it is destiny that we were supposed to meet each other since it is only myself in this world who can express the sound of this title.
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In the world of creative expression, I do not think there is any border whether it is music or drawings. If I wish to express myself, whether I compose music or draw some pictures, they are in essence the same things - expressions of myself. However, I do not wish to be involved with some easy or cheap collaboration such as a game or a movie made just for the sake of "combining music and picture". Although it has not been materialized yet, I would like to do some sort of combination in the future.
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Silent Hill 2 was our favorites because that title had something other titles didn't have at the time, and this had our pure original sense or something even more than just a horror title, not just a bunch of monsters you have to fight, but with more complex scenarios you have to deal with. Action wise, perhaps it wasn't that satisfactory, but overall, that was our favorites.
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There are sound creation tools in every environment, wherever I exist. This is not limited to my workplace. My kitchen is included as well. Thus, I don't go through the creation process like an artist where he takes a deep breath and place his fingers on the piano keyboard. "Create music whenever I want to" -- this is my style.
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Originally, I was planning to become a molding artist, not a musician. As for me, there are not any differences between music and art as it is the same means of expression. As for my current self, creating music is what I am. Thus, I do not regard myself as a "music creator." The first song I created was when I was in punk rock music group in high school.
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Fact
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Resigned from Konami. [December 2009]
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Joined Grasshopper Manufacture to produce music for an unnamed horror title [February 2010]
Video Game music composer: Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.
La porte
2009
Short
Broken Notes
2008
original music by
Voces
2007
Short
101%
2007
TV Series music by
Silent Hill
2006
Silent Hill 4: The Room
2004
Video Game
Silent Hill 3
2003
Video Game
Silent Hill 2
2001
Video Game
Silent Hill
1999
Video Game
Nagano Winter Olympics '98
1998
Video Game
Sparkster
1994
Video Game
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Atop the Fourth Wall
TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2015 performer - 1 episode, 2015 arranger - 1 episode, 2010
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
performer: "Silent Scream", "Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me", "Escape from the Nurses", "Innocent Moon", "Promise Reprise", "Clockwork Little Happiness" uncredited / writer: "Rain of Brass Petals - Three Voices Edit", "Silent Scream", "Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me", "Escape from the Nurses", "Innocent Moon", "Promise Reprise", "Clockwork Little Happiness" uncredited
Shadows of the Damned
2011
Video Game music: "As Evil As Dead", "Different Perspectives", "Take Me To HellBroken Dream"
Silent Hill
2006
performer: "Waiting for You SHF1", "Letter - From the Lost Days SHF2", "Lost Carol SHF3", "You're Not Here SHF4", "Tears of... SHF5", "Theme of Laura SHF6" / writer: "Waiting for You SHF1", "Letter - From the Lost Days SHF2", "Lost Carol SHF3", "You're Not Here SHF4", "Tears of... SHF5", "Theme of Laura SHF6"
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3
2004
Video Game music: "Waiting For You"
Rumble Roses
2004
Video Game arranger: "Pluck the Roses!", "I'm Too Virtuous" / music: "Pluck the Roses!", "I'm Too Virtuous" / performer: "Pluck the Roses!", "I'm Too Virtuous" / writer: "Pluck the Roses!", "I'm Too Virtuous"
Silent Hill 4: The Room
2004
Video Game music: "Tender Sugar", "Cradle Of Forest", "Your Rain", "Room Of Angel", "Waiting For You" unreleased track, "Wounded Warsong"
Silent Hill 3
2003
Video Game music: "You're Not Here", "Letter - From The Lost Days", "I Want Love", "Hometown", "Rain of Brass Petals Three Voices Edit"
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silent Hill 4: The Room
2004
Video Game sound director
Silent Hill 3
2003
Video Game sound effects
Contra: Shattered Soldier
2002
Video Game sound director / sound effects designer
$3 Million
