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Akira YAMAOKA (山岡晃 YAMAOKA Akira, born February 6, 1968 in Niigata, Japan) has composed music for dozens of Konami video games. Yamaoka attended Tokyo Art College, where he studied product design and interior. He joined Konami on September 21, 1993, after previously being a freelance music composer.

He is best known for his work on the Silent Hill series for which he composed all the music and sound effects in all six current games (excluding Silent Hill Play Novel for Game Boy Advance), as well as composing all music for the upcoming Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Some of the music from the first four games was also remixed and used in the Silent Hill movie. He also played a doubly important role as producer of the third and fourth Silent Hill games (which were available for PlayStation 2/PC and PlayStation 2/Xbox/PC). His music from Silent Hill 2 was performed live in 2005 at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany and at the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony on May 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, where Yamaoka himself accompanied the orchestra with an electric guitar. As well, Yamaoka actively composes music for Konami’s Bemani line of games, particularly, the Beatmania IIDX series.

His first original, non-soundtrack album, iFUTURELIST, was released in January 2006.

There is also a polish metal band called “Silent Hill”. They will hopefully find their place on a dedicated artist page [“Silent Hill (band)” perhaps?] soon.

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Seasonreaper wrote:
9 hours ago

Yamaoka and McGlynn working together on an album with Portishead styles and influences might be one of the most incredible things ever recorded. Here's hoping to something like that happening.

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Dak77 wrote:
Monday evening

Oh, you should give it a chance and try one day - it's perfect! ;)

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falsewander wrote:
Monday afternoon

It feels odd having so many OSTs of a game i've never played.

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AnnaDraconida wrote:
Sunday evening

Join if you like to pimp your About Me!

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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
Sunday evening

So more solo albums now he left Konami?

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faith_fractured wrote:
Sunday afternoon

=)

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Zelda7 wrote:
Friday morning

"I wish he'd make a trip-hop cd with McGlynn! Something like Portishead but more evil sounding. Wouldn't that be just awesome." [2] OH YEAH, it could be terrific.

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DarklingAnubiss wrote:
Thursday morning

|| Be sure to check out my music @ http://www.last.fm/music/lithium+headrush || For fans of dark ambient, industrial, prog and instrumental gothic metal ;p || Keep your ears tuned, only a few starter tracks loaded, LOTS more to follow :D || Yours in darkness || Anubiss... PS. Silent Hill Soundtrack ftw!

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CretinousFool wrote:
7 days ago

Yamaoka is a Dark Ambient master.

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silentEviL_ wrote:
7 days ago

очень(

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DarkKirk wrote:
7 days ago

Печально что он ушел из Konami

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mocoa wrote:
9 days ago

master of creepy ambient noise

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aliespirituzomg wrote:
9 days ago

w00t.

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MetalForSDF wrote:
9 days ago

I wish he'd make a trip-hop cd with McGlynn! Something like Portishead but more evil sounding. Wouldn't that be just awesome. This guy really has the power to take me to places inside my head I never knew existed.

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vmxlv wrote:
10 days ago

Ё-маёка

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asterdram wrote:
10 days ago

Okay, I just heard that he's leaving Konami. Please make a solo album!! :D

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Classic-goth wrote:
10 days ago

I just say: I love the Akira's songs!!

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Zealant wrote:
10 days ago

The Homecoming OST is here :D

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Maslany90 wrote:
14 days ago

Genius! Heavens Night <3

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Auland wrote:
15 days ago

Creative man..

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