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== Artist Information ==
== Artist Information ==
* Name: Akira Yamaoka (山岡晃)
* Name: Akira Yamaoka (山岡晃)
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/AkiraYamaoka
* Birthdate: February 6th, 1968
* Born: February 6, 1968 in Niigata, Japan
* Birthplace: Niigata, Japan
* Website: http://www.akirayamaoka.jp
* X: https://x.com/AkiraYamaoka


== Profile ==
== Profile ==
For 15 years, Akira Yamaoka was one of the biggest composers at KONAMI. Getting his start with the company as an additional composer on KONAMI games such as ''Sparkster'' in 1994, Akira really broke out when he became the music composer for the 1999 PlayStation game ''Silent Hill'', which received accolade at the time for its gameplay, and especially its soundtrack. Akira continued to compose for all later games in the franchise, becoming so synonymous with the franchise that he even became its producer in later years. He continued to compose for the series up to the 2009 game ''Silent Hill: Shattered Memories'', which was released right before his departure from KONAMI. Akira also worked on the soundtracks to ''SHIN Contra'', the third game in the ''Winning Eleven'' series, the ''RUMBLE ROSES'' series and ''OTOMEDIUS G''.
For 15 years, Akira Yamaoka was one of the biggest composers at KONAMI. Getting his start with the company as an additional composer on KONAMI games such as ''Sparkster'' in 1994, Akira really broke out when he became the music composer for the 1999 PlayStation game ''Silent Hill'', which received accolade at the time for its gameplay, and especially its soundtrack. Akira continued to compose for all later games in the franchise, becoming so synonymous with the franchise that he even became its producer in later years. He continued to compose for the series up to the 2009 game ''Silent Hill: Shattered Memories'', which was released right before his departure from KONAMI. Akira also worked on the soundtracks to ''SHIN Contra'', the third game in the ''Winning Eleven'' series, the ''RUMBLE ROSES'' series and ''OTOMEDIUS G''.


In BEMANI Akira was best known for his work in the beatmania IIDX series, his music style ranging everywhere from techno, industrial, trance, minimal, rave, and even J-POP. He even released an album of mostly BEMANI material, [[iFUTURELIST (album)|iFUTURELIST]] in 2006. Akira was also for years active in pop'n music, and even contributed a bit to DanceDanceRevolution.
In BEMANI Akira was best known for his work in the beatmania IIDX series, his music style ranging everywhere from techno, industrial, trance, minimal, rave, and even J-POP. He even released an album of mostly BEMANI material, [[iFUTURELIST (album)|iFUTURELIST]] in 2006. Akira was also for years active in pop'n music, and even contributed a bit to DanceDanceRevolution.


In December 2009 Akira Yamaoka left KONAMI. He currently works for Japanese video game company Grasshopper Manufacture, where he continues doing video game soundtracks to this day.
Akira Yamaoka left KONAMI in December 2009 [http://www.originalsoundversion.com/akira-yamaoka-resigns-from-konami/]. He continues doing video game soundtracks to this day.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
 
* From his [[AC 4th style|debut]] in beatmania IIDX until his [[AC SIRIUS|departure]] from KONAMI, [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] was the only beatmania IIDX arcade game that Akira Yamaoka did not provide a new song for.
* From his [[AC 4th style|debut]] in beatmania IIDX until his [[AC SIRIUS|leave]] from KONAMI, [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] was the only beatmania IIDX arcade game that Akira Yamaoka did not provide a new song for.
** According to [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] himself in the [http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx6/6th_qanda.html beatmania IIDX 6th style official website's Q&A], Akira's absence was due to him being very busy on the soundtrack to ''Silent Hill 2''. (''Silent Hill 2'' was actually released in Japan just a single day before 6th style's arcade release.)
** According to [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] himself in the [http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx6/6th_qanda.html beatmania IIDX 6th style official website's Q&A], Akira's absence was due to him being very busy on the soundtrack to ''Silent Hill 2''. (''Silent Hill 2'' was actually released in Japan just a single day before 6th style's arcade release.)
* Akira Yamaoka did a remix for one of J-POP group M.O.V.E.'s songs, ''FREAKY PLANET''. Titled ''FREAKY PLANET (rosy mix remixed by AKIRA YAMAOKA)'', it appears on their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRID_%28album%29 GRID album], which was released January 2006.
* Akira Yamaoka did a remix for one of J-POP group M.O.V.E.'s songs, ''FREAKY PLANET''. Titled ''FREAKY PLANET (rosy mix remixed by AKIRA YAMAOKA)'', it appears on their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRID_%28album%29 GRID album], which was released January 2006.
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* Akira frequently collaborates with singer [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]].
* Akira frequently collaborates with singer [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]].
* According to Akira, he choose the nickname for the vocalist riewo/ric, but he would have preferred to use the vocalist's real name.
* According to Akira, he choose the nickname for the vocalist riewo/ric, but he would have preferred to use the vocalist's real name.
* Akira Yamaoka appeared in SEGA's ''CHUNITHM'' series with the song 札付きのワル　～マイケルのうた～, composed alongside Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, and with 足立オウフwwww.
* Akira composed music for the ''Cyberpunk: Edgerunners'' anime series.


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
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| [[BRING HER DOWN]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 7th style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || TRIBAL BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[BRING HER DOWN]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 7th style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || TRIBAL BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[i feel ...]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 7th style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[i feel ...]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 7th style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]] || TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
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| [[Love Me Do]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 7th style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || NEW WAVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[Love Me Do]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 7th style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || NEW WAVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[bit mania]] || [[ocean|AKIRA YAMAOKA]] || [[AC 8th style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || TECHNO KAYO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[bit mania]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 8th style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || TECHNO KAYO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
|-
| [[DANCER]] || DE VOL || [[AC 8th style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || NU SKOOL || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
| [[DANCER (DE VOL)|DANCER]] || DE VOL || [[AC 8th style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || NU SKOOL || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
|-
|-
| [[Lion suki|ライオン好き]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]] || BODY || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
| [[Lion suki|ライオン好き]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]] || BODY || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
|-
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| [[Shouwa kigyou senshi Arayama kachou|昭和企業戦士荒山課長]] || [[ocean|AKIRA YAMAOKA]] || [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]] || TECHNO CHOP || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[Shouwa kigyou senshi Arayama kachou|昭和企業戦士荒山課長]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]] || TECHNO CHOP || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[SPACE FIGHT]] || [[ocean|AKIRA YAMAOKA]] || [[AC 10th style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || SENKAN TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[SPACE FIGHT]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC 10th style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || SENKAN TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[System romance|システムロマンス]] || ヒロシ&チー子 || [[AC 10th style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || MUUTORA || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[System romance|システムロマンス]] || ヒロシ&チー子 || [[AC 10th style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || MUUTORA || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[awakening]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[awakening]] || [[riewo|AKIRA YAMAOKA]] || [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
|-
| [[INJECTION OF LOVE]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷あきら]] || [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || ELECTRIC CABARET || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[INJECTION OF LOVE]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷あきら]] || [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || ELECTRIC CABARET || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
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| [[Yamaoka Akira no "Quiz! Kajitsugou!"|山岡晃の「クイズ！家事都合！」]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA feat.喜屋武ちあき || [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]] || POPS || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[Yamaoka Akira no "Quiz! Kajitsugou!"|山岡晃の「クイズ！家事都合！」]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA feat.喜屋武ちあき || [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]] || POPS || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[Fetish paper ~waki no ase kaiten girl~|フェティッシュペイパー～脇の汗回転ガール～]] || [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|ガキ大将ティーム]] || [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]] || MOSH || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
| [[Fetish paper ~waki no ase kaiten girl~|フェティッシュペイパー～脇の汗回転ガール～]] || [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|ガキ大将ティーム]] || [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]] || モッシュ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
|-
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| [[LOVE THIS FEELIN']] || [[Yuichi Asami|Chang ma]] || [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX PS|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX]] || - || ✓ || - || - || -  
| [[LOVE THIS FEELIN']] || [[Yuichi Asami|Chang ma]] || [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX PS|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX]] || - || ✓ || - || - || -  
|-
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| [[You're Not Here]] || [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn|Heather]] || [[CS DDR EXTREME US|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME US CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[You're Not Here]] || [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn|Heather]] || [[CS DDR EXTREME NA|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (North America)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
|-
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| [[Your Rain (RAGE MIX)]] || Akira Yamaoka feat. [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] || [[CS DDR EXTREME US|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME US CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Your Rain (RAGE MIX)]] || Akira Yamaoka feat. [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] || [[CS DDR EXTREME NA|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (North America)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
|-
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| [[I will Survive]] || AKIRA feat. Daline || [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[I will Survive]] || AKIRA feat. Daline || [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Oops!... I Did It Again]] || AKIRA feat. Susan Z || [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Oops!... I Did It Again]] || AKIRA feat. Susan Z || [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
|-
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| [[iFUTURELIST (DDR VERSION)]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
| [[iFUTURELIST(DDR VERSION)]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓  
|-
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| [[INJECTION OF LOVE(e)]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[INJECTION OF LOVE(e)]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
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| [[Waverer Slide Mix]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]] Song Pack #10 || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Waverer Slide Mix]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]] Song Pack #10 || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
|-
|-
| [[iFUTURELIST (DDR VERSION)|不帅之歌 (DDR VERSION)]] || 王砾鹏 || [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[iFUTURELIST(DDR VERSION)|不帅之歌(DDR VERSION)]] || 王砾鹏 || [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
|-
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| [[POWERDUNKER2000X]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND]] || MODERN HEAVY || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[POWERDUNKER2000X]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND]] || MODERN HEAVY || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[LOVE THIS FEELIN' (AKIRA YAMAOKA)|LOVE THIS FEELIN']] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND]] || EPIC ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[LOVE THIS FEELIN' (AKIRA YAMAOKA)|LOVE THIS FEELIN']] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[CS GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND]] || EPIC ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
|-
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| [[Silent Scream]] || Akira Yamaoka, [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] || [[AC jb saucer|jubeat saucer]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Silent Scream]] || Akira Yamaoka, [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] || [[AC jb saucer|jubeat saucer]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
|-
| [[April fool no uta|エイプリルフールの唄]] || [[ocean|AKIRA YAMAOKA]] || [[PnM AC 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] || USOTSUKI HYPER ROCK'N'ROLL || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[April fool no uta|エイプリルフールの唄]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] || うそつき▽ハイパーロッケンローレ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
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| [[Ryuusei Honey|流星☆ハニー]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷あきら]] || [[PnM AC 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] || RYUSEI RAVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[Ryuusei Honey|流星☆ハニー]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷あきら]] || [[AC pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] || RYUSEI RAVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
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| [[Wonder island|ワンダーアイランド]] || T.Sakisaka with ME || [[PnM AC 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || KOUSHINKYOKU || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓   
| [[Wonder island|ワンダーアイランド]] || T.Sakisaka with ME || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || KOUSHINKYOKU || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓   
|-
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| [[popdod]] || [[ocean|AKIRA YAMAOKA]] || [[PnM AC 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || POP DESCO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[popdod]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || POP DESCO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[QUICK RESULT]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[PnM AC 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] || GROUND TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || - || -   
| [[QUICK RESULT]] || AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] || GROUND TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || - || -   
|-
|-
| [[BI-BUN-SEKI-BUn]] || [[riewo|中央値算出チーム]] || [[PnM AC 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || SUISEI RAVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -   
| [[BI-BUN-SEKI-BUn]] || [[riewo|中央値算出チーム]] || [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || SUISEI RAVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -   
|-
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| [[Watashi no papa wa noumudaijin|わたしのパパはのうむだいじん]] || 秋山巴美とパパドンドン || [[PnM AC 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || TECHNO CHILD || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[Watashi no papa wa noumudaijin|わたしのパパはのうむだいじん]] || 秋山巴美とパパドンドン || [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || TECHNO CHILD || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
|-
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| [[Odoru haniwa|踊る埴輪]] || 響レイ奈＆AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[PnM AC 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]] || ZENPOUKOEN BEATS || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
| [[Odoru haniwa|踊る埴輪]] || 響レイ奈 & AKIRA YAMAOKA || [[AC pnm 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]] || ZENPOUKOEN BEATS || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -  
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* [[iFUTURELIST (album)|iFUTURELIST]] (2006)
* [[iFUTURELIST (album)|iFUTURELIST]] (2006)


[[Category:Bemani Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:DDR Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:IIDX Composers|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:Pop'n Music Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:pop'n music Artists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:Vocalists|Yamaoka, Akira]]
[[Category:Vocalists|Yamaoka, Akira]]

Latest revision as of 03:43, 21 September 2024

Akira Yamaoka

Akira Yamaoka

Artist Information

Profile

For 15 years, Akira Yamaoka was one of the biggest composers at KONAMI. Getting his start with the company as an additional composer on KONAMI games such as Sparkster in 1994, Akira really broke out when he became the music composer for the 1999 PlayStation game Silent Hill, which received accolade at the time for its gameplay, and especially its soundtrack. Akira continued to compose for all later games in the franchise, becoming so synonymous with the franchise that he even became its producer in later years. He continued to compose for the series up to the 2009 game Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, which was released right before his departure from KONAMI. Akira also worked on the soundtracks to SHIN Contra, the third game in the Winning Eleven series, the RUMBLE ROSES series and OTOMEDIUS G.

In BEMANI Akira was best known for his work in the beatmania IIDX series, his music style ranging everywhere from techno, industrial, trance, minimal, rave, and even J-POP. He even released an album of mostly BEMANI material, iFUTURELIST in 2006. Akira was also for years active in pop'n music, and even contributed a bit to DanceDanceRevolution.

Akira Yamaoka left KONAMI in December 2009 [1]. He continues doing video game soundtracks to this day.

Trivia

  • From his debut in beatmania IIDX until his departure from KONAMI, beatmania IIDX 6th style was the only beatmania IIDX arcade game that Akira Yamaoka did not provide a new song for.
  • Akira Yamaoka did a remix for one of J-POP group M.O.V.E.'s songs, FREAKY PLANET. Titled FREAKY PLANET (rosy mix remixed by AKIRA YAMAOKA), it appears on their GRID album, which was released January 2006.
  • Akira's music from Silent Hill 2 was performed live in 2005 at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany.
  • Akira's music reflects that of industrial music.
  • Akira also performed music from Silent Hill at the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony on May 27th, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, and accompanied the orchestra with an electric guitar.
  • Akira frequently collaborates with singer Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.
  • According to Akira, he choose the nickname for the vocalist riewo/ric, but he would have preferred to use the vocalist's real name.
  • Akira Yamaoka appeared in SEGA's CHUNITHM series with the song 札付きのワル　～マイケルのうた～, composed alongside Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, and with 足立オウフwwww.
  • Akira composed music for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series.

Aliases

  • DETROIAN
  • DE VOL
  • "AQUI LA JAMAOKA"
  • 新谷あきら (member of, with Sana)
  • ガキ大将ティーム (collaboration with DJ Yoshitaka)
  • 中央値算出チーム (with riewo)
  • 秋山巴美とパパドンドン

BEMANI Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement Lyrics Vocals
250bpm AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 4th style GABBA ✓ ✓ - -
DIAMOND JEALOUSY AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 4th style CYBER ROCK ✓ ✓ ✓ ?
LOVE WILL・・・ riewo beatmania IIDX 4th style TRANCE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
minimalian DETROIAN beatmania IIDX 4th style MINIMAL ✓ ✓ - -
in my eyes ric beatmania IIDX 5th style TRANCE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
RISLIM ric beatmania IIDX 5th style NEW ROMANTIC ✓ ✓ ✓ -
BRING HER DOWN AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 7th style TRIBAL BASS ✓ ✓ - -
i feel ... AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 7th style / DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- TRANCE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Love Me Do AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 7th style NEW WAVE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
bit mania AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 8th style TECHNO KAYO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
DANCER DE VOL beatmania IIDX 8th style NU SKOOL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ライオン好き AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 9th style BODY ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
昭和企業戦士荒山課長 AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 9th style TECHNO CHOP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
SPACE FIGHT AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 10th style SENKAN TECHNO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
システムロマンス ヒロシ&チー子 beatmania IIDX 10th style MUUTORA ✓ ✓ ✓ -
awakening AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED TRANCE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
INJECTION OF LOVE 新谷あきら beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED ELECTRIC CABARET ✓ ✓ ✓ -
EMPTY OF THE SKY AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY E-ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
tant pis pour toi AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
Heavenly Sun (IIDX VERSION) AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
iFUTURELIST AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD FUTURELIST TYPE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Play back hate you AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD OGURA TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
ヨシダさん AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
SHIFT AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
マチ子の唄 AKIRA YAMAOKA beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS EDUCATION ✓ ✓ - -
山岡晃の「クイズ！家事都合！」 AKIRA YAMAOKA feat.喜屋武ちあき beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS POPS ✓ ✓ ✓ -
フェティッシュペイパー～脇の汗回転ガール～ ガキ大将ティーム beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS モッシュ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
LOVE THIS FEELIN' Chang ma DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX - ✓ - - -
You're Not Here Heather DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (North America) - ✓ ✓ - -
Your Rain (RAGE MIX) Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (North America) - ✓ ✓ - -
I will Survive AKIRA feat. Daline DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 - - ✓ - -
INJECTION OF LOVE (HINA MIX) AKIRA YAMAOKA DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 - ✓ ✓ - -
INSIDE YOUR HEART AKIRA YAMAOKA DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 - ✓ ✓ - -
Oops!... I Did It Again AKIRA feat. Susan Z DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 - - ✓ - -
iFUTURELIST(DDR VERSION) AKIRA YAMAOKA DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
INJECTION OF LOVE(e) AKIRA YAMAOKA DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Waverer Slide Mix AKIRA YAMAOKA DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 Song Pack #10 - ✓ ✓ - -
不帅之歌(DDR VERSION) 王砾鹏 DanceDanceRevolution X2 - ✓ ✓ - -
POWERDUNKER2000X AKIRA YAMAOKA GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND MODERN HEAVY ✓ ✓ - -
LOVE THIS FEELIN' AKIRA YAMAOKA GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND EPIC ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
Silent Scream Akira Yamaoka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn jubeat saucer - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
エイプリルフールの唄 AKIRA YAMAOKA pop'n music 12 いろは うそつき▽ハイパーロッケンローレ ✓ ✓ ✓ -
流星☆ハニー 新谷あきら pop'n music 12 いろは RYUSEI RAVE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ワンダーアイランド T.Sakisaka with ME pop'n music 13 カーニバル KOUSHINKYOKU ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
popdod AKIRA YAMAOKA pop'n music 14 FEVER! POP DESCO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
QUICK RESULT AKIRA YAMAOKA pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE GROUND TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
BI-BUN-SEKI-BUn 中央値算出チーム pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ SUISEI RAVE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
わたしのパパはのうむだいじん 秋山巴美とパパドンドン pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE TECHNO CHILD ✓ ✓ ✓ -
踊る埴輪 響レイ奈 & AKIRA YAMAOKA pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 ZENPOUKOEN BEATS ✓ ✓ ✓ -

Discography

Albums

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