Akira Yamaoka

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Akira Yamaoka

Artist Information

General Information

  • Name: Akira Yamaoka (山岡晃)
  • Born: February 6, 1968 in Niigata, Japan
  • Series producer and sound director for Konami's Silent Hill series.
  • Resigned from Konami in late 2009.
  • Discography:
  1. iFUTURELIST

IIDX Aliases

  • AKIRA YAMAOKA
  • DETROIAN
  • DE VOL
  • ric (name of vocalist)
  • riewo (name of vocalist)
  • ヒロシ&チー子
  • 新谷あきら (member of, with Sana)
  • ガキ大将ティーム (collaboration with DJ Yoshitaka)

Pop'n Aliases

  • T.Sakisaka
  • 新谷あきら (member of, with Sana)
  • 中央値算出チーム
  • 秋山巴美とパパドンドン

Credited Songs

Beatmania IIDX

4th style

5th style

7th style

8th style

9th style

10th style

IIDX RED

Happy Sky

DistorteD

GOLD

DJ TROOPERS

EMPRESS

SIRIUS

Pop'n Music

Guitar Freaks =

Lyrics

Vocals

Trivia

  • Akira Yamaoka did a remix for the j-pop group M.O.V.E., entitled "FREAKY PLANET (rosy mix remixed by AKIRA YAMAOKA)" on their GRID album, released january 2006.
  • His music from Silent Hill 2 was performed live in 2005 at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany.
  • His music's sound reflects that of Industrial music.
  • Yamaoka also performed music from Silent Hill at the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony on May 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, and accompanied the orchestra with an electric guitar.