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

• 250bpm
• DIAMOND JEALOUSY
• LOVE WILL…
• MINIMALIAN

5th style

• in my eyes
• RISLIM

7th style

• BRING HER DOWN
• i feel ...
• Love Me Do

8th style

• bit mania
• DANCER

9th style

• ライオン好き
• 昭和企業戦士荒山課長

10th style

• SPACE FIGHT
• システムロマンス

IIDX RED

• awakening
• INJECTION OF LOVE

Happy Sky

• EMPTY OF THE SKY
• tant pis pour toi

DistorteD

• Heavenly Sun (IIDX EDITION)
• iFUTURELIST

GOLD

• play back hate you
• ヨシダさん

DJ TROOPERS

• SHIFT
• マチ子の唄

EMPRESS

• 山岡の「クイズ！家事都合！」

SIRIUS

• フェティッシュペイパ ～脇の汗回転ガール～

Pop'n Music

• 流星☆ハニー
• エイプリルフールの唄
• ワンダーアイランド
• popdod
• QUICK RESULT
• BI-BUN-SEKI-BUn
• わたしのパパはのうむだいじん
• 踊る埴輪

Guitar Freaks =

• LOVE THIS FEELIN'
• POWERDUNKER2000X

Lyrics

• awakening
• bit mania
• DANCER
• i feel ...
• iFUTURELIST
• in my eyes
• INJECTION OF LOVE
• Love Me Do
• ライオン好き
• RISLIM
• 昭和企業戦士荒山課長
• SPACE FIGHT
• システムロマンス

Vocals

• DANCER
• iFUTURELIST
• ライオン好き

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.