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.
- Discography:
- 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)
Credited Songs
Composition
- 250bpm
- awakening
- bit mania
- BRING HER DOWN
- DANCER
- DIAMOND JEALOUSY
- EMPTY OF THE SKY
- Heavenly Sun (IIDX EDITION)
- i feel ...
- iFUTURELIST
- in my eyes
- INJECTION OF LOVE
- ライオン好き
- Love Me Do
- LOVE WILL…
- minimalian
- RISLIM
- 昭和企業戦士荒山課長
- SPACE FIGHT
- システムロマンス
- tant pis pour toi
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
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.