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Akira Yamaoka


Akira Yamaoka (born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese composer and sound designer. He is best known for his work on the Silent Hill video game series by Konami, for which he composed the majority of the soundtracks beginning in 1999. In addition to composing, he contributed to sound design and production on several entries in the series and worked on music for its film adaptations. He has served as sound director at Grasshopper Manufacture since 2010 and has held roles as director and sound designer at Supertrick Games since 2018. Yamaoka was born in Niigata, Japan. He initially intended to pursue a career in design, studying product design and interior design at Tokyo Art College, but developed an interest in music during his studies and shifted his focus accordingly. He joined Konami on September 21, 1993, where he began working on video game titles including Contra: Hard Corps, Sparkster, and Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2. He later contributed music to the PC Engine and Sega CD versions of Snatcher. When development began on Silent Hill, Yamaoka volunteered to compose its score and became involved in the broader sound design of the game. He later identified Silent Hill 2 as a personal favorite among his compositions. In December 2009, Yamaoka left Konami. In February 2010, he joined Grasshopper Manufacture, where he collaborated with Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami on the game Shadows of the Damned. Initially appointed chief sound officer, he also contributed to oth...

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