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lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Akira Yamaoka" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%BC%EB%A7%88%EC%98%A4%EC%B9%B4_%EC%95%84%ED%82%A4%EB%9D%BC" title="야마오카 아키라 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="야마오카 아키라" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yamaoka" title="Akira Yamaoka – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Akira Yamaoka" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yamaoka" title="Akira Yamaoka – 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(age 56)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Niigata,_Niigata" class="mw-redirect" title="Niigata, Niigata">Niigata</a>, Japan</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1991–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employers</th><td class="infobox-data org"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a> (1993–2009)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Grasshopper_Manufacture" title="Grasshopper Manufacture">Grasshopper Manufacture</a> (2010–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Tamu Murata</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://akirayamaoka.jp">akirayamaoka<wbr />.jp</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Akira Yamaoka</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">山岡晃</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yamaoka Akira</i></span>, born February 6, 1968)</span> is a Japanese composer and music producer. He is best known for composing music for several video games in the <i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill" title="Silent Hill">Silent Hill</a></i> series by <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a>, among other games. Yamaoka also worked as a producer on the series, as well as composing for the <a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_(film)" title="Silent Hill (film)"><i>Silent Hill</i> film</a> and <a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Revelation" title="Silent Hill: Revelation">its sequel</a>. Since 2010, he has been the sound director at <a href="/wiki/Grasshopper_Manufacture" title="Grasshopper Manufacture">Grasshopper Manufacture</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yamaoka attended Tokyo Art College,<sup id="cite_ref-spelmusik1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spelmusik1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he studied product design and interior design. He originally planned to follow a career in design.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yamaoka joined <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a> on September 21, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="Source is a low-quality screen capture located on a dubious site. (July 2024)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He immediately began to work on the games <i><a href="/wiki/Contra:_Hard_Corps" title="Contra: Hard Corps">Contra: Hard Corps</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sparkster" title="Sparkster">Sparkster</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sparkster:_Rocket_Knight_Adventures_2" title="Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2">Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2</a></i>. Shortly thereafter, he worked on the music for the PC Engine and Sega CD versions of <i><a href="/wiki/Snatcher_(video_game)" title="Snatcher (video game)">Snatcher</a></i>. When Konami began searching for a musician to compose <i>Silent Hill'</i>s score, Yamaoka volunteered because he thought he was the only one capable of making the soundtrack.<sup id="cite_ref-spelmusik1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spelmusik1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although initially hired as a composer, he soon became involved in overall sound design.<sup id="cite_ref-factmag.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factmag.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 2, 2009, it was announced that Yamaoka was leaving his long term employer Konami.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 3, 2010, it was announced that Yamaoka had joined <a href="/wiki/Grasshopper_Manufacture" title="Grasshopper Manufacture">Grasshopper Manufacture</a> and was working with <a href="/wiki/Goichi_Suda" title="Goichi Suda">Goichi Suda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shinji_Mikami" title="Shinji Mikami">Shinji Mikami</a> on their action game, <i><a href="/wiki/Shadows_of_the_Damned" title="Shadows of the Damned">Shadows of the Damned</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was first appointed to the role of chief sound officer at Grasshopper, but became involved in aspects of game production as well.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 10, 2012, Yamaoka announced he would be releasing a second solo album in late 2012, one "different from the usual <i>Silent Hill</i> music."<sup id="cite_ref-musicjapanplus.jp_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicjapanplus.jp-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 31, 2012, he announced via <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, that the new three-track Spanish-language single "Revolución" would premiere at V-CON during a live performance.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, he expressed interest in returning as a composer for <i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hills" title="Silent Hills">Silent Hills</a></i>, although the project was later cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-factmag.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factmag.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late October and early November 2015, Yamaoka and his band performed tracks from the <i>Silent Hill</i> series at nine live events in cities across the United Kingdom, titled "Silent Hill Live".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2016, Yamaoka performed live at the BitSummit 4th <a href="/wiki/Indie_game" title="Indie game">indie game</a> festival in <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>, Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Style_and_influences">Style and influences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Style and influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When asked what other artists influenced his work, Yamaoka cited <a href="/wiki/Trent_Reznor" title="Trent Reznor">Trent Reznor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a> as his "main inspiration, both performing and in music style."<sup id="cite_ref-musicjapanplus.jp_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicjapanplus.jp-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among his other influences are <a href="/wiki/Angelo_Badalamenti" title="Angelo Badalamenti">Angelo Badalamenti</a> (best known for his soundtrack work with <a href="/wiki/David_Lynch" title="David Lynch">David Lynch</a>), <a href="/wiki/Massive_Attack" title="Massive Attack">Massive Attack</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> and <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-spelmusik1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spelmusik1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When asked if his studies at Tokyo Art College had helped him in his musical career, he replied:<sup id="cite_ref-spelmusik1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spelmusik1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "At that time, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Karn" title="Mick Karn">Mick Karn</a> of <a href="/wiki/Japan_(band)" title="Japan (band)">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Strange" title="Steve Strange">Steve Strange</a> of <a href="/wiki/Visage_(band)" title="Visage (band)">Visage</a>, and a lot of other musicians combined the notions of Art and Music with their own new style. I got really influenced by that. Therefore, every time I write songs, I try to combine Art and Music." He has also stated that he derives much of his influence from baroque styles common throughout the 18th century. </p><p>Yamaoka stated some of his favorite songs to be "Der Mussolini" by <a href="/wiki/Deutsch_Amerikanische_Freundschaft" title="Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft">D.A.F.</a>, "Amber" by <a href="/wiki/Craig_Armstrong_(composer)" title="Craig Armstrong (composer)">Craig Armstrong</a>, "Moments in Love" by <a href="/wiki/Anne_Dudley" title="Anne Dudley">Anne Dudley</a>, "Moon Over Moscow" by Visage, and "<a href="/wiki/The_Ecstasy_of_Gold" title="The Ecstasy of Gold">The Ecstasy of Gold</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Ennio_Morricone" title="Ennio Morricone">Ennio Morricone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before working as a video game composer, Yamaoka initially sought a career as a designer, but instead became a musician after studying product design at Tokyo Art College.<sup id="cite_ref-spelmusik1_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spelmusik1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yamaoka stated in 2009 that his favorite game creator is <a href="/wiki/Suda51" class="mw-redirect" title="Suda51">Suda51</a> and his favorite video game is <i><a href="/wiki/No_More_Heroes_(video_game)" title="No More Heroes (video game)">No More Heroes</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2011, Yamaoka auctioned some of his musical instruments to raise charity funds for the <a href="/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-giantbomb1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-giantbomb1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His favorite of his own soundtracks is <i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2" title="Silent Hill 2">Silent Hill 2</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-giantbomb1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-giantbomb1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, he stated his favorite film was <a href="/wiki/Dario_Argento" title="Dario Argento">Dario Argento</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Suspiria" title="Suspiria">Suspiria</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is married to Ai "Tamu" Murata, who is the drummer of the heavy metal band <a href="/wiki/Nemophila_(band)" title="Nemophila (band)">Nemophila</a>. They have two daughters.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_games">Video games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>1991 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Smart_Ball" title="Smart Ball">Smart Ball</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Yasuhiko_Fukuda" title="Yasuhiko Fukuda">Yasuhiko Fukuda</a> and Manabu Saito </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">1994 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Contra:_Hard_Corps" title="Contra: Hard Corps">Contra: Hard Corps</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkster" title="Sparkster">Sparkster</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkster:_Rocket_Knight_Adventures_2" title="Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2">Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Michiru_Yamane" title="Michiru Yamane">Michiru Yamane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Snatcher_(video_game)" title="Snatcher (video game)">Snatcher</a></i> </td> <td>Sega CD version, PlayStation version, Sega Saturn version </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">1996 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gradius_Deluxe_Pack" title="Gradius Deluxe Pack">Gradius Deluxe Pack</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Miki_Higashino" title="Miki Higashino">Miki Higashino</a>, Kiyohiko Yamane, and Motoaki Furukawa </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ganbare_Goemon:_Uch%C5%AB_Kaizoku_Akogingu" title="Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu">Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Road_Rage_(1995_video_game)" title="Road Rage (1995 video game)">Road Rage/Speed King</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> version </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lightning_Legend:_Daigo_no_Daibouken" title="Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken">Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken</a></i> </td> <td>"Spring's Undersea Walking Hurricane (Rankerk Hatred)" </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">1997 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moon:_Remix_RPG_Adventure" title="Moon: Remix RPG Adventure">Moon: Remix RPG Adventure</a></i> </td> <td>"Tears of Machine" and "TILT" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/International_Superstar_Soccer_Pro_98" title="International Superstar Soccer Pro 98">International Superstar Soccer Pro 98</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nagano_Winter_Olympics_%2798" title="Nagano Winter Olympics '98">Nagano Winter Olympics '98</a></i> </td> <td>with Soshiro Hokkai and Keiko Fukami </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">1998 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Poy_Poy_2" title="Poy Poy 2">Poy Poy 2</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_In_The_Zone_%2798" title="NBA In The Zone '98">NBA In The Zone '98</a></i> </td> <td>with Yuichi Asami, Ryuichi Inoue, and Nobuhiko Matsufuji </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kensei:_Sacred_Fist" title="Kensei: Sacred Fist">Kensei: Sacred Fist</a></i> </td> <td>with Kyoran Suzuki and Norikazu Miura </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1999 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_(video_game)" title="Silent Hill (video game)">Silent Hill</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/ISS_Pro_Evolution" title="ISS Pro Evolution">ISS Pro Evolution</a></i> </td> <td>with Shinji Enomoto, Kosuke Soeda, and Hideki Kasai </td></tr> <tr> <th>1999–2012 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bemani" title="Bemani">Bemani</a></i> series </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2000 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gradius_III_and_IV" title="Gradius III and IV">Gradius III and IV</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_MLS_GameNight" title="ESPN MLS GameNight">ESPN MLS GameNight</a></i> </td> <td>with Shinji Enomoto, Kosuke Soeda, and Hideki Kasai </td></tr> <tr> <th>2001 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2" title="Silent Hill 2">Silent Hill 2</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2002 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Contra:_Shattered_Soldier" title="Contra: Shattered Soldier">Contra: Shattered Soldier</a></i> </td> <td>with Sota Fujimori </td></tr> <tr> <th>2003 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_3" title="Silent Hill 3">Silent Hill 3</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2004 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rumble_Roses" title="Rumble Roses">Rumble Roses</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_4:_The_Room" title="Silent Hill 4: The Room">Silent Hill 4: The Room</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2006 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rumble_Roses_XX" title="Rumble Roses XX">Rumble Roses XX</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2007 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_The_Arcade" title="Silent Hill: The Arcade">Silent Hill: The Arcade</a></i> </td> <td>with Masayuki Maruyama and Jun Ito </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Origins" title="Silent Hill: Origins">Silent Hill: Origins</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_The_Escape" title="Silent Hill: The Escape">Silent Hill: The Escape</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2008 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Homecoming" title="Silent Hill: Homecoming">Silent Hill: Homecoming</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2009 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Shattered_Memories" title="Silent Hill: Shattered Memories">Silent Hill: Shattered Memories</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2010 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/No_More_Heroes_2:_Desperate_Struggle" title="No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle">No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2011 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadows_of_the_Damned" title="Shadows of the Damned">Shadows of the Damned</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rebuild_of_Evangelion:_Sound_Impact" class="mw-redirect" title="Rebuild of Evangelion: Sound Impact">Rebuild of Evangelion: Sound Impact</a></i> </td> <td>arrangements </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Sdatcher</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">2012 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sine_Mora" title="Sine Mora">Sine Mora</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Liberation_Maiden" title="Liberation Maiden">Liberation Maiden</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lollipop_Chainsaw" title="Lollipop Chainsaw">Lollipop Chainsaw</a></i> </td> <td>music director </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Book_of_Memories" title="Silent Hill: Book of Memories">Silent Hill: Book of Memories</a></i> </td> <td>guitarist on "Love Psalm (Book of Memories)" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Knight_Sword" title="Black Knight Sword">Black Knight Sword</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2013 </th> <td><i>Rotolla</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Is_Dead" title="Killer Is Dead">Killer Is Dead</a></i> </td> <td>music director </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2014 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ranko_Tsukigime%27s_Longest_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day">Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Murasaki_Baby" title="Murasaki Baby">Murasaki Baby</a></i> </td> <td>"Neeko" </td></tr> <tr> <th>2015 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Persona_4:_Dancing_All_Night" title="Persona 4: Dancing All Night">Persona 4: Dancing All Night</a></i> </td> <td>"Time To Make History" remix </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2016 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_%26_Dragons_X" title="Puzzle & Dragons X">Puzzle & Dragons X</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Kenji_Ito" title="Kenji Ito">Kenji Ito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yuzo_Koshiro" title="Yuzo Koshiro">Yuzo Koshiro</a>, and Keigo Ozaki </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Silver_Case" title="The Silver Case">The Silver Case</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>arrangements, "WHITEOUT" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Let_It_Die_(video_game)" title="Let It Die (video game)">Let It Die</a></i> </td> <td>music director </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2017 </th> <td><i>Astro Boy: Edge of Time</i><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Tanks" title="World of Tanks">World of Tanks</a></i> </td> <td>"Battle in Japan" with Andrius Klimka<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2018 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_25th_Ward:_The_Silver_Case" title="The 25th Ward: The Silver Case">The 25th Ward: The Silver Case</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Baiyon" title="Baiyon">Baiyon</a>, Erika Ito, and <a href="/wiki/Masafumi_Takada" title="Masafumi Takada">Masafumi Takada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2020 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_by_Daylight" title="Dead by Daylight">Dead by Daylight</a></i> </td> <td><i>Chapter XVI: Silent Hill</i><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ninjala" title="Ninjala">Ninjala</a></i> </td> <td>with several others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>World of Tanks</i> </td> <td>"Mirny-13 – Hangar Theme" with Aleksandr Khilko and Aleksey Vanchuk<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1">2021 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Medium_(video_game)" title="The Medium (video game)">The Medium</a></i> </td> <td>with Arkadiusz Reikowski<sup id="cite_ref-Takahashi-May2020_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Takahashi-May2020-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1">2022 </th> <td><i>Deathverse: Let It Die</i><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2023 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Decarnation" title="Decarnation">Decarnation</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Stray Souls</i><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2024 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_The_Short_Message" title="Silent Hill: The Short Message">Silent Hill: The Short Message</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a></i> </td> <td>Remake </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Slitterhead" title="Slitterhead">Slitterhead</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Films">Films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>2006 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_(film)" title="Silent Hill (film)">Silent Hill</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Danna" title="Jeff Danna">Jeff Danna</a>, also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <th>2011 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Julia_X" title="Julia X">Julia X</a></i> </td> <td>"Julia's Wish" </td></tr> <tr> <th>2012 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Revelation" title="Silent Hill: Revelation">Silent Hill: Revelation</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Danna" title="Jeff Danna">Jeff Danna</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2014 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Patema_Inverted" title="Patema Inverted">Patema Inverted</a></i> </td> <td>sound director </td></tr> <tr> <th>2017 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kuso_(film)" title="Kuso (film)">Kuso</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Flying_Lotus" title="Flying Lotus">Flying Lotus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aphex_Twin" title="Aphex Twin">Aphex Twin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thundercat_(musician)" title="Thundercat (musician)">Thundercat</a>, and various others </td></tr> <tr> <th>2024 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Return_to_Silent_Hill" title="Return to Silent Hill">Return to Silent Hill</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anime/television"><span id="Anime.2Ftelevision"></span>Anime/television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Anime/television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>2022 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk:_Edgerunners" title="Cyberpunk: Edgerunners">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</a></i> </td> <td>Anime series based on <i><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akira_Yamaoka&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>2006 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/IFuturelist" title="IFuturelist">iFuturelist</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2011 </th> <td>"Ex Animo" by <a href="/wiki/Play_for_Japan:_The_Album" title="Play for Japan: The Album">Play for Japan: The Album</a> </td> <td>with various others </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Snatcher_(video_game)" title="Snatcher (video game)">Snatcher</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2012 </th> <td><i>Revolución</i><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rinkaku_(song)" title="Rinkaku (song)">Rinkaku (Eternal Slumber Mix)</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Dir_En_Grey" title="Dir En Grey">Dir En Grey</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2013 </th> <td>"Rose Cat" by World 1-2 </td> <td>with various others </td></tr> <tr> <th>2014 </th> <td>"Sustain the Untruth (Remix)" by Dir En Grey<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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