Akira Yamaoka (Yamaoka Akira, born February 6, 1968 in Niigata, Japan) has composed music for dozens of Konami video games. Yamaoka attended Tokyo Art College, where he studied product design and interior design. He joined Konami on September 21, 1993, after previously being a freelance music composer.
He is most well known for his work for the Silent Hill series of video games, for which he composed all the music and sound effects in all four games (this excludes Silent Hill: Play Novel for the GBA); much of his work from previous Silent Hill titles have been compiled for the new Silent Hill movie. In the third and fourth Silent Hill games (which are available on the PlayStation 2 and PC and the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC respectively) he also played a more important role as the games' producer. 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.
His first original album, iFUTURELIST, was released in January 2006.
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iFUTURELIST (pronounced "I futurist") is the first original album by Akira Yamaoka, well-known for his work on the Silent Hill and Bemani series. The tone of the album is decidedly electronic, tending more towards his work in the Bemani series, although there is a ballad. It also includes a number of long and remixed versions of his work on the Silent Hill and beatmaniaIIDX series.
Tracklist:
1. The policy of the iFUTURELIST Party
2. Love me Do
3. iFUTURELIST
4. Tant pis pour Toi
5. Injection of Love
6. Empth of the Sky
7. Maria
8. Adjust Rain
9. Rislim
10. Mad Season
11. Lion Friend
12. Lion Lover
13. Bitmania
14. April Fool Song
15. Heavenly Sun
16. Showa-era Corporate Warrior Section Chief
17. System Love
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Hardware:
Roland JD-800
Roland JP-8080
Roland TB-303
Roland MKS-80
Roland DJ-70
Roland VP-9000
Sequential Circuit Prophet-5
Oberheim OB-MX
Memorymoog
Ensoniq VFX
Akai VX-600
Korg Prophecy
Software:
Emagic Logic Audio
Emagic EXS24
Emagic amt8
Phrazer Infinity
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Composition:
Sparkster - With K. Uehara, M. Ikariko, M. Matsuhira and Y. Yamane
International Superstar (also known as Perfect Eleven)
Road Rage (also known as Speed King)
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Contra: Shattered Soldier - With Sota Fujimori
Rumble Roses - Composed "Pluck the Roses!" and "I'm too vituous"
Pop'n Music 12 - Composed "April Fool's Song" and "Ryusei Honey"
Pop'n Music 14 - Composed "Popdod"
GuitarFreaks 3rd Mix - Composed "Love This Feelin'" and "POWER DUNKER 2000X"
Beatmania IIDX Series:
4th Style - Composed "250bpm", "Diamond Jealousy", "Love Will..." and "Minimalian"
5th Style - Composed "In My Eyes" and "Rislim"
7th Style - Composed "Bring Her Down", "I feel..."
and "Love Me Do"
8th Style - Composed "Bit Mania" and "Dancer"
9th Style - Composed "Lion lover" and "Rislim (remix)"
10th Style - Composed "Space Fight" and "system romance"
RED - Composed "Awakening" and "Injection of Love"
Happy Sky - Composed "Empty of the Sky" and "Tant pis pour Toi"
DistorteD - "iFUTURELIST," and "Heavenly Sun"
