He is best known for his work on the Silent Hill series for which he composed all the music and sound effects in all seven current games (excluding Silent Hill Play Novel for Game Boy Advance). Some of the music from the first four games was also remixed and used in the Silent Hill movie. He also played a doubly important role as producer of the third and fourth Silent Hill games (which were available for PlayStation 2/PC and PlayStation 2/Xbox/PC). His music from Silent Hill 2 was performed live in 2005 at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany and at the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Live! on May 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, where Yamaoka himself accompanied the orchestra with an electric guitar. As well, Yamaoka actively composes music for Konami's Bemani line of games, particularly, the Beatmania IIDX series.
His first original, non-soundtrack album, iFUTURELIST, was released in January 2006.
Career
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 the whole series (excluding Silent Hill Play Novel for the Game Boy Advance and Esperándote in Silent Hill, composed by 村中りか (Rika Muranaka)). Since Silent Hill 3, he is playing a more important role as the series' producer, also continuing with his music composition working.
Yamaoka's sound commonly contains strong melancholy undertones and generally identifies with the dark ambient, industrial, trip-hop and rock genres. Since Silent Hill 3, he also started working in collaboration with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Joe Romersa for vocal compositions.
Much of his work from previous titles has been compiled for the 2006 Silent Hill movie adaptation, directed by Christophe Gans.
His music from Silent Hill 2 was performed live in 2005 at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany. Yamaoka also performed music from Silent Hill at the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Live! on May 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, and accompanied the orchestra with an electric seven-string guitar. He also composed songs for Konami's Bemani series, which has also featured tracks from Silent Hill.
His first original album, iFUTURELIST, was released in January 2006. He also wrote the theme of 101%, the main show of the French TV channel Nolife.
On December 2, 2009, it was announced that Yamaoka was leaving his long term employer Konami.
Personal Life
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.
In 1993 he joined Konami to work on the game Rocket Knight Adventures 2. When Konami began searching for a musician to compose Silent Hill's score, Yamaoka volunteered because he thought he was the only one capable of making the soundtrack.
Yamaoka stated in a 2009 interview that his favorite game creator is Suda 51 and his favorite video game is No More Heroes.
Love Me Do
Akira Yamaoka Lyrics
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Watashi no cool cool days
Thursday, friday, saturday, every day
Anata wo suki dakara
Feel me, feel me, that's how it feels...
Kiss me... Baby tonight
I need your love feeling and hold me
Ah, you say that... Love me do, love me do
Ah, you may want... Love me do, love me do!
Sunday, monday, tuesday... Wednesday
Watashi no cool cool days
Thursday, friday, saturday, every day
Anata o...
Ah, you say that... Love me do, love me do
Ah, you may want... Love me do, love me do!
The lyrics of Akira Yamaoka's song Love Me Do express a desire for love and affection from a significant other. The repetition of the days of the week emphasizes the singer's desire for these feelings every day, showing the depth of their longing. The line "feel me, feel me, that's how it feels" suggests that the singer wants to be understood and embraced for who they are. The refrain "love me do" is the plea for the other person to reciprocate these feelings and to openly express their love.
The use of both English and Japanese in the lyrics, along with the upbeat tempo and electronic sound, creates a blend of cultures that reflects Yamaoka's eclectic style. The lyrics, though simple, could be interpreted as a representation of the desire for love and connection that transcends language and cultural barriers.
Line by Line Meaning
Sunday, monday, tuesday... Wednesday
The melody of time helps me remember that I live in this world day by day.
Watashi no cool cool days
My life is full of cool days that are not controlled by others.
Thursday, friday, saturday, every day
Each day is a new opportunity to experience life and love.
Anata wo suki dakara
I love you, and because of that, I want to share my world with you.
Feel me, feel me, that's how it feels...
I want to feel your love, I want to feel your passion, I want to feel alive.
Kiss me... Baby tonight
Let yourself go, and let our lips meet in a passionate embrace.
I need your love feeling and hold me
I crave your love, your touch, your embrace; I need them to feel whole.
Baby, can I make you love this way?
Can I inspire you to love in a way that is deep and true?
Ah, you say that... Love me do, love me do
You confess your love for me, and I reciprocate those feelings.
Ah, you may want... Love me do, love me do!
You express your desire for me, and I respond with a desire of my own.
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