AKIRA YAMAOKA (山岡晃, Yamaoka Akira, born on February 6, 1968 in Niigata, Jap… Read Full Bio ↴AKIRA YAMAOKA (山岡晃, Yamaoka Akira, born on 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. He joined Konami on September 21, 1993, after previously being a freelance music composer.
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.
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.
Wandering
Akira Yamaoka Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Wandering' by these artists:
Ahn Ye Eun 어둠일까? 눈부실까? 조용히 나를 지켜보는 커다란 강 너머 폐허일까? 내일일지 수년 뒤일지 아득히 멀고 먼…
American Thrills It's been a while since I thought existentially. It feels li…
A_Rival Unreachable Now I'm on the other side... And I just realized…
Ben Folds She's a million miles away from me. Separated by a hollow…
Buck Storm Baby hold on till Monday Then I promise we'll be gone Just…
City Calm Down Like a rat in a cage I'm easily satisfied, you know So…
Close Talker I keep pushing and pushing a rope But you cannot push…
courtney hartman Your generous heart changed me Listening to the songs you si…
CUT_ Happiness is a wandering Wandering for love The secrets of…
dizralph.c I left home I'll find my way better on my own The…
Eve Ai 看着和你若即若离的眼神 怎么按捺情绪的浮沉 好想说 不能说 回想 前天你来我的梦境一日游 你把我带到迷雾森林 恰巧是你…
Frank Sinatra Sometimes I think that I'm on the right track, But I…
General Vibe Just awoke from a dream such a terrible tale My subconscious…
Gungor I've been wandering through this world Looking for an anchor…
Head Phones President Is the style my own style Is the style Your style Your o…
Hungry Lucy You always said you'd rescue me someday Did you forget, or…
Iri 幾何学的街の音 目まぐるしい人と路頭 何だって今は投稿 してりゃ繋れてく people ゆらり くらり したい まったり…
Jack Simons I would never know If no one told me what…
James Taylor I've been wandering early and late From New York City…
Jude Shuma She always leaves Leaves me lying oh I'm trying I cannot see…
K.K. Slider Dont know too much about how I can fit the…
Ken Zuckerman & Friends Oh just another dance I think I wanna take a…
Lament Wandered lonely as a cloud Floats over the pillars of air La…
Larkspur Falls The colours ebbed away On this quiet day Where you’ll find m…
Lesser Evil Walk away in style Once again it was a wandering…
Lethian Dreams The long September evening dies In mist along the fields an…
Limp Bizkit ft. Serj Tankian Every day is nothing but stress to me I'm constantly dwellin…
m-node Tumbling down the rabbit hole My sunlight is fading Twisting…
Marie Dahlstrom So far from shore that I couldn't see Though that…
Menam Driving lonely Imploring spirits of my destiny As far as m…
Morningwhim I’m on the train No one knows where I’m going Where do…
Nao'ymt 急に振り向いた君が 口にしたふたりの未来 思い描こうとしたけれど 春風がさらってゆく I'm still wander…
Noah T I am the king of the sparrows Of the sparrows with…
Paige Aufhammer I've seen these streets before, So many streets I've tread …
Paolo Santos I've been wandering early and late from New York City…
Peter Breinholt Now I've been wandering For miles on the road And I'v…
Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai Shifting possessions from the boxes to the ground I saw you…
Priscilla Paris Wandering I love to wander through the springs And look for …
Radical Face I fall asleep in a comforting mess The room is yellow…
Radici nel cemento Wandering, you just a' wandering Wandering, you just a' wan…
Reef Walking homeward. When will I see my home again? I've been…
Rosie Frater-Taylor I've been wandering early and late From New York City…
Sakoya I'll say it all again Maybe this is the time you'll…
Sunbeam Sound Machine Feeling more late I know, I know, That half of the time The…
Susan James Hey little honey, take a ride with me Travel down roads…
Taarka Oh snakes in the mountain eels in the sea I was a…
The Babies Now that I'm wandering out and on my own Take more…
The Eagle and Child Will you let me see Will you let me see The ways…
The Found Forgive my foolish ways I have been wandering for quite a…
The Gothard Sisters Just one day To see the walls of glowing stone, cliffs…
The Hidden Cameras I had this feeling of life Wandering Through the field of …
The Hot & Heavy You know it's so Apropos You're the only one who goes Thunde…
Tim O'Brien My pathway leads into the west They say it never really…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Akira Yamaoka:
A World of Madness [instrumental]…
Acceptance Time flows Nobody knows The years go by Where we go Alon…
Alex Theme It started long before me... I never saw it coming... Th…
Always on my Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
awakening 愛しき思い 願い溢れ 切ない定めだろう 儚い記憶 戸惑いも無く 彷徨い続ける 眠らず 言葉も無く 溶けゆく白い涙…
Bitmania disco bit saisekka ... Waki no ke soyogu koi Hora kai no…
Blow Back Daylight Dark light Blinds me Am I fading in light? I …
Breeze There is another reason to fill your heart with hatred It…
Clockwork Little Happiness (The time when all will be forgiven their sins. When the…
Cradel of Forest There deep, deep in the forest night children dance the…
Cradle of Forest There deep Deep in the forest night Children dance the waltz…
Dance with Night Wind (The world is teeming with unnecessary people. It's god's de…
Diamond Jealousy Ohayou takashimakun, konkai no kimi no ninmu da ga Rei ni…
Elle Theme Where have you been? You are a different man... You disa…
Empty Of The Sky Kanashii tsukiyo namida karete Kodoku na yume koori tsuku ko…
Fading... Daylight Dark light Blind me(?) Am I fading in light? …
Float Up From Dream (They've come to witness the beginning, The rebirth of p…
Forest There deep, deep in the forest night children dance the…
Heavenly Sun ささら波寄せ 足(さらいゆく 夢の続きを 失うのが怖いの 涙の波紋 もし打ち消せたなら ひび割れた この胸…
Hell Frozen Rain In your mind's eye lives a memory Hard to find, blinded…
Hole in the Sky Oh yeah, I've been here before I can see it with…
Hometown He spoke of tortured souls So outrageous the toll You can lo…
I Want Love I want a cup that overflows with love Although it's not…
I Want Love (studio mix) All right, let's do this One, two, three I want a cup…
iFUTURELIST You Came To Fight! 悪魔の葬列 Through The Night! 闇に葬り Take Yo…
Letter A letter to my future self, am I still happy,…
Letter ~ From the Lost Days A letter to my future self Am I still happy, I…
Letter%3A From the Lost Days A letter to my future self, am I still happy,…
Letter: From the Lost Days A letter to my future self Am I still happy? I…
Lettre du diable Elle te regarde amoureusement et pose ses mains sur ton…
Lost A letter to my future self, am I still happy,…
Love Me Do Sunday, monday, tuesday... Wednesday Watashi no cool cool da…
Maria Nemurinasai itoshiki hito yo Hikisakareta katayoku no hane …
Mon cÅur te sera fidèle jusqu'à son dernier battement Caresse ma joue du bout d't'es doigts avec t'es mitaines…
O.R.T Is it lonely where you are... In there... Dad? Does the da…
One More Soul to the Call Enough with light Tell me one more time My blood, your lin…
Rain of Brass Petals I am the first A …
Room of Angel You lie silent there before me your tears they mean nothing…
Shot Down In Flames Swear at the walls They make fun of me Day after day Eyes…
Shot Down In Flames feat.Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Swear at the walls They make fun of me Day after day Eyes…
Sun In the beginning people had nothing Their bodies ached and t…
tant pis pour toi Les absents ont toujours tort.…
Tender Sugar I run, I fall, what ripped away, check my body Was…
The policy of the iFUTURELIST Party …
The Reverse Will Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the lord…
The Sacred Line Is it me? This time... Am I too... far? Did I cross... …
Waiting for You Your gentle voice I hear Your words echo inside me You sai…
Walk on Vanity Ruins (In here is a tragedy, Art thou player or audience? Be as…
When You're Gone Did I wait too long? Moments gone and now wasted Coming ba…
You Your gentle voice I hear Your words echo inside me You said…
You're Not Here Blue sky to forever, Green grass blows in the wind,…
Your Rain Dancing alone again, again the rain falling Only the scent o…
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