History Music / AkiraYamaoka

* ShoutOut" ''Videogame/DeadByDaylight Dead by Daylight's'' second most recent killer The Spirit, Rin Yamaoka, is named after Akira.

* IAmTheBand: Instead of hiring studio musicians, Akira recorded every part of every song on his ''Silent Hill'' projects himself. He then took a step further on "Silent Scream" from ''Silent Hill: Revelation''; Romersa was in the middle of another project and didn't have time to work on the song, so Yamaoka wrote the lyrics himself.

* IAmTheBand: Instead of hiring studio musicians, Akira recorded every part of every song on his ''Silent Hill'' projects himself.

Akira Yamaoka (born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese rock star and video game music composer who started out in the Creator/{{Konami}} Kukeiha Club (alongside the likes of Creator/MichiruYamane) and achieved individual recognition for ''Franchise/SilentHill''. After many ''Silent Hill'' titles, he eventually left Konami to join Creator/{{Suda51}} at Grasshopper Manufacture. He frequently collaborates with singer Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn and lyricist Joe Romersa. He cites [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], [[Series/TwinPeaks Angelo Badalamenti]], Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/DepecheMode as his biggest musical influences.

Akira Yamaoka (born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese rock star, video game developer and music composer who started out in the Creator/{{Konami}} Kukeiha Club (alongside the likes of Creator/MichiruYamane) and achieved individual recognition for ''Franchise/SilentHill''. After many ''Silent Hill'' titles, he eventually left Konami to join Creator/{{Suda51}} at Grasshopper Manufacture. He frequently collaborates with singer Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn and lyricist Joe Romersa. He cites [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], [[Series/TwinPeaks Angelo Badalamenti]], Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/DepecheMode as his biggest musical influences.

He has directed or been the lead composer for the following:

* Franchise/SilentHill series
** VideoGame/SilentHill1
** VideoGame/SilentHill2
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT-TN_pMcxE Fukuro]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP6aah6ttPs Ki-No-Ko]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLqEAhZpGMc Usagi]]
** VideoGame/SilentHill4 (also produced)
** VideoGame/SilentHillOrigins
** VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming
** VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories
* VideoGame/ShadowsOfTheDamned
* VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw
* VideoGame/LiberationMaiden
* VideoGame/KillerIsDead
[[/index]]

He has also contributed to:
* VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures
* VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}} [=CD-ROMantic=]
* VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier
* VideoGame/RumbleRoses series
* [[Film/SilentHill Silent Hill: The Movie]]

* VideoGame/LightningLegendDaigoNoDaibouken
* VideoGame/{{Otomedius}}
* VideoGame/{{Twinbee}} Paradise
* VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} and other VideoGame/{{Bemani}} games.
* VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle.
* VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight

* IAmTheBand: Instead of hiring studio musicians, Akira recorded every part of every song on his ''Silent Hill'' projects himself.

'''Akira Yamaoka''' (born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese rock star, video game developer and music composer who started out in the Creator/{{Konami}} Kukeiha Club (alongside the likes of Creator/MichiruYamane) and achieved individual recognition for ''Franchise/SilentHill''. After many ''Silent Hill'' titles, he eventually left Konami to join Creator/{{Suda51}} at Grasshopper Manufacture. He frequently collaborates with singer Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn and lyricist Joe Romersa. He cites [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], [[Series/TwinPeaks Angelo Badalamenti]], Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/DepecheMode as his biggest musical influences.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT-TN_pMcxE Fukuro]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP6aah6ttPs Ki-No-Ko]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLqEAhZpGMc Usagi]]

* [[VideoGame/ShadowsOfTheDamned Shadows of the Damned]]
* [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Lollipop Chainsaw]]

* [[{{Film/SilentHill}} Silent Hill: The Movie]]

* VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} and other {{Bemani}} games.

Akira Yamaoka is a rock star, video game developer and music composer who started out in the Creator/{{Konami}} Kukeiha Club (alongside the likes of Creator/MichiruYamane) and achieved individual recognition for ''Franchise/SilentHill''. After many ''Silent Hill'' titles, he eventually left Konami to join Creator/{{Suda51}} at Grasshopper Manufacture. He frequently collaborates with singer Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn and lyricist Joe Romersa. He cites [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], [[Series/TwinPeaks Angelo Badalamenti]], Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/DepecheMode as his biggest musical influences.

* IAmTheBand: Instead of hiring studio musiciains, Akira recorded every part of every song on his ''Silent Hill'' projects himself.

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Akira_Yamaoka_Rocking_Live_2338.jpg]]

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** And it's sequel ''Revelation''

* VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle.

* VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} and other {{Bemani}} games.

Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer born February 6, 1968. He most notably worked on the SilentHill series, stating he was the only one who could. With his departure from Creator/{{Konami}}, Daniel Licht, his replacement, may prove him wrong. He is known to be a fan of {{Suda51}}. His style ranges from dark ambient to rock, to trip hop and uses many unorthodox sounds, mostly the grinding of metal.

[[AC:Notable Works]]
* Franchise/SilentHill
* RumbleRoses
* ShadowsOfTheDamned
* VideoGame/{{Beatmania}}
* VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw

Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer born February 6, 1968. He most notably worked on the SilentHill series, stating he was the only one who could. With his departure from {{Konami}}, Daniel Licht, his replacement, may prove him wrong. He is known to be a fan of {{Suda51}}. His style ranges from dark ambient to rock, to trip hop and uses many unorthodox sounds, mostly the grinding of metal.

* SilentHill

* {{Beatmania}}
* LollipopChainsaw (upcoming)

Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer born February 6, 1968. He most notably worked on the SilentHill series, stating he was the only one who could. With his departure from {{Konami}}, Daniel Licht, his replacement, may prove him wrong. He is known to be a fan of {{Suda51}}. His style ranges from dark ambient to rock, to trip hop and uses many unorthodox sounds, mostly the grinding of metal. [[YourMileageMayVary Depending on the listener,]] his tracks are either oddly catchy, or just screechy noise.

[[AC: Associated Tropes]]
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: His music [[YourMileageMayVary can be]] a source of this.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: His music [[YourMileageMayVary can be]], a source of this.

[[AC: Associated Tropes]]Y

* LollipopChainsaw (upcoming)