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Akira Yamaoka

Akira Yamaoka

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Biography

Akira Yamaoka (山岡 晃, Yamaoka Akira, born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese composer and music producer. He is best known for composing music for several video games in the Silent Hill series by Konami, among other games. Yamaoka also worked as a producer on the series, as well as composing for the Silent Hill film and its sequel. Since 2010, he has been the sound director at Grasshopper Manufacture.

Known For

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
8.5

In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

2022
Return to Silent Hill
5.3

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

Return to Silent Hill

2026
Silent Hill
6.6

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

Silent Hill

2006
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
5.5

Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand. Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

2012
Patema Inverted
7.4

A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.

Patema Inverted

2013
Julia X
4.8

Meeting a man on the Internet, Julia decides to see him in person, only to get abducted and branded with the letter "x" by that guy. A game of cat and mouse follows, but the story has an unexpected twist.

Julia X

2011
Kuso
5.5

Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, this story is tangled up in the aftermath of Los Angeles's worst earthquake nightmare. Travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived.

Kuso

2017
RUMBLE ROSES Original Soundtrack DVD
N/A

A total of 23 songs including "Yankee Roses" from the video game Rumble Roses. DVD also include special screensavers, in-game movies, and special music videos!

RUMBLE ROSES Original Soundtrack DVD

2005
Joshurei
7.5

Yoshida, a former parliamentarian's secretary, took the fall for a murder in place of the trusted politician and ended up in prison. He awaited the day when the said politician would prove his innocence and get him released from prison. One day, while sharing a four-person cell, Machida was sent to solitary confinement for losing his temper. There were rumors within the prison that those sent to solitary confinement for punishment would mysteriously die and never return. However, Machida came back unharmed. Yet, the rumors continued, stating that returning from solitary confinement without a mysterious death was the real issue.

Joshurei

2023
Silent Hill 4: The Room
7.7

Henry Townshend, a boy of about thirty with a hobby of photography, has recently moved into apartment 302, first floor of the South Ashfield Heights complex, in Ashfield, a pleasant town near Silent Hill. After a short period of peaceful stay, some strange events begin to happen. Every night, Henry is promptly awakened by the same, identical, nightmare. From that moment, he finds himself trapped in his apartment: the door, bearing the words “Don't go out!, Walter”, is locked with chains and padlocks, the windows are hermetically sealed, the phone is silent and no one seems to hear his screams. After five days of captivity, a hole appears in the bathroom wall: Henry, armed only with an iron pipe, crosses the portal in search of freedom. [A documentary about the making of the 2004 video game "Silent Hill 4: The Room".]

Silent Hill 4: The Room

2004
Me The Machine - Miomantis [Scars]
N/A

Miomantis [Scars] portrays an aftermath of betrayal, where pain and torment lead to an extreme metamorphosis; highlighting a destructive encounter of insufferable trust and self-evolution. A chilling, cathartic release, where healing can only be unlocked through one’s scars. Join the booming chorus of heartache and revenge in “Miomantis (Scars,)” the latest single from legendary composer Akira Yamaoka and Latiné trailblazer Me The Machine. Pain is the ultimate muse in this vivid new track, available now on all music streaming services and DSPs. “I wanted to tell a story that brings people in to experience an intense, maniacal type of passion and hurt,” shared singer-songwriter Me The Machine. “The vulnerability of showing your own scars can heal others. There’s no one better than Akira to help tell this story.” “Miomantis (Scars)” follows the gore and glory of the duo’s 2023 single, Soul Eater.

Me The Machine - Miomantis [Scars]

2025
The Making of Silent Hill 2
N/A

A short documentary about the production of a second Silent Hill video game released in 2001.

The Making of Silent Hill 2

2001
CAÇADA DIGITAL: O Arquivo Julita Pintuda
N/A

Since October 2024, four young men — Pedro Ignacio, Carlos Henrique, Leonardo Ghidini, and Muriel Funari — have been on the run, accused of various cybercrimes. Known as the infamous "Julita Pintuda" group, they’ve become modern urban legends, fueled by jokes, theories, and a mix of fascination and disgust. This documentary dives, for the first time, into the bizarre and unlikely depths of the case. Interviews with victims, witnesses, and enigmatic figures reveal a web of obsession, digital stalking, and vigilante justice. Leaked audio files, old profiles, police operations, and a mysterious cabin in the snow paint a chilling portrait — as disturbing as it is hypnotic.

CAÇADA DIGITAL: O Arquivo Julita Pintuda

Digital Hunt: The Julita Pintuda File
N/A

Since October 2024, four young men — Pedro Ignacio, Carlos Henrique, Leonardo Ghidini, and Muriel Funari — have been on the run, accused of various cybercrimes. Known as the infamous "Julita Pintuda" group, they’ve become modern urban legends, fueled by jokes, theories, and a mix of fascination and disgust. This documentary dives, for the first time, into the bizarre and unlikely depths of the case. Interviews with victims, witnesses, and enigmatic figures reveal a web of obsession, digital stalking, and vigilante justice. Leaked audio files, old profiles, police operations, and a mysterious cabin in the snow paint a chilling portrait — as disturbing as it is hypnotic.

Digital Hunt: The Julita Pintuda File

2025
Silent Hill 2: The Movie
N/A

James receives a letter from his dead wife... is she really in Silent Hill waiting for him in their "special place"? Unravel the mysteries and join James on a hunt through the shrouded town inhabiting your deepest fears, Silent Hill.

Silent Hill 2: The Movie

2014
Silent Hill: The Room (Short)
N/A

Henry Townshend [Brian Dole] wakes up in his apartment and finds it's been chained shut from the inside... A Fan Film Based on the game Silent Hill 4: The Room by Konami.

Silent Hill: The Room (Short)

2024
Bag
6.0

The short film features Pyramid Head and a Lying Figure from Silent Hill 2, the Fukuro Lady, and many monsters from early sketches for Silent Hill 2. The film contains disturbing, surreal imagery.

Bag

2001
A K I Я A 1 6
N/A

AKIRA16 is a live concert film performance of Akira Yamaoka & Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in Saint Petersburg 2016.

A K I Я A 1 6

2016
Caramel Mix
5.0

Silent Hill short featured in The Art of Silent Hill

Caramel Mix

2001
The Mystery of the Rabbit's Death
N/A

Short film by USAGI TANAKA about the mystery of a rabbit's death

The Mystery of the Rabbit's Death

2011