ArtistInfo

Akira Yamaoka

syn, *1968 JP
Composer of Electronic, Rock and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Yamaoka Akira (山岡 晃) De Vol Detroian Enn Mo Takenawa Machine Head (7)

Akira Yamaoka (born on 1968 in Niigata, Japan) is a musician and videogame composer having scored dozens of titles released by Konami such as the Bemani series of games (Including Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania IIDX), Contra, Castlevania and Winning Eleven. However, he is most well known as the producer and composer for the Silent Hill series in which he composes the majority of the music. His first original album [iFuturelist] was released in January 2006. Currently, he is the sound director at Grasshopper Manufacture.

Instruments

• Synthesizer
• Bass
• Acoustic guitar
• Guitar
• Bass guitar

Genres

• Electronic
• Rock
• Soundtrack
• Jazz
• R&B/Soul

Plays With