Akira Yamaoka

Sound

February 6, 1968 (58 years)

Niigata, Japan

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.

Filmography

8.5

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

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

5.4

Return to Silent Hill

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.

6.6

Silent Hill

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.

5.5

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

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.

7.4

Patema Inverted

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.

4.8

Julia X

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.

5.5

Kuso

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.

N/A

RUMBLE ROSES Original Soundtrack DVD

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!

7.5

Joshurei

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.

N/A

Silent Hill: The Room (Short)

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.

N/A

Silent Hill 2: The Movie

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.

N/A

Me The Machine - Miomantis [Scars]

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.

6.0

Bag

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.

N/A

The Mystery of the Rabbit's Death

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

4.0

Usagi

A group of Robbie the Rabbits of varying colors move through the corridors of a hospital, calmly riding elevators, pushing gurneys, and sitting in silence.

N/A

Digital Hunt: The Julita Pintuda File

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.

N/A

CAÇADA DIGITAL: O Arquivo Julita Pintuda

4.5

Mushroom

Ki-No-Ko is a surreal five-minute short film published on Art of Silent Hill, Lost Memories: The Art & Music of Silent Hill and The Silent Hill Experience.

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