![]() ![]() On August 10, 2012, Yamaoka announced he would be releasing a second solo album in late 2012, one "different from the usual Silent Hill music." On October 31, 2012, he announced via Facebook, that the new three-track Spanish-language single "Revolución" would premiere at V-CON during a live performance. He was first appointed to the role of chief sound officer at Grasshopper, but became involved in aspects of game production as well. On February 3, 2010, it was announced that Yamaoka has joined Grasshopper Manufacture and was working with Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami on their action game, Shadows of the Damned. On December 2, 2009, it was announced that Yamaoka was leaving his long term employer Konami. Although initially hired as a composer, he soon became involved in overall sound design. 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. Shortly thereafter, he worked on the music for the PC Engine and Sega CD versions of Snatcher. He immediately began to work on the games Contra: Hard Corps, Sparkster, and Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2. Yamaoka joined Konami on September 21, 1993. He originally planned to follow a career in design. Yamaoka attended Tokyo Art College, where he studied product design and interior design. Since 2010, he has been the sound director at Grasshopper Manufacture. Yamaoka also worked as a producer on the series, as well as composing for the Silent Hill film and its sequel. ![]() He is best known for composing music for several video games in the Silent Hill series by Konami, among other games. ![]() Akira Yamaoka ( 山岡 晃, Yamaoka Akira, born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese composer and music producer. ![]()
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