Akira Yamaoka

Akira Yamaoka (born February 6, 1968) is a Japanese composer and sound designer. He is best known for his work on the "Silent Hill" video game series by Konami, for which he composed the majority of the soundtracks beginning in 1999. In addition to composing, he contributed to sound design and production on several entries in the series and worked on music for its film adaptations. He has served as sound director at Grasshopper Manufacture since 2010 and has held roles as director and sound designer at Supertrick Games since 2018.