AkiraYamaoka
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[Is there going to be a sequel to the movie?] "Well there's nothing announced, but if I got the opportunity I'd love to do it again."
6:10 AM Apr 9th
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"There's a huge gap, actually. They're very advanced. I look at what American developers are doing and I think wow... Japan is in trouble."
6:02 AM Apr 9th
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[Why did Konami choose The Collective?]"Basically their graphical skill. They also really understand the world and concept of Silent Hill."
5:55 AM Apr 9th
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[What bands do you like right now? Top five?]
"The Cult, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, Metallica, and HIM."
5:52 AM Apr 9th
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[Composers he admires] "Mr. Uematsu and Mr. Kondo. I respect them both."
5:50 AM Apr 9th
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[On His CD, iFuturelist] "It's different from Silent Hill-type music. I think it has a lot of smiley humor. Smiley? Something like that."
5:49 AM Apr 9th
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"I like '80s music very much, like electro-type music. It sounded cool and soulful."
5:47 AM Apr 9th
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[On the composing the movie soundtrack] "I didn't want to make the game music like a movie, I wanted to make the movie more like the game."
5:43 AM Apr 9th
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[When you were first making music 20 years ago, it was chip tunes? Like Famicom sound?] AY: "Exactly! Only three sounds at the same time."
5:36 AM Apr 9th
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[So you taught yourself music?]
AY: "Yes."
5:33 AM Apr 9th
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"I was a designer in the first place, working with CG stuff, but I began to play around with music and thought 'hey, this is interesting!'"
5:31 AM Apr 9th
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[Do you play a lot of games?]
"Yes, I do. Actually, currently I’m playing Resident Evil 4; it’s a great game."
8:19 AM Mar 15th
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"Yes, in Silent Hill 4, the psychological aspect was a very big part of the gaming experience."
8:17 AM Mar 15th
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"I feel that the characters in SH4 are weak and that if I had time, I would have created stronger characters for the gamer to relate to."
8:15 AM Mar 15th
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"Every sound and every line of sound that is in the game is done by me. And, I make all my own sound effects, too."
8:13 AM Mar 15th
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"SH is developed in Japan, but its taste in horror isn’t Japanese. Still, deep inside the game, there’s a bit of Japanese horror elements."
8:01 AM Mar 15th
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"In the world of creative expression, I do not think there is any border whether it is music or drawings."
7:47 AM Mar 15th
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on Creating Music: " I let my imagination construct the music and I believe that my personal experience is reflected to my imagination."
7:43 AM Mar 15th
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There are no special rituals that I go through. I sit in front of my tools, PC, keyboard etc & I build up the sound through trial and error.
7:40 AM Mar 15th
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"I appreciate the Silent Hill franchise and the fans and that I have the privilege to create the sound for this series."
7:38 AM Mar 15th
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- Name Akira Yamaoka
- Location Tokyo, Japan
- Bio | Born: February 6, 1968 | Akira Yamaoka is the Producer of the Silent Hill series and also the man responsible for the games incredible sound.
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