E4All: Silent Hill Composer - Akira Yamaoka Interview

[Ma6g6g6ot]

Just for solving some questions people have right the woman who sings in most of the songs is Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, not Akira. Questions just look at wikipedia XD

[datgamerboy]

AKIRA IS A GUY?? well this changes things...

[SafeTripHome33]

i thought Akira Yamaoka was a girl

[gingamichael2011]

someone tell me how to find the japanese song in the background of the dog end just as it walks up to james in silent hill 2 on youtube or tell me the name

[chucknorrisfearsno1]

oohhh aaahhhh WE'RE NOT WORTHY WE'RE NOT WORTHY WE'RE NOT WORTHY.

anyone know my reference?

this guy is a bloody legend.

[Kitty666Monroe]

lol "Sirent Hirr" xD

[ZombieBiskit]

"Like that and they now live months in jail. Mother receivers explode onto the map. Blood is a step."

Story to the next Silent Hill game?

[mf481516]

According to the closed captioning: "nine the molds and the rob watson poverty typography is already there had been planned." Very informative.

[AsgardianMight]

gods exist.. and that's one standing right there

[dinobublz]

This man is BEAST!

[dreadeddan93]

that man, is a god. im just, hooked on his SH OST atm... im waiting for you, letter from the lost days, tender sugar, promise, the list is almost endless

[MonakoBoy]

With CC on with the audio translate: -Whats the thing that helps sell this game so good?

- (translate from japaneese) vietnameese comands, find employment

XDDDDDDDDDDDD

[kratoserick]

He's so cool that he can speak in japanese and english at the same time ;)

[pinkpastelhearts]

god hes so cute (melts)

[Chepito2846]

can someone tell me if Akira Yamaoka did the entire soundtrack for sparkster on the genesis or half of the songs

[adseg2cf]

LMAO vietnamese commandos find empoyment

[DevinFilms66792]

did Jimmy Gibberish do the closed captioning??

[TheRoamingGnome2]

They got rid of Akira right? Along with the lady that helped sing the songs for the game too. I keep forgetting her name. Crap, this game series just won't be the same without 'em!

[Jeradman51]

@TheRoamingGnome2 Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. I knoow, Akira was the heart and sould of Silent Hill! My favourite composer! I really hope he comes to Canada with Video Games Live some day...

[Sobernic1982]

I wanna put him under my pillow :)

[myfairvanity]

where do you draw your inspiration from?

narcissistic, resulting in the middle, kilby's, will go by a mouthful agrees the soviet union.

[Oveneise]

1:13

Disrespect! (lady in the background)

Seriously though, I thank this man with all my heart because Silent Hill games wouldn't be the same without his unparalleled audio.

[TheKrustaceox]

@Oveneise A genius, and she has no idea >)

[abola2121]

I think the audio transcriber is a mentally challenged communist. xD

[Yoshifire98]

I mean I know that you're busy making out at work you know....XD

[Yoshifire98]

He gets a lot of inspiration from Nasa officials. Awesome. xD

[EverythingSpirals]

"gave birth to a softball" lol....

[EverythingSpirals]

"I get a lot of inspiration from nasa officials"

[CzSCaesar]

Great music he made for the game.

[WhitePlayer3D]

You are god of ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC :)

[Iminurcomputorz]

"Vietnamese commandos find employment, experiments with the puzzle pieces, I really respect that discipline mosses, missus williams one though." Thanks TheKrustaceox! The transcribe audio feature on Youtube is gold in its own! I'm laughing hard! I've got to use that more...

[TheNpcsim]

I love you Akira :D !

[NickRiviera10]

Mr. Yamaoka why aren't you in the 8th one?

[itsnotozzyitsozzy]

@NickRiviera10

cause he finally realized how much climax sucks at trying to make the games...(except shattered memories, great game)

[NickRiviera10]

@itsnotozzyitsozzy you mean, Silent Hill 1 to Silent Hill homecoming are shit?!!!

[itsnotozzyitsozzy]

@NickRiviera10

wat are you talking about?

Climax started developing the silent hill games with origins...

[itsnotozzyitsozzy]

@NickRiviera10

oh and btw, climax made origins and shattered memories and team silent made 1-4, double helix games was homecoming...PLEASE get your facts straight :/

[NickRiviera10]

@itsnotozzyitsozzy we are talking different things here...by climax I didn't understand it was the company I understood that you said the climax of the games started with origins...I was like wtf?! but now I get it, my bad, Silent Hill is one of my fav. sagas along side with the games!

[TheNpcsim]

@NickRiviera10 He left after Shatterd Memories was made :'( And Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn (the english singer for the songs) Left as well :'(

[everythingremainsraw]

ok actually after looking into this more, i have seen somebody that actually emailed konami and they said that info that does not come from their side are rumors. so...seems he may still be there around for the silent hill franchise. thank god.

[everythingremainsraw]

hes now left konami. silent hill has a new american composer for the new game (sh6) that did the music on the tv show dexter. i am very disappointed.

[MrJackThompson]

one of my favorite composures

[Hightower2804TP]

Great Person

[TheKrustaceox]

Just push the CC button and select translated audio...and prepare to laugh hard...

[iliveforever1]

@TheKrustaceox  4:01 ROFLMAO

[hippymonkmon]

@TheKrustaceox WUT O.o

[WG6]

@TheKrustaceox wukk go by mouthful the soviet union, LMAO. This is the funniest feature ever created.

[JRM983]

@TheKrustaceox what's up guys that cannot be good to be brought by beating the forty g o r dot but she wrote ya bulked up. I laughed so hard at that part for some reason.

[TheKrustaceox]

@JRM983 3:59 ".. Gave birth to a Softball.." xD LMFAO

[MonakoBoy]

@TheKrustaceox rofl XDDDDDD

[MonakoBoy]

@TheKrustaceox rofl XDDDDDD one time the japaneese guy even said "will go by a mouthful agrees the soviet union" XDDDDDD

[paddeification]

@TheKrustaceox 1:44 "exotic animals" lol

[TheKrustaceox]

@paddeification the captions were changed a little since youtube's new layout. The captions were even more funny before compared to this one xD

[Guccikebab]

My favorite composer is without a doubt Nobuo Uematsu. I consider him a god.

But this guy aint far away , i'll tell you that.

[Tighen31305]

I thought Akira Yamaoka was a Girl.... :(

[puchenyaka]

есиб еще на руский язык переводили!

[BalmungBerserk]

He is INSANE, it's not possible for a normal human to compose those songs wow

[colombiatm]

he's a genius.

[bejaises1]

just piked up SH2 and SH3 tday: both for a tenner:))

[andyfitz1212]

@bejaises1 Good for you. Silent Hill changed my life forever. Especially the first and second. The second SIlent Hill is my favorite.

[NightOfTheComet84]

Yamaoka, Uematsu, and Kondo: The trifecta of awesome.

[begrackled]

Yeah.

That guy is one of my musical heroes. He needs a Nobel Prize for how he picked up on Angelo Badalamenti and ran with it. And then there's the matter of his pop sensibilities and his awesome incidental music / sound production.

What a badass.

[WillSing4Zombies]

I want to marry him. The language won't be a barrier. We could just communicate through his incredible music. This man is a genius.

[LamentOfInnocence1]

THIS MAN IS A GOD

[Konenet]

Akira Yamaoka .... Da Composer...! Great Work...! Keep it Up...

Now I need to go Listen to some Silent Hill 2 Ost... I like for the best... Don't think I've Listen to 2.... But Thanks once more.. :)

I Look to Compose Music as well as a hobby part time...

Something Similar to Silent Hill Melodies along with a Trip Hop twist [Portishead]... Spiced with some Bollywood Desi/ Arabic Mix... Can u Imagine that...?

Melodies for your Soul...!

[yuki12paul]

i will miss you akira silent hill won't be the same without you

[miticuzzohomer376]

AKIRA ROCK!

[fansSuck]

"Sirent Hirr"

[KajiCarson]

That's a genius right there.

[Yungnuty]

interviewer should of just said 'Do the music for Silent Hill 8 or else'

[stringsfreak8866]

akira yamaoka the best composer!!

[bko54]

Akira... =(

[Deidarasempai]

hes so cute! like the kid in the back of the class that needs a hug.

[2010Kewlkid]

Akira is a badass!

[Whitemanfromtown7]

It pisses me off knowing hes not doing to the music for the new slient hill...

[RisingDragonX]

@Whitemanfromtown7 Yeah..its sad.. but if you snoop around the net for a bit you might be surprised word is that after his departure from konami he joined up with Suda and the company Manufacture Grasshopper (Which worked on one of the fatal frames from my understanding) and they're working on a new survival horror franchise that has yet to be named

[RisingDragonX]

@RisingDragonX Correction lets just say he joined with manufacture grasshopper.. read something about Suda from joystiq.. but disregard that

[Whitemanfromtown7]

@RisingDragonX Thanks I'll check into that. :)

[Foreignstar]

GOD I love this man's music. it's so awesome!!!!

[RyanLies]

He is so right.. Silent Hill 2 is the best game and the best Sountrack.

[mastachiefs49]

Look at that rude black bitch in the background.. Keep smiling fucker.. Akira is a legend and what are you.. Nothing but dust >:/

[MaraleAlex69]

@mastachiefs49 lol you crack me up XD

[mastachiefs49]

@MaraleAlex69 : / Its true :O

[MaraleAlex69]

@mastachiefs49 lol i know is true! but the way you said it was hilarious XD " and what are you?..... nothing but dust!" XD funny, is not her fault to be a nonimportant person that just happened to appear in the background lol.

[mastachiefs49]

@MaraleAlex69 Ah but the way she looks over just annoys me.. Like she gots a bone to pick with him.. Well if she wants to start something, START IT WITH ME LADY! >:l

[MaraleAlex69]

@mastachiefs49 XD lol, then bit her up and upload it to youtube!, it would give me some entertainment to my life .

[mastachiefs49]

@MaraleAlex69 Your so.... RIGHT! Ima go hunt her down and kill her and stuff then make a video of it >:).. Nooo thats just sick O.O

[MaraleAlex69]

@mastachiefs49 haha.... what are you talking about thats so normal not sick at all XD, maybe i'll even help lol!

[msatrading]

Hell yeah! I like the soundtracks from 3 too!

[XVsiLEnT]

Its sad that akira is leaving team silent..no one can or ever make music like he did. I really have no idea y this man isnt famous.i have alot of SH tracks on my ipod and i listen 2 them all the time. My favrite 1's are "theme of laura" "love psalm" "dance with wind night" "your're not here" and alot more.

[1dbad]

@XVsiLEnT It is, although actually he was the last member of Team Silent left on the games. :O All the others left after 4 besides him.

[XVsiLEnT]

@1dbad thats even better, he's like the last man standing.

[1dbad]

@XVsiLEnT Yep! ....'cept sadly now....he's gone. He's moved to another company, so Silent Hill is no longer even slightly behind Team Silent anymore. 'Tis a shame.

[1dbad]

@XVsiLEnT Same with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. How can someone of her vocal talent, as well as acting, not be an on-screen actor as well as a professional singer? Some of the best talents remind hidden to the mainstream, I'm afraid.

[XVsiLEnT]

@1dbad wow dude we think the same..we shud be friends x D

[1dbad]

@XVsiLEnT Yep! xD K I'll send ya an invite then! ;P

[ikmal017]

@XVsiLEnT silent hill will not be the same without akira yamoaka, i felt sad, its like the end of silent hill. i hope the new upcoming silent hill will not be disappointing.

even mary elizabeth is not doing for silent hill 8 anymore.

*sad*

[VlikeVince777]

@ikmal017 yeah its pretty sad!

My favourite Silent Hill was 2!

But i liked homecoming very much!! Silent Hill 8 can be good but its

a bit weird because Akira made the atmospehre in the whole game!

Only Silent Hill memories was total bullshit!

[RisingDragonX]

@VlikeVince777 Agreed silent hill shattered memories lacked the combat that everyone loves and somehow didn't seem scary at all.. it just annoyed the fuck out of me having to use the wii motion sensors to shake off the only enemy in the game..one word.. repetitive..

[KatMiko11]

"the american audiance listens more with there hearts and there souls then the Japanese audiance"

Well, i sure as hell know i do, every track either makes me complete wall up into a ball and sob for weird and deep reasons...or make wanna ska-reem my bum off for...i dont know...my mind just kinda makes images in my head, good for writeing. over all the music makes me curious and want to explore eerie and enouminus places to see the story behind them...Music Composing...Akira does it Right!

[KatMiko11]

P.S SM soundtrack is the new SH2 barnon

[d2001griffiths]

I thought Akira Yamaoka was a women.

[singularitarian1]

Yamaoka is a master. Nuff said.

[SexiDevianD]

Akira is stoned

[Fallout3fananza]

wow i thought that akira yamaoka was a girl sorry man.

[TheEdward4ever]

@Fallout3fananza your not the only one. . .

[ResidentOfUmbrella99]

@Fallout3fananza me too 

[musicluver0909]

this guy is amazing.............wow just amazing

[max1323123]

Cradel of Forest is his best song to me

[VinzZissou78]

It would've been neat if him and Nujabes had made a track together.

[worldinside]

I wish he would do a live tour of the US.

[0prosthetics0]

that man is a legend!

[Hightower2804TP]

He's a very cool guy - as all the japanese ;)

[0nknees]

he makes only japanese musik i like

[as2gine]

Akira Yamaoka is the best man! I've like his music alot!

[TheAarontheblackmage]

YAMAOKA MENTIONED UEMATSU!!!!!!!

i just had a fangasm

[pasteymofo69]

Akira Yamaoka truly is one of the greatest musical composers who ever lived, i would love to meet him one day, after i learn Japanese haha

[FinalFantasyLov3r124]

OMG HE MENTIONED MY FAVOURITE COMPOSER ^^

Mr Uematsu and Mr Yamaoka are genius'

[CABLETHRASH]

cool

[KyuubiKris]

wtf? on the second disc on silent hill 2 he speaks english really well

[ares5566]

no he talks and someone talks over him in English lol

[capadocciarocker]

Akira've a unsolution and depressive a soul..Thats his spring...

[crowley67]

i love the silent hill series and i love his music.but as a musician/gtr player,makes me wonder who his influnces are...

[serdarkabashi]

jeck out my own soundtrack to silent hill 5 and please leav a comment^^

sorry for my english i´m germanxDDD

[carlosenriqe]

What do you think about bluray? !!! What a stupid question!! he must be american

[zak832]

"sometimes, even they're scary"

huge understatement

[cofiking1]

I totally agree with you. 

[dude111111111110]

This man is a legend, and the interviewer asked great questions.

[anny31Sarainlove22]

the best akira yamaoka <3

[ShinobiTobosaku]

this dude Yamaoka has this funny strong accentuation in the last syllable... I wonder where's that accent from....

[mwkmn]

@ShinobiTobosaku

He was born in Niigata. Maybe that could be why.

[GeminiBreaker]

Even though he's left the Silent Hill team, I hope he continues making such beautiful music.

[HapaLife]

legendary

[FinalFantasyLov3r124]

Too bad he left Konami. I love his music and I love the games (when they were made by Team Silent)

[Rashmex00]

Akira yamaoka es el mejor.

[luishomeroremohsiul]

i can understand most of what he says : )

[airodinamic]

Too bad Akira Yamaoka leave Konami :(

[xxESTERFORDxx]

hummmm

to bad

[Piece0fSheet666]

Awesome, he pwns! :)

[coweatman]

Such a brilliant person. It hurts to know he is leaving Konami. =(

[DoorsBeyondDoors]

this man is a god

[SuzumiyaHaruhi0]

VERY CUTE !

[MantisInMyPantis702]

i love that man

[XIcebrandX]

i say so to silent hill 2 was his best work

[kzundiverus]

Such a humble man... A genius to say the least. *applauds* Silent Hill 2 was a masterpiece.

[PhuckingA]

IM GONNA MISS YOU Akira Yamaoka! THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!....sad he left...

[gerry1976]

Well Silent Hill 2 is still the best of all.

[CleverDjembe]

Yeah, especially "Promise".. oh, man!

[Tarantula33222]

QFT My Thumbs Up, it should be remade James Sunderland FTW

[1dbad]

@gerry1976 As much as I love it, I really think the first 3 are. 4 not so much but it wasn't intended to be part of the series...and after the first 3/4 Team Silent left besides Akira, so aside from great music these other games haven't really been 'Silent Hill' to me.

[cofiking1]

true, silent hill 5 was totally different from its predecessors

[SwiftANGELnDCoors]

@gerry1976 nope SH3 was lol

[TribalPam07Marla]

YOU ARE A GOD !!!

O.O!

hahaha

[TheAlvarcroc]

i love musi of akira yamaoka 5 stars

[jayblueridgesumilhig]

AKIRA is working for SILENT HILL 5?

[bandsunited]

Silent Hill 5 is out, And yeah he did, Silent Hill 5 was not made by the original creators of the other titles, Also he will be helping with shattered memories and then he is leaving Konami.

[VlikeVince777]

@bandsunited WHAT!!!?!!??

FUCK !!!!! Akira Yamaoka is the best composer,producer!He the one who makes games alive!

Silent Hill 1-5 is better than every Resident evil game

[bandsunited]

Yeah i know,

And i think RE en SH series are both very good games.

[NickRiviera10]

@VlikeVince777 hey careful with the first 3 resident evil games, after those you can say whatever, I love Silent Hill!!!!

[gostoneph17]

@VlikeVince777 i don't agree with the fifth but yes you're totally right! but re4 was awesome too!! :)

[903harman]

@VlikeVince777 res evil 1-4 was awesome but 5 <,<

[VlikeVince777]

@903harman totally agree!

Res5 was just pure carnage..no fear anymore.

[903harman]

@VlikeVince777 i mean if they made the world night instead of daytime. it would have been a little more scary, and if they made it night you couldn't see anyone.. a flashlight would have helped. and if they added REAL ZOMBIES!

[1And]

@903harman I like Day and night time. I like realism when it comes to games based of the real world.