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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 6, 1968 (58)
- Niigata, Japan
- Composer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Akira Yamaoka's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Akira Yamaoka's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Akira Yamaoka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Return to Silent Hill(2026)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Digital Hunt: The Julita Pintuda File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Silent Hill: The Room (Short) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Joshurei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners(2022)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Ometeotl Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Kuso(2017)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Silent Hill 2: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Patema Inverted(2013)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Mystery of the Rabbit's Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Julia X(2011)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Silent Hill(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
RUMBLE ROSES Original Soundtrack DVD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Making of Silent Hill 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Usagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Bag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Caramel Mix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Mushroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
CAÇADA DIGITAL: O Arquivo Julita Pintuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Silent Hill (2006)
Highest rated
Silent Hill (2006)
Most popular right now
Return to Silent Hill (2026)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Akira Yamaoka's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Akira Yamaoka's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Akira Yamaoka work with?
People who share at least 2 of Akira Yamaoka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christophe Gans shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Christophe GansShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Gans
Editors
- Sébastien PrangèreShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Sébastien Prangère
Producers
- Victor HadidaShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Hadida
