Akira Yamaoka

Grindhouse styled Lollipop Chainsaw - creative fusion between Suda 51, James Gunn and Akira Yamaoka.

Akira Yamaoka introduces Play for Japan: The Album which all of the proceeds will go towards the Japanese Red Cross for the tsunami relief effort. The album is now available via the following iTunes links (the album will be available worldwide via iTunes and Amazon on July 15):

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Canada

Learn more about the album here and about the contributing artists here.

Konami has announced an 8 disc box of music titled Silent Hill Sounds Box. The box comprises os music from the Silent Hill series composed by Akira Yamaoka which consists of Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, Silent Hill 4: The Room, Silent Hill Zero, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories as well as music from arcade and demo releases. Also announced is a bonus DVD that (subject to confirmation) will include trailers from the series. The box will go on sale in Japan on the 16th of March 2011, and will retail at ¥14,700 (tax included).

Sources

• konamistyle.jp

Nintendo blog Nintendo Life asks the iconic Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka to list five of his personal favorite music tracks with accompanying discussion on why they resonate with him.

Konami has announced a new Silent Hill title at a press event in San Francisco. Not much information is available at this stage, other than the title will be developed by Vatra Games. As more details emerge it will be interesting to see who from Konami is involved, what platform it is for and whether it is an original title (as opposed to a similar title to Silent Hill: Shattered Memories). As previously stated Akira Yamaoka has left Konami, time will tell if he is still happy to jump onboard as a freelance composer or not.¹

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