When you hear the name Akira Yamaoka, it’s impossible not to think of the Silent Hill series, which made him famous and helped bring the franchise to success. He created the soundtracks for the main ...

The Silent Hill franchise has stood the test of time for many reasons, not least of which being the haunting, ethereal soundscapes of these survival horror games. And when it came to adapting Silent ...

Composer Akira Yamaoka, perhaps best known for his moody musical contributions to Konami’s Silent Hill series, wants his own funeral to be scored by Ennio Morricone’s “Ecstasy of Gold,” one of the ...