Akira Yamaoka

Akira Yamaoka
山岡 晃
Yamaoka in 2010
Born	(1968-02-06) February 6, 1968 (age 57) Niigata, Japan
Occupations	Composer sound designer sound director
Years active	1991–present
Employers	Konami (1993–2009) Grasshopper Manufacture (2010–present)
Spouse	Tamu Murata
Website	akirayamaoka.jp

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.