Confirmed: Akira Yamaoka resigns from Konami

zonic505 · 12-02-2009, 02:42 PM

This sucks.

Not only is this a blow to Bemani, but to other games as well (i.e Silent Hill). I wonder if this means if Konami will have to remove his songs from IIDX & such....

Damn it. & I wanted Lion Suki to be revived on CS.....

t7r · 12-04-2009, 11:22 PM

Well, here's to hoping that the Yamaoka songs will have the TaQ/Tatsh effect. (in which hardly any of their songs get deleted)

Pie-kun · 12-04-2009, 11:36 PM

I'm listening to the Silent Hill: Shattered Memories soundtrack right now and have become even more saddened by his departure. This is seriously one of the best Silent Hill albums ever. It contains great haunting yet soothing songs like songs from the SH2 OST and great vocal tracks and instrumentals like the stuff from SH3 OST.

_____Cait · 12-09-2009, 02:43 PM

Never really was a fan of his, but it's sad to see Bemani members leave =/

Pie-kun · 02-03-2010, 02:36 PM

*bump* Akira Yamaoka has joined Grasshopper Manufacture.

Grasshopper Manufacture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

zonic505 · 02-03-2010, 03:02 PM

Wow, that was unexpected. But seeing as Suda51 makes weird & awesome games while Yamaoka makes weird & awesome music, this is a great match.

kyrilsama · 02-03-2010, 06:34 PM

here's some kotaku news about that:
Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka Finds New Home At Grasshopper Manufacture - akira yamaoka - Kotaku

Imagine if Suda 51 makes another No More Heroes game with Akira Yamaoka composing its soundtrack?

Jeff Paine · 02-03-2010, 08:52 PM

you know he already did one or two songs for NMH2, right?

edit: also yes this is amazing news but I really hope he's not replacing Masafumi Takada

kyrilsama · 02-04-2010, 12:40 AM

^oh i see because i haven't played desperate struggle yet.

DJ Fatalyst · 03-19-2010, 09:40 AM

Looking forward to Yamaoka NMH mix.

Go! Grasshopper, Go!

zonic505 · 04-02-2010, 01:59 PM

Interview with Akira Yamaoka about joining Grasshopper