Akira Yamaoka

Japanese composer
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Akira Yamaoka

Summary

Akira Yamaoka is a human[1]. His place of birth was Niigata[2]. He was born on February 6, 1968[3]. He worked as a composer[4], video game producer[5], sound designer[6], and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,024 views/month, #6,821 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Akira Yamaoka's place of birth was Niigata[2].
  • Akira Yamaoka was born on February 6, 1968[3].
  • Akira Yamaoka was married to Tamu Murata[9].
  • Akira Yamaoka held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Japanese was Akira Yamaoka's native language[11].
  • Akira Yamaoka worked as a composer[4].
  • Akira Yamaoka worked as a video game producer[5].
  • Akira Yamaoka's professions included sound designer[6].
  • Akira Yamaoka worked as a guitarist[7].
  • Akira Yamaoka's field of work was video game music[12].
  • Akira Yamaoka was educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Akira Yamaoka is Silent Hill 4: The Room - Original Soundtrack[14].
  • Akira Yamaoka is recorded as male[15].
  • Akira Yamaoka's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Akira Yamaoka's genre is rock music[17].
  • Akira Yamaoka's genre is dark ambient[18].
  • Akira Yamaoka's genre is trip hop[19].
  • Akira Yamaoka's Commons category is recorded as Akira Yamaoka[20].
  • Akira Yamaoka's family name is recorded as Yamaoka[21].
  • Akira Yamaoka's given name is recorded as Akira[22].
  • Akira Yamaoka's official website is recorded as http://www.akirayamaoka.com[23].
  • Akira Yamaoka's official website is recorded as http://www.akirayamaoka.jp[24].
  • Akira Yamaoka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Akira Yamaoka[25].
  • Akira Yamaoka's instrument is recorded as guitar[26].
  • Akira Yamaoka's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1968-02-06[30]

  • Genre(s): ambient, breakbeat, dark ambient, experimental, lo-fi, rock, trip hop[31]

  • Community tags: ambient, bemani, breakbeat, dark ambient, experimental, game, japanese, lo-fi, rock, score, server name, silent hill, soundtrack, trip hop, vgm, video game, video game music[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 23a32153-7314-4359-a5cd-9e584fe83504[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Niigata[2], Akira Yamaoka… he was born on February 6, 1968[3]. Japanese was his native language[11].

Education

Akira Yamaoka was educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], video game producer[5], sound designer[6], and guitarist[7]. Akira Yamaoka's field of work was video game music[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Akira Yamaoka is Silent Hill 4: The Room - Original Soundtrack[14].

Personal Life

Akira Yamaoka was married to Tamu Murata[9].

Why It Matters

Akira Yamaoka ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,024 views/month, #6,821 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Akira Yamaoka born?

Akira Yamaoka was born in Niigata[2].

Who was Akira Yamaoka married to?

Akira Yamaoka's spouses include Tamu Murata[9].

What did Akira Yamaoka do for work?

Akira Yamaoka worked as composer[4], video game producer[5], sound designer[6], and guitarist[7].

Where did Akira Yamaoka go to school?

Akira Yamaoka was educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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