Akira Yamaoka
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Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer and sound designer best known for his atmospheric, industrial-ambient soundtracks that defined the mood and identity of the Silent Hill video game franchise.
All labels observed (1)
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| Akira Yamaoka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11252452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Yamaoka Context triple: [Silent Hill series, musicBy, Akira Yamaoka]
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A.
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Hitoshi Sakimoto is a Japanese video game composer best known for his orchestral and atmospheric soundtracks for titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and the Ogre Battle series.
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B.
Takashi Koyasu
Takashi Koyasu was a Japanese businessman best known as the founder of the major national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
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C.
Kayo Washio
Kayo Washio is a Japanese television and film producer best known for her executive production work on the crime drama series "Tokyo Vice."
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D.
Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura is a renowned Japanese composer and music producer best known for her dramatic, orchestral, and choir-driven soundtracks for anime, games, and films.
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E.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Yamaoka Target entity description: Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer and sound designer best known for his atmospheric, industrial-ambient soundtracks that defined the mood and identity of the Silent Hill video game franchise.
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A.
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Hitoshi Sakimoto is a Japanese video game composer best known for his orchestral and atmospheric soundtracks for titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and the Ogre Battle series.
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B.
Takashi Koyasu
Takashi Koyasu was a Japanese businessman best known as the founder of the major national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
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C.
Kayo Washio
Kayo Washio is a Japanese television and film producer best known for her executive production work on the crime drama series "Tokyo Vice."
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D.
Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura is a renowned Japanese composer and music producer best known for her dramatic, orchestral, and choir-driven soundtracks for anime, games, and films.
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E.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ sound designer ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | Konami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamaoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient music
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dark ambient ⓘ industrial music ⓘ rock music ⓘ trip hop ⓘ |
| givenName | Akira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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guitar ⓘ sampler ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Akira Yamaoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 山岡 晃 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Promise (Silent Hill 2)
NERFINISHED
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Room of Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadows of the Damned soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill (video game) soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill 2 soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill 3 soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill 4: The Room soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill franchise music ⓘ Silent Hill: Downpour soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill: Homecoming soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill: Origins soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Hill: Shattered Memories soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Sine Mora soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme of Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ You’re Not Here NERFINISHED ⓘ iFUTURELIST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ sound designer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akira Yamaoka Description of subject: Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer and sound designer best known for his atmospheric, industrial-ambient soundtracks that defined the mood and identity of the Silent Hill video game franchise.
Referenced by (1)
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