The Samples Used in Silent Hill 1-4

[@OldObscureUnpopularGames]

I imagine someone doing one of those "what are you listening to" videos and Akira just casually listening to "A Poke in the Ear with a Sharp Stick"

[@ambars_lair]

Me when my boyfriend asks me how work is going (? Honestly, the process of exploring sample libraries is one of the cooler things the whole samplong process involves, cuz it's very exciting to see a raw sound with potential and already imagining how you can absolutely obliterate it and alter it for your own purposes.

[@XBattynatorX]

THat one also appears in a NIN's Closer version that was used in the movie Se7en iirc

[@hadeseye2297]

Jooo. Niezły odpał.

[@CallMeSugarMilk]

I love how Capcom used the same sample that Akira Yamaoka used for “Alone in The Town” in Silent Hill 2 for Lady’s Boss Theme in Devil May Cry 3. Neat and interesting stuff when game composers use similar sound samples for their soundtracks!

[@larsu-gx579]

Probably because they just grabbed the CDs lying around the office and/or recommended them to each other while eating lunch

[@krassilverfang5504]

I was expecting the samples to be the non-creepy and non-distorted versions but they are just as fucked up and unnerving

[@ambars_lair]

Look up Glitchmachines' sample packs, those things are GOLD.

[@lastlvl]

@@ambars_lairnice got anymore suggestions

[@RinitaChan]

Makes sense why those sounds were selected.

[@CrysisVN]

im not disappointed at all cause sampling is so fucking cool and i still think akira is a wizard for finding and shaping these types of sound to his own taste

[@shadowdragonx07]

chyea i was gonna say htf chu gonna get mad for useing sample sounds tu make somting OG am i right 🤔

[@CrysisVN]

@@shadowdragonx07 Hell yea bro shit is actually art too like Everybody can sample its all cool but like making the sample sound completely fucking new in the context of a new song? That shit's crazy

[@joellemarron3452]

good thing this 'wizard' found "bizzare guitar" and "distorted reality" 1 and 2, because all of his best sounding tracks are only composed of that

[@CrysisVN]

@@joellemarron3452 1. what you mean by best sounding is completely subjective 2. sampling is still completely fine even if its just composed of one single sample lol its a prevalent thing especially in hip hop

[@joellemarron3452]

@@CrysisVN In hiphop, yes. But it's focus is on rythm and rap and everyone knows they use samples. Since this is ambient music for an official soundtrack some people had the expectation, that the cool synth and guitar sounds are made by him. That's why it's disappointing to find out. Some tracks are just pitch shifted sample with drums or an extra pad chord. Of course not every track, Heaven's Night / White Noiz for example is still really good in my opinion - I exaggerated a bit in my previous comment. I still like this OST, I just had a different image of the artist before

[@AluminumFusion22]

The fact that Akira Yamaoka managed to take several random samples and make them one cohesive sound really shows his talent. You'd never know he used samples, ableit more obscure ones.

[@alphalax7747]

Not that random considering these sounds were literally made to be sampled

[@kraktJOE]

@@alphalax7747point still stands

[@BruhNuts87]

The meat riding is crazy

[@ricardosantos-rb9hf]

I think Akira yamaoka Is a genius the most scary to silent Hill is the sound, the soundtrack

[@l1p0v]

@@BruhNuts87 ikr? The music is great, but that's some stan shit right there. All people want is to lick boots of their favorite creators.

[@tart-miano]

Fun fact: Zero-G is also known for starting the vocal synthesizer trend, when they helped make the first Vocaloids Leon and Lola, back in 2004! Basically, there is a through line connecting Silent Hill and Hatsune Miku, thank you for coming to my ted talk

[@plumkun208]

amen

[@ms.pirate]

Leon and Lola. Hmm, I'll have too look them up

[@nodeberiaestaraqui93]

Silent Hill and Hatsune Miku, now that's a weird combination

[@SnorlaxNumber143]

@@nodeberiaestaraqui93 Do you think she would have eaten pizza with Eddie

[@nodeberiaestaraqui93]

@@SnorlaxNumber143 lmao no

[@nanadr3am]

8:08 Akira Yamaoka turned this 8:14 to this... Beautiful.

[@RaccoonHills]

Yeah .a genius

[@gobblegobble831]

Examples like that are exactly why I must disagree with the people making him out to be some talentless hack in these comments

[@Lofi-Dreamscapes-Radio]

just pitched it down lol

[@bonjonbovi-]

there are by far better examples in this video. this one is just pitched down

[@WhirlingMusic]

Yeah. I just tried replicating what he did. I couldn't do it in the 2 minutes I played around with it. It would take some time

[@SaImanKayani]

0:27 was also sampled for Nine Inch Nails remix of their song, titled Closer, which was also used in the Se7en movie!

[@bl4nkd4hli4]

Remixed by Coil as Closer (Precursor) to be exact!

[@crispyderpybaconpiece5423]

YES this

[@macdoninri]

Haha yea that sound made me do a double take. Too iconic

[@natoonstopmotions181]

This proves that everyone takes his inspiration somewhere. Don't be ashamed when you feel inspired by something, that's how the masterpieces are done.

[@kennethendres8102]

This needs to be said more. Imo this is the real creators block, feeling guilty that your work needs to be 100% new, and original.

[@AlexM-vt5pu]

The people upset at this clearly don't understand an artist's creative process.

[@paul_nthny]

They think that "sampling" only means using a part of another existing song. I don't think they know what sample libraries and sample packs are

[@Ali_Seraj]

man this is gold, I'm a sound designer and I have all these library's

[@stwknt8961]

Impressive, you know where i could find these cds ?

[@tjrizvi251]

😅folliwing for answer

[@ashgonza92]

Ayo

[@AiamEsquisoEsquis]

Also expecting info lol

[@Ali_Seraj]

About Omnisphere, it's an application for pc and mac, with wide variety of sounds, you can use it as a stand alone application or as a VST instrument inside digital audio work station like reaper or Cubase etc...

[@xXblazmodzXx]

It's amazing how you can sometimes not even realize when a sample is used, and how creatively Akira used samples in his music. I will forever be inspired by his work and pure brilliance.

[@baltiendebagdinath5924]

And they forgot something very important her: His point was to make an ambiance for a game, not to make music for listening like Mickael Jackson.

[@drackfreeee]

the song of day of night was made with lapland and sleepcycle1 reversed i think, good recopilation of samples, salute :p

[@linknavi1]

Yup indeed it was hehe :)

[@SOLIDSNAKE.]

Drack! My hero!

[@shugafoo2847]

Ah yes lappland the wolf girl

[@Duskets]

What’s impressive is how each of these samples - from such a wide spectrum of sounds and textures - were modified and customized to fit with the aesthetic of the game they’re presented in.

[@Elfantasmon138]

It's really cringey to see comments from people criticizing Akira for not making technical or complex music, like they want. Akira Yamaoka has already said it, he does not intend to create the most complex music in the world, he only wants to transmit the emotions that are being seen during the gameplay, and nothing more.

[@thelonewolf70x7]

And he did it greatly. I confess that I feel kinda dissapointed to know he didn't created every detail of the SH soundtracks, but it takes talent and attention to put something together pretty well.

[@stevemuzak8526]

And he did the best job ever. Silent Hill sounds are imprinted in my mind.

[@StationaryGamingReal]

Half Life had good sample use. I guess people will always be ignorant.

[@oculttheexegaming2509]

​@@StationaryGamingReal Also any soundtrack by Hideki Naganuma (Jet Set Radio, Sonic Rush etc.).

[@Chamiliatic]

Akira yamaoka uses sampling the right way. I've seen people get mad at him sampling but listen to a pop song that just took the same beat, melody, and even chorus from an older pop song and not bat an eye.

[@xom.]

Errrm but you have to be so heckin skilled to play an instrument !!!

[@Blckztr]

As opposed to the "wrong" way? He is using it as they are intended, literally the whole purpose of samples in the firs place and theres nothing wrong with it

[@Chamiliatic]

@Blckztr the wrong way is just taking the song and changing nothing but changing a verse.

[@andrewhannah7]

“Resting Comfortably” is my favorite Silent Hill song. It’s so eerie but calming at the same time. I’m amazed he was able to create that mood from that sample.

[@Urb4n0Ninj4]

I'd love to know how Akira comes across the samples. I mean, who would honestly *CASUALLY* listen to a 75 track album of "drum and bass samples" and happen upon one or two tracks and think "EUREKA!". I want to hear more about his process because these samples seem pulled out of nowhere.

[@razmatazz9310]

That's probably exactly how it happened. They are SAMPLE CDs after all, and made for this purpose.

[@DEVTHRVY]

@@razmatazz9310I think what he was saying was that it was more impressive that Akira used sounds intended to be used by Drum n Bass producers and re-interpreted them for these dark ambient songs he made. That’s just the art of good sampling.

[@rainingnights1409]

Professional musician and sound designer here: yes, that's precisely how we come up with samples. I've taken samples from the most random places, it's all about experimenting, taking some random audio from somewhere and manipulating it until it sounds cool. It's as much a talent as it is a skill

[@dfghj241]

this is literally the process mate, you listen to each and all the tracks and take mental notes of which have potential. you experiement with each in a sampler and figure out the reach of the sample.

[@stephanos6128]

funny enough i use a similar process for searchjng for sound effects

[@Drewshew]

6:10 I recognize that sample that was used. It was also used in Massive Attack's "Teardrop".

[@NilsonSeiza]

sounds like rhe begining of Dissolved Girl

[@AvithOrtega]

Its the other way around, BT (the producer) sampled that key/note from the song Teardrop (originally released on 1998) and put it on the sample library (2002).

[@rtxa]

Glad someone else noticed it

[@djapathy8967]

​@@AvithOrtegasounds like copyright infringement lol

[@StabVariation]

@@djapathy8967 Not exactly. How do you suppose music is made, eletronic music mostly, and sampled music? Well, by using samples from pre-existing media or creating new ones. Using samples to create new songs is legal. In fact, there is a whole genre dedicated to it called Plunderphonics. And you don't even have to credit anyone at all.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

0:38 Nearly 20 years later, and I can still remember the first time hearing that sound walking up the stairs to the 3rd floor of Woodside Apartments!

[@hntr_official]

That sound has been imprinted into my brain and it always amkes my stomach turn. A shame it wasn't in the remake

[@arlomercy2675]

@@hntr_officialit was!!!

[@hntr_official]

@@arlomercy2675 Where? I played the remake 3 times already and I didn't hear it at the spot where it should be

[@chefqu3s0]

Holy shit, ElectroGlurp from A Poke in the Ear with a Sharp Stick was also used by Trent Reznor for the Precursor remix of Closer (the version used in the opening for Se7en)

[@pora-pora]

Yeah, glitched me for a second there too. Same sample's in the Unrecalled version by Coil, go guess which's first.

[@echoradiata]

​@@pora-porawell coil is the one that did the Precursor mix, at least Danny Hyde was. The unrecalled one is just a reworking/alt take he put out of the original one.

[@chefqu3s0]

​@@pora-poraAnd I believe there's a bass sample in Into the Depths of Sanctuary from SH4 that's also in KoRn's SH song from Downpour, so my guess is that's also a sample Yamaoka used or KoRn decided to sample it from Yamaoka's track

[@nugsboodlepoo]

Spectrasonics: Distorted Reality 2 and Bizarre Guitar were included in the (incredible) Omnisphere 2 synthesizer I got and I was so excited to stumble upon so many sounds from Silent Hill 2, my favorite game. And yes, people get weirdly upset when you bring up Akira used pre-made samples and patches for most of his ambient, atonal arrangements as if you're implying using samples and patches is a bad thing.

[@fortetuono4068]

I love that he uses samples tbh. He's just like anyone else, and you can use those samples to make your own beats like the master did, and produce a crazy sound.

[@flameingdaethfearies]

Nearly 100% of those upset are not working professional musicians or producers. It’s the uninformed outsiders looking in.

[@SentientHoodii]

Sample Haters when the musician uses standard tuning instead of coming up with their own original A-G chords.

[@gnarlykoala]

Even RDJ (Aphex Twin) used samples. Why the fuss.

[@ambars_lair]

@@ONOBITCH yes. Yes we do c:

[@Scopatone]

The fact that the these soundtracks are iconic and nothing has ever really sounded like them since is a testament to Yamaoka's ability to manipulate samples

[@M_reapr]

8:06 the transition from the sample to the piece is insane it goes from a quiet contemplation to a child stuck in memories over an apt he believes is his mother.

[@bluemoon4944]

Those bitching about using samples, I bet you could have all the samples he used and wouldn’t have any idea of how using them like Akira did...

[@satanamogila9251]

Who's bitching about samples?

[@gobblegobble831]

@@satanamogila9251 there was some dude in the comments here who left a shitstorm of replies calling yamaoka a hack and insulting his fans a few months ago but I think he deleted a majority of them. Nice woodsman pfp by the way Nvm he didn't delete them they just got buried

[@cutecat3662]

Curb Your grammar or you'll end up like jennifer garner Whoever you are haters 🖕

[@Redditaurus]

@@cutecat3662 Heed to your own advice, hypocrite.

[@eyesthatburnthemind]

Soundcloud Eyesthatburnthemind- Nightmare world

[@musicharrygiles]

This is incredibly informative, thank you for making this. I had no idea video games back then used sample sets for their soundtracks, I still think Akria is a genius for transforming them into a horror context, the Silent Hill games would not have the same impact without it. also: kinda mental that spectrasonics - distorted reality 2 is literally the spyro 2 soundtrack broken apart

[@marinellovragovic1207]

Most games (if not every game) of the late 90s until at least the early 2000s used samples from synths or sample libraries.

[@eyeballjay]

It's literally the Autumn Plains homeworld music lol, weird how a little kids game and a horror game can use the same tools but achieve completely different vibes. Can still totally hear the resemblance in both games tho. Edit: for another Silent Hill track that uses this sample check out "Peace and Serenity". One of my favs.

[@ambars_lair]

Nowadays composers and producers use a ton of samoles as well. We don't got sample cd's, we got samplepacks, and there's websties where you can buy a track and download every separate instrument to sample. Even more, I've spent entire afternoons listening to youtube videos with 3 views of high school bands to download and sample.

[@rebornkusabi7264]

What’s funny is- this is super nerdy- Akira sampled stuff, and for everyone like me, that is psychotic about remembering horror video games music from 2000-2006, I heard an Akira track sampled in the (pretty poor followup) sequel to Grave Encounters, Grave Encounters 2: Grave Harder, guest directed by what feels like Eli Roth.

[@Ivandcc1]

looking up these samples just made me found out about eric persing and how he might be one of the greatest musicians of all time

[@lukakiwi]

Most of this albums were made for being “sampled”. They are like now a day libraries, they are compilations of musical resources. That said, it is really interesting to see how he used them!

[@Chiefahleaf]

This proves Sampling has always been a major factor in music production. It's masterful to find great samples and rearrange them into something otherworldly.

[@sephiran973]

6:31 this one is also used in Spyro Ripto's Rage, for the Idol Springs/Fracture Hills level

[@umgato.3017]

I thought so! It's my favorite Spyro music.

[@livefeeldie]

Spiderman Enter Electro - Shocker Theme

[@Myriadis]

Also Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Sad Monster

[@RippinToons]

that’s literally exactly where my brain went when i heard that one. what a classic.

[@havesomecarrots]

this is really cool! the man knows how to use a sample

[@gobblegobble831]

@@trenta.958 L O L

[@user-vm1hh2lp1b]

@@trenta.958 no. Akira used ROYALTY FREE sample disks. These disks are made with that intention exactly - for people to use the samples in their music!! It’s stealing if ur sampling somebody else’s music or if you’re copying chord progression/melody (replaying them on different instruments) that is stealing yea or you could call it a “cover” The problem is people use the word “sampling” for everything nowadays. So the term sampling involves royalty free samples (legal) and stealing melodies from others (illegal) But stealing melodies is not sampling. It’s called covering or just plain stealing But using a small 2 second long sample of a synth-chord from a royalty free sample cd is exactly NOT stealing.

[@bluemoon4944]

@@trenta.958 it’s not, the samples he used were royalty free, but you clearly know nothing about how copyright works, also, you’re clearly a hater, wthat the fuck are you doing here?

[@CloverLovesTT]

2 months later and i’m still astounded at how anyone could consider royalty free sampling on the same proportion with stealing

[@PageShearling]

@@trenta.958 boo

[@SirTunnelSnake]

Wow the way this man heard something in these sounds that you would never think to hear and sample it’s so amazing. What a genius. This is some of the best sample work I’ve ever seen… up there with J Dilla and Madlib

[@Kioxx7]

Gonna be honest, that's a little disrespectful to J Dilla and Madlib. Both of them were/are way more involved with transforming samples into brand new pieces of work and that doesn't even involve the process of actually crate digging to find those samples. The majority of what Yamaoka did was directly grab a sample from a sound library from a well known company like Spectrasonics or Zero-G and layer it over his own work with slight processing or directly take one of the pad samples to use as his own. Of course the end product is still amazing and is a huge part of my childhood but J Dilla and Madlib are on a completely different tier when it comes to sampling. Especially when you realize they were using MPC's and SP 303's and 404's.

[@darklordliam]

You could play those Specrasonics Bizarre Guitar samples just by themselves and I guarantee people would just think they’re Silent Hill tracks. Such a masterful way of incorporating so many of them into SH2’s musical framework that it almost feels like it was always meant to be used in a Silent Hill game. Really like 3:15 especially.

[@lautaro3365]

Also if I was a kid those album photos also would scare the living shit out of me haha

[@ukbloke28]

It's just that SH was the highest profile usage of them.I can't hear Stuck in the Middle without thinking of Reservoir Dogs. It's not genius at all, it's just when something gets put in front of millions of people, it becomes a big part of the zeitgeist then embeds itself in memory.

[@spookedelic]

never knew yamaoka used samples, but in retrospect in makes sense. it only gives me even more respect for his work. sampling is an art in itself

[@zwxn123]

Very inspiring for any music producer

[@perfectenrager]

8:26 also used in the main theme song of the TV show “Breaking Bad”.

[@john-black1611]

Yay, sample on 0:24 was used in Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Precursor) track

[@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle]

6:31 Oh, hey! I recognize that sample, Stewart Copeland used it multiple times in his Spyro soundtracks. Neat!

[@vibrantdragon3123]

Wooooww wait did stewart copeland made spyro soundtrack?

[@XavierXSims]

@@vibrantdragon3123 Looks like you're new to this? Stewart did in fact make the music for the games. The first four, at least (Spyro 1, 2, 3 and Enter the Dragonfly). I responded four months too late, I know but don't really care. :D

[@-The-Darkside]

​@@XavierXSims Copeland is very hit and miss for me but I do respect his madness. During covid I watched the original Equalizer tv show and he had some crazy scores on that. I also bought a Korg Wavestate a few years back which has a bunch of presets called Copeland-orch which are samples of his orchestra type rhythms, not sure if he was involved or their an homage.

[@cybermexi-8100]

0:20 i kinda knew it was from a sample pack, but the idea of Akira Yamaoka going into a dentist office and recording a drill is funny to me

[@masterofbloopers]

The whispering in the apartments in Silent Hill 2 is also from a sample. Also, you forgot one of the most iconic samples: Is That the Door? was used in both Silent Hill 2 and 3. More specifically during Fermata in Mistic Air in 2, and A Stray Child in 3.

[@stevemuzak8526]

These samples were available to anyone and only Akira made something unique out of them.

[@Sage_the_Turt]

do people think samples are cheating or something? lmao that's not how music works. samples are tools.

[@gilamasan]

It doesn't seem to be common knowledge. In the case of Akira Yamaoka, he was tasking audio libraries designed for the sole purpose of being sampled.

[@csync]

As you can confirm in the comments, people are extremelly ignorant of almost everything concerning creativity on any industry. Yet keep bragging and consuming whatever influencers keep regurgitating about whatever they don't know about, but was payed to spread. Music is a blessing and using samples are harder than the average player thinks. And oh boy, just like everything beyond just playing anything.

[@life4trinity]

It's like saying if you used a guitar then you cheated because you didn't make the guitar yourself

[@Sil3ntKn1ght]

If Akira took the samples as is and did nothing to them, then it would be "cheating" "stealing" etc, but they were reshaped and layered into something entirely different and thus became something different.

[@TheMajesticGG]

People love talking about things they know nothing about

[@SeriousBeats]

I have even more respect for Akira yamaoka because sampling sounds easy until you realize he painted several masterpieces with small loops and sound bites.

[@XGames-94]

The more time passes, the more we find out about this series. Amazing

[@Hydrantchan]

I also recognized 5:15 for being used in Xenosaga I's music for UMN Mode. That's so cool! I love seeing all the original covers for the sample libraries, too, really take me back.

[@krizzex]

Yeah, I recognize that one too. One of the few tracks from the first Xenosaga I actually liked. I thougth that sounded a little uncharacteristic of Mitsuda's style. Now I know why.

[@billclintonsmagicbeefarm]

Whoops I just made this comment too, wasn't expecting to find other Xenosaga fans here. Dozens of us!!

[@catcreaturething2084]

This format is so cool

[@xXblazmodzXx]

3:51 To this day, the strangest thing I think about "A Stray Child", is that at the very beginning of the song, there's this strange like, almost "Metal Thumping/scraping" Sound? This sound is also heard on the audio that Nasa released of the different kinds of audios that planets give off via radio emissions. Dunno if SH3 just uses the clip from the audio or what, always found that odd though..

[@mikeyb.0121]

4:08 this sample was used in a drum and bass song called “sharp like a razor” by MC Bassman, which is extremely funny to me (you’d have to listen to the song to understand why it’s funny), complete opposite parallel vibes to each of the songs 😂

[@MillywiggZ]

Always interesting seeing game music being broken down like this. Half-Life and Half-Life 2 were pretty interesting. I noticed ‘Cuckooland Ghost Machine’ being used by Yamaoka too.

[@safreq453]

Postal 1 aswell!

[@teamyordle23]

Love the creative intro. Awesome video. Great research into the samples too, that's one reason why I love Silent Hill, it's the sound design of the game that's really top quality, with how the radio goes crazy with static the closer you are to a monster and the music which sounds exactly like fear.

[@sweetwheatsy]

This is really really cool, thanks for doing this. Distorted Reality is a frikkin gem - especially love Undulater2, which is also a staple for all you Spyro fans out there. I believe that the SEDATION-sample is also used in Forest Trail from SH2 (atleast to my ear). Also, does anyone know the gritty industrial sample when fighting Leonard Wolfe in SH3? It's also used in Half Life 2 (Disrupted Original)

[@alibalyemez1458]

I wish Yamaoka made more music like this. Need more stuff like that

[@vcrlord141]

thank you thank you thaaaaank you for making this video. This blows my mind, knowing that he sampled from outer sources. This makes feel normal, sampling from other sources, using soundfonts, etc....for the longest time I would beat myself for not making an original sound...not anymore :) This means alot to me. Once again, thank you.

[@gorlygorl1575]

I'm kinda happy for you 😅

[@namelastname5267]

@@gorlygorl1575 Don't write same comment twice.

[@namelastname5267]

@@gorlygorl1575 Don't write same comment twice.

[@gorlygorl1575]

@@namelastname5267 I don't know why it was posted twice

[@averyhenhawk]

Everything is based on something, no shame in inspiration!

[@gemxx6248]

This is amazing and so interesting good job finding them. I think the music for these games are art themselves

[@facu.vellocet]

this video is by itself an excellent sample library. Every sample is a seed one can use to create something new

[@diogopereira1475]

"So what kind of music do you listen to?" "Its complicated..."

[@GregLopesArt]

A sample can not only be adapted and given new characteristics but also, in the case of being part of a playable library, used as a musical instrument to create something entirely new. So what's really impressive is his musicality, the way he expresses himself, using different kinds of samples to help him create his original ideas... I find it very inspiring.

[@senjikenkryomasa2361]

Love listing to the sound track of sh 2-3 to this day and still love it!. On those nights where it’s misty out. Can I just say still love the medley of room of angel is by far my favorite of them all.

[@tiernanmcculloch]

Wow, the utilization of the sample at 3:15 is actually crazy. It's what makes me love sampling so much in music, the ability to completely transform the meaning of a sound by using it in a different context.

[@Lovehateismyonlyname]

bruh it pitch up and sped up added sum some drum you got that

[@tiernanmcculloch]

@@Lovehateismyonlyname Nah.

[@TAREEBITHETERRIBLE]

0:20 *I like how she looks on the cover like she's at a party n really drunk or high but happy*

[@TheHalloweenSpirit]

This is amazing I absolutely love Akira Yamaoka and is good see the inspiration for these legendary themes

[@oculttheexegaming2509]

1:55 I feel he used the same sample for "White Lies" in Silent Hill: Origins.

[@mhz163]

yep

[@boroclan]

The sample from :45 is so dear to me. Akira, God bless you for digging to find these samples. Still makes my eyes grow damp.

[@timothyjamesmedia]

Let’s not forget - alongside the soundtrack, he also had to produce the sound design for the games as well. This was such a nice edit btw!

[@MaximBG]

1:54 this one was also used in sh origins In "White lies"

[@danbariani4371]

And in SH Homecoming's "The Terminal Show". I guess its such a great sample he had to use it over and over! x)

[@locki_dos]

Yeah last I checked the title said 1-4.

[@MaximBG]

@@locki_dos I know, I just said it was ALSO used in origins

[@ferd1572]

0:24 sounded so familiar, and then I found out that the sound was used in Closer (Precursor) by Nine Inch Nails, for the Seven soundtrack in 1995

[@Dark-Wolf-066]

I know this is really out of topic but, for some reason i always found that any electronic music or samples back then, especially in the 90's that outside of the mainstream media mostly sounds ambigous & mysterious, even tho it probably never had any intention to make it sounds like that, but it just always had that kind of vibe to me

[@horrorlofimusic]

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[@noobish]

probably because of jungle? jungle and dnb had alot of ambient pads samples

[@xnj1980]

I've been looking for these sample packs for a very long time. thank you

[@billclintonsmagicbeefarm]

5:14 I wasn't able to find this particular sample outside of this video, but I immediately recognized that as also being used in Xenosaga 1's UMD mode music.

[@matty6878]

this makes sense cuz yamaoka also did the music for the dance games for konami and you basically have to be a DJ to have your music appear on them. he also did a promotional album for SH4 called the robbie tracks that were basically teacho house music that he clearly used samples for. and it sounded good - albeit very different from what SH fans are generally used to hearing from him.

[@oldsilenthill1]

this is incredible!!, great job!!, i dont feel disappointed, even with all those samples, you need to be creative enough to make it have a rythm and make you feel an emotion, so i see no problem here!

[@fifthgearfiend]

i love finding the samples of where all these fantastic songs come from, it’s so fascinating to me

[@Meadras]

1:45 I could never make sense of this sound in Silent Hill 2 as a kid. It's like my brain couldn't figure out how I was supposed to feel about it and I used to hear it in my nightmares. It creeps me out haha.

[@skullo1551]

6:30, I remember always thinking that the sound was similar with some song from Spyro the Dragon 2, they likely used the same sample disc. It's kinda bittersweet discovering that my absolute favorite composer wasn't didn't actually made some of the sounds, but I respect him so much more as a producer now too, and it's reassuring to me as a composer, since I'm also been starting to dip my toes on sampling. This is amazing content btw, thank you for uploading this!

[@ZAPcon]

As a long time producer, it's always so cool to learn about the old sample CDs used in some of these big games! God if I could get my hands on some of these legacy sample discs ughghgh. Got lucky and found a small collection on ebay a while back, but they seem hard to find (at least where you don't have to pay $200+ for them!). I know they have a decent collection on internet archive as well, though some of the file formats are pretty specialized for older hardware samplers and can be a pain to convert.

[@foxus-a113]

I love that you made some letters in the texts bold to capture the Silent Hill font vibes. You truly do!

[@KaseroReckz]

Excelente, me gustó demasiado ver el giro que le dió Akira a estos samples

[@voxicore]

Its taken me 10 years to realise one of the horror youtubers I follow uses the music from Silent Hill ( 2:00 ) . Can't remember which youtuber it is now, possibly Scare Theater, but thank you for helping me realise haha!

[@macky2890]

This is so incredibly cool thank you for making this

[@FunnyPhobos93]

Really interesting to be able to dive into the rabbit hole of sources Akira Yamaoka took inspiration and samples from. Thank you!

[@klaatuNaatu]

Maybe I'm just not upset because my brother makes music so I know why sampling is important. I'm just over here giggling and kicking my feet every time I hear the original thing get transformed into Silent Hill music.

[@klaatuNaatu]

Well I don't really see anybody ACTUALLY upset in the comments, but the fact that everyone feels the need to make comments about these imaginary people says something else. I just wanted to say something too.

[@benakinnusi2518]

@@klaatuNaatui appreciate your POV and input

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

@@klaatuNaatuThere’s like….2-3.

[@Mostach89]

It's so cool seeing what inspirations they had at that time and how creative and transformative artist can get making music, also it's so nice diving into the samples and discovering all this sounds

[@officialbasura]

8:26 whoa! Interesting, anyone else hear the "All Gone" song by Gustavo Santaolalla from the first The Last of Us soundtrack? Pretty interesting! I doubt he sampled this or heard it but I always love finding similarities/familiarities, even if minor, in music

[@yuimary4]

You're right

[@kartelrandje7437]

omg yes

[@Mathiasvandenberge]

Wow, yeah! Good catch.

[@Kamelot19]

turned those samples into one of the most iconic video game franchise soundtrack good job

[@adamscaife6931]

I've for sure heard that sample at 0:24 being used in the intro song for Seven. I think 6:10 was also used in the SH3 song "Breeze In Monochrome Night".

[@icydec3346]

I knew it was NIN, it's used in "Closer (Precursor)"

[@chihuahuainacone]

Honestly, being able to take a sample and change it almost COMPLETELY into an entire different vibe is such an amazing talent, and it's really cool to hear the differences.

[@arootube]

This is one of those comment sections where it feels like you could scroll forever and never find "all the people complaining".

[@SYNTHS_AND_TRAINS]

I‘m almost glad that he used samples. Years ago I got the most of these samples as well to make some own Silent Hillish music.

[@RubykonCubes3668]

That's awesome 👀👏

[@Nick.t.S]

This is one of the coolest videos I’ve stumbled upon. It’s so neat seeing the sources of his material.

[@cyberrain3261]

Glad this was recommended. These may be samples Akira used but he turned those into the most wonderfully made songs that makes Silent Hill 1-4 wonderful.

[@undine117]

Wow! Quite interesting! Yamaoka's a great musician indeed, and for me, there's no problem with sampling. Actually I guess It's quite a clever way to create new musical pieces with a sample. Creativity, inspiration and the will to create a special feeling and ambience is vital. Many thanks for sharing! :3

[@SaltedMallows]

1:54 "AYO SPIN THIS SAMPLE G" "Aight, watch this, check it check it" (Silent Hill Music Intensifies)

[@NowhereBeats]

Nice of you to credit VIVIsect There were a few others too, but he was the main one

[@gilamasan]

I only remember seeing VIVsect's post. Do you know who the others are? It would help if I were to make more of these.

[@SoloHero]

I got to get a hold of those atmospheric albums, they'll be trippy as hell to listen to at night or during a storm.

[@npc_blob1609]

Isn't Bizarre Guitar's SEDATION (3:40) also used in SH2? Specifically in Forest Trail

[@joeyt5427]

Yes definitely, instantly recognized it

[@xavierharvey4961]

Ill be greatful that someone out there takes ppls passions and creates unique flare.. its highest form of flattery when you create something completely new from other ppls work and ideas, like the ingredients to a dish, when added to your own might even compliment and increase the creativity of the dish..

[@Anonymous_Aussie]

Piglet's Big Game moment

[@mxx720]

0:23 This sample was also used by Nine Inch Nails in the Precursor remix of 'Closer'.

[@XcaliburZeRo]

Very well edited video! I love it.