“It’s the one you hope to hear.”
Last night, Silent Hill songwriter Akira Yamaoka sparked fans’ hopes with a provocative video interview given to YouTube channel AlHub.
Discussing the fact that he was working on a new project that was due to be announced this summer, Yamaoka said, “I think that’s what you hope to hear.”
Now, the interview was suddenly unavailable to watch and AlHub issued a statement about his disappearance.
“We appreciate your support, which contributed to the dissemination of the interview we published yesterday with Akira Yamaoka around the world,” wrote AlHub.
“We were asked to remove the clip and it was removed. We apologize and stay tuned for the next interviews [sic]. “
AlHub does not mention who asked for the interview to be removed – Silent Hill publisher Konami or another company – although Eurogamer contacted both of them for comment.
Declaration:
We appreciate your support that contributed to the dissemination of the interview we published yesterday with Akira Yamaoka around the world.
We were asked to remove the clip, and it was removed.
We apologize
and stay tuned in the next interviews https://t.co/sMuGmf6NIT– Al Hub – ????? (@TheHubKW) February 5, 2021
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Yamaoka has a career spanning dozens of games – from Against World of Tanks, and The Medium to Lollipop Chainsaw – but it is his work on Silent Hill for which he is best known.
The composer contributed to almost every game in the series, starting with the original Silent Hill for PS1 in 1999 until its most recent official entry (not counting the PT) in 2012. Yamaoka was also involved in these Silent Hill films.
For years, Silent Hill fans have been waiting anxiously for news of a new game in the series – and despite persistent fan gossip and speculation on the internet, nothing has ever materialized. So far, maybe.