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Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka is assembling a benefit album for tsunami survivors. Play for Japan: The Album is a benefit album featuring top videogame musicians and composers from all over the world. Consider this a call to game and music enthusiasts to show their support for those affected by the tragedy.

Confirmed participants to date:

  • Akira Yamaoka (Shadows of the Damned, Silent Hill series) 
  • Woody Jackson (Red Dead Redemption) 
  • Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, SOCOM 4, The Walking Dead) 
  • Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Luminous Arc, Xenoblade) 
  • Nobuo Uematsu (Blue Dragon, Final Fantasy series, Lost Odyssey)

That’s already an all-star line-up. Akira Yamaoka has also created a letter to fans, available in several languages, available here.

Play For Japan: The Album is scheduled for release in May 2011 via the iTunes store. Expect more information on the release in the coming weeks.

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