Howard Drossin

Howard Drossin

Employment history: Sega of America (1993-06^[1] – 1996-12^[1]) Divisions: Sega Technical Institute Sega Technical Institute Burbank Olive Music (1996-12^[1] – )
Role(s): Musician

Howard Drossin is an American musician and composer for video games and films. He joined Sega Technical Institute in 1993 and immediately began to write music for Sonic Spinball. He would later contribute to all of STI's games^[1], including Sonic & Knuckles, Comix Zone, and The Ooze, as well as various canceled games.^[2] After finishing Die Hard Arcade in 1996, he left Sega and began to work on freelance projects such as Vigilante 8 and Baldur's Gate II.

Production history

Games

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and Sound Effects^[3]
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound and Music Effects^[4]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Sound Special Thanks^[5]
Sonic Spinball (Game Gear; 1994) — Musical Composition/Sound Effects^[6]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Music Composers^[7]
Sonic Spinball (Master System; 1995) — Musical Composition/Sound Effects^[8]
Comix Zone (Mega Drive; 1995) — Sketch, Mortus, Strigil, Kung-Fung^[9]
Comix Zone (Mega Drive; 1995) — Music & Sound Effects^[9]
The Ooze (Mega Drive; 1995) — Music & Sound Effects^[10]
Comix Zone (Windows PC; 1995) — Sketch, Mortus, Strigil, Kung-Fung^[9]
Die Hard Arcade (Sega Titan Video; 1996) — Sound Director
Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Music and Sound Effects by^[11]
Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Music and Sound Effects^[12]
Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — Music and Sound Effects^[13]
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — Testers
Dynamite Cop (Model 2; 1998) — Music and Sound Effects by (as Howard Drossen)
Dynamite Cop (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sound Staff
Alien Front Online (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Composer^[14]
Alien Front (NAOMI; 2001) — Sound Composer
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Composers & Arrangers
Astropede (Mega Drive; unreleased) — Music & Sound
Sonic X-treme (Saturn; unreleased) — Music and Sound Effects Director
Sonic X-treme (Saturn; unreleased) — Composer

Music

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Toxic Caves, Flight To Volcanic Fortress and Spinball Theme Composed by^[15]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Produced by^[15]
Comix Zone: Roadkill (CD; 1995) — Music and Lyrics by^[16]
Comix Zone: Roadkill (CD; 1995) — Produced by^[16]
Comix Zone: Roadkill (CD; 1995) — Mixed by^[16]
Comix Zone: Roadkill (CD; 1995) — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed By^[17]
Virtual Sonic (CD; 1996) — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed by^[18]
Mega Drive Last Action Heroes (CD; 2010) — Commentary^[19]
Mega Drive Last Action Heroes (CD; 2010) — Music and Lyrics^[19]
Mega Drive Last Action Heroes (CD; 2010) — Producer^[19]
Mega Drive Last Action Heroes (CD; 2010) — Mixer^[19]

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (PSX and Dreamcast versions) (1999) — Soundtrack (Cutscenes)
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) — Music by (Yo11 Productions), Music Editing by
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001) — Music by (Yo Eleven Productions) (Interplay Audio)

Song credits

Main article: Howard Drossin/Song credits.

Sonic Spinball (Mega Drive version)

Spinball Theme — Music & Arrangement
Flight to Volcanic Fortress — Music & Arrangement
Toxic Caves — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Spinball (Master System and Game Gear versions)

Spinball Theme — Music

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom

Spinball Theme — Music & Arrangement, Produced by (with Spencer Nilsen)
Flight to Volcanic Fortress — Music & Arrangement, Produced by (with Spencer Nilsen)
Toxic Cave — Music & Arrangement, Produced by (with Spencer Nilsen)

Sonic & Knuckles

Title — Music
Knuckles' Theme — Music
Invincible — Music
1-Up — Music
All Clear — Music

Comix Zone

Sega (Sega Logo) — Music & Arrangement, Voice
Title — Music & Arrangement
Prologue — Music & Arrangement
Intermission — Music & Arrangement
Night of the Mutants (Episode 1-1) — Music & Arrangement
Down in the Sewers (Episode 1-1) — Music & Arrangement
Inside (Episode 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
Find the Combination (Episode 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
Boss (1-2, 2-2 Boss) — Music & Arrangement
Welcome to the Temple (Episode 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
Tournament Chamber (Episode 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
Later, in the Mountains (Episode 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
Temple, at the Gates (Episode 2-2) — Music & Arrangement
The Test Begins… (Episode 2-2) — Music & Arrangement
Curse of the Deadships (Episode 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
Cave (Episode 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
On the Other Side… (Episode 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
Grave Shipyard (Episode 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
Inside the Largest Freighter (Episode 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
Nuke, Ready to Launch! (Episode 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
Mortus (3-2 Boss) — Music & Arrangement
Epilogue — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Bad End — Music & Arrangement
Options — Music & Arrangement

The Ooze

Prologue — Music & Arrangement
Title — Music & Arrangement
Toxic Dump (Round 1-1, 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
Boss 1 (Round 1-3, 3-3) — Music & Arrangement
Waste Plant (Round 2-1, 2-2) — Music & Arrangement
Boss 2 (Round 2-3) — Music & Arrangement
Genetics Lab (Round 3-1, 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
Bonus Round — Music & Arrangement
Power Core (Round 4-1, 4-2) — Music & Arrangement
Boss 3 (Round 4-3, 5-3) — Music & Arrangement
Plague Factory (Round 5-1, 5-2) — Music & Arrangement
DNA Helices (Intermission, Epilogue) — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Options — Music & Arrangement
No Use [1] — Music & Arrangement
No Use [2] — Music & Arrangement
No Use [3] — Music & Arrangement

Sega Tunes • Virtual Sonic

Chaos Jam — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Knucklemania — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Battle of the Badnicks — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Boss Opera — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Return to the Toxic Caves — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed [NOTE: Remade version of "Toxic Cave" from Sonic the Hedgehog Boom]
Sonic and Knuckles Theme — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Robotnik's Revenge — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Metal Sonic — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Sandopolis — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Spinball Theme — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed [NOTE: Remade version of "Spinball Theme" from Sonic the Hedgehog Boom]
City in the Clouds — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Sonic Triumphant — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed

Sega Tunes • Comix Zone

Into the zone — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Feed my Disease — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
10,000 Knives — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Seen It For Days — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Woe is The World — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed
Last To Follow — Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed

Die Hard Arcade (Arcade version)

Destination (Introduction) — Music & Arrangement
High-Rise to Hell — Music & Arrangement
I Don't Care — Music & Arrangement
Corridor of Death — Music & Arrangement
Doe Boy's Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Get the Hell Out of Here — Music & Arrangement
Subterranean Siege — Music & Arrangement
Steeple Chase — Music & Arrangement
Five Alarm Fire — Music & Arrangement
It's Open It's Open — Music & Arrangement
Floor #13 — Music & Arrangement
Destination — Music & Arrangement
Cat Found the Mouse — Music & Arrangement
A Calm Before the Storm — Music & Arrangement
So There You Are — Music & Arrangement
Four Walls of Fury — Music & Arrangement
Penthouse Pandemonium — Music & Arrangement
Thank You — Music & Arrangement
Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
The Last Stand — Music & Arrangement

Die Hard Arcade (Saturn version)

Destination — Music & Arrangement
High-Rise to Hell — Music & Arrangement
Corridor of Death — Music & Arrangement
Doe Boy's Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Subterranean Siege — Music & Arrangement
Steeple Chase — Music & Arrangement
Five Alarm Fire — Music & Arrangement
Floor #13 — Music & Arrangement
A Calm Before the Storm — Music & Arrangement
Four Walls of Fury — Music & Arrangement
Penthouse Pandemonium — Music & Arrangement
Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
The Last Stand — Music & Arrangement

Dynamite Cop

introduction~Choose Your Fate — Music & Arrangement
Bomb Voyage — Music & Arrangement
Poop Deck Pursuit — Music & Arrangement
A Dangerous Game — Music & Arrangement
Murderous Maties — Music & Arrangement
Fishing for Trouble — Music & Arrangement
Bloody Footsteps — Music & Arrangement
Dance of Mayhem — Music & Arrangement
Souffle Samurai — Music & Arrangement
Moo Goo Die Pan — Music & Arrangement
Sake to Ya! — Music & Arrangement
Bait Me — Music & Arrangement
Freezer Burn — Music & Arrangement
Fire in the Hole — Music & Arrangement
11 Arms of Death — Music & Arrangement
Yo Eleven! — Music & Arrangement
Splish Splash! — Music & Arrangement
On the Rocks — Music & Arrangement
Sham! — Music & Arrangement
Gauntlet to Glory — Music & Arrangement
No One Gets Out Alive — Music & Arrangement
Winner's Circle — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Alien Front Online

Alien Front-Introduction — Music & Arrangement
Behind the wheel — Music & Arrangement
Bull's eye Blitz — Music & Arrangement
Tip toe through the spawn flowers — Music & Arrangement
Rising Sun, fallen enemy — Music & Arrangement
Choke on it! — Music & Arrangement
Follow the leader — Music & Arrangement
Burn Baby Burn! — Music & Arrangement
Beacon be gone! — Music & Arrangement
Proud of soldier — Music & Arrangement
Take some with you! — Music & Arrangement
Squash out humanity — Music & Arrangement
Crash and Burn — Music & Arrangement
Military meltdown — Music & Arrangement
No tanks! — Music & Arrangement
Blast 'em to peace? — Music & Arrangement
Tokyo has got to go! — Music & Arrangement
Out like a Triclops — Music & Arrangement
Know war, no peace — Music & Arrangement
Game over humans! — Music & Arrangement

Sonic and the Black Knight

Crystal Cave — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
For the Kingdom and Its People — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Dragon's Lair — Music & Arrangement, Programming

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Howard Drossin

External links

Official website

References

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FvuZgK-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://www.linkedin.com/in/howarddrossin/ (archive.today)

[Interview:_Howard_Drossin_.282009-09-22.29_by_Gamasutra-2] Interview: Howard Drossin (2009-09-22) by Gamasutra

[:File:Sonic_Spinball_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Sonic Spinball MD credits.pdf

[:File:SonicSpinball_MD_US_manual.pdf_p21-4] File:SonicSpinball MD US manual.pdf, page 21

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Spinball_GG_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Sonic Spinball GG credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Spinball_SMS_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Sonic Spinball SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Comix_Zone_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 File:Comix Zone MD credits.pdf

[:File:Ooze_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Ooze MD credits.pdf

[:File:Die_Hard_Arcade_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Dha_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-12] Die Hard Arcade (Saturn) US manual, page 18

[:File:Manxtt_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-13] File:Manxtt sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Alienfrontonline_dc_us_manual.pdf_p24-14] File:Alienfrontonline dc us manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:SonicBoom_CD_US_booklet.pdf_p4-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4

[:File:ComixZoneRoadkill_Music_US_Box_Back_PC.jpg_p-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 File:ComixZoneRoadkill Music US Box Back PC.jpg

[:File:SegaTunesComixZone_Album_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-17] File:SegaTunesComixZone Album JP Box Back.jpg

[:File:VirtualSonic_CD_US_back.jpg_p-18] File:VirtualSonic CD US back.jpg

[:File:MDLAH_Music_JP_inlay_front.png_p-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 File:MDLAH Music JP inlay front.png

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