Spencer Nilsen
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Spencer Nilsen is a video game music composer and former head of Sega of America's audio department. He has made soundtracks for the Mega-CD games Batman Returns, Ecco the Dolphin, Ecco 2: The Tides of Time, Jurassic Park, The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. He also composed the soundtrack for the U.S. version of Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
Career
Around 1993, Spencer Nilsen was hired to the company's Sega Multimedia Studio division by its director David Javelosa.[2]
Nilsen has since moved on to become the President and Creative Director of Expression College for Digital Arts[3].
Production history
Games
- Chakan (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks[4]
- Batman Returns (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by[5]
- Ecco the Dolphin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by[6]
- Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive; 1992) — Music[7] (as Spencer N. Nilsen)
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by[8]
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — "Swingtime" by[8]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by[9]
- Joe Montana's NFL Football (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by[10]
- Greatest Heavyweights (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks To[11]
- Jurassic Park (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound[12]
- Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Executive Music Producer[13]
- Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Music Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by[13]
- Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks[14]
- Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by[14]
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega-CD; 1995) — Animation Score[15]
- World Series Baseball (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks[16]
- Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer[17]
- Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (Saturn; 1996) — Mixed[17]
- Ghen War (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by[18]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Music Composed and Produced by[19]
- World Series Baseball II (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks[20]
- Ecco the Dolphin (Windows PC; 1995) — Music[21]
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)
Videos
- Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony (YouTube; 2021) — Composed by
Music
- Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by[22]
- Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming[22]
- Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Engineered and Mixed by[22]
- Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Produced by[22]
- Sega Music Group: 1995 Sampler (CD; 1995) — Executive Produced by[23]
- Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Written, Arranged and Produced By[24]
- Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Engineered and Mixed By[24]
- Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Noises by[24]
- Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Artist
- Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Executive Producer[25]
- Mr. Bones (CD; 1996) — Organ
- Mr. Bones (CD; 1996) — Thanks to
- Daytona USA Circuit Edition Original Sound Track (CD; 1997) — Thanks to...
- The Very Best of Sega (CD; 2004) — Music by[26]
Hardware
- Sega Mega-CD (Mega-CD; 1991) — BIOS Screen (V2) Music Composer
- Absolutely Rose Street (1994)
Song credits
- Main article: Spencer Nilsen/Song credits.
Sonic CD (U.S. edition)
- Sonic Boom - Opening Theme — Music & Arrangement, Lyrics (with Pastiche), Programming, Keyboards
- Title — Music & Arrangement, Lyrics (with Pastiche), Programming
- Little Planet — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Palmtree Panic (Present) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Palmtree Panic (Good Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Palmtree Panic (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Tidal Tempest (Present) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Tidal Tempest (Good Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Tidal Tempest (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Quartz Quadrant (Present) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Quartz Quadrant (Good Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Quartz Quadrant (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Wacky Workbench (Present) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Wacky Workbench (Good Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Wacky Workbench (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Stardust Speedway (Present) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Stardust Speedway (Good Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Stardust Speedway (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Special Stage — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Zone Clear — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Speed Up!! — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Invincible!! — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Sonic Boom - Closing Theme — Music & Arrangement, Lyrics (with Pastiche), Programming
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega CD Version)
- Aqua Vistas — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Lonesome Search — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Friend or Foe — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Motion E — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- The Machine — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Open Ocean — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- The Tube — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Welcome to the Machine — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Home Bay (Aftermath of the Storm) — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Home Bay (Before the Storm Cometh) — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Sounding Echo — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Jurassic Beach — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Ridge Water — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Time Forgotten — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
- Swingtime — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Lyrics (with Eric Martin)
Ecco 2: The Tides of Time (Mega CD Version)
- Abyss — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Botswana — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- The Desert Below — Music (with Brad Kaiser), Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards (with Brad Kaiser), Synthesizers, Textures
- Deception — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Deep Marjimba — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Blue Dream — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- St. Gabriel's Mask — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Heart of the Giant — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Transcended — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Mountains Below — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
- Treefish — Music (with David Young), Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards (with David Young), Synthesizers, Textures
Absolutely Rose Street
- Stylin With Stella — Music & Arrangement
- Rose St Opening — Music & Arrangement
- Change of Plans — Music & Arrangement
- Lets Roll — Music & Arrangement
- Venice Beach Voices — Music & Arrangement
- Get The Story — Music & Arrangement
- Rose St Opening Number Two — Music & Arrangement
- Reggae Rose — Music & Arrangement
- Disco Stella — Music & Arrangement
- Rose St Closing — Music & Arrangement
- Game Beat Game — Music & Arrangement
- Switch — Music & Arrangement
Cyber Speedway
- Going Blind — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
- Dayglo Blues — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
- Tabatha — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
- Call Me Crazy — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
- Da Jam — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
- Why — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
- I Will Not Take It — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (with David Young)
Wild Woody
- Mechanical World, Act I — Mixed by (with Ron Thal & David Young)
- Bring It Back (Pirate Boss) — Mixed by (with Ron Thal & David Young)
Interviews
- Interview: Spencer Nilsen (2008-12-09) by Sega-16
- Spencer Nilsen interview by SageXPO (July 30, 2009)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Spencer Nilsen
References
- ↑ K Horowitz (2016). Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games
- ↑ Interview: David Javelosa (2008-07-02) by Sega-16
- ↑ http://www.expression.edu/about_us/executives/
- ↑ File:Chakan MD US Manual.pdf, page 18
- ↑ File:Batman Returns CD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
- ↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin MD US credits.pdf
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Spider-Man vs the Kingpin MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic CD MCD US credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Jmnb mcd us manual.pdf, page 30
- ↑ File:Greatest Heavyweights MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Jurassic Park MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Cyberspeedway sat us manual.pdf, page 18
- ↑ File:Batmanrobin mcd us manual.pdf, page 17
- ↑ File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 File:Congo sat us manual.pdf, page 18
- ↑ File:Ghenwar sat us manual.pdf, page 25
- ↑ File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Wsbii sat us manual.pdf, page 44
- ↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin PC help credits.png
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4
- ↑ File:1995Sampler CD US Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 File:ESoT CD US Booklet.pdf, page 5
- ↑ File:SegaPowerCuts1 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
- ↑ File:VBoS CD US back.jpg
