Spencer Nilsen

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Spencer Nilsen
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Role(s): Musician

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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.

Nilsen has since moved on to become the President and Creative Director of Expression College for Digital Arts[2].

Production history

Games

  • (; 1992) — Special Thanks[3]
  • (; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by[4]
  • (; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by[5]
  • (; 1992) — Music[6] (as Spencer N. Nilsen)
  • (; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by[7]
  • (; 1993) — "Swingtime" by[7]
  • (; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by[8]
  • (; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by[9]
  • (; 1993) — Special Thanks To[10]
  • (; 1993) — Sound[11]
  • (; 1994) — Music Composed and Produced by[12]
  • (; 1995) — Executive Music Producer[13]
  • (; 1995) — Music Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by[13]
  • (; 1995) — Special Thanks[14]
  • (; 1995) — Produced by[14]
  • (; 1995) — Animation Score[15]
  • (; 1995) — Special Thanks[16]
  • (; 1996) — Executive Producer[17]
  • (; 1996) — Mixed[17]
  • (; 1995) — Produced by[18]
  • (; 1996) — Music Composed and Produced by[19]
  • (; 1996) — Special Thanks[20]
  • (; 1995) — Music[21]
  • (; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)

Videos

  • () — Composed by

Music

  • (; 1994) — Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by[22]
  • (; 1994) — Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming[22]
  • (; 1994) — Engineered and Mixed by[22]
  • (; 1994) — Produced by[22]
  • (; 1995) — Executive Produced by[23]
  • (; 1996) — Written, Arranged and Produced By[24]
  • (; 1996) — Engineered and Mixed By[24]
  • (; 1996) — Noises by[24]
  • (; 1996) — Artist
  • (; 1996) — Executive Producer[25]
  • (; 1996) — Organ
  • (; 1996) — Thanks to
  • (; 1997) — Thanks to...
  • (; 2004) — Music by[26]

Hardware

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

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Spencer Nilsen

References

  1. ↑ K Horowitz (2016). Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games
  2. ↑ http://www.expression.edu/about_us/executives/
  3. ↑ File:Chakan MD US Manual.pdf, page 18
  4. ↑ File:Batman Returns CD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin MD US credits.pdf
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Spider-Man vs the Kingpin MCD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Sonic CD MCD US credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Jmnb mcd us manual.pdf, page 30
  10. ↑ File:Greatest Heavyweights MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Jurassic Park MCD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Ecco2 mcd us manual.pdf, page 26
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Cyberspeedway sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  15. ↑ File:Batmanrobin mcd us manual.pdf, page 17
  16. ↑ File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 File:Congo sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  18. ↑ File:Ghenwar sat us manual.pdf, page 25
  19. ↑ File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf
  20. ↑ File:Wsbii sat us manual.pdf, page 44
  21. ↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin PC help credits.png
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4
  23. ↑ File:1995Sampler CD US Box Back.jpg
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 File:ESoT CD US Booklet.pdf, page 5
  25. ↑ File:SegaPowerCuts1 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
  26. ↑ File:VBoS CD US back.jpg
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