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Spencer Nilsen

Employment history: Sega of America Divisions: Sega Multimedia Studio Sega Music Group Creative Support
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.

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]
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by^[6]
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — "Swingtime" by^[6]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by^[7]
Joe Montana's NFL Football (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by^[8]
Greatest Heavyweights (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks To^[9]
Jurassic Park (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound^[10]
Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Executive Music Producer^[11]
Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Music Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by^[11]
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[12]
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by^[12]
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega-CD; 1995) — Animation Score^[13]
World Series Baseball (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[14]
Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer^[15]
Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (Saturn; 1996) — Mixed^[15]
Ghen War (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by^[16]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Music Composed and Produced by^[17]
World Series Baseball II (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[18]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)

Videos

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony () — Composed by

Music

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by^[19]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming^[19]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Engineered and Mixed by^[19]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Produced by^[19]
Sega Music Group: 1995 Sampler (CD; 1995) — Executive Produced by^[20]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Written, Arranged and Produced By^[21]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Engineered and Mixed By^[21]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Noises by^[21]
Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Artist
Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Executive Producer^[22]
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^[23]

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

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
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 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
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:Cyberspeedway sat us manual.pdf, page 18
↑ File:Batmanrobin mcd us manual.pdf, page 17
↑ File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 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
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4
↑ File:1995Sampler CD US Box Back.jpg
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 File:ESoT CD US Booklet.pdf, page 5
↑ File:SegaPowerCuts1 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
↑ File:VBoS CD US back.jpg

[1] K Horowitz (2016). Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games

[Interview:_David_Javelosa_.282008-07-02.29_by_Sega-16-2] Interview: David Javelosa (2008-07-02) by Sega-16

[http:.2F.2Fwww.expression.edu.2Fabout_us.2Fexecutives.2F-3] ttp://www.expression.edu/about_us/executives/

[:File:Chakan_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p18-4] File:Chakan MD US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Batman_Returns_CD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Batman Returns CD credits.pdf

[:File:Spider-Man_vs_the_Kingpin_MCD_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Spider-Man vs the Kingpin MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_CD_MCD_US_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic CD MCD US credits.pdf

[:File:Jmnb_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p30-8] File:Jmnb mcd us manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:Greatest_Heavyweights_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Greatest Heavyweights MD credits.pdf

[:File:Jurassic_Park_MCD_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Jurassic Park MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Wild_Woody_MCD_credits.pdf_p-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Cyberspeedway_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:Cyberspeedway sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Batmanrobin_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p17-13] File:Batmanrobin mcd us manual.pdf, page 17

[:File:Wsb_sat_us_manual.pdf_p34-14] File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34

[:File:Congo_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:Congo sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Ghenwar_sat_us_manual.pdf_p25-16] File:Ghenwar sat us manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:Sonic_CD_PC_DirectX_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf

[:File:Wsbii_sat_us_manual.pdf_p44-18] File:Wsbii sat us manual.pdf, page 44

[:File:SonicBoom_CD_US_booklet.pdf_p4-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4

[:File:1995Sampler_CD_US_Box_Back.jpg_p-20] File:1995Sampler CD US Box Back.jpg

[:File:ESoT_CD_US_Booklet.pdf_p5-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 File:ESoT CD US Booklet.pdf, page 5

[:File:SegaPowerCuts1_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-22] File:SegaPowerCuts1 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

[:File:VBoS_CD_US_back.jpg_p-23] File:VBoS CD US back.jpg

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-* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
-* ''[[Jurassic Park (Mega CD)|Jurassic Park]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Sound
-* ''[[Sonic CD]]'' (U.S. edition) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
-* ''[[Greatest Heavyweights]]'' (1993) — Special Thanks
-* ''[[Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin]]'' (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by, "Swingtime" by
-*''[[Joe Montana's NFL Football]]'' (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
-* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog Boom|Sonic the Hedgehog Boom]]'' (CD) (1994)
-* ''[[Ecco 2: The Tides of Time]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1994) — Music Composed & Produced by
-* ''[[Cyber Speedway]]'' (1995)
-* ''[[World Series Baseball (Saturn)|World Series Baseball]]'' (Saturn Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
-* ''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega CD)|The Adventures of Batman & Robin]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1995) — Animation Score
-* ''[[Wild Woody]]'' (1995) — Executive Music Producer, Engineered Mixed and Mastered
-* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (PC Version) (1995) — Music (as '''Spencer N. Nilsen''')
-*''[[World Series Baseball (Saturn)|World Series Baseball]]'' (Saturn Version) (1995) — Special Thanks (Sega of America Team)
-* ''[[sonic:SEGA Power Cuts 1|Sega Power Cuts 1]]'' (CD) (1996)
-*''[[World Series Baseball II]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks
-* ''[[sonic:Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008) — Supervisor (Original Games)
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-===''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog Boom|Sonic the Hedgehog Boom]]''===
-* Sonic Boom-Opening Theme — Composed, Arranged and Produced, Lyrics (with [[sonic:Pastiche|Pastiche]]), Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming (with [[David Young]]), Engineered and Mixed by (with [[David Young]])
-* Stardust Speedway-Bad Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Tidal Tempest — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Sonic Boom-Closing Theme — Composed, Arranged and Produced, Lyrics (with [[sonic:Pastiche|Pastiche]])
-* Tidal Tempest-Bad Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Palmtree Panic — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Quartz Quadrant — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Stardust Present — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Tempest Good Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Quartz Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Speedway to Good Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Wacky Workbench — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Special Stage — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Workbench-Bad Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Palmtree Party — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Workbench Workout — Composed, Arranged and Produced
-* Spinball Theme — Produced by (with [[Howard Drossin]])
-* Flight to Volcanic Fortress — Produced by (with [[Howard Drossin]])
-* Toxic Cave — Produced by (with [[Howard Drossin]])
-* Lava Powerhouse — Produced by (with [[Brian Coburn]])
 ===''[[Ecco 2: The Tides of Time]]'' (Mega CD Version)===
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 * 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]]''===
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 * Mechanical World, Act I — Mixed by (with [[Ron Thal]] & [[David Young]])
 * Bring It Back (Pirate Boss) — Mixed by (with [[Ron Thal]] & [[David Young]])
-===''[[sonic:SEGA Power Cuts 1|Sega Power Cuts 1]]''===
-* St. Gabriel's Mask/vocal remix — Music written, arranged & produced by, Lyrics (with [[Gary Cirimelli]]), Keyboards (with [[David Young]])
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 ==Interviews==
-*[[sonic:Spencer Nilsen interview by Sega-16 (December 2008)|Spencer Nilsen interview by Sega-16 (December 2008)]]
+{{InterviewList|Spencer Nilsen}}
-*[[sonic:Spencer Nilsen interview by SageXPO (July 30, 2009)|Spencer Nilsen interview by SageXPO (July 30, 2009)]]
+* [[sonic:Spencer Nilsen interview by SageXPO (July 30, 2009)|Spencer Nilsen interview by SageXPO (July 30, 2009)]]
+==Photographs==
+:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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+<references/>
-[[Category: Sega of America employees]]