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Spencer Nilsen is a video game music composer. He has made soundtracks for the Mega CD games Batman Returns, Ecco the Dolphin, Ecco: The Tides of Time, Jurassic Park, The Adventures of Batman and Robin and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. He also composed the soundtrack for the U.S. version of Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

Spencer Nilsen has since then moved on to become the President and Creative Director of Expression College for Digital Arts.[1]

Batman Returns (Mega CD Version) (1992) — Music Composed & Produced by
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (U.S. edition) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music (as Spencer N. Nilsen)
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
Jurassic Park (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Sound
Greatest Heavyweights (1993) — Special Thanks
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993) — Music Composed by, Music Produced by, "Swing Time" by
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (1994) — Produced by
Ecco 2: The Tides of Time (Mega CD Version) (1994) — Music Composed & Produced by
World Series Baseball (1995) — Special Thanks
Wild Woody (1995) — Executive Music Producer, Engineered Mixed and Mastered
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) — Animation Score
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD) (1996) — Written, arranged and produced; Keyboards, Synthesizers, Textures
Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD) (1996)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) — Supervisor (Original Games)

Song Credits

Sonic CD (U.S. edition)

Sonic Boom - Opening Theme — Music & Arrangement, Lyrics (w/Pastiche), Programming, Keyboards)
Title — Music & Arrangement, Lyrics (w/Pastiche), 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
Little Planet — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Sonic Boom - Closing Theme — Music & Arrangement, Lyrics (w/Pastiche), Programming

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

Swing Time — Music & Arrangement, Produced by

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom

Sonic Boom-Opening Theme — Composed, Arranged and Produced
Stardust Speedway-Bad Future — Composed, Arranged and Produced
Tidal Tempest — Composed, Arranged and Produced
Sonic Boom-Closing Theme — Composed, Arranged and Produced
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

Ecco: Songs of Time

Abyss — Written, arranged and produced
Botswana — Written, arranged and produced
The Desert Below — Written (w/Brad Kaiser), arranged and produced
Deception — Written, arranged and produced
Deep Marjimba — Written, arranged and produced
Blue Dream — Written, arranged and produced
St. Gabriel's Mask — Written, arranged and produced
Heart of the Giant — Written, arranged and produced
Transcended — Written, arranged and produced
Mountains Below — Written, arranged and produced
Treefish — Written (w/David Young), arranged and produced
Aqua Vistas — Written, arranged and produced
Lonesome Search — Written, arranged and produced
Friend or Foe — Written, arranged and produced
Motion E — Written, arranged and produced
The Machine — Written, arranged and produced
Sounding Echo — Written, arranged and produced
Time Forgotten — Written, arranged and produced

Sega Power Cuts 1

St. Gabriel's Mask/vocal remix — Music & Arrangement, Produced by (w/Gary Cirimelli), Lyrics (w/Gary Cirimelli)

Interview

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-'''Spencer Nilsen''' is a video game music composer. He has made soundtracks for the [[Mega CD]] games ''Batman Returns'', ''Ecco the Dolphin'', ''Ecco: The Tides of Time'', ''Jurassic Park'', ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' and ''The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin''. He also composed the soundtrack for the US version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.
+'''Spencer Nilsen''' is a video game music composer. He has made soundtracks for the [[Mega CD]] games ''Batman Returns'', ''Ecco the Dolphin'', ''Ecco: The Tides of Time'', ''Jurassic Park'', ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' and ''The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin''. He also composed the soundtrack for the U.S. version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.
 Spencer Nilsen has since then moved on to become the President and Creative Director of Expression College for Digital Arts.[http://www.expression.edu/about_us/executives/]
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 ===Releases===
 * ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1992) — Music Composed & Produced by
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
+* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' (U.S. edition) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
 * ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music (as '''Spencer N. Nilsen''')
 * ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
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 ===''[[The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin]]''===
-* Swing Time — Music
+* Swing Time — Music & Arrangement, Produced by
 ===''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog Boom|Sonic the Hedgehog Boom]]''===