Spencer Nilsen

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

Releases

• Batman Returns (Mega CD Version) (1992) — Music Composed & Produced by
• Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993, 1996) — 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

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

• Spencer Nilsen interview by Sega-16 (December 2008)
• Spencer Nilsen interview by SageXPO (July 30, 2009)