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 The Amazing 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.[1]

Production History

Party - Music That Cooks (CD) (1992) (Original work)
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Music (as Spencer N. Nilsen)
Batman Returns (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
Jurassic Park (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Sound
Sonic CD (U.S. edition) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
Greatest Heavyweights (1993) — Special Thanks
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by, "Swingtime" by
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 Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
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)
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
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 (w/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

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

Swingtime — Music & Arrangement, Produced by, Lyrics (w/Eric Martin)

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom

Sonic Boom-Opening Theme — Composed, Arranged and Produced, Lyrics (w/Pastiche), Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming (w/David Young), Engineered and Mixed by (w/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 (w/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 (w/Howard Drossin)
Flight to Volcanic Fortress — Produced by (w/Howard Drossin)
Toxic Cave — Produced by (w/Howard Drossin)
Lava Powerhouse — Produced by (w/Brian Coburn)

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 (w/Brad Kaiser), Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards (w/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 (w/David Young), Arrangement, Produced by, Keyboards (w/David Young), Synthesizers, Textures

Cyber Speedway

Going Blind — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)
Dayglo Blues — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)
Tabatha — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)
Call Me Crazy — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)
Da Jam — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)
Why — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)
I Will Not Take It — Produced by, Recorded, engineered & mixed by (w/David Young)

Wild Woody

Mechanical World, Act I — Mixed by (w/Ron Thal & David Young)
Bring It Back (Pirate Boss) — Mixed by (w/Ron Thal & David Young)

Sega Power Cuts 1

St. Gabriel's Mask/vocal remix — Music written, arranged & produced by, Lyrics (w/Gary Cirimelli), Keyboards (w/David Young)

Interview