Brian Coburn

Brian Coburn

Date of birth: 1963-02-07 (age 61)
Company(ies): Sega of America
Role(s): Musician

Brian Coburn is a sound designer and former Sega of America employee. During his employment at Sega he composed music for a few titles but mainly designed sound effects as part of the Sega Multimedia Studio (located in Redwood City, California). He later became a part of SegaSoft upon its inception in 1995, but left in late 1996 to join BMI following his work on Mr. Bones.

He has since performed sound roles for various game developers for games published by EA, Atari and Konami.

Production history

Games

Batman Returns (Mega Drive; 1992) — Music and Sound FX by^[1]
Cyborg Justice (Mega Drive; 1993) — Level Songs
Cyborg Justice (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound and Music^[2]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Digital Sound Effects^[3]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive; 1992) — Music^[4]
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound & Effects^[5]
Joe Montana's NFL Football (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed & Produced by^[6]
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and Sound Effects^[7]
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound and Music Effects^[8]
Pepe's Puzzles (Pico; 1994) — Special Thanks to
Greatest Heavyweights (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music^[9]
Jurassic Park (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound^[10]
Ecco: The Tides of Time (Mega-CD; 1994) — Sound Effects and Foley^[11]
Doom (32X; 1994) — Music^[12]
Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Gameplay Effects^[13]
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega-CD; 1995) — Game Sound FX^[14]
Ghen War (Saturn; 1995) — Level Music^[15]
Ghen War (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Effects^[15]
NBA Action (Saturn; 1996) — Sega Creative Support^[16]
Ecco the Dolphin (Windows PC; 1995) — Digital Sound Effects^[17]
3D Baseball (Saturn; 1996) — Music Adapted for Sega Saturn™^[18]
3D Baseball (Saturn; 1996) — Sound Effects^[18]
Mr. Bones (Saturn; 1996) — Generator Room Level Music Composed & Produced by^[19]
Mr. Bones (Saturn; 1996) — Sound design^[19]
Mr. Bones (Saturn; 1996) — As "Little People"^[19]
Astrocade (Saturn; unreleased) — Sound/Music

Music

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Lava Powerhouse Composed by^[20]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Produced by^[20]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Noises by^[21]
Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Artist

Ecco the Dolphin (PC Version) (1995) — Digital Sound Effects
Sonic Spinball (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music and Sound Effects
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD) (1994)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Sound Designer
Atari: 80 Classic Games in One (PS2 Version) (2003) — Interface Sound (Blue Shift, Inc.)
Dungeon Lords (2005) — FMV Intro Sound FX and Music
Death Jr. (2005) — Additional Sound: Sound Effects Contractor

Song credits

Sonic Spinball (Mega Drive Version)

Lava Powerhouse — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom

Lava Powerhouse — Music & Arrangement, Produced by (with Spencer Nilsen)

Doom (32X Version)

At Doom's Gate (Level 1, 10) — Arrangement
The Imps Song (Level 2, 11) — Arrangement
Dark Halls (Level 3, 12) — Arrangement
Kitchen Ace (And Taking Names) (Level 4, 13) — Arrangement
Suspense (Level 5, 14) — Arrangement
On the Hunt (Level 6, 15) — Arrangement
Demons on the Prey (Level 7, Final) — Arrangement
Sign of Evil (Level 8, Secret) — Arrangement
Hiding the Secret (Level 9) — Arrangement
Intermission from DOOM (Demo) — Arrangement
Sweet Little Dead Bunny (Staff Roll) — Arrangement
At Doom's Gate — Arrangement [NOTE: Beta version]
Title — Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
Victory — Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Ghen War

Evil Things — Music and lyrics written, produced and performed by
Burn — Music and lyrics written, produced and performed by

Mr. Bones

Skeletism Generator — Music & Arrangement, Produced by

Interviews

Interview: Brian Coburn (2007-05-22) by Sega-16

References

[:File:Batman_Returns_MD_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Batman Returns MD credits.pdf

[:File:CyborgJustice_MD_US_manual.pdf_p14-2] File:CyborgJustice MD US manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:EccoTheDolphin_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-3] File:EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Ecco_the_Dolphin_MD_US_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Ecco the Dolphin MD US credits.pdf

[:File:Spider-Man_vs_the_Kingpin_MCD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Spider-Man vs the Kingpin MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Jmnb_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p30-6] File:Jmnb mcd us manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:Sonic_Spinball_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic Spinball MD credits.pdf

[:File:SonicSpinball_MD_US_manual.pdf_p21-8] File:SonicSpinball MD US manual.pdf, page 21

[: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:Ecco2_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p26-11] File:Ecco2 mcd us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Doom_32X_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Doom 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Wild_Woody_MCD_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Batmanrobin_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p17-14] File:Batmanrobin mcd us manual.pdf, page 17

[:File:Ghenwar_sat_us_manual.pdf_p25-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:Ghenwar sat us manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf_p38-16] File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf, page 38

[:File:Ecco_the_Dolphin_PC_help_credits.png_p-17] File:Ecco the Dolphin PC help credits.png

[:File:3dbaseball_sat_us_manual.pdf_p23-18] 18.0 ^18.1 File:3dbaseball sat us manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:Mr_Bones_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 File:Mr Bones Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SonicBoom_CD_US_booklet.pdf_p4-20] 20.0 ^20.1 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4

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

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