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Spencer Nilsen

Company(ies): Sega of America
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.

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

Production history

Games

Chakan (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks^[2]
Batman Returns (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by^[3]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composed and Produced by^[4]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive; 1992) — Music^[5] (as Spencer N. Nilsen)
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]
Ecco: The Tides of Time (Mega-CD; 1994) — Music Composed and Produced by^[11]
Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Executive Music Producer^[12]
Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Music Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by^[12]
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[13]
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by^[13]
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega-CD; 1995) — Animation Score^[14]
World Series Baseball (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[15]
Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer^[16]
Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (Saturn; 1996) — Mixed^[16]
Ghen War (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by^[17]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Music Composed and Produced by
World Series Baseball II (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[18]
Ecco the Dolphin (Windows PC; 1995) — Music^[19]
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^[20]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming^[20]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Engineered and Mixed by^[20]
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD; 1994) — Produced by^[20]
Sega Music Group: 1995 Sampler (CD; 1995) — Executive Produced by^[21]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Written, Arranged and Produced By^[22]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Engineered and Mixed By^[22]
Ecco: Songs of Time (CD; 1996) — Noises by^[22]
Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Artist
Sega Power Cuts 1 (CD; 1996) — Executive Producer^[23]
Daytona USA Circuit Edition Original Sound Track (CD; 1997) — Thanks to...
The Very Best of Sega (CD; 2004) — Music by^[24]

Party - Music That Cooks (CD) (1992) (Original work)
Sonic CD (U.S. edition) (1993) — Music Composed & Produced by
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (CD) (1994)
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 (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)

Sonic the Hedgehog Boom

Sonic Boom-Opening Theme — Composed, Arranged and Produced, Lyrics (with 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 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)

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

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)

Sega Power Cuts 1

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

Interviews

References

[http:.2F.2Fwww.expression.edu.2Fabout_us.2Fexecutives.2F-1] ttp://www.expression.edu/about_us/executives/

[:File:Chakan_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p18-2] File:Chakan MD US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Batman_Returns_CD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Batman Returns CD credits.pdf

[:File:EccoTheDolphin_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-4] File:EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Ecco_the_Dolphin_MD_US_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Ecco the Dolphin MD US 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:Ecco2_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p26-11] File:Ecco2 mcd us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Wild_Woody_MCD_credits.pdf_p-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Cyberspeedway_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:Cyberspeedway sat us manual.pdf, page 18

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

[:File:Wsb_sat_us_manual.pdf_p34-15] File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34

[:File:Congo_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-16] 16.0 ^16.1 File:Congo sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Ghenwar_sat_us_manual.pdf_p25-17] File:Ghenwar sat us manual.pdf, page 25

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

[:File:Ecco_the_Dolphin_PC_help_credits.png_p-19] File:Ecco the Dolphin PC help credits.png

[:File:SonicBoom_CD_US_booklet.pdf_p4-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 File:SonicBoom CD US booklet.pdf, page 4

[:File:1995Sampler_CD_US_Box_Back.jpg_p-21] File:1995Sampler CD US Box Back.jpg

[:File:ESoT_CD_US_Booklet.pdf_p5-22] 22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 File:ESoT CD US Booklet.pdf, page 5

[:File:SegaPowerCuts1_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-23] File:SegaPowerCuts1 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

[:File:VBoS_CD_US_back.jpg_p-24] File:VBoS CD US back.jpg

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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' 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 (Mega CD)|Batman Returns]]'', ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'', ''[[Ecco 2: The Tides of Time]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park (Mega CD)|Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega CD)|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]]''.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' 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 (Mega CD)|Batman Returns]]'', ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'', ''[[Ecco 2: The Tides of Time]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park (Mega CD)|Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega CD)|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]]''.
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