David Young | |
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| Genres | Easy listening, electronic, classical, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, synthesizers |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | http://www.daveyoungmusic.com |
David Young is an American keyboardist, composer, and recording artist. He is most well known for producing the soundtracks to the Sega CD video games Sonic CD, [1] Ecco: The Tides of Time, [2] and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. [3]
In 1993, Young began contributing audio and music to Sega video games. [4] [5] He was present for the formation of Sega Music Group and Sega Music Group Studios in San Francisco. [6] [7] Young was a frequent collaborator with composer/producer Spencer Nilsen, [8] who was director of Sega Music Group at the time. [9] He was involved in over a dozen different Sega titles from 1993–1996, composing, producing and engineering soundtracks for titles such as The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin, [3] Sonic CD, [1] Ecco: The Tides of Time, [2] [10] Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj, [11] NBA Live, NHL Live, and Wild Woody, [12] as well as many others.
| Title | Year | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic CD (US) | 1993 | Sega CD | with Spencer Nilsen and Mark Crew, keyboards and synthesizer programming. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin | with Nilsen. | ||
| Ecco: The Tides of Time | 1994 | Engineering, keyboards & programming, additional writing with Nilsen. | |
| Wild Woody | 1995 | Engineering, mixing and mastering, sound/foley effects. | |
| Cyber Speedway | Sega Saturn | Recording, engineering & mixing. | |
| Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj | 1996 | with Brad Kaiser. | |
| Mr. Bones | Assistant on the set. |
- ^ a b Sonic CD Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (19 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b Ecco: The Tides of Time Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b The Amazing Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (3 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ The Best Search Links on the Net. vgmrush.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zenon Schoepe (19 November 1994). "High-End Production Enters New Age". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70.
- ^ Brett Atwood (18 February 1995). "Scoring The Games". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70.
- ^ Sepwich.com – Sepwich and Small Business Development. Blazemp3.sepwich.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ snilsen website – premiere. Spencernilsen.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Ecco: The Tides of Time for SEGA CD (1994). MobyGames (26 June 2004). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Congo: The Movie – The Lost City of Zinj: Information from. Answers.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Wild Woody (1995) SEGA CD credits. MobyGames (26 July 2006). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
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David Young | |
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| Genres | Easy listening, electronic, classical, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, synthesizers |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | http://www.daveyoungmusic.com |
David Young is an American keyboardist, composer, and recording artist. He is most well known for producing the soundtracks to the Sega CD video games Sonic CD, [1] Ecco: The Tides of Time, [2] and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. [3]
In 1993, Young began contributing audio and music to Sega video games. [4] [5] He was present for the formation of Sega Music Group and Sega Music Group Studios in San Francisco. [6] [7] Young was a frequent collaborator with composer/producer Spencer Nilsen, [8] who was director of Sega Music Group at the time. [9] He was involved in over a dozen different Sega titles from 1993–1996, composing, producing and engineering soundtracks for titles such as The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin, [3] Sonic CD, [1] Ecco: The Tides of Time, [2] [10] Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj, [11] NBA Live, NHL Live, and Wild Woody, [12] as well as many others.
| Title | Year | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic CD (US) | 1993 | Sega CD | with Spencer Nilsen and Mark Crew, keyboards and synthesizer programming. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin | with Nilsen. | ||
| Ecco: The Tides of Time | 1994 | Engineering, keyboards & programming, additional writing with Nilsen. | |
| Wild Woody | 1995 | Engineering, mixing and mastering, sound/foley effects. | |
| Cyber Speedway | Sega Saturn | Recording, engineering & mixing. | |
| Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj | 1996 | with Brad Kaiser. | |
| Mr. Bones | Assistant on the set. |
- ^ a b Sonic CD Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (19 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b Ecco: The Tides of Time Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b The Amazing Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (3 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ The Best Search Links on the Net. vgmrush.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zenon Schoepe (19 November 1994). "High-End Production Enters New Age". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70.
- ^ Brett Atwood (18 February 1995). "Scoring The Games". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70.
- ^ Sepwich.com – Sepwich and Small Business Development. Blazemp3.sepwich.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ snilsen website – premiere. Spencernilsen.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Ecco: The Tides of Time for SEGA CD (1994). MobyGames (26 June 2004). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Congo: The Movie – The Lost City of Zinj: Information from. Answers.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Wild Woody (1995) SEGA CD credits. MobyGames (26 July 2006). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
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