David Young (composer)

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David Young
Born1957
DiedJune 29, 2024
Genres Easy listening, electronic, classical, synthpop
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, record producer, educator
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizers
Years active1976–2024
LabelsIndependent
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] Young died of cancer on 29 June 2024 in Burton. [4]

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Career with Sega

In 1993, Young began contributing audio and music to Sega video games. [5] [6] He was present for the formation of Sega Music Group and Sega Music Group Studios in San Francisco. [7] [8] Young was a frequent collaborator with composer/producer Spencer Nilsen, [9] who was director of Sega Music Group at the time. [10] 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] [11] Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj , [12] NBA Live , NHL Live, and Wild Woody , [13] as well as many others.

Works

TitleYearSystemNotes
Sonic CD (US)1993 Sega CD with Spencer Nilsen and Sterling, keyboards and synthesizer programming.
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin with Nilsen.
Ecco: The Tides of Time 1994Engineering, keyboards & programming, additional writing with Nilsen.
Wild Woody 1995Engineering, mixing and mastering, sound/foley effects.
Cyber Speedway Sega Saturn Recording, engineering & mixing.
Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj 1996with Brad Kaiser.
Mr. Bones Assistant on the set.

References

  1. 1 2 Sonic CD Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (19 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Ecco: The Tides of Time Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 The Amazing Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (3 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  4. ↑ https://obituaries.thecourier.com/us/obituaries/thecourier/name/david-young-obituary?id=55511913
  5. ↑ The Best Search Links on the Net. vgmrush.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Zenon Schoepe (19 November 1994). "High-End Production Enters New Age". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70.
  8. ↑ Brett Atwood (18 February 1995). "Scoring The Games". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 70.
  9. ↑ Sepwich.com – Sepwich and Small Business Development. Blazemp3.sepwich.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  10. ↑ snilsen website – premiere. Spencernilsen.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Ecco: The Tides of Time for SEGA CD (1994). MobyGames (26 June 2004). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Congo: The Movie – The Lost City of Zinj: Information from. Answers.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  13. ↑ Wild Woody (1995) SEGA CD credits. MobyGames (26 July 2006). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
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