David Young (composer)
{{About|the American keyboardist and composer|other people with this name|David Young (disambiguation){{!}}David Young}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = David Young
| image =
| image_size = 350
| genre = Easy listening, electronic, classical, synthpop
| occupation = Musician, composer, record producer, educator
| years_active = 1976–present
| instrument = Keyboards, synthesizers
| label = 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,[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/segacd/data/587997.html Sonic CD Release Information for Sega CD]. GameFAQs (19 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011. Ecco: The Tides of Time,[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/segacd/data/587943.html Ecco: The Tides of Time Release Information for Sega CD]. GameFAQs. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/segacd/data/922281.html The Amazing Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin Release Information for Sega CD]. GameFAQs (3 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
Career with Sega
In 1993, Young began contributing audio and music to Sega video games.[http://www.vgmrush.com/artist.php?name=David%20Young The Best Search Links on the Net]. vgmrush.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.[http://www.sound-test.org/search/games/David%20Young ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828135105/http://www.sound-test.org/search/games/David%20Young |date=28 August 2008 }} He was present for the formation of Sega Music Group and Sega Music Group Studios in San Francisco.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|author=Zenon Schoepe|title=High-End Production Enters New Age|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70|date=19 November 1994|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=70}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|author=Brett Atwood|title=Scoring The Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70|date=18 February 1995|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=70}} Young was a frequent collaborator with composer/producer Spencer Nilsen,[http://blazemp3.sepwich.com/sage09/spencernilsen_2009.html Sepwich.com – Sepwich and Small Business Development]. Blazemp3.sepwich.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. who was director of Sega Music Group at the time.[http://www.spencernilsen.com/ snilsen website – premiere]. Spencernilsen.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. 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, Sonic CD, Ecco: The Tides of Time,[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/ecco-the-tides-of-time 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,[http://www.answers.com/topic/congo-the-lost-city-of-zinj Congo: The Movie – The Lost City of Zinj: Information from]. Answers.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. NBA Live, NHL Live, and Wild Woody,[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/wild-woody/credits Wild Woody (1995) SEGA CD credits]. MobyGames (26 July 2006). Retrieved on 21 October 2011. as well as many others.
Works
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Title
!Year !System !Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic CD (US) | rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1993 | rowspan="4" scope="row" | 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 | rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1995 | Engineering, mixing and mastering, sound/foley effects. | |
| Cyber Speedway | rowspan="3" scope="row" | Sega Saturn | Recording, engineering & mixing. | |
| Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj | rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1996 | with Brad Kaiser. | |
| Mr. Bones | Assistant on the set. |
References
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External links
- [http://www.daveyoungmusic.com Official website]
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Category:American male composers