David J. Young

This article is about the American Keyboardist/Composer. For other people with this name, see David Young.

Dave Young
Genres	Easy listening Electronic Classical
Occupations	Musician, composer, record producer, educator
Instruments	Keyboards
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Independent
Website	http://www.daveyoungmusic.com

Dave Young is a keyboardist, composer, 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]

SEGA years

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, California.^[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,^[10][2] Congo: Lost City of Zinj,^[11] The Adventures of Batman and Robin,^[12] NBA Live, NHL Live, and Wild Woody,^[13] as well as many others. The soundtracks for Sonic CD (Sonic the Hedgehog Boom^[14][15]) and Ecco: Tides of Time (Ecco: Songs of Time^[16]) were released on audio CD in limited numbers and a distribution deal with PolyGram records had been reached for selling the albums on a global level, but the deal ultimately fell through.^[17][18]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sonic CD Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (19 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} Ecco: The Tides of Time Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
3. ^ ^{a b} The Amazing Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin Release Information for Sega CD. GameFAQs (3 November 1993). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
4. ^ The Best Search Links on the Net. vgmrush.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
5. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Billboard – Google Books. Books.google.com (19 November 1994). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
7. ^ Billboard – Google Books. Books.google.com (18 February 1995). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
8. ^ Sepwich.com – Sepwich and Small Business Development. Blazemp3.sepwich.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
9. ^ snilsen website – premiere. Spencernilsen.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
10. ^ Ecco: The Tides of Time for SEGA CD (1994). MobyGames (26 June 2004). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
11. ^ Congo: The Movie – The Lost City of Zinj: Information from. Answers.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
12. ^ The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) SEGA CD credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
13. ^ Wild Woody (1995) SEGA CD credits. MobyGames (26 July 2006). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
14. ^ DIDX-020642 | Sonic the Hedgehog Boom Limited Collector's Edition – The.... VGMdb. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
15. ^ The Best Search Links on the Net. vgmrush.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
16. ^ Ecco: Songs of Time. En.game-ost.ru. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
17. ^ Sega Music Group Enters Into Distribution Deal With PolyGram; Will Debut First Video Game Soundtrack Recordings in U.S. | Business News and Press Releases from. AllBusiness.com (13 May 1996). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
18. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-18276687.html

External links

• Official Website
• Dave Young Industry Credits
• Dave Young at VGM Rush

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