Spencer Nilsen (born April 9, 1961) is an American singer/songwriter,

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, film composer and producer, graphic designer, and educator. He is best known for his soundtracks to the Sega CD versions of ''

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'', '' Ecco the Dolphin'', '' Ecco: The Tides of Time'', ''

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'', '' The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' and '' The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin'' as well as the North American version of '' Sonic CD''. His latest work is
Here and Gone
' an album of 10 original songs produced and engineered by Spyder James. Nilsen sang and played all the instruments on the record, with the exception of acoustic and electric guitars performed by Daniel Reiter. Nilsen has also worked on a number of film and television scores and released a new-age album titled ''Architects of Change'' in 1989. He is the former president of the now defunct Ex'pression College for Digital Arts in

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, and co-chairman of the board of Music in Schools Today. He was also the owner and co-founder of Illumina Studios, a full-service media design and production company. Spencer currently teaches and mentors students at Sonoma Academy college prep high school in Santa Rosa, CA.

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;Video games ;Other work

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External links

Official website
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Artist profile
at OverClocked ReMix
Detailed profile
Living people 1961 births American video game composers {{videogame-musician-stub