| 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]
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]