Nilsen constantly reshuffles his intricately arranged synth layers around new musical ideas, so his compositions are always compelling enough to take listeners on a hypnotic journey. However, a wealth of musical depth hides beneath this relaxed, dreamy surface.
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Nilsen was asked to underscore an underwater world free of all human elements – a universe as alien as outer space or Blade Runner’s Los Angeles.Īt first listen, Ecco the Dolphin’s serene synth washes create a soothing, friction-free experience – mostly devoid of the spectral eerieness that characterised much of the Ecco games on the Sega Genesis. Then again, that stylistic lineage makes perfect sense. To a film score fan’s trained ears, Nilsen’s languid, often melancholy synth lines and melodies more than once evoke Vangelis’ work in the science fiction genre. Nilsen called the resulting score “unique and different” – although that might have only been true within the realm of game music. Harnessing Sega’s significant financial support and enthusiasm for the Sega CD’s audio capacities, Nilsen amassed thirty synthesisers and keyboards to write one of the most popular Western game soundtracks of the early 1990s, inspired by his fondness for the ocean and its creatures.
Like few other composers, Spencer Nilsen has left his mark on Sega CD music, thanks to his numerous works for the platform – and none is more impressive than Ecco the Dolphin.
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