David J. Young

David Joseph Young (November 30, 1957 – June 29, 2024) was an American keyboardist, composer, producer and recording artist. He is most well known for producing the soundtracks to the Sega CD video games Sonic CD, Ecco: The Tides of Time, and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. He has worked with Keith Emerson, Warren Zevon, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Carmen, Michael Stanley and the Resonators, Alex Bevan and the Cleveland Orchestra . Young died of cancer in Burton, Ohio, on June 29, 2024, at the age of 66.

Career with Sega In 1993, Young began contributing audio and music to Sega video games. He was present for the formation of Sega Music Group and Sega Music Group Studios in San Francisco. Young was a frequent collaborator with composer/producer Spencer Nilsen, who was director of Sega Music Group at the time. He was involved in over a dozen different Sega titles from 1993 to 1996, composing, producing and engineering soundtracks for titles such as The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin, Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj, NBA Live, NHL Live, and Wild Woody, as well as many others.

Works TitleYearSystemNotesSonic CD (US) 1993 Sega CDwith Spencer Nilsen and Sterling, keyboards and synthesizer programming.The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpinwith Nilsen.Ecco: The Tides of Time1994Engineering, keyboards & programming, additional writing with Nilsen.Wild Woody 1995Engineering, mixing and mastering, sound/foley effects.Cyber Speedway Sega SaturnRecording, engineering & mixing.Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj 1996with Brad Kaiser.Mr. BonesAssistant on the set.Christmas Favorites II 2013 with Tommy Dobeck, piano, organ and synthesizer.Boomer! Utopian Memoir 2015 with Alex Bevan, keyboards.Lucky 7 2021 with Marc Lee Shannon, organ and keyboards.