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Nelson Everhart | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1974 |
| Genres | game music, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, trumpet |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | www |
Nelson Everhart (born March 25, 1974) is an American composer and music educator. He primarily composes for video games and media. Nelson’s career in the video game industry has lasted for over 20 years. He is most known for composing the scores for Kingsisle Entertainment's Wizard101 and Pirate101. Everhart usually composes with MIDI, but he frequently incorporates live sounds and professional musicians into his music.
Early life and education[edit]
Nelson was born a musical family on the east coast of the United States. At an early age he was attracted to the scores of John Williams, such as Star Wars, which he credits for attracting him to composing. Throughout High School he was a conductor and arranged music for musical theater. Nelson studied composition at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. While in college he co-founded the Not Affiliated Big Band, a long running big band group from Ontario.[1]
Career[edit]
Everhart’s first job in the video game industry was as an Audio Producer for Gray Matter Interactive, where he primarily composed for film to video game adaptations such as The Crow: City of Angels.[2] After that, he landed a job at Acclaim Entertainment and moved to Austin, Texas. While at Acclaim he composed music for some of their most recognizable titles such as Vexx and Turok: Evolution.[3][4] He collaborated with instrumentalists from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, such as famed Cincinnati violinist Paul Patterson.[3] In 2004, under the direction of Michael Giacchino, Everhart composed additional music for the video game Alias. He has also collaborated with Bootsy Collins on NBA Jam.[1]
Everhart has also composed several concert works, including a piece for the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble and a piece for Art York’s 25th anniversary in 2006.[5][1] He also composed a collection of standalone compositions called "The Lost Levels".
In 2008 Everhart joined Kingsisle Entertainment to compose music for their then upcoming MMO Wizard101, beginning a long running collaboration. In 2012 Everhart composed the music for Kingsisle's second MMO, Pirate101. As of 2020 Everhart continues to compose music for the updates of both games.
In the spring of 2015 ArtCraft Entertainment announced that Everhart had joined their team to compose music for their new MMO Crowfall. In fall of 2018 Everhart officially started composing the music for the game, which is still in development.[6]
In May of 2020 it was announced that his classic score for Vexx would be released on vinyl by Respawned Records.[7]
Everhart is currently a professor of audio engineering at Cincinnati State Technical College.[8] He also runs a YouTube channel where he discusses the background and inner workings of some of his popular compositions.[9]
Style[edit]
Everhart's style varies widely, but his music is mainly large thematic orchestral works. Everhart credits gaining inspiration from everywhere. His early score for Vexx still gains much attention and his music for Wizard101 is credited as being nostalgic to many people's childhoods, most notably the themes for Wizard City and Marleybone.
Works[edit]
Video games[edit]
- The Crow: City of Angels (1996) – additional music
- South Park: Chef's Luv Shack (1999)
- NFL QB Club 2001 (2000)
- All Star Baseball 2002 (2001)
- Turok: Evolution (2002)
- Legends of Wrestling (2002)
- Vexx (2003)
- NBA Jam (2003)
- Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance (2003)
- Showdown: Legends of Wrestling (2004)
- All Star Baseball 2005 (2004)
- Alias (2004) – additional music
- Hard Rock Casino (2006)
- The Red Star (2007)
- Wizard101 (2008)
- Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (2008)
- Attack of the Movies 3-D (2010)
- Pirate101 (2012)
- Crowfall (TBA)
Film and media[edit]
- An Inconvenient Egg (2006) – short film
- Wizard101 (2008) – commercials
- Pirate101 (2012) – commercials
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Leadership and Legacy (2015) – documentary short
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Bio". nelsoneverhart. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Nelson Everhart biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ a b "Vexx (2003) Xbox credits". MobyGames. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Turok: Evolution (2002) GameCube credits". MobyGames. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Austin Civic Wind Ensemble | In tune with Austin since 1975". acwe.org. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Crowfall - Throne War PC MMO by ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc". crowfall.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Respawned Records announces Vexx soundtrack vinyl". Gaming Audio News. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Cincinnati State Full-Time & Adjunct Faculty" (PDF). Cincinnati State.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.