Nelson S. Everhart (born March 25, 1974) is an American composer and music educator, most well known as the lead composer for the KingsIsle MMORPGs Wizard101 and Pirate101.[1][2] He has composed the soundtracks for every major expansion in each game since their releases, as well as composing tracks for various side content. Everhart typically composes with MIDI but often incorporates live sounds and professional musicans into his music, including his own vocals and instrument playing.
Everhart began his career in the video game industry in 1996 as an audio producer at Gray Matter, which led him to a position at Acclaim Entertainment. He composed or co-composed the soundtracks for various releases from both companies including The Crow: City of Angels, Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge, Turok: Evolution, and Vexx. During his time at Acclaim, Everhart also notably composed under the direction of Michael Giacchino for the Alias video game adaptation. More recently, Everhart has been the composer for the J. Todd Coleman-directed MMO Crowfall.[3] Everhart has a YouTube channel where since 2018 he has produced his Musical Tour of the Spiral series, breaking down the compositions of select tracks he composed from both Wizard101 and Pirate101.[4]
Musical Tour of the Spiral[]
On November 17, 2017, Nelson Everhart began the Session Study series on his YouTube channel, in which he would take a track that he composed from a world in Wizard101 or Pirate101 and break down its composition. The first episode was on the Aeriel main theme from Empyrea. The series was then relaunched as Musical Tour of the Spiral on March 6, 2018, with the first video of the new era being on the Bastion theme from Khrysalis. Everhart did a Session Study on Cool Ranch from Pirate101 on January 23, 2018 before beginning a separate Musical Tour of the Spiral series for the game on June 5, 2019, with the first video being on the Westminster Skyway theme from Marleybone. The videos are not produced with or associated with KingsIsle Entertainment, they are instead solely produced by Nelson Everhart himself.
Discography[]
Wizard101[]
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Pirate101[]
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Credits[]
Wizard101 (c. 2008–present)[1]
- Wizard101 Launch Team — Music[1]
- Wizard101 Celestia Expansion Live Team (2010) — Music[1]
- Wizard101 Zafaria Expansion Live Team (2011) — Music[1]
- Wizard101 Azteca Expansion Live Team (2012) — Music[1]
- Wizard101 Aquila Expansion Live Team (2013) — Music[1]
- Wizard101 Khrysalis Expansion Live Team (2014) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Polaris Expansion (2015) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Mirage Expansion (2016) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Empyrea Pt. 1 Expansion (2017) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Wizard City Underground Expansion (2019) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Karamelle Expansion (2020) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Lemuria Expansion (2021) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Novus Expansion (2022) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Wallaru Expansion (2023) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Selenopolis Expansion (2024) — Music[1]
- MMO Live Team - Darkmoor Expansion (2025) — Music[1]
- Pirate101 (c. 2012–present)[2]
- Pirate101 Live Team (2012) — Music[2]
- Pirate101 Live Team - Spring 2014 — Music[2]
- Pirate101 Live Team - Summer 2014 — Music[2]
Sources[]
- January 2009 Ravenwood Bulletin on Wizard101.com (January 1, 2009) (backup link)
- September 2013 Ravenwood News on Wizard101.com (September 2013) (backup link)
- Wizard101 Dev Diary: Musician and Composer, Nelson Everhart on the KingsIsle Entertainment YouTube channel (May 14, 2020)
- June 2020 Ravenwood Bulletin on Wizard101.com (June 4, 2020) (backup link)
- Holidays 2021 Ravenwood Bulletin on Wizard101.com (December 17, 2021) (backup link)
- February 2022 Ravenwood Bulletin on Wizard101.com (February 8, 2022) (backup link)
