Nelson Everhart

Nelson 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. 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 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 , which led him to a position at . He composed or co-composed the soundtracks for various releases from both companies including , , , and . During his time at Acclaim, Everhart also notably composed under the direction of for the video game adaptation. More recently, Everhart has been the composer for the J. Todd Coleman-directed MMO .Bio - nelsoneverhart 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.Nelson Everhart - YouTube
==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.
# 	Thumbnail	Title 	World 	Release date
Wizard101	Wizard101	Wizard101 	Wizard101 	Wizard101
N/A 	 	"Session Study: Aeriel Hub (from Wizard 101's Empyrea)"Session Study: Aeriel Hub (from Wizard 101's Empyrea) 	Empyrea 	November 17, 2017
N/A 	 	"Session Study: SepidiousCombat from Wizard101"Session Study: SepidiousCombat from Wizard101 	Empyrea 	November 21, 2017
N/A 	 	"SessionStudy: Athanor Lower from Wizard 101"SessionStudy: Athanor Lower from Wizard 101 	Empyrea 	January 11, 2018
1 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 1: Khrysalis"Musical Tour of the Spiral 1: Khrysalis 	Khrysalis 	March 6, 2018
2 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 2: Avalon"Musical Tour of the Spiral 2: Avalon 	Avalon 	March 27, 2018
3 	 	"MusicalTourOfTheSpiral 3: MooShu"MusicalTourOfTheSpiral 3: MooShu 	MooShu 	June 4, 2018
4 	 	"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 4: Unheard Zafaria"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 4: Unheard Zafaria 	Zafaria 	June 19, 2018
5 	 	"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 5: Marleybone REMIXED!"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 5: Marleybone REMIXED! 	Marleybone 	August 2, 2018
6 	 	"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 6: Dragonspyre REMIXED and IDEA JUNKYARD!"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 6: Dragonspyre REMIXED and IDEA JUNKYARD! 	Dragonspyre 	August 14, 2018
7 	 	"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 7: Celestia REMIXED!"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 7: Celestia REMIXED! 	Celestia 	January 3, 2019
8 	 	"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 8: Grizzleheim REMIXED!"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 8: Grizzleheim REMIXED! 	Grizzleheim 	January 24, 2019
9 	 	"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 9: Krokotopia REMIXED!"Musical Tour Of The Spiral 9: Krokotopia REMIXED! 	Krokotopia 	April 3, 2019
10 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 10: Polaris REMIXED"Musical Tour of the Spiral 10: Polaris REMIXED 	Polaris 	June 17, 2019
11 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 11: Unicorn Way Update"Musical Tour of the Spiral 11: Unicorn Way Update 	Wizard City (Unicorn Way FTUE)	August 9, 2019
12 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 12: The Elsewhere"Musical Tour of the Spiral 12: The Elsewhere" 	Wizard City Underground 	November 15, 2019
13 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 13: Azteca"Musical Tour of the Spiral 13: Azteca 	Azteca 	January 21, 2020
14 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 14: Karamelle Combat"Musical Tour of the Spiral 14: Karamelle Combat 	Karamelle 	February 10, 2021
15 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 15: Wysteria Dungeons! My LEAST favorite music?!?"Musical Tour of the Spiral 15: Wysteria Dungeons! My LEAST favorite music?!?	Wysteria 	August 20, 2021
16 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 16: Ursai Village!"Musical Tour of the Spiral 16: Ursai Village! 	Lemuria 	December 2, 2021
17 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 17: Lemuria Sky City Theme!"Musical Tour of the Spiral 17: Lemuria Sky City Theme! 	Lemuria 	December 8, 2021
18 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 18: Lemuria 3 Heap Theme"Musical Tour of the Spiral 18: Lemuria 3 Heap Theme 	Lemuria 	January 4, 2022
19 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 19: Aquila Epic Combat"Musical Tour of the Spiral 19: Aquila Epic Combat 	Aquila 	November 20, 2022
20 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 20: Novus Puerto Nuevo Theme"Musical Tour of the Spiral 20: Novus Puerto Nuevo Theme 	Novus 	December 1, 2022
21 	 	"W101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 21: Novus Conatus Combat"W101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 21: Novus Conatus Combat 	Novus 	December 8, 2022
22 	 	"Wizard 101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 22: La Ville Rose"Wizard 101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 22: La Ville Rose 	Novus 	April 6, 2023
23 	 	"Wizard 101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 23: Nightmire Swamp 2 for 1!"Wizard 101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 23: Nightmire Swamp 2 for 1! 	Night Mire Gauntlet 	July 6, 2023
24 	 	"Musical Tour of the Spiral 24: Mirage Canyon Combat"Musical Tour of the Spiral 24: Mirage Canyon Combat 	Mirage 	September 21, 2023
Pirate101	Pirate101	Pirate101 	Pirate101 	Pirate101
N/A 	 	"SessionStudy: Cool Ranch from Pirate 101"SessionStudy: Cool Ranch from Pirate 101 	Cool Ranch 	January 23, 2018
1 	 	"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 1: Westminster Skyway Combat"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 1: Westminster Skyway Combat 	Marleybone 	June 5, 2019
2 	 	"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 2: Marleybone Beachhead"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 2: Marleybone Beachhead 	Marleybone 	January 5, 2021
3 	 	"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 3: Monquista Church Native"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 3: Monquista Church Native 	Monquista 	June 14, 2021
4 	 	"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 4: Valencia Combat 2"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 4: Valencia Combat 2 	Valencia 	April 6, 2022
5 	 	"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 5: Smuggler’s Arena"Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 5: Smuggler’s Arena 	Skull Island 	June 30, 2022
==Discography==
===Wizard101===
===Pirate101===
==Sources==
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==Notes and references==
==External links==
*Nelson Everhart official website
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Category:Real-world composers