SeaWorld San Diego· 2026
Spooktacular
SeaWorld San Diego's family Halloween event.
- Composer
Now playing — Oakwood After Dark 2019, Fireworks finale
Composer · Lyricist · Arranger · Sound Designer
Music that makes a day a memory.
Nick Hutson writes original scores for attractions, scare mazes, fireworks shows and immersive experiences.
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A composer who works in attractions.
Nick Hutson is a British composer, lyricist, arranger and sound designer whose work spans musical theatre, themed entertainment and immersive attractions. Since 2013 he has written original music for attractions across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.
His background is theatrical and it shows in the work — the score is not background but part of the storytelling.
More about NickListen
Studio recordings,
straight through.
The scores themselves — ride audio, Christmas grottos, a dinosaur park, a haunted motel. Press play and keep reading; the player follows you around the site.
Everything to listen to20 attraction tracks
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Selected work
The projects that do the talking.
Ride soundtracks, scare mazes, park-wide audio and original musicals. Every credit below is a piece you can hear.
Set the brief
What are you opening?
A ride, a scare maze, a grotto, a fireworks finale, a musical. Each one wants a completely different kind of music — and Nick has written all of them. Start with whichever sounds like yours.
40projects
Theme Parks
Ride soundtracks, area music and park-wide audio.
24projects
Halloween
Scare mazes, scare zones and seasonal events.
05projects
Christmas
Grottos, light trails and the music a park wears for six weeks.
06projects
Musical Theatre
Original musicals, books, scores and lyrics.
17projects
Theatre
Incidental scores and song-scores for the stage.
02projects
Cabaret
Arrangements and original numbers for live performers.
03projects
Fireworks
Spectaculars scored to pyrotechnics and projection.
Latest releases
Newest out of the studio.
The most recent commissions, newest first. Filter by the kind of work.
0:36Clacton FEAR
Clacton Pier · 2026
Spooktacular
SeaWorld San Diego · 2026
Hobbledown at Easter
Hobbledown Adventure Farm and Zoo · 2025
Monster Motel
CONDUCTR, for Main Event · Norman, Oklahoma · 2025
4:43Howl-O-Scream
SeaWorld San Diego · 2024
7:17Journey into Hobbledown
Hobbledown Adventure Farm and Zoo · 2024
2:50Daz Games: Panic Reloaded
Alton Towers Resort · Scarefest · 2023 — 2024
2:53The Adventures of Pip
Original children's stories · 2023
Current clients
Where the music is playing.
Installed across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia — and still running.
Attractions & experiences
Producers & operators
- continents
- 3continents
- attractions scored
- 13+attractions scored
- scoring attractions since
- 2013scoring attractions since
- podcasting since
- 2007podcasting since
What they say
From the people who commission it.
“At last I've found a talented musical composer and arranger who really understands the theme park industry. Rides and shows have very special and unique requirements, and Nick is able to produce music tailored specifically to those requirements.”
“Nick Hutson is a musical genius! I thoroughly enjoy working with him on my projects; he always delivers! If you want the job done well — go to Nick!”
Start a project
Got an attraction that needs a score?
New ride, seasonal event, area refresh or a show that needs writing from nothing. Tell Nick what it is and when it opens.