Hew Wagner | Game and Film Composer
@hewwagner.bsky.social
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Melbourne based composer for games and film, opera singer. www.hewwagner.com
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Well... time to give this site another go I think. So I'm a game and film composer based in Melbourne. Hello again, Bluesky! Here's one of my favourite tracks I've written - imagine a slice of life anime set in Hobbiton:
youtu.be/4h-eNKr0JAE?...
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Floading Lanterns
YouTube video by Hew Wagner
https://youtu.be/4h-eNKr0JAE?si=NZe1D6IOLImwAFXs
about 1 year ago
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Holland Albright | Composer (available for work) 🏳️🌈✨
8 days ago
Tree of Life - still one of my favorite fantasy compositions, so I want to share it with you again (with a fun scrolling visual)
#composer
#dtm
#orchestra
#musiciansky
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I just got the new iPhone iOS and I can’t get over the CAMERA LOGO
8 days ago
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Oh ffs. I’ve got some messages from clients and potential clients in there too. Do I abandon those or give my personal details (or face) to some random company and look forward to a touch of identity theft in the future. Thanks Albo.
9 days ago
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Nvidia app coming at me with pop-up adds every time I start my computer. Makes me feel like it's 2002 and I've downloaded BonziBuddy.
9 days ago
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James Horner really knew how to bring the tears 🥹🥲
14 days ago
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Holland Albright | Composer (available for work) 🏳️🌈✨
16 days ago
tbt to this piece, 'Journey's End' from earlier this year. Sort of a bittersweet piece about the ending of one chapter of life and the beginning of another.
#composer
#piano
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Life is too short for compressors that don’t have auto-gain.
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It’s almost like they’re using colour, lighting and costume to say something about world the characters inhabit, rather than just creating a literal representation of the place and time period.
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27 days ago
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I did one of the demos for
@impactsoundworks.com
's new Super Audio Cart 2 library - getting to write some N64 style orchestral music was ultimate nostalgia for me! Huge possibilities in this plugin beyond recreating classic game music as well.
impactsoundworks.com/product/supe...
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Super Audio Cart 2 - The Definitive Retro Game Synth (VST, AU, AAX)
The legendary 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit/64-bit eras of gaming in sample library form. 20 consoles and sound chips, including N64, SNES, PSX, GBA, SampleCell II, and more.
https://impactsoundworks.com/product/super-audio-cart-2/
about 1 month ago
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Polygon
about 1 month ago
The Midnight Riders looks incredible. Unfortunately, it's already been canceled.
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Check out the first (and last) look at this canceled Stranger Things-esque retro adventure
The Midnight Riders looks incredible. Unfortunately, it's already been canceled.
https://www.polygon.com/the-midnight-riders-netease-bad-brain/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69127c99a313d9000158c54a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Why do modern sci-fi shows only ever let you look at the ships for 1.2 seconds before cutting back to the dialogue? The children yearn for the 6 minute reveal…
youtu.be/iKPdFHHkNqY?...
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Star Trek: "The Enterprise” by Jerry Goldsmith (Score Reduction and Analysis)
YouTube video by David McCaulley
https://youtu.be/iKPdFHHkNqY?si=76o0BrNR5T3ZjgLQ
about 1 month ago
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A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
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about 2 months ago
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The iLok installer still looking like this in the big 25 🥀
about 2 months ago
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It’s November 2 and I just got Whamageddon’d.
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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Layne Ngatai-Stokes || Technical-art
about 2 months ago
Sarah is incredibly talented, considerate, skilled, and a joy to work with. If any team is looking for someone to do wonders with any 2D or 3D
#rigging
work, do not hesitate to reach out to Sarah
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Sai
about 2 months ago
I've had my orchestral music performed live quite a few times by this point, but for the first time ever, I FINALLY have some professionally-produced video evidence! A huge thank you to SOUNZ, RNZ Concert, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for making this happen <3
#NewMusicFriday
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SAI NATARAJAN: A Beacon in the Cosmic Blizzard
YouTube video by SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music
https://youtu.be/FJ9_xFAvQLc
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I wrote one of the demo tracks for
@impactsoundworks.com
's newest release - Tokyo Scoring Solo Strings! It's probably the most flexible solo string library out there imo. Check it out:
impactsoundworks.com/product/toky...
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Impact Soundworks Tokyo Scoring Solo Strings (Kontakt Player VST, AU, AAX)
An extraordinary collection of solo strings (violins, viola, cello, contrabass) with the same groundbreaking legato, brilliant workflow, and agility and perfection of Tokyo Scoring Strings.
https://impactsoundworks.com/product/tokyo-scoring-solo-strings/
about 2 months ago
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Belinda Coomes
about 2 months ago
The soundtrack for the unholy-roguelite-deckbuilder Malys is OUT NOW! 👉
belindacoomes.bandcamp.com/album/malys-...
It was a thrill and an honour to work with
@summerfallstudios.com
. Thank you for trusting me to conjure up the music for this dark and mysterious world. It was an absolute pleasure.
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https://belindacoomes.bandcamp.com/.../malys-original..
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The Robocop theme though
youtu.be/0lAZsw7sNNU?...
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RoboCop theme (movie version)
YouTube video by Kaijū Ōkami
https://youtu.be/0lAZsw7sNNU?si=829r2oAM5bOj6Hhm
2 months ago
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Yes I subscribe to Roland Cloud. Yes we exist.
2 months ago
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Me scheduling my late night emails for 7am so no one knows I’m a weird night creature and everyone thinks I’m an infuriatingly productive morning person.
2 months ago
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Qualbert.com | Game Reviews (Not Just Numbers)
2 months ago
Missed an indie at
@paxaus.bsky.social
or forgot who you were speaking with? Don't worry,
@scree.bsky.social
has you covered with this killer spreadsheet. Full of handy press kit links and contact emails!
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Meghann O'Neill
2 months ago
Here is a player facing spreadsheet of 150 indie games from PAX. Aus, NZ and SE Asia. Game name, steam (or other) link, demo y/n, genre, comments (which I'm editing). Please share. Let's work together to connect people to Aussie indies. I'm going to tag people next.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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PAX 2025.xlsx
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YX97INGPDcL56edVb0BD4vLUCCaZWqbK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115965729214467062998&rtpof=true&sd=true
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I’m going wild at this. Did the composer make everything sound so sinister on purpose? Was the brief “corporate music meets techno-horror”?
youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?...
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Introducing Figure 03
YouTube video by Figure
https://youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?si=k0xhqhhRmgz5qZ4B
2 months ago
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Parallels! (Is also a difficult word to spell when you’re looking for the email with your ticket to enter)
2 months ago
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Gianni Di Giovanni
2 months ago
Whip cracks and soundtracks,
@musophrenic.bsky.social
and I spoke to Pete Ward audio director of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle who spoke at High Score for
#migw25
about how to capture those iconic sounds
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Whips to grunts, how game creators use music to evoke the world of Indiana Jones
The sound world of Indiana Jones is iconic. While in Australia, the video game's audio director shares how he leveraged this to bring the game world to life.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/pete-ward-indiana-jones-video-game-composer/105853838?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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This fricken slaps
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Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (Brass Version)
YouTube video by Tiffany Johns
https://youtu.be/nSre7kaA4gY?si=v9Sqv9Zc-H7GfSWB
3 months ago
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Meena Shamaly 🎮🎻🎙
3 months ago
This Friday on ABC Classic, we're rebroadcasting the massive Indie Symphony II concert by Orchestra Victoria, which I had the pleasure of hosting back in July, on a special extended edition of the Game Show 🎮🎻🎺🪈🥁 (Art by the incredible
@theboyofcheese.bsky.social
🖌️) (1/)
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Thomas Brunet - Chants Of Sennaar's OST is on Bandcamp!
3 months ago
Starting now!
www.abc.net.au/listen/live/...
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Kenney
3 months ago
This very cute game uses my input prompt
#gameassets
and I love to see it. Go check out Letters to Arralla! ✨
store.steampowered.com/app/2189310/...
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Save 20% on Letters to Arralla on Steam
Play as a turnip with a big juicy bum delivering mail to a cast of colourful characters on an Australian island. Get the mail where it needs to go by reading residents’ letters, solving puzzles, and e...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2189310/Letters_to_Arralla/
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Amy Potter-Jarman 🌺
3 months ago
Quick reshare for the Monday crowd Re:
@frostygamesfest.com
, looking to get an indication from devs with key news (game announcement, surprise release, or a first demo launch) that would be aligned to a DECEMBER timeframe. If you can pls DM me, that would be very helpful! TY!
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I finally found a sport I’m into.
www.youtube.com/live/smp0voL...
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1st Official World Tram Driver Championship
YouTube video by TRAM-EM
https://www.youtube.com/live/smp0voLUgk8?si=shIUqNJEXRRKkovW
3 months ago
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Christopher Larkin
3 months ago
OST is now out on more platforms, with some territories still coming through: Apple Music:
itunes.apple.com/album/id/183...
Tidal:
tidal.com/browse/album...
Deezer:
www.deezer.com/us/album/819...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong (Original Soundtrack) by Christopher Larkin on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 53 Songs
http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1838949732
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Christopher Larkin
4 months ago
Hollow Knight: Silksong soundtrack is now live on Bandcamp:
christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com/album/hollow...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong (Original Soundtrack), by Christopher Larkin
53 track album
https://christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-knight-silksong-original-soundtrack
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Saw this T-shirt in an instagram ad, but the store is clearly just drop shipping… but I can’t even find the original? Thanks 2025 internet.
4 months ago
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Do you ever get the urge to grow a moustache and start an Italo-Disco band?
4 months ago
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Still one of the best videos on YouTube:
youtu.be/3brxVCHbXWY?...
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Simon Wallfisch 2013 - The inner voice of the opera singer
YouTube video by Simon Wallfisch - Baritone
https://youtu.be/3brxVCHbXWY?si=G71j58fW7qVwjdP3
4 months ago
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Discourse when historical/fantasy shows have bright colours: “why does everything look so cheap they need to weather the costumes and sets” Discourse when they weather the sets and costumes “why is everything so colourless and dirty - colours did actually exist”
4 months ago
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If I didn’t have a conscience I’d be making *so many* fake ufo videos. They wouldn’t even be good.
4 months ago
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I used to think that pop music was a subgenre of rock music... but now I'm starting to think that it's actually the other way around. Harmonically, melodically & structurally they're basically the same, but rock music has a far more restricted palate in terms of instrumentation and timbre.
4 months ago
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Greg Jericho
4 months ago
Pretty much the History of Australia since 1788 in 4 bullet points.
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Ginger the garden witch
4 months ago
I don’t know who needs this today, but here you go..
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Threads is the new bad place because everyday on that app someone gets a hit tweet by posting a variation of “why do the VFX of this film from 2025 look worse than the special effects of Davey Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean”
4 months ago
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The Game Audio Diversity Alliance
5 months ago
📺 Save the date! Announcing our next livestream: Dynamic Downbeats: A GADA Fundraiser featuring Game Composer Gordy Haab (
@gordyhaab.bsky.social
) on Wednesday, August 13th at 7 PM PT on the GADA YouTube channel. Free admission but donations appreciated. ❤️ More info to come!
#GameAudio
#GameMusic
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The literal treasurer of Australia wrote this ridiculous, year 10 level essay for on AI for The Guardian and failed to mention the outsized environmental impact or massive copyright theft that underpins the technology?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Australia and the AI revolution – turning algorithms into opportunities
We cannot simply let AI rip, but nor can we pretend it’s not happening – we can chart a middle course that makes our people beneficiaries, not victims of technological change, writes the federal treas...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/03/australia-shouldnt-fear-the-ai-revolution-new-skills-can-create-more-and-better-jobs
5 months ago
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Bro
5 months ago
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What do you call it when you finish a game and now you’re sad that you don’t get to hang out with the characters anymore? Cause I’m seriously getting that from
#DragonAge
#Veilguard
5 months ago
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Big yikes for anything under an NDA
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