Hew Wagner | Game and Film Composer
@hewwagner.bsky.social
Melbourne based composer for games and film, opera singer.
www.hewwagner.com
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YouTube video by Hew Wagner
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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?...
Here's one of my favourite tracks I've written - imagine a slice of life anime set in Hobbiton: youtu.be/4h-eNKr0JAE?...
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...
impactsoundworks.com/product/supe...
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.
impactsoundworks.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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...
impactsoundworks.com/product/supe...
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The Midnight Riders looks incredible. Unfortunately, it's already been canceled.
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.
www.polygon.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Midnight Riders looks incredible. Unfortunately, it's already been canceled.
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?...
Star Trek: "The Enterprise” by Jerry Goldsmith (Score Reduction and Analysis)
YouTube video by David McCaulley
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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?...
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
The iLok installer still looking like this in the big 25 🥀
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The iLok installer still looking like this in the big 25 🥀
It’s November 2 and I just got Whamageddon’d.
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It’s November 2 and I just got Whamageddon’d.
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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
Seven years as a florist before game dev didn't at all prepare me for this!💐
I got to help with some rigging for The Florist recently and its been so great!
(Shared Layne's post cause any chance to shout out one of the most talented and thoughtful devs I've ever worked with!)
Give it a wishlist!
I got to help with some rigging for The Florist recently and its been so great!
(Shared Layne's post cause any chance to shout out one of the most talented and thoughtful devs I've ever worked with!)
Give it a wishlist!
I have been working on The Florist, a Survival Horror game with flowers and beauty at the forefront. This is a super cool project made by a really excellent team who is putting everything into this game. It would mean a lot if you could wishlist it here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3152440
store.steampowered.com/app/3152440
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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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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
#NewMusicFriday
SAI NATARAJAN: A Beacon in the Cosmic Blizzard
YouTube video by SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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
#NewMusicFriday
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...
impactsoundworks.com/product/toky...
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.
impactsoundworks.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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...
impactsoundworks.com/product/toky...
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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.
👉 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.
belindacoomes.bandcamp.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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.
👉 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.
Yes I subscribe to Roland Cloud. Yes we exist.
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Yes I subscribe to Roland Cloud. Yes we exist.
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.
count von count from sesame street is sitting on a table with a can of tissues in front of him .
Alt: count von count from sesame street is laughing
media.tenor.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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.
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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!
Don't worry, @scree.bsky.social has you covered with this killer spreadsheet. Full of handy press kit links and contact emails!
Even though I was tagged on @firkraags.bsky.social post, I'm posting my own just in case people want contact details of the developers at pax. If you are an indie developer who was at Pax Aus and your info is missing, please let me know. I'll fix it.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
PAX AUS 2025
docs.google.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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!
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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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...
PAX 2025.xlsx
docs.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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...
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?...
youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?...
Introducing Figure 03
YouTube video by Figure
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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?...
youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?...
Parallels!
(Is also a difficult word to spell when you’re looking for the email with your ticket to enter)
(Is also a difficult word to spell when you’re looking for the email with your ticket to enter)
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Parallels!
(Is also a difficult word to spell when you’re looking for the email with your ticket to enter)
(Is also a difficult word to spell when you’re looking for the email with your ticket to enter)
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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...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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.
www.abc.net.au
October 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (Brass Version)
YouTube video by Tiffany Johns
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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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 🖌️)
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(Art by the incredible @theboyofcheese.bsky.social 🖌️)
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September 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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 🖌️)
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(Art by the incredible @theboyofcheese.bsky.social 🖌️)
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Hear the first ever live performance of Chants Of Sennaar's OST this Friday! (Links in the thread👇)
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 🖌️)
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(Art by the incredible @theboyofcheese.bsky.social 🖌️)
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September 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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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/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2189310/...
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...
store.steampowered.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2189310/...
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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!
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!
I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out.
We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦
We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦
September 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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!
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!
1st Official World Tram Driver Championship
YouTube video by TRAM-EM
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM