Hew Wagner is a lyric tenor and media composer based in Melbourne, Australia.
As a tenor, Hew specialises in opera, art song and oratorio. As a composer, Hew writes orchestral music for games and film.
For more information about Hew’s work as a singer, please click here…
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Latest News:
APRA AMCOS High Score 2022
I was recently a speaker at High Score: Composition and Sound Art for Games 2022 - I spoke about working with virtual instruments and was on a panel about breaking into game audio alongside Angela Little and Neha Patel. It was a fantastic weekend full of speeches, panels, workshops, amazing people and amazing food.
With Aaron Edwards, photo by Jacinta Keefe
With Neha Patel and Angela Little, photo by Rick Clifford
Don Pasquale on tour.
Our tour of Don Pasquale has now wrapped up. We originally started working on this show in late 2019 and faced many postponements due to the pandemic, but we finally got to perform all the shows we promised. It was a long road to get there but in the best of company. Thank you to our amazing team, sponsors and audiences!
Hearthstone: Fractured in Alterac Valley
In collaboration with Christopher Larkin I co-wrote the original music for this promo for Blizzard’s latest expansion to Hearthstone, directed and produced by Chris Kellett. It was featured in the Hearthstone launcher as well as on Blizzard ANZ’s social media, and has been viewed over 200,000 times on the combined platforms.
The Companion on ABC’s Art Works
I was featured on the ABC TV show Art Works, talking about how I made the score for the game The Companion. It aired on Wednesday the 21st of July at 8:30pm on ABC Plus and is now available on iview: iview.abc.net.au/show/art-works
International viewers may be able to see it on the international version of iview: abcaustralia.net.au/abc-australia-iview
Don Pasquale Performances postponed
Our first performances in our tour of Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in Tarnagulla and Daylesford were a great success! It was fantastic to be back on stage after so long. Unfortunately, however, due to the recent lockdown in Melbourne our remaining dates have had to be postponed until 2022.
The Companion is now available!
"As a spirit animal… A conduit between realms… Experience visions of a past, present and future… Ignite the flames to call others to your side… And face an unchained evil..."
The Companion by Studio 46 (featuring an original soundtrack by me) is now available on Steam.
The soundtrack album is also available on Bandcamp and on streaming services.
The Companion Trailer
I’ve written the music for the game ‘The Companion’ by Studio 46. The official trailer has just been released!