Contact
tombentermusic@gmail.com
(+61) 401 047 431
Hi, my name is Tom Benter. I’m a Naarm-based artist, composer and sound designer whose work spans electronic, noise and sound art.
I create immersive and dynamic audio works for a variety of media types. Please find my work below.
Music and Sound Design Showreel
Gateworlds Creature and UI Sound Design Demo
About Me
My Music
I trained as a classical pianist for 15 years, and hold a Bachelor’s Music from the Australian National University, where I was awarded the Harold Allen Memorial Prize. After completing my studies I began producing and composing music for visual media. Since then, I’ve released multiple projects across independent and large-scale productions. I love collaboration across disciplines and am passionate about bringing projects to life through sound.
My practice examines the parallels between music of the past and music of the future, exploring how nostalgia and memory allow music to create fractured illusions, creating immersive works that feel disjointed from any one place.
My experience in Game Audio
I’ve been working full-time as a freelance composer and sound designer since 2022. I have extensive knowledge of audio middleware software Wwise and FMOD, as well as Unity and Unreal engine. I also have a strong understanding of adaptive and spatial audio systems.
Credits
Video Games
Gateworlds
Studio: Hydrarch
Role: Composition, Sound Design and Implementation
Planned release: TBA
Lead your people through shattered worlds and magical wildernesses in this survival colony sim. Discover ancient monuments, encounter unusual creatures, appease fickle deities, and manage the needs of your people. Will yours be a story of triumph, or tragedy?
Rocketcard Defence
Studio: Space Dragon
Role: Composition, Sound Design
Planned release: TBA
Rocketcard Defence is a bold mix of roguelite deckbuilding, tactical tower defence, and choose-your-own adventure gameplay.
The Parvus Box
Studio: Plucky Wombat
Role: Composition, Sound Design
Released: 2024
The Parvus Box is a whimsical world designed to delight players as they discover new surprises and perspectives. Each revelation ties into the last in a tightly woven story that rewards problem solving with surprising twists.
Outpost
Studio: Anecdote
Role: Composition, Sound Design
Planned release: 2026
Outpost is an upcoming narrative horror game where you must escape an Antarctic research station plagued by infinite versions of yourself. It’s a human story of grief and identity told through the lens of cosmic horror.
Amarantus
Studio: ub4q
Role: Sound Design
Released: 2023
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Music
The Hour Between (2025)
Birdcapital and Tom Benter
Role: Producer, Writer and Mixer
South Boulevard Remix ft. Yung Shogun
Role: Producer, Mixer
Scraps – EP (2021)
Role: Producer, Mixer and Mastering
Film
- Hen – short (2022)
Sound designer, foley, audio post-production - Flower Girl – short (2022)
Music score for the National Film and Sound Archive
Other
- Not for Sale – Sound installation (2021)
Multi-channel sound installation
Testimonials
Damian Merrick, Hydrarch
“Tom’s work on the music and sound design for Hydrarch’s game Gateworlds has been phenomenal. His music has really elevated the ambience and atmosphere of the varied worlds in the game, and produced tension and excitement at the right moments, all while respecting the game’s complex design requirements to balance between background and focus-of-attention elements. Additionally, his sound design work has been super efficient, effective and creative, and he has been instrumental in setting up our audio systems between Wwise and Unity. Tom is an outstanding guy who has been an absolute pleasure to work with – knowledgeable and proficient, while being incredibly flexible and adapting his work to assist with changing requirements throughout the development of the game. I would wholeheartedly recommend talking to Tom about any sound and music needs in your projects!“
Nic Dullow
“Tom’s music and sound design are incredibly expressive and full of character. He works efficiently, communicates clearly, and can adapt to pretty much any project or style.”
More coming soon!
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