About | Samantha van der Sluis

Samantha is a New Zealand-born Australian composer based in the United States. She has a Bachelor of Music with Honors from the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music and a Masters Degree in Scoring for Film & Visual Media from Dublin Institute of Technology/Pulse College. She is also a BAFTA Connect Member, being a future leader in the game music industry.

Her love for games led her into the game industry. Sam is the composer for wholesome games: The Regreening, Cloudscape, Petit Island, Love, Ghostie, Flowers and Favours and Islands & Trains. The importance of contributing positivity to an uncertain world is reflected in her musical pursuits. Her values align with that of nature, balance, culture, and inclusivity and strives to create safe and accepting places through music in media.

She also works in the music department for various films and TV shows such as Star Wars IX, Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4 and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Sam has two pet birds called Indy and Io (aka quality assurance) who listens to her music and approves it before it reaches the client.