Composer
Fiona Hill is a multi-award-winning composer specialising in electroacoustics, orchestral and chamber music, film and television, dance, theatre and immersive sound.
She believes music is an act of connection & a vehicle for forming a deeper understanding of ourselves, each other and our inescapable entwinement with mother earth. With collaboration as the central vehicle for her musical expression, she sculpts and layers sounds, aiming to transcend time & space whilst revealing fundamental truths.
Fiona is composer in residence at the Canberra International Music Festival in 2026. Currently lecturing Composition for the Creative industries at the University of Sydney, Conservatorium of Music she holds a PhD in Composition (USyd) and a Masters in Screen Composition (AFTRS).
Meet Fiona
“The live electronic component morphs, extends, transforms and enlivens…”
Alex Raineri, Music Trust – November 29th 2021
“…the best match making between commissioned music and dance that I have come across in years.”
Jill Sykes, SMH 13 Dec 2020
REVIEW Paul Nolan - Sydney Arts Guide
"...was a fine vehicle in which to transport us to the emotion and reality of modern cruelties. The agony of imprisonment was vividly painted for us."
Contemporary
Collaborative
Art
Fiona Hill’s music draws from a wide sonic palette. Collaborative contemporary art practice is the driving force behind her creations, whether that be music for contemporary dance, political commentary, moving image, classical chamber performance, theatre or film.
Film Composition
Fiona composes rich melodies and cinematic soundscapes that bring stories to life on screen.
Electro Acoustic
Fiona blends electronic and acoustic sounds to create immersive and innovative musical experiences, exploring the intersection of technology and traditional instrumentation.
Ensemble
Fiona is a specialist in carefully arranged compositions that balance different instruments or voices to create a unified musical piece.
Dance + Theatre
Fiona Hill composes dynamic and immersive music for dance and theatre, blending emotion and movement to enhance storytelling through sound.
Awards &
Recognition
2025 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards
Work of the Year: Dramatic
Finalist
A Library of Extraordinary Things
2024 APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards
Classical/Experimental
Finalist
2022 Cipriani Competition
International Composition Competition for Film Music
International Composition Competition for Film Music
Winner
2022 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards
Work of the Year: Large Ensemble
Work of the Year: Large Ensemble
Finalist
Śūnyatā
2021 Seoul International Short Film Festival
Best Film Score
Winner
Circumstance
2020 APRA AGSC Screen Music Awards
Best Music for a Short Film
Finalist
Circumstance
2020 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards
Work of the Year Electroacoustic/Sound Art
Finalist
Imago
Fiona Hill is a composer specialising in electroacoustic and immersive sound, drawing on contemporary classical and electronic art music styles.
All In at Sydney Festival 2025
It's been a busy couple of months over summer composing music for the Western Sydney Dance Maker's Collective's new show 'All In' which premieres in the 2025 Sydney Festival. It's…
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Composing Women Program
In 2020 I was fortunate to be selected as one of four composers for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Composing Women Program. The four composers for the 2020-2021 cohort were…
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Electroacoustic Music Explained:
Fiona Hill’s Compositional Approach
Electroacoustic music brings together acoustic sounds such as instruments, voices and natural sound with electronic elements including processed audio, live electronics and computer-generated sound. Rather than sitting technology on top of the music, electroacoustic composition weaves it into the musical language itself. This allows composers to shape texture, space, movement and emotion in ways that extend beyond what acoustic instruments alone can offer.
Fiona Hill is particularly accomplished in electroacoustic music because she approaches it as a deeply physical and listening-led experience, not simply a technical one.
Her work is musical and emotionally grounded, using technology to enhance and extend the expressive qualities of sound rather than dominate them. Fiona has a finely tuned ear for texture, timbre and detail, and is known for creating immersive sound worlds that feel both expansive and intimate.
As a highly collaborative composer, she works closely with performers, dancers and filmmakers, allowing her music to respond naturally to movement, narrative and space. The result is music that feels innovative yet deeply human, technically refined while remaining connected to lived experience and emotion.
