Adam Burgess

Class of

2014

Composer

Contemporary Writing and Production (CWP)

Australian composer Adam Burgess is best known for his contributions to Blizzard Entertainment’s video game franchise Overwatch. Having created hours of in-game music, cinematic scores, and broadcast-ready production music, he has been a driving force in the creation of music for both the Overwatch franchise and Blizzard’s premier e-sport league, the Overwatch League.

Burgess is currently composing for Overwatch 2, announced in November 2019 at BlizzCon. Having worked in-house at Blizzard since 2015, Adam has also composed, orchestrated and arranged music for AAA gaming franchises World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.

Burgess holds Bachelor of Music degrees from both Berklee College of Music (contemporary writing and production), and the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (classical guitar performance).