About
Described as “magical” and having “plenty of beautiful sounds to savour” (The Straits Times), the music of Singaporean composer Sulwyn Lok draws from his two homes of New York City and Southeast Asia for a unique global cultural palette. Writing music for Hermès, Samsung, and other international brands, as well as scoring films that premiered at the Cannes, Busan, and other film festivals, he advocates the human connection in music regardless of art or commercial works.
Winner of Universal Music's UCompose competition and Best Original Music at the National Youth Film Awards (Singapore), his body of works in film and media is complemented by artistic commissions including the arts councils of New York and Singapore, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and Ding Yi Music Company. He also enjoys writing music for video games, children, and theatre, which earned him a nomination at the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards (Musical Theatre category).
Notable art projects include:
Here, Hear (New York State Council on the Arts grant award) — a multi-movement site-specific work exploring the Asian New Yorker identity and the silent residents of NYC in the form of Asian artworks and artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Morning of the World (funded by the National Arts Council, Singapore) — a multimedia production bringing together Indonesian gamelan, Chinese instruments, and track, to ponder about our world resetting.
Waves, Towards the Lands We Call Home (Singapore Chinese Orchestra commission) — a world symphonic poem for humanity and a prayer for peace, influenced by the journeys of early Chinese immigrants.
Into the Moonlit Yonder (Reverberance commission) — a journey across yearning, loss, finding oneself, inner conflicts, and seeking sanctuary, expressed as a concerto cycle for Chinese wind and percussion instruments.
Apart from composing, Sulwyn explores music as a way to connect people. Funded by the Singapore International Foundation, he conducted artistry sessions for Afghan refugees in Indonesia with Project Artitude, sharing knowledge and experiences through music and art. He works regularly with The Purple Symphony, Singapore's largest inclusive orchestra comprising musicians with and without disabilities, crafting parts that empower musicians of different abilities, and also conducts and teaches composition workshops at the Music Society of Myanmar Festival and Competition, bringing together people of different races.
Fully sponsored by the Singapore Digital Scholarship, Sulwyn graduated from New York University's Master of Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring program. He also graduated as valedictorian from the National University of Singapore YST Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s in Audio Arts and Science.
Associate editor of "Anthology of Singaporean Ruan Compositions", Sulwyn is also resident composer of the Singapore Ruan Ensemble and Reverberance; executive member of the Singapore Chinese Music Federation Youth Chapter; co-founder of Poco Productions, Southeast Asia Music Academy Online, and the Victoria Chinese Orchestra; and a member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (USA).
新加坡作曲家骆思卫（Sulwyn Lok），其音乐被《海峡时报》誉为“充满魔力”、“处处可见动人美感”。在纽约与东南亚两地生活成长，他将多元文化融入创作，形成兼具国际视野与个人色彩的独特音乐语言。
他曾为爱马仕（Hermès）、三星（Samsung）等国际品牌创作配乐，并为曾在戛纳、釜山等国际电影节首映的影片担纲配乐，在商业与艺术之间，始终秉持音乐的情感与人文连结。曾获环球音乐UCompose作曲比赛冠军及新加坡全国青年电影奖最佳原创音乐奖，并入围Marvin Hamlisch国际音乐奖（音乐剧类别）。
骆思卫的作品涵盖影视、舞台与艺术委约，合作机构包括纽约州艺术委员会、新加坡国家艺术理事会、新加坡华乐团、新加坡交响乐团、鼎艺团等。他亦热衷于为游戏、儿童与戏剧创作音乐，跨足多元平台。
代表性作品包括：
《Here, Hear》（纽约州艺术委员会资助）：多乐章驻地作品，透过大都会艺术博物馆中的亚洲艺术品，探讨亚裔纽约人的身份与内心世界。
《世界之晨》（新加坡国家艺术理事会资助）：融合印尼加美兰、中国民族乐器与电子音轨的多媒体作品，思索世界的重启与更迭。
世界交响诗：《波靖南溟》（新加坡华乐团委约）：以华人移民早期航海历程为灵感的交响诗，祈愿和平与人性之光。
《望月寻春风》（回响吹打团委约）：中国吹打乐协奏组曲，描绘思念、失落、自我追寻与心灵归属的旅程。
除创作外，骆思卫亦关注音乐的社会连结。他曾受新加坡国际基金会资助，参与Project Artitude项目，为印尼阿富汗难民举办音乐艺术分享工作坊；并长期与新加坡最大融合性乐团The Purple Symphony合作，为不同能力的音乐家量身编配作品。此外，他亦多次受邀于缅甸音乐节及比赛授课及指导作曲，促进跨文化交流。
骆思卫毕业于纽约大学电影配乐硕士课程（新加坡国家数码奖学金全额资助），并以毕业生致词代表身份自新加坡国立大学杨秀桃音乐学院（录音艺术与科学学士）毕业。
现为《新加坡阮咸作品曲集》副主编，新加坡阮乐团与回响吹打团驻团作曲家，新加坡华乐总会青年部执委会成员；同时担任Poco Productions、东南亚音乐学院线上平台、维多利亚华乐团联合创办人，并为美国影视作曲家协会（SCL）会员。