LINA BREINING:
Composer for film and media
"Apart from your amazing creativity, I'm personally really impressed by your organization and professionalism. We couldn't be happier working with you!”
-Carylanna Taylor
AFI Producing Alum ’22
“I cannot thank you enough for the incredible music you created for our film. Every time I listen, I am filled with joy and gratitude that we were able to collaborate together.”
-Premstar Santana
AFI Directing Alum ’22
“You were so kind and open to my feedback that I simply couldn’t have asked for a better composer to work with. Your contributions truly makes this film special!”
-Steven Wang
NYU Tisch Filmmaker ‘27
About Me:
Lina Breining is a composer and pianist from Austin, TX. Most recently, she worked as an orchestra production assistant on the 76th Annual Tony Awards. With a background in classical piano, strings and percussion, Lina’s musical style seeks to blend the traditional lush Hollywood orchestral style with her own musical voice featuring lyrical melodies and always with a strong focus on conveying story.
Lina has collaborated with filmmakers from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the School of Visual Arts, and the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, Lina's music has been heard internationally and at various film festivals including the Oscar qualifying AFI Fest and The Rhode Island International Film Festival. Her works have been performed by the NYU Orchestra and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Lina's works have been praised and critiqued by notable film composers including: Blake Neely (You Netflix Series), Jeff Beal (House of Cards), Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder), Pete Nashel (I, Tonya), Carlos Rafael Rivera (the Queen’s Gambit) and Homay Schmitz (in-house composer for Spitfire Audio).
Lina has studied under numerous concert & screen composers including the 5 time Emmy Award winning composer, Jamie Lawrence. Currently, Lina is pursuing a Master of Music in Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring at New York University. She holds two bachelor degrees (Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts in Arts and Entertainment Technologies and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition) from the University of Texas at Austin. Lina's professional affiliations include: the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), The Alliance of Women Film Composers (AWFC), The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Lina is based in New York City.
CREDITS
Film & TV:
Cuisine Dream (2024)
Short Animation
Composer
76th Annual Tony Awards (2023)
Awards Show
Orchestra PA
The Star-Catcher (2023)
Short Animation
Composer
Doomers (2023)
Short Drama
Composer
Flying in the Dark Trailer (2022)
Short Documentary
Composer
What Remains (2021)
Short Horror
Composer
Walking Circles (2019)
Short Drama
Composer
The Music Box (2016)
Short Drama
Director, Writer, Editor, Composer
Let's Kiss, the Three of Us (2024)
Short Drama
Composer
Protecting the Greed (2023)
Short Documentary
Composer
Moving Forward (2023)
Short Drama
Composer
Playground (2023)
Short Drama
Composer
I Thought the Earth Remembered Me (2022)
Short Drama
Composer
Rasputin (2019)
Short Dark Comedy
Composer
The Garden (2017)
Short Animation
Composer
Puzzled (2015)
Short Animation
Director, Writer, Animator, Editor, Composer
Theatre & Dance:
The Winship Neighborhood Concert (2022)
UT Austin Theatre & Dance
Accompanist
Sad Women Being Sad (2021)
UT Austin Theatre & Dance
Composer
Evolution (2019)
UT Austin Theatre & Dance
Composer
The Tasters (2021)
UT Austin Theatre & Dance
Composer
They Serve Brisket in Paradise (2020)
FronteraFest
Sound designer
Macbeth (2018)
Austin Youth Shakespeare
Composer
Other:
UT CLUTCH New Music (2020)
Concert
Composer
Revival (2020)
Video Game
Composer
The Power of the Word (2020)
Podcast
Composer, audio engineer
The Creek Monster Habitat (2019)
Immersive Exhibit
Composer