About Me:

Lina Breining is a New York City based composer and orchestrator for film, animation, and media from Austin, TX.​ Her music has been featured at Academy Award-qualifying film festivals such as AFI Fest, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and the Newport Beach Film Festival. Lina recently scored her first feature film, which premiered in Los Angeles and was recently screened at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. She has also collaborated with an animator at Pixar whose short was selected by PBS for their Rising Artist series.  For the past three years, Lina has worked for the music team on the Tony Awards.

Lina has collaborated with filmmakers from the American Film Institute, USC, and NYU Tisch,  among others. Her music has been heard at venues such as Lincoln Center's New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and her orchestral work has been performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Lina was recently selected for the 2025-2026 mentorship program by the Society of Composers and Lyricists. She was also named a Top 10 Finalist for Onscore's 2025 scoring competition for Pixar's Brave. Lina currently works for The Association of Music Producers and has previously interned with the award-winning music and sound  production company, Duotone Audio. 

Lina holds a Master of Music in Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring from New York University, and a B.S. in Arts and Entertainment Technology and a B.A. in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austin. When she’s not composing, Lina can be found exploring Central Park or petting the nearest dog.