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 an NYC based composer for film and media from Austin, TX. 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 recently completed scoring her first feature film with independent filmmakers in Los Angeles. In 2023 and 2024, Lina worked as an orchestra production assistant on the 76th & 77th Annual Tony Awards. In addition to composing, Lina is also a skilled orchestrator & arranger, transcriber, mixer, sound designer, and video editor. Lina is a proud recent graduate of New York University's Screen Scoring Masters program ('24).
Lina has collaborated with various independent filmmakers, as well as student filmmakers from the American Film Institute, NYU'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 Symphony 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), and Carlos Rafael Rivera (the Queen’s Gambit).
Lina has studied under numerous concert & screen composers including award winning composers Mark Suozzo, Alba Torremocha, and 5 time Emmy Award winning composer, Jamie Lawrence. Lina holds a Master of Music in Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring from New York University. Additionally, 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. When she’s not busy writing, Lina can be found exploring a new park, or attempting to pet the nearest dog.
Professional Affiliations:
The Society of Composers & Lyricists
The Alliance of Women Film Composers
The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers
MUSE/RISE
MAESTRA
ASCAP
CREDITS
Film & TV:
Purple (2024)
Drama, Feature
Composer
Chapel (2024)
Short Documentary
Composer
Cuisine Dream (2024)
Animated Short
Composer
The Star-Catcher (2023)
Animated Short
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
The Tony Awards (2023, 2024)
Awards Show
Orchestra PA
Myosotis Sylvatica (2024)
Animated Short
Composer (co-scored with Euijae Kim)
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)
Animated Short
Composer
Puzzled (2015)
Animated Short
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
Film Festivals:
AFI Fest
Newport Beach Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Reeling Film Festival
Arthouse Film Festival
New Filmmakers Los Angeles
Brooklyn Film Festival
NYU Film Scoring Festival
The ASIFA-East Animation Festival
The Film Collective Film Festival
The Mezzanine Film Festival
Trenton Film Festival
Lift-Off Global Network Film Festival