About Me:

Lina Breining is an NYC based composer for film, theatre and media from Austin, TX.​ Her music has been featured at Oscar-qualifying festivals such as AFI Fest and the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and venues like the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Lina recently scored her first feature film in collaboration with a team of independent filmmakers where she attended the film's premiere in Los Angeles. Her latest animated film, Beyond the Journey  was created in collaboration with an animator currently interning at Pixar Animation Studios. The film was selected as a spotlight for the Rising Artist, a new series by PBS. For the past three years, Lina has worked for the music team on the Tony Awards. In addition to composing, Lina is a skilled orchestrator, arranger, music  producer, sound designer, and video editor. Lina is a recent graduate of New York University (Screen Scoring M.M. ’24).

 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.​ Currently, Lina is working as a freelance composer and studio assistant for the award winning music production house, Storefront Music. She is interning simultaneously with The Association of Music Producers (AMP) and previously Duotone Audio Group. Lina has collaborated with numerous filmmakers from the American Film Institute, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and the School of Visual Arts, to name a few.  Additionally, Lina's orchestral works have been premiered 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 screen & concert composers including Mark Suozzo, 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, Lina holds two bachelor degrees (Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts, 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.