LINA BREINING:
Composer for Film and Media

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. Lina is currently working as a freelance composer and studio assistant for the award winning music production house, Storefront Music, while interning with The Association of Music Producers (AMP) and previously Duotone Audio Group. For the past two years, Lina  has worked as an orchestra PA on  the 76th & 77th Annual 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's Screen Scoring program (MM '24).

Lina has collaborated with numerous 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 venues and film festivals including the Oscar qualifying AFI Fest and The Rhode Island International Film Festival, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. 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. Lina holds two bachelor degrees (Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts in Arts and Entertainment Technologies, 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.