Lena Raine
| Lena Raine | |
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 Raine in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Lena Chappelle, Kuraine |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
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| Website | lena |
Lena Raine (born 29 February 1984[1]), also known as Lena Chappelle,[2] is an American composer and producer. Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Celeste and Guild Wars 2. She has composed music for various other video games, including Minecraft and Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Life and career[]
Raine had an early exposure to music due to participation in choir at a young age. Her father was also a violinist.[3] Through a Sonic fan community she was introduced to MIDI arrangement, first making MIDI versions of songs she knew and then making original music.[4] She later attended Cornish College of the Arts for a degree in music composition.[3] Raine is transgender.[5]
Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Celeste and Guild Wars 2.[6] She worked at ArenaNet for six years, composing for Guild Wars 2 soundtracks.[7] At ArenaNet, she and Maclaine Diemer were in-house composers of the music for the 2015 game expansion, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.[8] She left ArenaNet in 2016.[7]
In 2018, Raine released the text adventure ESC on itch.io. Raine was the developer and composer for ESC, with visuals created by Dataerase.[9][10] In 2019, she released her debut album, Oneknowing.[11] She composed music for Minecraft, creating four new pieces of music which were included in the 1.16 "Nether Update" in 2020.[12] Her work on Minecraft made Raine the only musician to contribute to the game's soundtrack since C418, who composed most of the game's music from 2011 to 2018. Raine created the soundtrack for the adventure RPG, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, which released in mid 2021.[13]
Awards[]
Raine was nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and won American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Video Game Score of the Year in 2019.[14][15] Her soundtrack for Celeste was also nominated for Best Score/Music at the The Game Awards 2018.[16]
Discography[]
Albums and singles[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reknowing[17] | Remix album of Oneknowing |
| 2019 | Oneknowing[11] | Debut full-length album |
| 2X18 | Single | |
| 2018 | Lullaby for Lancer | |
| A Day on the Road | EP | |
| 2017 | Chip Collection | Chiptune compilation |
| Dawn Ouroboros | Single | |
| 2016 | Transference | |
| Acoustic Collection | Acoustic compilation | |
| Singularity | EP | |
| Snowflight | ||
| 1999 | Changing of the Tide[18] | Compilation |
Soundtracks[]
| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming | Earthblade[19] | Video game |
| 2021 | Chicory: A Colorful Tale[13] | |
| Celeste Classic 2: Lani's Trek | ||
| 2020 | Sackboy: A Big Adventure | |
| Minecraft[20] | ||
| Spin Rhythm XD Beyond The Heart (Broken Heart Mix) | ||
| 2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie | TV movie |
| Celeste: Farewell | Video game | |
| 2018 | ESCISM (ESC Original Soundtrack) | |
| Celeste - Madeline's Grab Bag | ||
| Celeste | ||
| 2016 | Hackmud | |
| UPSHIFT | ||
| PANIC at Multiverse High! | ||
| 2015 | Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns[6] | |
| 2014 | Dead State | |
| 2013 | Music Madness |