Lena Raine
Lena Raine | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Lena Chappelle, Kuraine |
Born | February 29, 1984 |
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Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, game designer |
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Website | lena |
Lena "Kuraine" Raine (born February 29, 1984), also known as Lena Chappelle, is an American-Canadian composer, producer, and video game developer. Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Celeste, Minecraft and Guild Wars 2. She has composed music for various other video games, including Deltarune and Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Early life
Raine had an early exposure to music due to participation in choir at a young age. Her father was also a violinist. Through a Sonic the Hedgehog fan community she was introduced to MIDI arrangement, first making MIDI versions of songs she knew and then making original music. She later attended Cornish College of the Arts for a degree in music composition.
Career
Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Celeste and Guild Wars 2. She worked on Guild Wars 2 at ArenaNet for six years, initially as a Game Designer before composing soundtracks for the game. At ArenaNet, she and Maclaine Diemer were in-house composers of the music for the game's 2015 expansion, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. She left ArenaNet in 2016.
In 2018, Raine released the text adventure ESC on itch.io. Raine was the developer and composer for ESC, with visuals created by Dataerase. In 2019, she released her debut album, Oneknowing. She composed music for Minecraft, creating four new pieces of music which were included in the 1.16 "Nether Update" in 2020. A year later, she returned to Minecraft, composing six new tracks for the 1.18 "Caves & Cliffs: Part II" update, alongside fellow video game composer Kumi Tanioka. Raine created the soundtrack for the adventure RPG Chicory: A Colorful Tale, and assisted with the soundtrack for the second chapter of Deltarune, both released in 2021.
Personal life
Raine is transgender.
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. Her soundtrack for Celeste was also nominated for Best Score/Music at The Game Awards 2018.
Discography
Albums and singles
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Reknowing | Remix album of Oneknowing |
2019 | Oneknowing | 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 | Compilation |
Soundtracks
Year | Title | Type |
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Upcoming | Earthblade | Video game |
2022 | Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons | |
Minecraft: The Wild Update | ||
2021 | Moonglow Bay | |
Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs | ||
Deltarune: Chapter 2 | ||
Chicory: A Colorful Tale | ||
Celeste Classic 2: Lani's Trek | ||
2020 | Sackboy: A Big Adventure | |
Minecraft: Nether Update | ||
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 | |
2014 | Dead State | |
2013 | Music Madness |
Games
Year | Title | Role |
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2018 | ESC | Writer, Designer, Programmer, Composer |
Celeste | Writing Assistance | |
2019 | Guildlings | Special Thanks |
- 1984 births
- American women composers
- Living people
- Video game composers
- Transgender women musicians
- American LGBT musicians
- Transgender composers
- Indie video game developers
- Canadian LGBT musicians
- Canadian women composers
- 21st-century American composers
- 21st-century American women
- 21st-century Canadian women
- 21st-century Canadian composers
- Canadian women in electronic music