Lena Raine (/ˈleɪ.nə/ LAY-nə or /ˈlɛ.nə/ LEN-ə;[2] born February 29, 1984), also known as Lena Chappelle or Kuraine,[3][1] 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.
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| Born | February 29, 1984 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Website | lena |
Early life
Raine was born on February 29, 1984[4] in Seattle, Washington.[5] Her father is a musician and her mother is a dancer.[6] She had an early exposure to music due to participation in choir at a young age. Her father was also a violinist.[7] Through a Sonic the Hedgehog fan community she was introduced to MIDI arrangement, first recreating versions of songs she knew and then making original music.[8] She later attended Cornish College of the Arts for a degree in music composition.[7]
Career
Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Celeste and Guild Wars 2.[9] She worked on Guild Wars 2 at ArenaNet for six years, as a designer and soundtrack composer.[10] 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.[11] She left ArenaNet in 2016,[10] but has continued to occasionally compose songs for its various releases as a freelancer.
In 2018, Raine released the text adventure ESC on itch.io. Raine was the developer and composer for ESC, with visuals created by Dataerase.[12][13] In 2019, she released her debut album, Oneknowing.[14] She composed music for Minecraft, creating four new pieces of music which were included in the 1.16 "Nether Update" in 2020.[15] 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.[16] A year after that, she also composed another three new tracks for the 1.19 "The Wild Update". Raine created the soundtrack for the adventure RPG Chicory: A Colorful Tale,[17] and assisted with the soundtrack for the second chapter of Deltarune, both released in 2021.[18]
Personal life
Raine is transgender. She has also written a book titled City Of Tigers, and has begun composing more LGBT-oriented fiction in her spare time.[19]
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 for Celeste.[20][21] Her soundtrack for Celeste was also nominated for Best Score/Music at The Game Awards 2018.[22]
Discography
Albums and singles
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2020 | Reknowing[23] | Remix album of Oneknowing |
| 2019 | Oneknowing[14] | 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[24] | Compilation |
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Type |
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| TBA | Project Astray | Video game |
| Earthblade[25] | ||
| 2024 | Beastieball | |
| 2023 | Harmony: The Fall of Reverie[26] | |
| 2022 | Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons | |
| Minecraft: The Wild Update[27] | ||
| 2021 | Moonglow Bay[28] | |
| Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs[29] | ||
| Deltarune: Chapter 2[30] | ||
| Chicory: A Colorful Tale[17] | ||
| Celeste Classic 2: Lani's Trek | ||
| 2020 | Sackboy: A Big Adventure | |
| Minecraft: Nether Update[31] | ||
| Spin Rhythm XD Beyond The Heart (Broken Heart Mix) | ||
| 2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie | TV movie |
| Celeste: Farewell[32] | 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[9] | |
| 2014 | Dead State | |
| 2013 | Music Madness |
Games
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2018 | ESC | Writer, Designer, Programmer, Composer[33] |
| Celeste | Writing Assistance, Composer | |
| 2019 | Guildlings | Special Thanks |
| 2023 | Misericorde: Volume One | Special Thanks |
| TBA | Project Astray | Writer, Designer, Programmer, Composer |
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