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| title = Lena Raine
| image = Lena Raine IRL.jpg
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| date_of_birth = {{Birth date and age|1984|2|29|mf=yes}}<ref>{{tweet|kuraine|968877816019222529|heya it's my birthday (observed)! fun facts: - it's actually on the 29th but yknow - I don't get twitter balloons this year - I celebrate in feb cos march isn't my birth month - I've celebrated 8.5 real birthdays now - 🎉🎈|February 28, 2018|archive=1}}</ref>
| occupation = Freelance musician
| nationality = American
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| website = [https://lena.fyi/ lena.fyi]
| known_for = Producing ''Nether Update'', ''Caves & Cliffs'', ''The Wild Update'' and ''Tricky Trials'' soundtrack for ''Minecraft''.
| also_known_as = {{flatlist|
*Lena Chappelle
*kuraine
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| twitter = kuraine
| bluesky = lena.fyi
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'''Lena Raine''' (/ˈleɪ.nə/ LAY-nuh or /ˈlɛ.nə/ LEN-uh)<ref>{{tweet|kuraine|1283492191231291392|lay-nuh or len-uh, either is fine I just don't like 'lee-nuh' cos that's "Lina" or "Leena" to me.|15 July 20}}</ref>, also known as '''Lena Chappelle''' or '''kuraine''', is a composer, producer, and video game developer who composed tracks for the Nether Update, Caves & Cliffs Part II, The Wild Update and Tricky Trials.<ref>{{Mcnet|the-sound-scary|The Sound of Scary}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=http://lena.fyi/|title=Lena Raine - Composer & Producer|website=lena.fyi}}</ref> She also made the music discs, [[Minecraft:Music Disc Pigstep|Pigstep]], [[Minecraft:Music Disc otherside|otherside]], [[Minecraft:Music Disc Creator|Creator]] and [[Minecraft:Music Disc Creator (Music Box)|Creator (Music Box)]]. All of these songs are featured in her albums '' Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)'', ''  Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)'', ''  The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)'', and '' Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)''. Outside of Minecraft, [[Wikipedia:Lena Raine|Raine]] is known for creating the soundtracks of games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Celeste (video game)|Celeste]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Guild Wars 2|Guild Wars 2]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Chicory: A  Colorful Tale|Chicory: A Colorful Tale]]''.

== Biography ==
Lena Raine was exposed to music at a young age through her participation in a youth choir and her father, who was a violinist.<ref name="osvinterview">{{cite|url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/interview-composer-lena-raine-talks-celeste-soundtrack-working-in-game-audio/|title=Lena Raine talks Celeste soundtrack and working in game audio}}</ref> She was introduced to MIDI arrangement through a Sonic fan community, where she began recreating songs she already knew and then eventually creating original music.<ref>{{cite|url=https://super.magfest.org/mages-blog/interview-with-lena-raine|title=Interview with Lena Raine}}</ref> She attended Cornish College of the Arts and got a degree in music composition.<ref name="osvinterview" /> Raine is well known for her work on the soundtracks of ''Celeste, Deltarune,'' ''Guild Wars 2'' and  ''Chicory: A Colorful Tale''. In 2019, she was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award and won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Video Game Score of the Year.<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.bafta.org/games/awards/bafta-games-awards-nominations-winners-2019|title=BAFTA Game Awards winners 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2019/screen-awards|title=2019 ASCAP Screen Music Awards}}</ref> She is transgender.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200703171934/https://pinkfae.org/2015/09/03/interview-a-conversation-with-lena-chappelle/ Interview: A Conversation with Lena Chappelle] - PinkFae Gaming: September 3, 2015</ref>

== Official ''Minecraft'' soundtracks ==
*'' Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)'' (June 14, 2020)
*'' Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)'' (October 20, 2021)
*'' The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)'' (April 20, 2022)
*'' Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)'' (April 26, 2024)

== Gallery ==
[[File:Raine being interviewed.jpg|thumb|Raine being interviewed at an awards ceremony.]]
<gallery>
Lena Raine.png|Lena Raine's Avatar.
Lena Raine twitter.jpg|One of Lena Raine's previous Twitter avatars.
Nether Update Original Game Soundtrack cover.png|Album cover of '' Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)''
Caves&CliffsSoundtrackCoverUpdated.png|Album cover of ''  Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)''
Wild Update Original Game Soundtrack cover.png|Album cover of '' The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)''
Tricky Trials Original Game Soundtrack cover.png|Album cover of '' Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)''
</gallery>

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