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=== Lena Raine === In 2020, American composer [[Lena Raine]] was contacted by [[Mojang Studios]] to compose music for the Nether Update in ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Kate |date=29 December 2021 |title=Minecraft And Celeste Composer On Nintendo Influences And Writing For The Biggest Game In The World |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/features/minecraft-and-celeste-composer-on-nintendo-influences-and-writing-for-the-biggest-game-in-the-world |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> She had previously handled the soundtrack for video game [[Celeste (video game)|''Celeste'']] (2018), and had just released her debut studio album ''Oneknowing'' (2019).<ref name="Boddy">{{Cite web |last=Boddy |first=Zachary |date=9 April 2020 |title=Celeste composer Lena Raine has composed custom tracks for 'the Nether Update' on Minecraft |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/celeste-composer-lena-raine-has-composed-custom-tracks-nether-update-minecraft |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Windows Central |language=en}}</ref> In composing music for ''Minecraft,'' she felt "immense pressure" to deliver due to the "very highly acclaimed score" already in the game.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Ravens |first=Chal |date=10 April 2020 |title=Lena Raine on Video Game Music, Celeste & the Minecraft Nether Update |url=https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/lena-raine-on-celeste-the-minecraft-nether-update |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Composer}}</ref> After submitting a demo, her goal with the Nether Update soundtrack was to see how far she "could push the sound of the piano until it resembled other things entirely."<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |last=Wilborgh |first=Thomas |date=8 April 2020 |title=The Sound of Scary |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-sound-scary |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Minecraft}}</ref> With her third contributions to the game in 2022, Raine wrote she wanted to "focus the musical style around more of a blend between [[Synthesizer|synths]] and [[live instrumentation]]," while continuing to use "strings, piano, and woodwinds in places."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coles |first=Jason |date=20 April 2022 |title=New Minecraft snapshot adds more chill music |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/snapshot-22w16b |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=PCGamesN |language=en}}</ref>
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