Lina Malshy is a Palestinian film and media composer, violinist, and orchestrator whose work blends her deep roots in Arabic music with a passion for cinematic storytelling. A graduate of Berklee College of Music’s Film Scoring program, Lina has composed original scores for award-winning short films such as Old Decorations (2024) by Rami Fahel, the documentary For 20 Shekel (2025), and numerous independent projects.

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Lina's professional experience spans across composition, orchestration, and music preparation. She is currently an intern at Fine Line Music Service, a premier music preparation company for film and television, where she continues to sharpen her skills in orchestration and score production for large-scale media projects. She has also worked as a composer’s assistant and music preparer on films like El Año Decisivo (2023) with composer Melqu Alvarez and Beyond Doubt (2024) with Anne-Marie Keane, handling orchestration, copying, and live session logistics.​ At Berklee, Lina served as the Screen Scoring Department Assistant, overseeing more than 80 recording sessions and collaborating with visiting composers including Mike Post and Nainita Desai.

 

As a violinist, she focuses on Arabic music performance and has performed at the United Nations with the NYAO, alongside Grammy-winning artists Naseem Al Atrash and Eugene Friesen. Her playing can also be heard on Ubisoft's Assassin’s Creed Mirage soundtrack.

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Lina is passionate about bridging cultures through music and amplifying underrepresented stories, both through her scores and her presence in the studio.