Sebastien Najand
French-born composer and music producer based in Los Angeles; principal composer at Riot Games known for composing League of Legends songs and cinematic music, including co-composing K/DA's "POP/STARS."
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Born in France
Sebastien Najand was born in France (exact date/year not provided in sources).
Began classical piano lessons
Started learning piano classically at age 5, beginning formal musical training.
Developed interest in music production
Became heavily interested in music production around age 11, experimenting with sequencers.
Moved to the United States
Moved from France to the United States at about age 12; continued music production and studies.
Early influences and self-directed production
Influenced by electronic acts (The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers) and film composers (Hans Zimmer, etc.); spent extracurricular time learning sequencers and production.
Earned Bachelor's in Music Composition (CSU Long Beach)
Completed a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from California State University, Long Beach (year not specified).
Worked at Hollywood Scoring (prior to Riot Games)
Worked at Hollywood Scoring where he wrote music and performed production duties prior to joining Riot Games.
Collaborated with Matthew Bellamy on 'Pray' (Muse/Bellamy)
Reported collaboration with Bellamy on 'Pray' (Muse-related collaboration per MuseWiki); date not specified in sources.
Principal Composer at Riot Games (current role)
Listed as Principal Composer at Riot Games — creates in-game music, cinematics, music videos, and live-event music for League of Legends and other Riot properties.
Contributed to yearly League of Legends songs with major artists
Has contributed to many of League of Legends' annual songs with artists such as Imagine Dragons, Zedd, Against The Current, Mako, The Glitch Mob (dates vary by project).
Worked on games: League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra
Listed credits include work on League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra (Riot Games titles).
Based in Los Angeles, California
Currently based in Los Angeles, CA, USA (source lists city as Los Angeles).
Listed on IMDb / IMDbPro
Has an IMDb entry listing his credits as a composer/producer (exact listing date not provided).
Instrument and technical skills recorded
Listed skills include composer, music producer, audio engineer, music copyist, orchestrator, music editor; instruments include guitar and piano.
Ongoing collaborations with major artists
Over his career he has worked alongside artists such as Imagine Dragons, Zedd, Against The Current, Mako, The Glitch Mob across various Riot projects.
Began working as professional composer
Has been working as a professional composer since 2012 (start of professional career).
Credited on 'Get Jinxed' (League of Legends)
Composer/producer credit on Riot Games' 'Get Jinxed' (credited release date 2015-01-28 on credits list).
Credited on 'Legends Never Die' (League of Legends / Against The Current)
Composer/producer credit on 'Legends Never Die' (listed credit date 2017-09-15).
Worked with Muse on Simulation Theory (Alternate Reality version of 'Algorithm')
Credited as producing the Alternate Reality version of 'Algorithm' for Muse's Simulation Theory (per MuseWiki).
POP/STARS topped World Digital Songs chart
Commercial success: POP/STARS reached #1 on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, making K/DA the fourth K-pop girl group to top that chart (and the fifth female act overall).
POP/STARS achieved rapid YouTube viewership
The POP/STARS music video became one of the fastest-growing viewership records on YouTube after release.
Released 'POP/STARS' (K/DA) — composer/co-writer
Co-composed and produced 'POP/STARS' for K/DA (virtual K-pop group) together with Viranda Tantula; released as single on Nov 3, 2018 to promote 2018 League of Legends World Championship.
Live performance at 2018 League of Legends World Championship finals
Human performers (Soyeon & Miyeon of (G)I-dle, Madison Beer, Jaira Burns) provided vocals and represented K/DA in the live tournament finals tied to the POP/STARS release.
POP/STARS certified Platinum by RIAA (estimate)
Source text states POP/STARS has been certified platinum by the RIAA, making K/DA and (G)I-dle the first K-pop girl groups to achieve this. (Original source did not list certification date; year here is an estimate.)
Credited on 'What Could Have Been' (Arcane / League of Legends)
Composer/credit on 'What Could Have Been' from the Arcane series (credit date 2021-11-20).
Credited on 'GODS' (League of Legends collaboration)
Composer/credit on 'GODS' (credit date 2023-10-04 per credits list).
Credited on 'Come Play' (Arcane / League of Legends soundtrack)
Composer/credit on 'Come Play' (Arcane / League of Legends associated track credited 2024-10-16).
Muso.ai credit snapshot (approx. 845 credits)
Muso.ai profile snapshot lists roughly 845 credits and 832 collaborators, demonstrating an extensive discography and collaborations tally (snapshot date approximate based on credit listings up to 2024).
Ranked in top songwriter/producer lists on Muso.ai (week of Aug 8–14, 2025)
Muso.ai snapshot indicates Sebastien Najand was in the Top 0.1% of songwriters and Top 1% of producers for the week of Aug 8–14, 2025.
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