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Max Richter(II)

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Max Richter
A beutiful tale of friendship and loneliness.
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Lost and Found (2008)
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Max Richter was born on 22 March 1966 in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is a composer, known for Arrival (2016), The Leftovers (2014) and Ad Astra (2019).
BornMarch 22, 1966
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BornMarch 22, 1966
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 13 wins & 20 nominations total

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Max Richter in Max Richter's Sleep (2019)
Max Richter at an event for The Leftovers (2014)

Known for

Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
Arrival
7.9
  • Soundtrack("On the Nature of Daylight")
  • 2016
Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (2014)
The Leftovers
8.3
TV Series
  • Composer
Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra
6.5
  • Composer(music by)
  • 2019
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary Queen of Scots
6.3
  • Composer
  • 2018

Credits

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Composer

  • Marilyn's Dark Paradise
    • Composer
    • Post-production
    • Short
    • 2024
  • Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    My Brilliant Friend
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Invasion (2021)
    Invasion
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Fendi: Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Welt auf Abstand: Reise durch ein besonderes Jahr (2020)
    Welt auf Abstand: Reise durch ein besonderes Jahr
    • composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • A Backwards Love Story
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2019
  • Orff: Carmina Burana - Live from the Forbidden City
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
    Mary Queen of Scots
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Sebastian Koch, Tom Schilling, and Paula Beer in Never Look Away (2018)
    Never Look Away
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt in White Boy Rick (2018)
    White Boy Rick
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Sight (2018)
    Sight
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • An Ending (2018)
    An Ending
    • Composer (composed by)
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Lacoste - Timeless
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Hostiles (2017)
    Hostiles
    • Composer
    • 2017

Music Department

  • Lost
    • stock music
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Niño de Elche in eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021)
    eXtrañas heterodoXias
    • composer: Sleep
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Sebastian Koch, Tom Schilling, and Paula Beer in Never Look Away (2018)
    Never Look Away
    • orchestrator
    • original score
    • 2018
  • Tobias Bastian Them Burø, Bastian Lars Andreasen, Vigga Rohweder, and Morgan Batchelor in BaseBoys (2018)
    BaseBoys
    • music
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Stef (2016)
    Stef
    • written and performed by
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Melissa McCarthy in Take Flight - The New York Times (2015)
    Take Flight - The New York Times
    • stock music
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Woodkid: The Golden Age (2014)
    Woodkid: The Golden Age
    • musician: piano - Embers
    • Music Video
    • 2014
  • Similo (2014)
    Similo
    • composer: theme music
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Robin Wright in The Congress (2013)
    The Congress
    • musician: piano & Hammond
    • orchestrator
    • score producer ...
    • 2013
  • Numbered (2012)
    Numbered
    • music sketches
    • 2012
  • Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgård, Hope Davis, Michael Nyqvist, Max Thieriot, and Andrea Riseborough in Disconnect (2012)
    Disconnect
    • arranger
    • score producer
    • 2012
  • Golshifteh Farahani in The Patience Stone (2012)
    The Patience Stone
    • composer: theme music
    • 2012
  • Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    Lore
    • soloist: piano
    • 2012
  • Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)
    Perfect Sense
    • musician: cello
    • score mixer
    • 2011
  • My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)
    My Trip to Al-Qaeda
    • original score mixer
    • 2010
  • When We Leave (2010)
    When We Leave
    • music scoring mixer
    • musican: piano
    • 2010

Soundtrack

  • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
    The Last of Us
    • performer: "On the Nature of Daylight"
    • writer: "On the Nature of Daylight" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Soleá Morente in Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta (2022)
    Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta
    • writer: "Winter 1"
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • The Night Logan Woke Up (2022)
    The Night Logan Woke Up
    • arranger: "Les quatre saisons - Été"
    • performer: "Les quatre saisons - Été"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Colin Firth and Toni Collette in The Staircase (2022)
    The Staircase
    • performer: "Spring 1 (Remix by Max Richter)"
    • writer: "Spring 1 (Remix by Max Richter)"
    • performer: "Summer 1" ...
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Pecado (2021)
    Pecado
    • performer: "Illusional"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
    The Handmaid's Tale
    • writer: "On The Nature Of Daylight"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Panorama (1953)
    Panorama
    • performer: "05 Richter Space 21" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Alive and Kicking (2021)
    Alive and Kicking
    • performer: "On the Nature of Daylight"
    • writer: "On the Nature of Daylight"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Madame Mollard (2020)
    Madame Mollard
    • writer: "Horizon Variations"
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Andy Murray: Resurfacing (2019)
    Andy Murray: Resurfacing
    • performer: "Whispers"
    • writer: "Whispers"
    • 2019
  • Max Richter's Sleep (2019)
    Max Richter's Sleep
    • performer: "Dream 1", "Cumulonimbus", "Dream 2", "Path 3 (7676)", "Return 2", "Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea", "Constellation 1", "Space 2 (Slow Waves)", "Origins", "Solo", "Aria 1", "Non-Eternal", "Constellation 1 & 2", "Cassiopeia", "Space 17", "Sublunar", "Dream 17", "Dream 0"
    • writer: "Dream 1", "Cumulonimbus", "Dream 2", "Path 3 (7676)", "Return 2", "Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea", "Constellation 1", "Space 2 (Slow Waves)", "Origins", "Solo", "Aria 1", "Non-Eternal", "Constellation 1 & 2", "Cassiopeia", "Space 17", "Sublunar", "Dream 17", "Dream 0"
    • 2019
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    • writer: "On The Nature of Daylight"
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Top Screen (2016)
    Top Screen
    • performer: "Dona Nobis Pacem 2"
    • writer: "Dona Nobis Pacem 2"
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe, Harry Kirton, and Finn Cole in Peaky Blinders (2013)
    Peaky Blinders
    • writer: "Dona Nobis Pacem 2"
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
    • performer: "Tuesday"
    • writer: "Tuesday"
    • 2019

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    • March 22, 1966
    • Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany

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    Was nominated for Breakout Composer of the Year in 2008 by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA).

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