Out of the Dark Room Max Richter

• 1 The Haunted Ocean 4 03:44
• 2 Any Minute Now / Thinking Back 04:16
• 3 I Swam Out To Sea / Return 03:52
• 4 What Have They Done? 01:52
• 5 The Haunted Ocean 5 (Solo Version) 01:37
• 6 The Vel d'Hiv 03:42
• 7 The Escape 02:34
• 8 When She Came Back 03:34
• 9 The Tree, The Beach, The Sea 02:48
• 10 Julia's Journey 02:25
• 11 Julia Walking 02:26
• 12 Sarah's Notebook 03:36
• 13 Wadjda's Journey 02:38
• 14 Conversation 03:30
• 15 Sequence 02:28
• 16 The Release 02:36
• 17 The Swimmer 02:06
• 18 Unwritten 01:48
• 19 Break In 03:28
• 20 Beginning and Ending 04:54
• 21 On The Road To Abrahama 1 02:36
• 22 In The Cosmic Lobby 02:19
• 23 Out Of The Dark 05:03
• 24 Love And Imagination 02:42
• 25 The Rising Of The Sun 02:37
• 26 These I Send To You 02:33
• 27 Returning Over The Nightmare Ground 02:28
• 28 I Will Not Forget You 03:55
• Total Runtime 01:24:07

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Milan Music is pleased to release this great Max Richter anthology, featuring his most beautiful compositions for films, and released on a double album set: Within the past few years, Max Richter has emerged as one of the leading figures in contemporary music. The work of this German-British composer (born in 1966) is marked by eclecticism: concert music, film scores, ballet, opera, and his many solo albums have enjoyed great success. Max Richter is at the crossroad of many contemporary artistic languages through a wide variety of collaborations (Tilda Swinton, Robert Wyatt, Future Sound of London, Roni Size). As one might expect from a student of Luciano Berio, his work explores a very wide range of currents and influences. In this universe, film music occupies a privileged position and the variety of filmmakers Richter has worked with reflects the ductility of his inspiration. Regarding the role of music in a film, he once wrote: “I think music is a kind of amniotic fluid and that the film lives in it. Sometimes music can be at the forefront, playing a supportive role without even realizing it, but if you take it away you would miss out on the basics.” This album features the most beautiful excerpts of the soundtracks to Waltz with Bashir, Sarah’s Key, Wadjda, Disconnect, The Congress, and Testament of Youth. Finnish artist Heidi Gabrielsson has designed the artwork.

Max Richter
The work of the award-winning British composer Max Richter includes concert music, film scoring, and a series of acclaimed solo albums.

Working with a variety of collaborators including Tilda Swinton, Robert Wyatt, Future Sound of London, and Roni Size, Max's work explores the meeting points of many contemporary artistic languages, and, as might be expected from a student of Luciano Berio, Max’s work embraces a wide range of influences.

Recent projects include the ballet INFRA, for Wayne McGregor at The Royal Ballet, with scenography by Julian Opie, the award-winning score to Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir, and the music installationThe Anthropocene, with Darren Almond at White Cube.

Max's music has formed the basis of numerous dance works, including pieces by Lucinda Childs, NDT, Ballet du Rhin, American Ballet Theatre, Dresden Semper Oper, The Dutch National Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, among many others, while film makers using work by Max include Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island).

Recent commissions include the opera SUM, based on David Eagleman’s acclaimed book, premiered at The Royal Opera House, London and Mercy, commissioned by Hilary Hahn.

Current projects include Vivaldi Recomposed for Deutsche Grammophon, recorded by British violinist Daniel Hope and the Konzerthaus Orchester, Berlin, as well as a variety of other recording and film projects.

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