Max Richter
Out of the Dark Room
Milan Music is pleased to release this great Max Richter anthology, featuring his most beautiful compositions for films, and released on 2xCD and 2xLP: 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.
Tracklist
1. The Haunted Ocean 4
2. Any Minute Now / Thinking Back
3. I Swam Out To Sea / Return
4. What Have They Done?
5. The Haunted Ocean 5 (Solo Version)
6. The Vel d'Hiv
7. The Escape
8. When She Came Back
9. The Tree, The Beach, The Sea
10. Julia's Journey
11. Julia Walking
12. Sarah's Notebook
13. Wadjda's Journey
14. Conversation
15. Sequence
16. The Release
17. The Swimmer
18. Unwritten
19. Break In
20. Beginning and Ending
21. On The Road To Abrahama 1
22. In The Cosmic Lobby
23. Out Of The Dark
24. Love And Imagination
25. The Rising Of The Sun
26. These I Send To You
27. Returning Over The Nightmare Ground
28. I Will Not Forget You