Max Richter

Career overview

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Name: Max Richter.
Born: 22 March 1966 in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany).
Nationality: German-born British.
Professions: Composer, pianist, actor.
Musical Styles: Postminimalist and contemporary classical.
Education: Graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Music in London; studied with Luciano Berio in Italy.
Work Scope: Arranges, performs, and composes music for stage, opera, ballet, and screen. Collaborates with musicians, performance, installation, and media artists.
Discography/Stats: Recorded eight solo albums. As of December 2019, passed one billion streams and one million album sales (text cuts off, but I'll stick to what's there).
Known Credits/Soundtrack Work:
Arrival (2016)
The Leftovers (2014)
Ad Astra (2019)
Waltz with Bashir (animation documentary by Ari Folman)
Ad Astra (directed by James Gray)
Known Credits count: 79 (TMDB).
Paragraph 1: Background and Training.
Max Richter is a German-born British composer and pianist born on 22 March 1966 in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. His professional work involves arranging, performing, and composing music for stage, opera, ballet, and screen. Additionally, he has collaborated with various musicians as well as performance, installation, and media artists.
Paragraph 2: Career and Credits.
Richter has recorded eight solo albums. As of December 2019, he had passed one billion streams and one million album sales. His work is widely used in cinema, and he is known for his soundtrack contributions to projects such as the 2016 film Arrival, the 2014 series The Leftovers, and the 2019 film Ad Astra. He composed music for the animation documentary Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman and for the science fiction film Ad Astra, directed by James Gray. He is also credited as an actor and has 79 known credits.
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Max Richter is a German-born British composer and pianist born on 22 March 1966 in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Music in London, and he studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. He arranges, performs, and composes music for stage, opera, ballet, and screen, and has collaborated with musicians as well as performance, installation, and media artists.

Richter has recorded eight solo albums. As of December 2019, he had passed one billion streams and one million album sales. His music is widely used in cinema, and he is known for his work on the soundtrack for Arrival, The Leftovers, and Ad Astra. His credits include composing music for the animation