Hamnet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Max Richter

• 1 Of Agnes (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 02:16
• 2 Of Orpheus (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 03:43
• 3 See things that others don’t (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:46
• 4 Look at me (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:38
• 5 In all my philosophy (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 02:24
• 6 Of earth and heaven (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 07:37
• 7 An abysm of time (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:58
• 8 Of the heart (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 04:51
• 9 Of remembrance (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 02:29
• 10 Of the sky (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 05:00
• 11 I was the more deceived (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 05:36
• 12 Inward (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:40
• 13 Who are you looking for? (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:49
• 14 The great globe itself (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:48
• 15 Of a ghost (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 08:46
• 16 On the Nature of Daylight 06:35
• 17 My Robin to the greenwood did go (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 01:43
• 18 Of the undiscovered country (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet") 05:22
• Total Runtime 01:07:01

Info for Hamnet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Max Richter composed the ethereal score (original motion picture soundtrack) for Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao’s upcoming movie Hamnet. It tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless classic and greatest masterpiece, Hamlet – featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. The movie is based on the Sunday Times Bestseller by Maggie O’Farrell.

From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Featuring powerful performances from Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, the film has already earned widespread acclaim, taking home the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Discussing his work on the soundtrack, Richter explained: “In composing the score for Hamnet, I decided to use the basic atoms of Elizabethan musical practice; the period instrumentation, grammar and sensibility of the time, but to apply these materials in a way that springs directly from the psychology of the story.

Having read the script prior to the shoot, I made some sketches responding to the overarching themes of familial love and loss, our place in the greater natural world, Agnes’ interior journey. Chloé used some of these when she was shooting and they also found their way into the edit in places, giving us a starting point for the overall musical architecture.

The character of Agnes is the fulcrum of the film, and I spent some time developing a choral language for her that underpins a lot of the story. The women’s voices are used both in ways an Elizabethan composer would recognise and also as pure colour, emanating from the psychology of the moment. It was really a joy working on this movie. Hamnet is a remarkable work of art by an extraordinary creative team, and I’m so pleased to have been able to play a part in it.”

One of the most influential composers of his generation, Richter is known for his ability to seamlessly blend traditional orchestrations with modern electronic elements, a hallmark that runs throughout the sweeping and powerful Hamnet score. His unparalleled ability to translate profound human experiences into musical compositions has earned him a dedicated global following, with his catalogue amassing over three billion streams to date. Hamnet marks one of more than 50 projects that Richter has scored, following collaborations with acclaimed directors such as Denis Villeneuve, Martin Scorsese, and Ari Folman in previous years.

Richter is co-founder of Studio Richter Mahr alongside his partner, visual artist Yulia Mahr. Set in the English countryside in Oxfordshire, Max and Yulia built the multimedia production studio inside a former farmhouse and have powered it with cutting-edge solar and heat-pump technology. Located within 31 acres of woodland, the duo have a huge passion for using the land to farm and provide a sustainable working environment, serving as a space where both emerging and established creatives can come to develop their work.

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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