You’re probably already familiar with “On the Nature of Daylight.” Composed for the 2004 album The Blue Notebooks, Max Richter’s stirring piece for a small strings ensemble has made its way into the ...

The piece itself and Buckley’s performance as Agnes Shakespeare are both epic and raw in their own rights. But at the end, Agnes is in a fury about the use of her now dead son Hamnet’s (Jacobi Jupe) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Max Richter (Credit: Rory Van Millingen) German-born, U.K.-based Max Richter is one of the most successful composers in modern ...

Composer Max Richter turned to Elizabethan-era instruments and a women’s choir to help find “Hamnet‘s” emotional tone. “Hamnet” is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, and tells the story of ...

‘On the Nature of Daylight’ Isn’t Just a Needle Drop in HamnetTo some, the use of Max Richter’s best-known song at the end of Hamnet is like a cheat code. To the composer himself, it’s something else ...

To some, the use of Max Richter’s best-known song at the end of Hamnet is like a cheat code to get audiences crying. To the composer himself, it’s something else entirely. Photo: Agata ...