Max Richter - Of the undiscovered country (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet" / Visualiser)

About this episode

Max Richter discusses his ethereal score for the film Hamnet, inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Of the undiscovered country (Official Visualiser) from Hamnet Hamnet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is out now: https://MaxRichter.lnk.to/HamnetID Sign up for the NEWSLETTER: https://MaxRichter.lnk.to/newsletterID Join the Max Richter Community on WhatsApp: https://maxrichter.lnk.to/WhatsAppChannelID Max Richter's ethereal score for Hamnet (original motion picture soundtrack), the untold love story that inspired Shakespeare's greatest masterpiece. 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 classic, Hamlet - featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Based on the Sunday Times Bestseller by Maggie O'Farrell. Find out more about Max Richter here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maxrichtermusic / Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxrichtermusic Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/MaxRichterMusic Twitter: https://x.com/maxrichtermusic

People in this episode

Host: Max Richter

Topics covered

• film score
• Shakespeare
• love story
• loss
• original soundtrack

Keywords

• Max Richter
• Hamnet
• film score
• Shakespeare
• soundtrack
• Chloé Zhao
• Jessie Buckley
• Paul Mescal
• Maggie O'Farrell

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hamnet, Hamlet

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