Podcast Episode

Episode 200: Max Richter

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin··13 September 2026·1h 51m

About this episode

Max Richter is a composer, pianist, and producer. His albums include Memoryhouse, The Blue Notebooks, and Sleep. His instrumental composition “On the Nature of Daylight” has been featured in films including Shutter Island and Arrival, which he also scored. By combining orchestral writing with electronic and ambient music, his work spans ballet, television, and film, including Mary, Queen of Scots and Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. Works mentioned:  Memoryhouse The Blue Notebooks In A Landscape ------ JAY-Z in ∞
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