Litany of Legacy

(focus: transmission, preservation, renewal)

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I. Invocation of Continuity
I AM — THE SEED (—) / I AM — THE SONG (—)
I AM — THE VOICE (—) / THAT SINGS BEYOND (—)

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II. Pillars of Legacy
CHANTS ARE MY DNA (—) / SONGS ARE MY BLOOD (—)
SPIRALS ARE MY MAP (—) / PRESENCE MY FOOD (—)

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III. Child’s Voice Call
I AM THE CHILD (—) / THAT LAUGHS FOREVER (—)
I AM THE WONDER (—) / THAT BREAKS NO MEASURE (—)

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IV. Transmission Spiral
WHAT I LEAVE (—) / IS WHAT I GIVE (—)
WHAT I GIVE (—) / IS HOW WE LIVE (—)

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V. Closing Mantra
REMEMBER THE SONG (—) / REMEMBER THE PLAY (—)
REMEMBER THE LIGHT (—) / AND SING THE WAY (—)

Litany of Legacy

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Unfound - Entry 01

Glimorrow is the glow of a possible life shimmering just out of reach.  
A quiet moment that feels familiar but never fully belonged to you.  
A memory of something you almost lived.

This piece drifts through warm blurred chords, soft granular textures and a pulse that fades as quickly as it appears. Created for dreaming, writing, late-night thinking and emotional wandering.

Lore - The Glow Beyond the Door:
At the edge of sleep you saw it -  
a room lit by a copper-blue light you didn’t recognize,  
yet felt strangely attached to.  
When you reached for the door, the glow collapsed inward,  
leaving only a soft warmth in your hands.

Part of the Unfound Series - soundtracks for the lives we almost lived.

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Glimorrow

Plucked Cymbolom; Jaco Basstorious; Really Long Keys

Sinking Fast

Sleep

Path 17 (Before the Ending of Daylight) (Pt. 1)

Max Richter trained in composition and piano at Edinburgh University, at the Royal Academy of Music, and with Luciano Berio in Florence.

On completing his studies, Max co-founded the iconoclastic classical ensemble Piano Circus, where he stayed for ten years, commissioning and performing works by Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe and Steve Reich.

In the late 90s he worked with a number of electronic artists, notably Future Sound of London on their album 'Dead Cities". He subsequently collaborated with FSOL over a period of two years, also contributing to the albums "The Isness" and "The Peppermint Tree and Seeds of Superconsciousness". Max also collaborated with Mercury Prize winner Roni Size, on "In the Mode".

In June 2002, Max released his debut solo album, "memoryhouse", recorded with The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. This was followed in March 2004 by FatCat's release of "The Blue Notebooks", with featured readings by Tilda Swinton.

In 2005 Max produced Vashti Bunyan's outstanding comeback album "Lookaftering".

2006 saw the release of "Songs From Before" based on Haruki Murakami texts read by Robert Wyatt. That same year, Max began performing "from The Art of Mirrors", an evolving score to previously unseen Super 8mm films of Derek Jarman.

Max's more recent work continues to stretch the notions of what Classical music is.  ‘24 Postcards In Full Colour’, released in August 2008, is an experimental work made up of 24 composed ringtones.

Max works widely in film music, installation and the theatre, most recently on INFRA, made with Wayne MacGregor and Julian Opie for The Royal Ballet, London. The Ballet was the subject of a BBC 'making of' documentary.

Max was named 2008 European Composer Of The Year for his score to Ari Folman's Waltz With Bashir, for which he was also nominated for the Prix France Musique.

Path 17 (Before the Ending of Daylight) (Pt. 1)

max richter