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Max Richter Biography

Birth Name:Max Richter

Birth Place:Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany

Profession Composer, Music department

Awards

  • 2008European Film Award-European Composer: winner
  • 2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
  • 2008Technical Award-Triple Play Award for Best Technical Integration: winner
  • 2008Silver Medal for Excellence-: winner
  • 2008Festival Prize-Best Sound: winner
  • 2009Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score: winner
  • 2010Critics Award-Film: winner
  • 2010Maverick Movie Award-Best Original Score: Short: nominated
  • 2011German Film Critics Award-Best Film Score (Beste Musik): winner
  • 2012Aluminum Horse-Best Music: winner
  • 2013AFCA Award-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2013Bavarian Film Award-Best Music (Filmmusikpreis): winner
  • 2013FCCA Award-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2013Film Award in Gold-Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik): nominated
  • 2014HMMA Award-Best Main Title - TV Show/Digital Streaming Series: winner
  • 2015IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Television Series: nominated
  • 2017Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Technical Achievement: winner
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): nominated
  • 2017RTS Craft & Design Award-Best Music, Original Titles: nominated
  • 2018BAFTA Television Craft Award-Original Music: nominated
  • 2018HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Feature Film: winner
  • 2019DFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2019FFCC Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2019GWNYFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2019IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
  • 2019IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Drama Film: winner
  • 2019Odyssey Award-Best Score/Soundtrack: nominated
  • 2019SLFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2019VHS Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
  • 2020BOFA-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2020ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2021Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: nominated
  • 2025Astra Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2025GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2025HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2025NYFCO Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
  • 2025SLFCA Award-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2025WAFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2026Windie-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2026COFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2026Critics Choice Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2026Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2026MNFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2026NDFS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2026Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2026SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated