Composer Max Richter talks about his famous, haunting piece ‘On the Nature of Daylight,’ which keeps showing up in movies

From the article: “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 saddest scenes in several films and television shows in the 20-odd years since its release. Its first cinematic appearance was in Stranger Than Fiction, but it has since been used again and again to soundtrack a specific type of thudding tragedy onscreen — often, the loss of a spouse (Shutter Island, The Last of Us) or a child (Arrival).”