Max Richter
In 2008, Randy Sharp directed the film "Henry May Long." The story unfolds in late 19th-century New York during the heyday of this famous East Coast city. The film focuses on two old college friends, Henry May and Henry Long, who unexpectedly reconnect after a long time and rekindle their friendship. While May struggles with debt and drug addiction, Long offers him financial assistance on the condition that May cares for him for three months while he falls ill. During their time together, their friendship deepens until Long plans to set sail on a whaling ship, during which May is confronted with dark secrets. Max Richter's musical score combines piano sounds, string arrangements, glass harp tones, and electronic elements. Richter's composition is based on two main themes with variations that accompany the action—the string motif symbolizes the social dimension, while the piano motif reflects the protagonists' inner states.