Max Richter出生于德国，幼年时移居英国。并在爱丁堡的皇家音乐学院接受了传统音乐教育。成年后的经历使他成为一位出色的钢琴家和作曲家。并一直致力于前卫的试验型音乐。将电子与环境音乐结合再融入古典音乐进行创作。热衷于将不同类型的音乐交汇互通。

Blackstar (stylised as ★) is the upcoming 25th studio album by David Bowie scheduled to be released on 8 January 2016, the date of Bowie's 69th birthday. The album will feature seven songs and the title track is scheduled to be released as a single on 20 November 2015. The track will be used as the opening music for the television series The Last Panthers. The album artwork was releaved through a video posted on Facebook on 18 November 2015.