A soft collision of breath

One of my favorite composers is Max Richter. To me, he is the father of post-classical music (sometimes referred to as post-minimalism or neo-classical). The magic of his work—take “On the Nature of Daylight,” for example—is that it’s simple enough to let the listener in, leaving space for their own interpretations and emotions.

In a way, Hans Zimmer does this too. His epic piece “Time” is a masterclass in post-minimalism; it’s a simple, repetitious chord progression with an uncomplicated melody woven through. My goal…