‘Arrival’: Venice Review Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner play academics enlisted by the military to make contact when alien spacecraft land on Earth in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi drama.

The opening of “Arrival” sets this mood, with Max Richter’s elegiac strings piece “ On the Nature of Daylight ” connecting a series of apparent flashbacks, in which Amy Adams watches her ...

But most prominently and powerfully, you likely recall “On the Nature of Daylight” from the closing moments of the 2016 film Arrival.

20 Things You Didn't Know About Arrival 3. The Emotional Use Of On The Nature Of Daylight Eastcote Studios ...

Its slow-moving, cinematic nature has no doubt contributed to the track’s extensive use in films such as Shutter Island, Stranger Than Fiction, and most prominently 2016’s Arrival.

The issue with Arrival comes down to the use of composer Max Richter ’s piece “On the Nature of Daylight”, which bookends the film and serves as something of an emotional gutpunch.