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Volker Bertelmann
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Volker Bertelmann (born 1966) is a German pianist and composer who mainly performs and records under the name Hauschka. He is best known for his compositions for prepared piano. Bertelmann was born in Kreuztal, Germany. He grew up in the village of Ferndorf in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia. The fifth of six children, he discovered piano playing at the age of nine at church service. He began studying classical piano and continued taking lessons for the next ten years. Bertelmann formed his first rock band when he was fourteen. During the following years he was commissioned to compose music for television and sang in a number of other bands. After leaving school he moved to Cologne, where he began studying medicine and then switched to a course in business economics, but gave up both in order to concentrate on music. His score for Garth Davis’ Oscar-nominated film Lion, which he composed in collaboration with Dustin O’Halloran, was nominated for multiple awards: for the 2016 Oscar for Best Original Score, for the 2016 Golden Globes for Best Original Score, for Best Score at the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards, for Best Original Score – Feature Film at the 2016 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and for Best Film Music at the 2016 British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs. Since then, Bertelmann has provided music for several leading films and television series. He composed the score for Patrick Melrose, Showtime’s Emmy-and BAFTA nominated mini-series, G
top songs
albums
All Quiet on the Western Front (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
Conclave (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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5 Movements
The Old Guard (Music from the Netflix and Skydance Film)
Adrift (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Stowaway (Music from the Netflix Film)
A House Of Dynamite (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
Beyond the Sea (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series 'Black Mirror')
Your Honor: Season 1 (Original Series Soundtrack)
Was uns nicht umbringt (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Dune: Prophecy (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series)
The Day of the Jackal (Original Series Soundtrack)