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Interview Volker Bertelmann

Volker Bertelmann is an internationally acclaimed pianist, composer, and experimental musician whose innovative approach to sound has made him one of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive musical voices. He won a multitude of awards, including Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Deutscher Filmpreis. He wrote music for films and series such as Conclave, The Amateur, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, A House of Dynamite and many more. In 2026 Volker scored music for projects such as DC Studios' Clayface, directed by James Watkins; Focus Features' The Uprising, directed by Paul Greengrass; Amazon MGM Studios' Verity, directed by Michael Showalter; Bunker, directed by Florian Zeller; and Pressure, directed by Anthony Maras. In this new episode of Composer Talk Volker Bertelmann gives us an insight in his way of working. He talks about writing and recording the the music for DC Studios' Clayface and Amazon MGM Studios’s Verity. He is one of the most in demand composers of this time. Enjoy listening to Composer Talk! Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole

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Volker Bertelmann is an internationally acclaimed pianist, composer, and experimental musician whose innovative approach to sound has made him one of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive musical voices. He won a multitude of awards, including Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Deutscher Filmpreis. He wrote music for films and series such as Conclave, The Amateur, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, A House of Dynamite and many more. In 2026 Volker scored music for projects such as DC Studios' Clayface, directed by James Watkins; Focus Features' The Uprising, directed by Paul Greengrass; Amazon MGM Studios' Verity, directed by Michael Showalter; Bunker, directed by Florian Zeller; and Pressure, directed by Anthony Maras. 


In this new episode of Composer Talk Volker Bertelmann gives us an insight in his way of working. He talks about writing and recording the the music for DC Studios' Clayface and Amazon MGM Studios’s Verity. He is one of the most in demand composers of this time.


Enjoy listening to Composer Talk!


Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole

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