---
name: "Hauschka"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/volker-bertelmann"
fi1m_id: "volker-bertelmann"
imdb_id: "nm2890617"
tmdb_id: 1023809
wikidata_id: "Q91573"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "11 October 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-22T02:51:13.022702+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hauschka

## Identity

Hauschka

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/volker-bertelmann
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** volker-bertelmann
- **IMDb ID:** nm2890617
- **TMDB ID:** 1023809
- **Wikidata ID:** Q91573
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_Bertelmann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91573, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2890617/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1023809

Composer. Born 11 October 1966 in Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 11 October 1966, Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Volker Bertelmann
- **Frequently works with:** [Dustin O'Halloran](https://film.one/person/dustin-ohalloran.md), [Edward Berger](https://film.one/person/edward-berger.md), [Emile Sherman](https://film.one/person/emile-sherman.md), [Iain Canning](https://film.one/person/iain-canning.md), [James Hawes](https://film.one/person/james-hawes.md), [James Watkins](https://film.one/person/james-watkins.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 79 (3), 2020s 68 (10)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 70 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Thriller 5, History 4, Action 2, War 2, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $447m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_Bertelmann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91573, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2890617/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1023809

## Coming up

- *Bunker* (2027-02-19), Original Music Composer
- *Panic Carefully* (2027-02-25), Original Music Composer

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81), [*Lion*](https://film.one/film/lion.md) (78), [*A House of Dynamite*](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md) (73), [*All Quiet on the Western Front*](https://film.one/film/all-quiet-on-the-western-front.md) (71)
- **Peacock:** [*Pressure*](https://film.one/film/pressure.md) (78)
- **Pluto TV:** [*One Life*](https://film.one/film/one-life.md) (64)
- **Tubi:** [*Ammonite*](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Amateur*](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Volker Bertelmann (born 11 October 1966) is a German composer and pianist who performs and records under the name Hauschka. He is known for compositions using prepared piano.

Bertelmann has scored numerous films and television series. His credits include *Lion* (2016), *Adrift* (2018), *The Old Guard* (2020), *All Quiet on the Western Front* (2022), *Conclave* (2024), *One Life* (2023) and *A House of Dynamite* (2025). He also composed music for the series *Black Mirror* (2011). For *All Quiet on the Western Front* he won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Original Score, and he received an Academy Award nomination for *Conclave*.

He has collaborated on multiple projects with director Edward Berger.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (13)

- *Clayface* (2026), Fi1m 65, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/clayface.md)
- *De Gaulle: Résistance* (2026), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/de-gaulle-resistance.md)
- *Pressure* (2026), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md)
- *The Uprising* (2026), Fi1m 62, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-uprising.md)
- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Fi1m 73, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *The Amateur* (2025), Fi1m 54, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md)
- *Conclave* (2024), Fi1m 76, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *One Life* (2023), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/one-life.md)
- *All Quiet on the Western Front* (2022), Fi1m 71, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/all-quiet-on-the-western-front.md)
- *Ammonite* (2020), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer, Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md)
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *Lion* (2016), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/lion.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

## Complete filmography (76)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Panic Carefully* (2027), Original Music Composer
- *Bunker* (2027), Original Music Composer
- *Clayface* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/clayface.md)
- *Corpus Delicti* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Verity* (2026), Original Music Composer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/verity.md)
- *The Uprising* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-uprising.md)
- *Borges and Me* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *23 000 Lives* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *De Gaulle: Résistance* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/de-gaulle-resistance.md)
- *Pressure* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md)
- *Etty* (2026), series, Original Music Composer
- *Ballad of a Small Player* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *Dead of Winter* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Grand Prix of Europe* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Amateur* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md)
- *Delicious* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Day of the Jackal* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Conclave* (2024), Original Music Composer, Music Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *Social Studies* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Die Ironie des Lebens* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Crow* (2024), Original Music Composer, Music Score Producer
- *Hollywoodgate* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *A Sacrifice* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *One Life* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/one-life.md)
- *Unwanted* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *One for the Road* (2023), Music
- *Sörensen Catches Fire* (2023), Music
- *The Dive* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Jules* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *War Sailor* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *All Quiet on the Western Front* (2022), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/all-quiet-on-the-western-front.md)
- *War Sailor* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Memory of Water* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Life After Life* (2022), series, Music
- *Against the Ice* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Ein Leben lang* (2022), Music Consultant
- *Monte Verità* (2021), Music
- *Home* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Stowaway* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Ammonite* (2020), Original Music Composer, Musician — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md)
- *Sörensen's Fear* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Summerland* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Old Guard* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Perfect Candidate* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Downhill* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *FX's A Christmas Carol* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Cunningham* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Upstream* (2019), Music
- *The Space Between the Lines* (2019), Music
- *The Art of Racing in the Rain* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Underdogs* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Hotel Mumbai* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Name of the Rose* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Ashes in the Snow* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *What Doesn't Kill Us* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Adrift* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *Different Kinds of Rain* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Gunpowder* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *AlphaGo* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Lion* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lion.md)
- *Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *In Dubious Battle* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Boy* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Futuro Beach* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Wild Horses* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Bliss* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Music, Other — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Act of Violence* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Wortbrot* (2007), Music
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, Music
- *The Riders*, Original Music Composer
- *The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde*, Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Volker Bertelmann, composer, at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film A House of Dynamite](https://film.one/media/person/7847/gallery-86abf4666a39.jpg) Volker Bertelmann, composer, at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film A House of Dynamite — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Volker_Bertelmann_A_House_of_Dynamite-05.jpg/1280px-Volker_Bertelmann_A_House_of_Dynamite-05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hauschka](https://film.one/media/person/7847/gallery-23330eb6f65a.jpg) Hauschka — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Volker_Bertelmann_A_House_of_Dynamite-05_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Volker_Bertelmann_A_House_of_Dynamite-05_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Volker Bertelmann alias Hauschka during a performance in The Sugar Club, Dublin in 2009](https://film.one/media/person/7847/gallery-29208b0199c8.jpg) Volker Bertelmann alias Hauschka during a performance in The Sugar Club, Dublin in 2009 — FlickR User Peelandstick, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Volker_Bertelmann_Hauschka_TheSugarClub_Dublin_2009_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Volker Bertelmann alias Hauschka during a performance in The Sugar Club, Dublin in 2009](https://film.one/media/person/7847/gallery-3302ff747b20.jpg) Volker Bertelmann alias Hauschka during a performance in The Sugar Club, Dublin in 2009 — FlickR User Peelandstick, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Volker_Bertelmann_Hauschka_TheSugarClub_Dublin_2009_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![While on a recent US tour with Grammy-winning American violinist Hilary Hahn, celebrated Düsseldorf-born piano composer Hauschka took a time-out to create this  (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/7847/gallery-bebf13ee19c5.jpg) While on a recent US tour with Grammy-winning American violinist Hilary Hahn, celebrated Düsseldorf-born piano composer Hauschka took a time-out to create this  (2012) — Incase, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Volker_Bertelmann_Hauschka%2C_Room_205%2C_2012-06-09.jpg/1280px-Volker_Bertelmann_Hauschka%2C_Room_205%2C_2012-06-09.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2025: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Conclave*
- 2023: Best Original Score (won), for *All Quiet on the Western Front*
- 2017: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Lion*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2023: Best Original Music (won), for *All Quiet on the Western Front*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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