The German composer is also on this year’s awards circuit with ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ after last year’s run with ‘Conclave.’ By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor “Straightaway, I recognized that ...

Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is filled with uneasy tension from start to finish as it follows the immediate threat of a nuclear missile headed straight for the United States. That driving ...

Few composers understand tension like Volker Bertelmann. In A House of Dynamite, he builds the mood meticulously, as every breath and groan is calibrated to mirror the film's sense of dread. Following ...

A House of Dynamite dramatizes the government response to a missile from unknown origin heading towards a U.S. city within 20 minutes. Director Kathryn Bigelow personally asked Volker Bertelmann to ...