In the time between getting his first Oscar nomination for scoring the film Lion and winning the Oscar for scoring, All Quiet on the Western Front, German composer and pianist Volker Bertelmann has remained busy, balancing his film and television work with a career as a solo artist under the moniker of “Hauschka.” Bertelmman’s latest score for Conclave, reunites him with his All Quiet director, Edward Berger, and it’s another score that could get the composer back into the Oscar race for a third time. 

Cinema Daily US spoke to Bertelmann recently about his ongoing collaboration with Edward Berger and how discovering an enigmatic instrument called the “Cristal Caschet” helped find the right sound for Conclave.

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Director: Edward Berger

Screenwriter: Peter Straughan

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Brían F. O’Byrne, Sergio Castellitto

Producer: Alice Dawson, Robert Harris, Juliette Howell, Michael Jackman

Production Co: Indian Paintbrush, FilmNation Entertainment, Access Entertainment, House Productions

Distributor: Focus Features

Rating: PG (Thematic Material|Smoking)

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Language: English, Italian, Spanish, Latin

Release Date (Theaters): October 25, 2024

Runtime: 2 hours

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