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My Take
Hauschka, otherwise known as Volker Bertelmann, is an artist I find endlessly inventive. He built his name on prepared piano, wedging objects into the strings to coax out percussive, unexpected textures, and somehow that experimental streak carried him all the way to an Academy Award and a BAFTA for All Quiet on the Western Front. That score is haunting, all dread and restraint, and it deserved every prize. I also admire that he started out as a rapper before reinventing himself as a composer. His work on One Life shows another, gentler side. Few film composers feel as willing to keep tinkering with sound itself.
Overview
Volker Bertelmann (born 11 October 1966) is a German composer, pianist and former rapper who mainly performs and records under the name Hauschka. He is best known for his compositions for prepared piano. He won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his score for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hauschka
- Name (Japanese)
- ハウシュカ
- Reading
- はうしゅか
- Born
- January 1, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Kreuztal, Province of Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / pianist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2023 Academy Award for Best Original Score
- 2023 BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | All Quiet on the Western Front | — | |
| Notable work | One Life | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.hauschka-net.de/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hauschkamusic/
- Xhttps://x.com/hauschkamusic
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%AB
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.