Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, Pressure, A House of Dynamite, The Amateur, One Life) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama Borges and Me. The film is directed by Marc Turtletaub (Puzzle, Gods Behaving Badly) and stars Alan Cumming, Fionn Whitehead, Freya Mavor, Luis Gnecco, John Gordon Sinclair, Morven Christie, Peter Mullan and Stuart Bowman. The movie based on author Jay Parini’s memoir of the same name is set in the 1970s and follows a young Parini as a student who finds himself committed to driving a blind poet Jorge Luis Borges across the Scottish countryside.
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Volker Bertelmann Scoring Florian Zeller’s ‘Bunker’
Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Adrift, Pressure, The Day of the Jackal, A House of Dynamite, The Amateur, One Life) has provided the original score for the upcoming dramatic thriller Bunker. The film is written and directed by Florian Zeller (The Father, The Son) and stars Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Stephen Graham, Paul Dano and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The movie follows an architect who accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire, but his wife begins to question their marriage after almost two decades together.
’23 000 Lives’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original film 23 000 Lives (23 000 Leben). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Adrift, Pressure, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, A House of Dynamite, One Life). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. 23 000 Lives is directed by Markus Goller and stars Louis Hofmann, Mala Emde, Katharina Stark, Maria Dragus, Frederick Lau, Kathy Etoa, Trevor Magaya, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Saibon Wang and Eleonora Romandini. The drama tells the true story of a group of young people who set sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’
Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Pressure, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, A House of Dynamite, One Life) has composed the original score for the upcoming period drama The Uprising. The film is written and directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, Captain Phillips) and stars Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Cosmo Jarvis, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Woody Norman, Jonny Lee Miller, Katherine Waterston and Sky Yang. The movie follows the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II as he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice and survival.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 12, 2026)
Premiering today is the MGM+ original series The Westies created by Chris Brancato & Michael Panes and starring J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver. Tom Brittney, Sarah Bolger, Jessica Frances Dukes, Stanley Morgan, Allen Leech, Hamish Allan-Headly and Hilary Mccormack. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Miracle, 42, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, October Sky, Judas and the Black Messiah, Dolphin Tale, Nell, Fly Away Home, The Accountant). Check out our previous article to learn more about the crime drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 15, is the Apple TV original series Lucky created by Jonathan Tropper based on Marissa Stapley’s novel of the same name and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening,Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Timothy Olyphant, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and William Fichtner. Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, KAOS, Dust Bunny, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lisa Frankenstein, Dust Bunny, My Oxford Year, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Offer, Physical, Hitpig!) has composed the show’s original score. Fiona Apple contributed the main title song. Click here for more information about the 7-part crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV.
‘De Gaulle: Tilting Iron’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the French biographical drama De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (La Bataille de Gaulle – L’âge de fer) have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Dune: Prophecy, Lion, Pressure, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, A House of Dynamite, One Life). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 3 by Milan Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music sevices. A CD and vinyl edition will also be coming out in France. Click here to order the CD version as an import. A first track (Vive de Gaulle) has previously been released as a digital single last month. De Gaulle: Tilting Iron is directed by Antonin Baudry and stars Simon Abkarian, Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Loïc Corbery, Benoît Magimel, Anamaria Vartolomei, Niels Schneider and Félix Kysyl.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 29, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (The Monkey, Keeper, Afflicted, Air, Hollow in the Land, The Backward Class) and Parsons. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the North Road Films, Atomic Monster, 21 Laps Entertainment & Phobos production, which is being released by A24.
Also opening nationwide is the historical drama Pressure written and directed by Anthony Maras and starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina and Kerry Condon. Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur,Adrift, A House of Dynamite, One Life) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.
‘Pressure’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the historical drama Pressure. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Dune: Prophecy, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, Adrift, A House of Dynamite, One Life). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track below. Mutant will release a vinyl edition and CD version (visit Amazon to pre-order). Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Pressure is co-written and directed by Anthony Maras and stars Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis and Chris Messina. The movie based on David Haig’s play of the same name is set during the tense 72 hours before D-Day as General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg confront an impossible choice: launch the largest and most dangerous invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.
Volker Bertelmann to Score DC Studios’ ‘Clayface’
Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, Adrift, Lion, The Day of the Jackal, A House of Dynamite, The Amateur, One Life) has been hired to score DC Studios’ upcoming horror thriller Clayface. The film is directed by James Watkins (Speak No Evil, The Woman in Black) and stars Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the Gotham City villain, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James. The movie unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster.
First Track from Volker Bertelmann’s ‘De Gaulle: Tilting Iron’ Score Released
Milan Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the French biographical drama De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (La Bataille de Gaulle – L’âge de fer). Available to stream/download on all major digital music services is Vive de Gaulle written by the film’s composer Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Dune: Prophecy, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, A House of Dynamite, The Amateur, One Life). Also listen to the track after the jump. De Gaulle: Tilting Iron is directed by Antonin Baudry and stars Simon Abkarian (as legendary French army officer Charles de Gaulle), Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur,Loïc Corbery, Mathieu Kassovitz, Benoît Magimel, Niels Schneider, Anamaria Vartolomei, Félix Kysyl.