How ‘A House of Dynamite’ Relied on Volker Bertelmann’s Score to Create Tension and Anxiety

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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 tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together. Bigelow’s film, now streaming on Netflix, is divided