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Composer Volker Bertelmann explains why he wanted to "destroy the film" with his score, how he used a centuries-old instrument for the cause and what it meant as a German to dive deep into this story. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy