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Ludwig Göransson
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| Birth name | Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson |
| Born | 1 September 1984 Linköping, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (born 1 September 1984) is a talented Swedish musician, composer, and record producer. He has won many important awards for his work. These include two Academy Awards (also known as Oscars), a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, four Grammy Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
As a record producer, Ludwig has worked a lot with the artist Childish Gambino. He produced Gambino's albums like Camp, Because the Internet, and "Awaken, My Love!". His work on Childish Gambino's 2018 song "This Is America" was very popular. It won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Göransson is also famous for his music in TV shows. He composed for Community, New Girl, and The Mandalorian. For The Mandalorian, he won two Emmy Awards for his music in the season 1 and season 2 finales. He also created the main theme for The Mandalorian's spin-off show, The Book of Boba Fett.
He has written music for many movies. These include Fruitvale Station, Creed, Creed II, Venom, Tenet, and Turning Red. For the 2018 superhero movie Black Panther, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. He also scored the second Black Panther film, Wakanda Forever (2022). For this movie, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lift Me Up", sung by Rihanna. His music for Christopher Nolan's movie Oppenheimer (2023) earned him more awards. He won his first BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and a second Academy Award for this film.
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Early Life and Beginnings
Ludwig Göransson grew up in Linköping, Sweden. His mother, Maria, is a florist from Poland. His father, Tomas, is a guitar teacher from Sweden. Ludwig started learning music when he was very young. He later studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.
In 2007, he moved to Los Angeles, USA. He went to the University of Southern California to study how to compose music for movies and TV. There, he met Ryan Coogler, a director. Ludwig composed music for Ryan's short film Fig in 2011. This was the start of their many collaborations. After college, he helped composer Theodore Shapiro. Ludwig's first big chance came in 2009. He became the composer for the TV comedy show Community.
Music for Movies and TV Shows
In 2013, Ludwig Göransson worked on his first major movie. It was with his friend Ryan Coogler on the film Fruitvale Station. This movie was praised by critics and won several awards.
In 2015, Coogler and Göransson worked together again. This time, it was on the movie Creed, which is part of the famous Rocky movie series.
Their third big project together was the superhero film Black Panther in 2018. Ludwig wanted the music to mix traditional African sounds with superhero movie music. He traveled to Senegal to learn about African music and instruments. He even met musician Baaba Maal, whose voice is in the movie's score. He also visited a library in South Africa that has recordings of traditional musicians. This helped him make sure the music sounded truly African. In 2019, his music for Black Panther won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award.
In 2019, Ludwig started composing for the Disney+ TV series The Mandalorian. This show is set in the Star Wars universe. He also created the new fanfare (a short, loud piece of music) for the Star Wars brand logo. His music for The Mandalorian won him two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2021, he also scored The Mandalorian's spin-off series, The Book of Boba Fett.
He also composed the music for Christopher Nolan's 2020 film Tenet. In 2022, he worked on the music for the Pixar animated movie Turning Red. He also scored Wakanda Forever, the second Black Panther film. For this movie, he helped write the song "Lift Me Up", sung by Rihanna. This song was nominated for an Academy Award.
In 2023, he worked with Christopher Nolan again on the movie Oppenheimer. The music for this film was highly praised. It won Ludwig many awards, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and another Academy Award.
Music Producer
In 2010, Ludwig Göransson started working with Donald Glover on his music project, Childish Gambino. They have released four albums together: Camp, Because the Internet, "Awaken, My Love!", and 3.15.20. Ludwig produced and wrote every song on the album "Awaken, My Love!". This album was inspired by 1970s funk and soul music. Their work together earned Ludwig six Grammy Award nominations.
On May 5, 2018, Childish Gambino released the song "This Is America", which Ludwig produced. The song features a gospel-style choir and other rappers. "This Is America" became a number one hit in the US. It won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Personal Life
Ludwig Göransson married American violinist Serena McKinney in 2018. They have two sons. Their first child was born in 2019.
Discography
Awards and nominations
See also
- Music of Star Wars
- Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
