We spoke w/ Black Panther: WakandaForever's composer Ludwig Göransson on crafting the emotional score for the sequel.
Academy Award-winning composer Ludwig Göransson is the craftsman behind the original scores for films like Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and the hit series The Mandalorian. A long-time collaborator with writer and director Ryan Coogler, the breathtaking score for 2018’s Black Panther is what earned Göransson his Oscar, and the opportunity to return again to the world of Wakanda in the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
GÖRANSSON: I would say constantly tweaking to the very, very, very, very, very, very, very end. And in this one, I was literally listening to the final mixes of the score yesterday. So yeah, and that's also what's so special. I'm very lucky to have these collaborations that I have with the incredible directors and artists. Ryan and I have been working together for almost 13, 14 years now. Which means that he gets me involved very early in the process on the script level.
No, totally. What I'm saying is, are you also looking at dailies as they're shooting, to sort of alter? Or is it sort of like you're composing with the script and then you're waiting to see what the cut's going to be? GÖRANSSON: Yes. I've done a lot of that, I think, in my career, and before. Earlier on in my career, I was working on more things at the same time. I was doing songs, doing TV shows, doing movies. And I think at that time, my brain maybe worked a little bit different, and maybe also had different priorities.
By the way, I haven't said it yet, but I think the sequel's fantastic. Obviously, your music is great, it's going to be this huge hit, but while I have you, I'm also what we call a Star Wars fan—just throwing that out there. I have to know, you don't work on Andor, but are you watching it?GÖRANSSON: Yeah, I'm really excited about it. I'm super excited about it.
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