Composer
Ludwig Göransson
Born 1 September 1984 · Linköping, Sweden
Ludwig Göransson is a Swedish composer, producer and conductor, born in Linköping in 1984. He is known for scores for Ryan Coogler and Christopher Nolan films, for The Mandalorian, and for producing Childish Gambino's "This Is America". He is regarded as one of Hollywood's leading 21st-century composers.
Key films
Fruitvale Station (2013)
His first feature collaboration with director Ryan Coogler, which began a long creative partnership.
Creed (2015)
Gave the boxing franchise a fresh sound by blending orchestral and hip-hop elements.
Black Panther (2018)
Mixed West African music with orchestral writing and won him his first Oscar.
Tenet (2020)
His first Christopher Nolan score, driven by electronic textures and pulsing rhythm.
Oppenheimer (2023)
An intense, violin-led score for Nolan that won him a second Oscar.
Key awards
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Original Score (Black Panther)
- 2024 Academy Award for Best Original Score (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 BAFTA Award for Best Original Score (Oppenheimer)
On Cinespective
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- 2007Happy HolidaysComposer
- 2009LocksComposer
- 201130 Minutes or LessComposer
- 2011Worst. Prom. Ever.Composer
- 2011FigComposer
- 2011A Sense of HumorComposer
- 2013We're the MillersComposer
- 2013Fruitvale StationComposer
- 2013SpinningComposer
- 2013Clapping for the Wrong ReasonsActor
- 2014StretchComposer
- 2014The Town that Dreaded SundownComposer
- 2014Top FiveComposer
- 2014A Merry Friggin' ChristmasComposer
- 2014No Cameras AllowedComposer
- 2015CreedComposer
- 2015Creed · as Bianca's BandActor
- 2016Central IntelligenceComposer
- 2016True Memoirs of an International AssassinComposer
- 2016Inner WorkingsComposer
- 2017Everything, EverythingComposer
- 2017Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming KingComposer
- 2018Black PantherComposer
- 2018VenomComposer
- 2018Creed IIComposer
- 2018Death WishComposer
- 2018SliceComposer
- 2018Little Match GirlComposer
- 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound · as SelfActor
- 2020TenetComposer
- 2021Bad TripComposer
- 2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverComposer
- 2022Turning RedComposer
- 2022Zen - Grogu and Dust BunniesComposer
- 202220/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda · as SelfActor
- 2023OppenheimerComposer
- 2024Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld · as SelfActor
- 2025SinnersComposer
- 2025Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners · as SelfActor
- 2025Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners · as SelfActor
- 2026The OdysseyComposer
- 2026The Mandalorian and GroguComposer
- 2026The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic · as Self - ComposerActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.