A biography for Ludwig Goranssonhasn’t been written yet.
“Chance The Rapper is a person who really knows what he wants.”
“It's not lost on me that I'm a Swedish guy from one of the coldest countries in the world.”
“So when I'm listening to music, I'm listening to a lot of hip-hop to be inspired and to hear new things.”
“I'm always trying to experiment and come up with new palettes of sound and new combinations of music that you haven't really seen or heard in film before.”
“For the score of 'Black Panther,' the heart and soul came from immersing myself in the rich musical history of the griots in West Africa. I was following these brilliant musicians all over rural Senegal, learning their musical language.”
“I love learning new things.”
“I think in 'Rocky IV' there are three montages with three five-minute songs, which is insane. You can't do that today.”
“It definitely feels like I'm living a dream, but I try not to pinch myself because I don't want to wake up.”
“I work pretty fluidly across all genres.”
“I think, for me, a way to really come up with new ideas and come up with new ways of writing music is to create a unique sound palette or soundscape for all the films I'm working on.”
“Words fail to express how surreal and humbling it feels to be invited into the 'Star Wars' universe.”
“If you're a film composer, you have the music tell the story of the character.”
“I wanted to be the best guitar player in the world. And then my dad got me a portable recorder, so I started writing my own music.”
“Some of my favorite scores include Bernard Herrmann's Hitchcock scores.”
“I never used to get calls from artists or labels, but once you have a top 20 hit, you start getting them.”
“My starting point is always to read a script and have a conversation with the director about what their vision is, and then, after that, I love to do research.”
“Normally when you write for an orchestra, you think about melody and harmony and countermelody.”
“I love L.A. partly because it feels like there are so many parts of the world in this city.”
“For the last 10 years, I've been working with Donald Glover and Ryan Coogler, and we've put down so much time really trying to make the best that we can, whether it's a movie, a film score, or a song.”
“Travelling is a key part of my life. It keeps me inspired, takes me to new places, introduces me to new sounds, and allows me to explore new environments and soundscapes.”