Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (; Swedish: [ˈlɵ̌dːvɪɡ ˈjœ̂ːranˌsɔn]; born 1 September 1984) is a Swedish musician, composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer. For his work as in music, film and television, he has received several accolades including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, four Grammy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. As a record producer, he has frequently collaborated with Childish Gambino, producing his studio albums Camp, Because the Internet and "Awaken, My Love!", among others. Göransson's producing work on Gambino's 2018 single "This Is America" was met with acclaim and accolades, including two Grammy Awards — for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He has also produced for other recording artists, such as Adele, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Chance the Rapper, Haim, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Moses Sumney. On television, he received his first break as a composer for the NBC comedy series Community (2009–2015) followed by the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018). He transitioned into dramatic work, scoring the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019–2020), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. He also composed the main theme for The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). For his work on film he has earned two Academy Awards for Best Original Score, for Ryan Coogler's superhero film Black Panther (2018) and Christopher Nolan's epic biopic Oppenheimer (2023). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lift Me Up" performed by Rihanna featured in Wakanda Forever (2022). He has collaborated with Coogler serving as composer for Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), and Sinners (2025). He is also known for scoring Venom (2018), Tenet (2020) and Turning Red (2022).

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