Quotes from Ludwig Goransson

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.

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 haven't really ever seen a big budget Hollywood film with African music. Most of the time, it's just Hollywood's perception of what African music is.

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 would love to do more superhero work; as a young film composer, that is one of the things you dream of.

Words fail to express how surreal and humbling it feels to be invited into the 'Star Wars' universe.

I was able to learn a new language - a new musical language is learning a new language, because it's so extremely different from Western classical music. African music is completely different.

Any time you have the chance to celebrate something with your closest best friends, it's very special.

I think the more you know people and the more you get to know artists, the better you can collaborate.

I think, as a composer, pressure should be something that makes you better.

When I'm by myself - composing or writing film scores - it's very lonely. I'm just sitting by myself in the studio.

I need to study more. I need to educate myself more - and not just in music, in everything - but especially in music and composing.

I really want to get better at conducting.

These days, you're always surrounded by music and sounds, whether you're in the mall or a subway car.

As a kid growing up in Sweden loving American music, I always dreamt of migrating here and working with brilliant artists like Donald Glover.

I moved to L.A. in 2007 from Sweden.

Growing up in Sweden, musical education is something really special. There are music schools everywhere, and the education is very advanced.

It's not lost on me that I'm a Swedish guy from one of the coldest countries in the world.

I think I'm a pretty good listener.

I've produced all of Childish Gambino's music.

Every now and then, as a composer and producer, it's important to write music for yourself.

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.

One of the first things I want do when I start writing music for a film is to create its own sound world, its own music world.

I would say that 'Creed' has a lot more music in it. It's 60 minutes of music, while 'Fruitvale' had about a fourth of that at best. There's a bigger focus in 'Creed' because I had to make music for training montages.