who did the music for the black panther movie
Ludwig Göransson
title: Black Panther (soundtrack) text: Black Panther (soundtrack) The soundtrack for the 2018 American superhero film "Black Panther", based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and produced by Marvel Studios, consists of an original score composed by Ludwig Göransson and original songs produced by Kendrick Lamar. Göransson worked on all of director Ryan Coogler's previous films, while Lamar and Coogler had previously discussed collaborating and the musician agreed to produce several songs for the film after seeing an early version of it. After reading the film's script, Göransson traveled to Africa to research traditional African music for the film. He went on title: Black Panther (soundtrack) text: by Interscope Records on February 9, 2018, to large sales, including the top position on the "Billboard 200" chart. It was praised by many critics as a milestone for film soundtracks due to its ideas and lyrics, but it was considered by some to be weaker than his solo work. Göransson's score was released as Black Panther (Original Score) by Hollywood Records on February 16, and received praise for being unique among Marvel Cinematic Universe scores due to its authentic African elements and thematic material, though the album presentation was criticized as too long. Ryan Coogler signed on to direct title: Black Panther (soundtrack) text: The latter was supported by a female choir from London. Because Coogler does not use a temp score for his films, Göransson began work on the score without specific references for each scene. The composer ultimately had enough material by the time Coogler put together his initial four-hour cut of the film that he was able to fully score the cut. Göransson recorded many different elements of the score at Baal's studio in Senegal, including Baal himself for his part in the "Wakanda" song. The composer then recorded the rest of his score with a 92-piece western classical orchestra and title: Black Panther (film) text: and the tambin, or Fula flute, to use in his character themes, along with horns. Nate Moore compared the work Göransson did in defining the sound of the film to the use of music by James Gunn in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, with the composer pushing Marvel out of their comfort zone. Kendrick Lamar produced the film's curated soundtrack, "Black Panther: The Album", along with Top Dawg Entertainment founder Anthony Tiffith, after Coogler wanted to include original songs from Lamar in the film because his "artistic themes align with those we explore in the film". The soundtrack features title: Black Panther (soundtrack) text: the film "Black Panther" for Marvel Studios in January 2016, and insisted that he bring collaborators from his previous films to work on "Black Panther", to differentiate the film from others in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that "Vulture"s Kyle Buchanan described as often being created by "the same in-house people". This included composer Ludwig Göransson, who began working with Coogler at the University of Southern California and scored his earlier films "Fruitvale Station" and "Creed". Coogler had previously met with musician Kendrick Lamar and Anthony Tiffith of Top Dawg Entertainment to discuss each other's work and the potential for them