Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (/ˈɡɔːrənsən/; Swedish: [ˈlɵ̌dːvɪɡ ˈjœ̂ːranˌsɔn]; born 1 September 1984) is a Swedish musician, composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer. He is often regarded as one of the most successful composers in Hollywood of the 21st century. For his work in music, film and television, he has won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and six Grammy 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, including Adele, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Chance the Rapper, Haim, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and Moses Sumney. For television, he received his first break as a composer for the NBC comedy series Community (2009–2015), followed by the Fox comedy series New Girl (2011–2018). Göransson transitioned into dramatic work, scoring the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019–2020), for which he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). He also composed the main theme for The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). For his work in film, he has earned three Academy Awards for Best Original Score, for Ryan Coogler's superhero film Black Panther (2018), Christopher Nolan's biopic Oppenheimer (2023), and Coogler's horror film Sinners (2025). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lift Me Up", performed by Rihanna, featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and for "I Lied to You" from Sinners. Göransson's other collaborations with Coogler include Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015) and Creed II (2018). He is also known for scoring Venom (2018), Tenet (2020), and Turning Red (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ludwig Göransson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 1, 1984 (42)
- Linköping, Sweden
- Composer, also actor and producer
- 43 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Known for
What are Ludwig Göransson's films like?
Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 4 · Earnest 22
A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 3 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 11
Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 10
Steady 5 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 5
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 11
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 7
A split, not a type: Casual 15 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 7
Resolved 24 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet15
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ludwig Göransson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (12).
- The Mandalorian (2019) · composer
- Inner Workings (2016) · composer
- Black Panther (2018) · composer
- Red Band Society (2014) · composer
- Turning Red (2022) · composer
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) · composer
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · composer
- Venom (2018) · composer
- The Book of Boba Fett (2021) · composer
- Marvel Zombies (2025) · composer
- Zen: Grogu and Dust Bunnies (2022) · composer
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023) · actor, producer
- Happy Holidays (2007) · composer · free
- Happy Endings (2011) · composer · free
- Survivor's Remorse (2014) · composer · free
- Everything, Everything (2017) · composer · free
- Central Intelligence (2016) · composer · free
- The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) · composer · free
- A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014) · composer · free
- Slice (2018) · composer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Ludwig Göransson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
57 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Odyssey(2026)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsForget Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Marvel Zombies(2025)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Sinners(2025)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The History of Sweden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Oppenheimer(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Turning Red(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Book of Boba Fett(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Bad Trip(2021)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Tenet(2020)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Trolls World Tour(2020)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Mandalorian(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Creed II(2018)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Venom(2018)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Slice(2018)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Little Match Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Death Wish(2018)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Black Panther(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Everything, Everything(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Inner Workings(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Atlanta(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Central Intelligence(2016)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Creed(2015)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Top Five(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Stretch(2014)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Survivor's Remorse(2014)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Red Band Society(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Smash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
No Cameras Allowed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Satisfaction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Playing House(2014)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
We're the Millers(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Fruitvale Station(2013)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Spinning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Animal Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
New Girl(2011)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
30 Minutes or Less(2011)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Worst. Prom. Ever. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
A Sense of Humor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Happy Endings(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Fig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Community(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Happy Holidays(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 56 titles from 2007 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Odyssey (2026)
Highest rated
Oppenheimer (2023)
Most popular right now
The Odyssey (2026)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
3 Oscars, 2 Primetime Emmys, 2 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards and 7 other major awards from 37 major nominations, 2018–2026.
- Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Original Score
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins and 4 nominations
- Grammy Award, won · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Composition
- Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Score
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
- Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Original Score
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins and 4 nominations
- Grammy Award, won · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Composition
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Score
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 3 wins and 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, won · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Grammy Award, won · Record of the Year
- Grammy Award, won · Song of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best R&B Song
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best R&B Song
- Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Ludwig Göransson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up22
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
18 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser18
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Ludwig Göransson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Ludwig Göransson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ludwig Göransson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryan Coogler shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Ryan CooglerShared titles: Sinners (2025), Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018), Creed II (2018), Creed (2015), Fruitvale Station (2013)See all 7 shared titles with Ryan Coogler
- Christopher NolanShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Nolan
- Ruben FleischerShared titles: Bad Trip (2021), Venom (2018), 30 Minutes or Less (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Ruben Fleischer
- Rawson Marshall ThurberShared titles: Central Intelligence (2016), We're the Millers (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writers
- Hasan MinhajShared titles: Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester (2022), Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Hasan Minhaj
- Jack KirbyShared titles: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Kirby
- Joe Robert ColeShared titles: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Robert Cole
- Stan LeeShared titles: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Stan Lee
Actors
- Michael B. JordanShared titles: Sinners (2025), Black Panther (2018), Creed II (2018), Creed (2015), Fruitvale Station (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Michael B. Jordan
- Ed HelmsShared titles: Central Intelligence (2016), Stretch (2014), We're the Millers (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Ed Helms
- Himesh PatelShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Tenet (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Himesh Patel
- Matt DamonShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Damon
Cinematographers and editors
- Michael P. ShawverShared titles: Sinners (2025), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018), Creed (2015), Fruitvale Station (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Michael P. Shawver
- Hoyte van HoytemaShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Hoyte van Hoytema
- Jennifer LameShared titles: Oppenheimer (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jennifer Lame
- Autumn Durald ArkapawShared titles: Sinners (2025), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Producers
- Emma ThomasShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Emma Thomas
- Kevin FeigeShared titles: Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Feige
- Louis D'EspositoShared titles: Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Louis D'Esposito
- Victoria AlonsoShared titles: Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Victoria Alonso
