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Ludwig Göransson

ルドウィグ・ゴランソン　/　るどうぃぐ・ごらんそん

Composer from Sweden

September 1, 1984 (age 41)　・　Linköping Cathedral Congregation, Östergötland County, Sweden

Östergötland County
composer
film score composer
record producer

My Take

Ludwig Göransson is the composer I point to when people claim film scoring has run out of ideas. His range genuinely startles me—conservatory rigor from Stockholm fused with a producer's ear for rhythm and texture, equally at home building orchestral dread or chart-topping hooks. Two Academy Awards before his mid-forties would flatter anyone, but what impresses me more is that each project sounds like a fresh invention rather than a house style. He treats sound design, production, and composition as one discipline, which I believe is where the art form is heading. Among working composers, he is the one whose next move I most want to hear.

Overview

Ludwig Göransson is a composer from Sweden.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ludwig Göransson
Name (Japanese): ルドウィグ・ゴランソン
Reading: るどうぃぐ・ごらんそん
Born: September 1, 1984 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rat
Origin: Linköping Cathedral Congregation, Östergötland County, Sweden
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / film score composer / record producer / conductor / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Royal College of Music in Stockholm

Awards & achievements

2019 Academy Award for Best Original Score
2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
2019 Grammy Award for Song of the Year
2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2024 Academy Award for Best Original Score
2019 Grammy Award for Record of the Year
2024 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2019 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.ludwiggoransson.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ludwiggoransson/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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