Making recent Grammy history, Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson became the first artist to win best score soundtrack and song of the year for "Black Panther" and Childish Gambino's "This Is America". Today on The Treatment, Göransson shares the lengths he went to learning traditional African instrumentation to find the true sound of Black Panther's Wakanda as well as digging into his longtime collaborations with Ryan Coogler and Donald Glover finding their path to present successes.
Ludwig Göransson: "Black Panther’’
Ludwig Göransson Photo credit: Austin Hargrave.
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