Ludwig Göransson was born to be a famous composer. Named after Ludwig van Beethoven, how could he not be? The producer, composer and songwriter from Linköping, Sweden is a modern musical dynamo, a polymath who has forged a successful collaborative partnership with hip-hop supremo Childish Gambino, worked with Adele, Vampire Weekend, Haim and more at the same time as establishing himself as an Oscar-winning go-to guy for Hollywood’s top brass for film and TV scores. The dramatic, orchestral swells that elevated all the talky bits in Oppenheimer? That was Ludwig. The Mandalorian’s cosmic-cowboy theme tune? Yes, Ludwig. In celebration of his 40th birthday today (1st September), here are ten of Ludwig van Göransson’s, as he shall now be known (just for this sentence), best moments:
