Ludwig Göransson was honored with his third Academy Award for his score from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at tonight’s 98th Oscar ceremony. He previously won the prize for his music from Coogler’s Black Panther in 2019 and from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), Max Richter (Hamnet), Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia) and Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein).
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Ludwig Göransson Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Sinners’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has received his second BAFTA Award for his music for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners in the Original Score category at today’s 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He previously received his first BAFTA for his score from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. The other composers nominated in the category were Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia), Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Max Richter (Hamnet) and Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another).
Ludwig Göransson Wins Grammy Award for ‘Sinners’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has won the Grammy Award for his score from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 68th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. He was previously honored with a Grammy in the same category for his music for Coogler’s Black Panther and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and also received two awards for Childish Gambino’s This Is America.
Ludwig Göransson Wins Golden Globe for ‘Sinners’ Score
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his second Golden Globe in the Best Original Score category for his music from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at tonight’s 31st Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. He previously received the award for his music from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were Hans Zimmer (F1), Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Max Richter (Hamnet), Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another) and Kangding Ray (Sirat).
Ludwig Göransson Wins Critics Choice Award for ‘Sinners’ Score
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his second Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for his music for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at tonight’s 31st Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. He previously received the award for his music from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. The other composers nominated in the category were Hans Zimmer (F1), Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Max Richter (Hamnet), Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme) and Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 18, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Sinners written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, The Mandalorian, Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red, Venom). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Sony Masterworks has also released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie performed by Rod Wave, Buddy Guy, James Blake, Brittany Howard, Don Toliver, Rhiannon Giddens & others (click here for the full album details). Also click here to check out the music team credits for the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet co-written and directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Youn Yuh-jung and Joan Chen. Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Heart Eyes, Tell Me Lies, Franklin, Swan Song, Before, I Carry You with Me) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
‘Sinners’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Ryan Coogler’s supernatural horror feature Sinners have been announced. The album is executive produced by the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson (who also serves as an executive producer on the movie), Coogler & Serena Göransson and features original songs and recordings by James Blake, Don Toliver, Brittany Howard, Raphael Saadiq, Rhiannon Giddens, Buddy Guy, Cedric Burnside, Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jerry Cantrell, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Lola Kirke, Bobby Rush, Peter Dreams, OG DAYV, Jack O’Connell, Sharde Thomas-Mallory & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 18 by Sony Masterworks (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). The record’s lead single (Sinners by Rod Wave) is already out now as a digital single. As previously reported, Sony Classical will also release a second album featuring original score on the same day. Sinners is written and directed by Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo.
Rod Wave’s Title Song from Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Released
Alamo Records & Sony Music Entertainment have released the first song from Ryan Coogler’s supernatural drama Sinners. Available to stream/download on all major digital music services is the soundtrack’s lead single and title track co-written (with Darius Poviliunas, Kyris D’Asia Mingo & Tarkan Kozluklu) and performed by Rod Wave. Also check out the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie will be released on April 18 and, as previously reported, a separate album featuring Ludwig Göransson’s original score will be coming out on the same day. Sinners is written and directed by Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Omar Benson Miller, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo and Jayme Lawson .
‘Sinners’ Score Album Details
The details of the score album for Ryan Coogler’s supernatural horror movie Sinners have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red, Community, Venom). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 18 by Sony Classical. A first track (Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. A separate album featuring the songs from the movie is also expected to come out on the same day. Sinners is written and directed by Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Omar Benson Miller, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The Proximity Media production revolves around two twin brothers who return to their hometown in an attempt to leave their troubled lives behind, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Ludwig Göransson Scoring Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’
Composer Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, The Mandalorian, Tenet, Turning Red, Community, Venom) is reteaming with director Ryan Coogler on the upcoming supernatural horror movie Sinners. The film is written and directed by Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The movie follows two twin brothers who are trying to leave their troubled lives behind as they return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.