Ludwig Göransson won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2019 Grammys for Black Panther.
The award was presented at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for the score album to Marvel Studios’ Black Panther. Göransson composed and produced the score, which combines orchestral writing with African musical influences and recordings made during research and collaboration in Senegal and South Africa.
The film’s music was shaped with director Ryan Coogler and uses themes associated with characters and settings, including T’Challa’s homeland of Wakanda. The score album is distinct from Black Panther: The Album, the companion release curated by Kendrick Lamar that features songs inspired by the film.
Göransson’s Grammy competitors included Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water, John Williams for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Michael Giacchino for Coco, and Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer for Blade Runner 2049. The award category honors an album consisting predominantly of original music written for visual media, rather than simply any soundtrack connected with a movie.