Ludwig Göransson's Oscar-winning score for Marvel Studios' 2018 film Black Panther is getting a live concert performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.
The performance will take place from Sept. 10-12 and feature a vocal performance by the Senegalese singer Baaba Maal, who also recorded vocals for the movie's official score, as well as accompaniment by an ensemble that includes Massamba Diop, the tama (talking drum) master, and Magatte Saw leading a group of sabar drummers, reported Variety.
Göransson said he was "thrilled" when the Los Angeles Philharmonic agreed to the performance. "What was most important to me was that we get the right players to play this. We have the best orchestra in the world, now let’s get the African musicians who played on the score.”
Göransson will be attending the concert as part of the audience, with Thomas Wilkins, the principal conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, leading the performance. “[Black Panther] was such a big part of my life, not just my music or my career. I was so committed, personally and musically, that I grew into another stage of my life. So going back to that now, revisiting that, is going to be heavy," said Göransson.
Outside of Black Panther, Göransson's body of work includes the scores for the cult TV comedy series Community and the first two seasons of The Mandalorian, as well as the first Venom movie and Christopher Nolan's 2020 sci-fi action/thriller Tenet. Göransson also collaborated with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler on the score for 2015's Creed, having first met him during their days as students at the University of Southern California.
Upon finishing his score for Pixar's animated film Turning Red, Göransson will set to work on the music for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which Coogler is also helming. “I’m starting conceptual ideas and having conversations with Ryan,” said Göransson, adding that he hasn't seen the first Black Panther movie since Chadwick Boseman's "tragic passing" in 2020. "So it’s going to be an emotional time.”
Tickets for the Black Panther live performance are available for purchasing at the Hollywood Bowl's website. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in theaters on July 8, 2022 and features most of the main cast from the first movie, as well as Michaela Coel in an undisclosed role and Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart.
Source: Variety
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