Ludwig Göransson & Joseph Shirley's THE MANDALORIAN (2019-present)

[Evanus 422]

So, Ludwig Göransson is doing the score!

 

https://www.starwars.com/news/ludwig-goransson-to-compose-score-for-the-mandalorian

[crocodile 9,531]

Interesting.

 

Karol

[Luke Skywalker 2,334]

Maybe the series will have an Oscar winner composer after all...😛

[p0llux 434]

oh the Blank Panther composer? Interesting. I wonder if he'll approach the score with a symphonic sound or not(Doubt it).

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

Well there goes 75% of my enthusiasm. 

 

However I will admit I am not in any way familiar with any of his music. Still not enthusiastic about this choice.

[Not Mr. Big 4,940]

I don't see any problem with it.  His Black Panther score was great

[crocodile 9,531]

He reminds a lot of John Powell actually. Similar type of sensibilities.

 

Karol

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

If he is a competent enough composer, then I look forward to him proving me wrong.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,361]

Probably should've been Haab, would love to hear more Powell Star Wars, but at the end of the day Goransson is good enough for me Not thrilled, but interested. I didn't expect that much for this.

 

EDIT: Did I write this???

[John 2,033]

Awesome! Really enjoyed his score for Black Panther. 

 

I wasn’t expecting for there to be so much talent attached to this show. Very much interested in seeing how it turns out. 

[Not Mr. Big 4,940]

59 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said:

Should've been Haab, would love to hear more Powell Star Wars, but at the end of the day Goransson is good enough for me. Not thrilled, but interested. I didn't expect that much for this.

Am I the only one not the least bit interested in a Haab Star Wars score?  The last thing this new series needs is reheated leftovers

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

15 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said:

Am I the only one not the least bit interested in a Haab Star Wars score?  The last thing this new series needs is reheated leftovers

Still better than beep boop electronic noises and an overwhelming amount of garage band percussion loops.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,361]

On 12/19/2018 at 9:07 PM, John said:

I wasn’t expecting for there to be so much talent attached to this show. Very much interested in seeing how it turns out. 

I am also surprised. There are big names attached to this, at least "bigger" than expected names. Goransson comes as a surprise.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

1 hour ago, Not Mr. Big said:

Am I the only one not the least bit interested in a Haab Star Wars score?  The last thing this new series needs is reheated leftovers

 

Count me too, this dude has been a John Williams pastiche doll for ten years now.

 

Goransson can make some real kick-ass music, so my interest in this show is slightly higher, now.

[artguy360 2,168]

Good choice for composer. I'll be curious to hear what his Star Wars sound is.

[Will 2,393]

To those who doubt his chops, I can only present this:

 

 

[Obi 409]

It's a great news... but I expected John Debney (because Jon Favreau) !

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

1 hour ago, Obi said:

It's a great news... but I expected John Debney (because Jon Favreau) !

Same. Had my fingers crossed. Although I bet he's probably busy on The Orville and various films.

[Pieter Boelen 1,032]

I like Debney quite a bit and would like to see him tackle a Star Wars job some day.

But after Black Panther, I can see the new guy doing a good job too.

I'll be excited for this!

[crocodile 9,531]

Black Panther...and both Creed scores. The latter ones show that he can write and really properly develop a theme. I think the main Creed theme consists of no fewer than 3 sections. It's first rate stuff and he runs with it.

 

Karol

[Pieter Boelen 1,032]

 

Honestly, the guy doesn't seem like a bad sort.

Clearly puts some thought and effort into what he does; and he likes using different styles.

Means we've got no clue what he'll come up with for this one, but chances are he'll give it a good shot.

[Not Mr. Big 4,940]

On 12/20/2018 at 6:03 AM, crocodile said:

Black Panther...and both Creed scores. The latter ones show that he can write and really properly develop a theme. I think the main Creed theme consists of no fewer than 3 sections. It's first rate stuff and he runs with it.

 

Karol

The ability to write a good theme is a more important quality in a Star Wars composer than being able to exactly replicate Williams' style IMO

 

Now I'm not saying that Haab CAN'T write a good theme or anything but none of the Battlefront melodies were all that hot (particularly that main melody from the first game, which becomes really grating after a couple renditions).  

 

 

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,361]

I guess this means Goransson's recording the score around now.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bdSXIF5tc/?utm_source=ig

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

The episode they showed at Celebration had music, so I'm assuming he at least scored the first episode either very early this year or late last year.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,361]

They showed an entire episode at the Celebration? Didn't know. I thought it was just a behind the scenes promotional video.

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

They showed a promo on the livestream, but they showed part of the episode (not the full episode, my mistake) behind closed doors. Someone uploaded it to YouTube that day and I downloaded it before it was quickly removed.

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

They added some new credits to the music section on IMDB I noticed. A few familiar names in there of course. Mark Graham and Pete Anthony are the conductors (which leads me to assume they're either using the Hollywood Studio Symphony or the London Chamber Orchestra, as I expected). Also Henri Wilkinson is one of the orchestrators (additional composer for Star Wars: Battlefront and Star Wars: The Old Republic).

[Obi 409]

The magnificient poster is here, so I made this fan-art.

 

[crumbs 15,907]

7 minutes ago, Obi said:

The magnificient poster is here, so I made this fan-art.

 

 

Fantastic artwork... Needs an S on Series in the header though.

 

But great work! 

[Obi 409]

Thanks ! During one second, I I thought I had forgotten an S to Göransssson !

[Laserschwert 670]

Also: there shouldn't be a space between "Disney" and "+"

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

Serie? Just one? I'll be right back, I have to go put on my pant.

[Jim 6,187]

How dare this guy share his suboptimal work on here, a community of professional album artists. 

[Laserschwert 670]

I found our criticism fairly constructive.

[crumbs 15,907]

No one was being nasty about it, just pointing out a minor spelling mistake.

[Obi 409]

Update!

 

[Jill Sandwich 10,817]

Kewl

[Laserschwert 670]

Ahem... it should still be "DISNEY+ SERIES"  instead of "DISNEY + SERIES".

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,361]

 

[Sunshine Reger 3,700]

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[Disco Stu 15,517]

 

[Jules 59]

Very excited for this!

 

[toothless 1,039]

I'm curious about the score. But the thing is, his score for BP never impressed me so… we'll see.

[Disco Stu 15,517]

The LA Times published a long profile of Göransson and the score

 

https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-11-01/composer-ludwig-goransson-music-sounds-black-panther-disney-star-wars-mandalorian

Quote

The way I approached it was to try something completely different. The loneliness of a single solo flute. The bass recorder became the sound of the Mandalorian. That’s how I started. ... I wanted the core soul to be organic. Then I wanted to add a tech sound to it. And I also wanted to add on a cinematic orchestra, which makes it feel like ‘Star Wars.’ ”

Sounds like he’s trying something pretty different from imitating Williams, which is only a good thing IMO

[KK 3,310]

Lots of talk about the clothes he wears. Very little about his music.

[publicist 4,650]

On 11/2/2019 at 12:06 AM, KK said:

Lots of talk about the clothes he wears. Very little about his music.

 

I translate: impossible balancing act (what is a 'cinematic orchestra'?)

[Smaug The Iron 760]

 

[Edmilson 11,772]

So, they'll release a few tracks from every episode every week? Great!

[Disco Stu 15,517]

And I'm guessing a physical release will come when the season ends.  I like the idea of releasing tracks digitally with each episode.

[Manakin Skywalker 5,860]

I'm cautiously optimistic about the score. I've heard only a little big of Ludwig's music before, and wasn't that impressed. He's not a bad composer, just kind of... bland? Not sure if that's the word I'm looking for exactly. 

 

I just hope it sounds like Star Wars, and not Hans Zimmer / Junkie XL shit.