Three-time Academy Award-winning young Hollywood film score master Ludwig Göransson is known to have a special connection to South Korea.
Aside from his given name, which is inspired by Beethoven and well-known domestically, he has a popular affectionate nickname in Korea: "Go-Seobang" (meaning "Son-in-law Go"). Ludwig Göransson married Korean-American violinist Serena Göransson in 2018 and started a family.
Serena Göransson is also his musical partner who has collaborated on his musical projects, working closely with him for a long time by playing the violin on his tracks, including the iconic main theme for "Oppenheimer."
Having earned the affectionate nickname "Go-Seobang" through his marriage to his Korean-American wife, Ludwig Göransson has continued his special ties by visiting South Korea in person with his family.
In particular, drawing attention, he visited South Korea to celebrate his son's first birthday at the start of 2021, shared photos of his entire family dressed in traditional Korean hanbok, and posted various daily routines spent in Korea on social media, such as ringing the bell at Bulguksa Temple and enjoying kalguksu (knife-cut noodles).
Göransson, who is from Sweden, kicked off his Hollywood career by collaborating with director Ryan Coogler, a classmate from the University of Southern California. Starting by composing the music for his debut film "Fruitvale Station," he has been in charge of the scores for all of Coogler's works, including "Creed," "Creed II," "Black Panther," and "Sinners." Among them, he won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for "Black Panther" and "Sinners."
Recently, he has been teaming up with Christopher Nolan to produce exceptional film scores. Their partnership began with "Tenet" and continued through "Oppenheimer" and "Odyssey." He won his third Academy Award for Best Original Score for "Oppenheimer." "Odyssey" is also widely anticipated to be nominated for Best Original Score at next year's Academy Awards.
(SBS Entertainment News, Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
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