After Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar-winning deep dive into African music for “Black Panther,” the composer went on a very different journey for “Wakanda Forever” — rediscovering lost Mayan music to underscore the beautiful underwater civilization of Talokan, which is rooted in both Mesoamerican and Nigerian cultures. It was part of director Ryan Coogler’s vision to depict Talokan as an ambiguous counterpart to Wakanda. Led by T’Challa-like King Namor (Tenoch Huerta), Talokan also struggles to protect its ancient culture and special powers from a threatening world.
“I realized that the Mayan music is gone… forcibly erased from this world,” Göransson told IndieWire. “So I started to figure out how I could reimagine what Mayan music sounded like. I went to Mexico City with Ryan and worked with these musical archaeologists that specialize in recreating Mayan music. They’ve been finding instruments in the graves and looking at them and seeing...
“I realized that the Mayan music is gone… forcibly erased from this world,” Göransson told IndieWire. “So I started to figure out how I could reimagine what Mayan music sounded like. I went to Mexico City with Ryan and worked with these musical archaeologists that specialize in recreating Mayan music. They’ve been finding instruments in the graves and looking at them and seeing...
- 11/4/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The sounds of Nigeria, Lagos, Mexico City, London, and L.A. make their way onto the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The stacked track list for the film was announced on Wednesday, revealing the lineup of artists set to join Rihanna and her lead single “Lift Me Up.”
Among the songs featured on the tracklist are “Alone” by Burna Boy, a cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” by Tems, “Limencello” by Og Dayv featuring Future, and “Anya Mmiri” by CKay and PinkPantheress.
“As a black man,...
Among the songs featured on the tracklist are “Alone” by Burna Boy, a cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” by Tems, “Limencello” by Og Dayv featuring Future, and “Anya Mmiri” by CKay and PinkPantheress.
“As a black man,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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