‘Black Panther’ Composer Ludwig Goransson Tapped To Score Sony’s ‘Venom’

EXCLUSIVE: Ludwig Goransson, the composer behind Disney/Marvel’s uber-successful Black Panther,  has signed on to score the next film in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters, Venom, starring Tom Hardy as the Spider-Man supervillain. The film will reunite Goransson with Venom‘s director Ruben Fleischer after the Swedish composer and record producer worked on Fleischer’s 2011 film 30 Minutes or Less.

Goransson, who has teamed with Ryan Coogler on his two other films, Fruitvale Station and Creed,  has also composed for films such as Central Intelligence,  Death Wish, as well as television programs like Community and New Girl.

In addition, Goransson serves as the producer of Altanta star Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino albums.

Venom, which co-stars Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott, is slated for an October 5 release.