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Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

333: Ryan Coogler On The Music Of Wakanda Forever

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Arts, Tv & Film

4.6786 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Bonus episode time with Ryan Coogler, director of the new Black Panther film, Wakanda Forever.

The film's release is obviously hugely bittersweet for all involved with the sad passing of Chadwick Boseman - but, boy, have Ryan and the exceptional cast done his memory proud.

Here he discusses Chadwick's legacy and the tonal influence his death has had on narrative, as well as the excellent soundtrack and Ludwig Goransson's score.

Transcript

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And I'll look, I'm on the radio.

0:21.6

That's what was in it for me.

0:24.0

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0:27.1

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0:30.1

Hello, friends, Edith here with a bonus episode of soundtracking,

0:33.7

and there is a very good reason why that is happening

0:36.6

because it features none other than the wonderful Ryan Cougler.

0:42.2

We had the pleasure of speaking to Ryan way back

0:45.0

when the first Black Panther film was just about to be released

0:49.9

so he was unaware of the journey that that film and its cast would have from that moment on,

0:58.5

which of course has been, to start off with, the most beautiful and wonderful celebratory reaction to that film.

1:06.9

And then, of course, hit with the devastating news of the passing of Chadwick Boseman.

1:11.1

So the release of this new film, Wakanda Forever, is obviously hugely bittersweet for all involved.

1:17.5

But, boy, has Ryan and the exceptional cast done his memory proud?

1:24.6

This is a very, very different film to the first Black Panther. There are familiar

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