Chapter 4: Dominique Thorne, Ruth E. Carter, Ludwig Göransson

Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast

Marvel Entertainment

Tv & Film, Film History, Film Interviews

4.7 • 787 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Every film is a machine, a complex device made of people with a myriad of jobs and responsibilities. Ta-Nehisi Coates breaks apart the machinery of Wakanda Forever, zooming into the creative processes of actor Dominique Thorne (Riri Williams), costume designer Ruth E. Carter, and composer Ludwig Göransson. In an episode filled with music from Göransson’s soundtrack and score and some clips from director Ryan Coogler’s audio diaries, we learn more about what it takes to build a film that not only entertains but makes us feel something in the process. Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast is a production of Proximity Media in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Entertainment. The series is written and hosted by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Produced by Paola Mardo. Executive Producers are Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Paola Mardo. The film score is composed by Ludwig Göransson. Story editing by James Kim. Audio editing by Cameron Kell and Cedric Wilson. Sound design and additional music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Audio engineering by Lauryn Newson. Production assistance from Polina Cherezova. Learn more at ProximityMedia.com and by following @ProximityMedia, @Marvel, and @MarvelStudios on Twitter and Instagram. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is streaming only on Disney+. Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever is coming to Disney+ on February 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every film is a machine, a complex device made of people with a myriad of jobs and responsibilities.
0:13.0	That complexity tends to increase with the budget.
0:17.0	And it increases even more for films like Wakanda Forever,
0:21.7	which not only clocks in at the upper range of film budgets,
0:25.1	but attempts to say something.
0:27.5	You don't just trip into a film like this.
0:30.1	It has to be built,
0:32.1	and that process starts even before the film is conceived.
0:37.1	For Wakanda Forever to be built, the right people had to be in the right place.
0:42.6	And I guess that's what this podcast is all about, meeting all the people and hearing about
0:47.6	all the places they occupied to make this work.
0:51.1	So today we'll meet three more of them, actor Dominique Thorne, who plays Rui Williams,
0:57.3	costume designer Ruth E. Carter and composer Ludwig Gorensen.
1:02.3	Much like a few Marvel superheroes we know, we'll break apart the machinery of this movie
1:07.1	and get a good look into its hardware, zooming into our guest's creative processes
1:11.9	in the hopes of learning more about the craft of filmmaking, and how artisans like Dominique,
1:18.1	Ruth, and Ludwig helped make us feel something as we watched the story unfold on screen.
1:25.1	This is Wakanda Forever, the official Black Panther podcast.
1:29.8	I'm Tana Hasi Coates.
1:37.3	There's this commercial my wife loves.
1:40.9	In it, Dominique Thorne encourages a young black girl and burgeoning inventor to continue in her craft.
1:48.3	The power of the commercial lay in the persona Dominique is occupying. The prodigy, Rui-Williams, aka
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