Sinners Original Motion Picture Soundtrack & Score Albums by Oscar®-Winning Composer Ludwig Göransson Out 4/18

Sony Classical and Sony Masterworks announce the April 18 release of the Original Score and Original Soundtrack albums from writer/director/producer Ryan Coogler’s new film SINNERS, with music and production by Oscar-winning composer LUDWIG GÖRANSSON. Having previously collaborated on Coogler’s blockbuster franchises Black Panther and Creed, Göransson delivers two complex musical narratives that pulse through the director’s thrilling, genre-bending original concept set in the Mississippi Delta in 1932.

At the heart of both the songs and score lives a 1932 Dobro resonator guitar. “Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down,” the score’s lead single, is a tender love ballad that slowly grows from tentative strings and impassioned guitar plucks into rich, complex orchestrations and vocalizations by one of the film’s stars, Miles Caton. Listen to the song here. 

In addition to the film’s Original Score, Göransson produced an album of original songs and recordings that further the film’s music story with collaborators including Rod Wave, James Blake, Don Toliver, Brittany Howard, Raphael Saadiq, Buddy Guy, Rhiannon Giddens, Cedric Burnside, Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Jerry Cantrell, Lola Kirke, Peter Dreams, Bobby Rush, OG DAYV, Jack O’Connell, Sharde Thomas-Mallory and more. 

“I never imagined I’d score a film about a guitar player — it hits close to home,” said Göransson.  “My dad, a guitar teacher at the local school and a die-hard blues fanatic, put a guitar in my hands when I was six. If it were up to him, I’d be named Albert for Albert King, the legendary guitarist.  The score I composed for Sinners is the most personal of my career. It’s a reflection of my own musical journey, told through the voice of the instrument that means the most to me. I perform it on a 1932 Dobro Cyclops resonator—the very same guitar that Preacherboy Sammie carries throughout the film.

I grew up with this music in my ear — but as I spent time in the Delta, digging into the roots of the blues and the people who shaped it, I realized I’d only been scratching the surface.  The fingerprints of the blues are present in virtually all popular music that has existed since, and we wanted the music of Sinners to reflect that. Beyond feeling raw and lived in, we wanted it to be firmly rooted in its true origin story.  We weren’t aiming for nostalgia; we wanted it to feel immediate. Much of the music was written and recorded on set during the shoot, with the cast and crew working alongside us. That process gave the film a sound that’s connected to the past, alive in the moment. This is the music story of Sinners.”

Executive produced by Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, and Serena Göransson, the Original Soundtrack was introduced this past Friday with the lead single “Sinners” by multi-platinum Rap/R&B powerhouse ROD WAVE – listen here. Having amassed a staggering eight billion streams in the past year alone and five consecutive albums debuting at #1 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart, Rod Wave was inspired to write the song after watching the film at filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s special request. The song is accompanied by a new music video directed by the Coogler Brothers (Ryan Coogler, Noah Coogler and Keenan Coogler) – watch here.  

Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Tracklisting

1. This Little Light of Mine – Miles Caton, DC6 Singers Collective and Pleasant Valley Youth Choir of New Orleans
2. Flames of Fortune – Ludwig Göransson and Don Toliver
3. Wang Dang Doodle – Cedric Burnside, Sharde Thomas-Mallory and Tierinii Jackson
4. Travelin’ – Miles Caton
5. Juke – Bobby Rush and Miles Caton
6. Séance – James Blake and Ludwig Göransson
7. coming soon
8. I Lied To You – Miles Caton
9. Pick Poor Robin Clean – Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreams
10. Can’t Win for Losin’ – Cedric Burnside and Tierinii Jackson
11. Old Corn Liquor – Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson
12. Will Ye Go, Lassie Go? – Lola Kirke, Peter Dreams, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden and Jack O’Connell
13. Pale, Pale Moon – Jayme Lawson
14. Rocky Road to Dublin – Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden
15. In Moonlight – Jerry Cantrell and Ludwig Göransson
16. Travelin’ – Buddy Guy
17. Last Time (I Seen the Sun) – Alice Smith and Miles Caton
18. Sinners – Rod Wave
19. Troubled Waters – OG DAYV and Uncle James
20. Pale, Pale Moon – Brittany Howard
21. I Lied To You (Radio Edit) – Miles Caton
22. Pick Poor Robin Clean – Geechie Wiley

Sinners (Original Motion Picture Score) Tracklisting

1. Filídh, Firekeepers and Griots
2. Smokestack Twins
3. Grace, Bo and Lil’ Lisa
4. (Delta) Slim’s Patch
5. Clarksdale Love
6. Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down, feat. Miles Caton
7. Not What He Seems / Sé Abú
8. Magic What We Do (Surreal Montage), feat. Miles Caton
9. Mount Bayou / Proper Black Folks, feat. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
10. She Said, “We?”
11. Playin’ Games, Tellin’ Ghost Stories
12. Hole Up ‘Til Sunrise
13. Together Forever
14. Thy Kingdom Come
15. Bury That Guitar, feat. Lars Ulrich
16. Grand Closin’, feat. Eric Gales
17. Elijah, feat. Eric Gales
18. I’ve Seen Enough of This Place
19. Free For A Day, feat. Miles Caton

About Sinners

From Ryan Coogler—director of Black Panther and Creed—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: Sinners.  Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”

Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, Sinners stars Jordan (the Black Panther and Creed franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee, True Grit), Jack O’Connell (Ferrari), Wunmi Mosaku (Passenger), Jayme Lawson (The Woman King), Omar Miller (True Lies), and Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods).

The film is produced by Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler. The executive producers are Ludwig Göransson, Will Greenfield and Rebecca Cho.

Coogler’s behind-the-camera artisans include his Black Panther franchise collaborators: director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler, editor Michael P. Shawver, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Proximity Media Production: Sinners. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters only nationwide on April 18, 2025, and internationally beginning on 16 April 2025.

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About Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson has earned extensive global recognition in both the recording and motion picture industries as a sought-out composer and musical collaborator, having received two Academy Awards®, three Grammy®, two Emmy® Awards, a Golden Globe Award®, a Critics’ Choice Award®, amongst other nominations. Göransson executive produced and scored longtime collaborator Ryan Coogler’s highly anticipated SINNERS, releasing on April 18. The duo’s fourth feature collaboration, and Göransson’s first as EP, SINNERS’ Mississippi setting offers the composer an opportunity to expand his already-colossal sonic range, tapping into rootsy Delta blues for the film’s singular score. Ludwig has written scores for acclaimed films like OPPENHEIMER, BLACK PANTHER, CREED I & II, FRUITVALE STATION, TENET, and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER in addition to his TV composer credits including beloved shows such as COMMUNITY, THE MANDALORIAN and NEW GIRL. His work on OPPENHEIMER earned him an Academy Award® for “Best Original Score,” a Grammy Award®, a Golden Globe® and a Critics’ Choice Award®. Ludwig’s work on BLACK PANTHER earned him a Golden Globe nomination, a Grammy® Award for “Best Score Soundtrack,” and an Academy Award® for “Best Original Score.” He returned to score BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, earning a 2023 Academy Award® nomination for “Best Original Song” for the song “Lift Me Up” which also marked Rihanna’s much-hyped return to solo music and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. As a songwriter, Ludwig is best known for his longtime work with Childish Gambino, including co-writing and co-producing 2018’s “This Is America,” which went on to win Grammy® Awards for Record and Song of the Year (the first rap song to achieve this). He has also collaborated with Travis Scott, Alicia Keys, Vampire Weekend, and Adele among others, earning a Grammy® nomination for Album of the Year for his work on the latter’s critically-acclaimed 30.