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Ryan Coogler Recalls Going on the Mississippi Blues Trail With Ludwig Göransson to Create ‘Sinners’ Music


Ryan Coogler recalls how his trip to the Mississippi Blues Trail with Ludwig Göransson inspired the music in his latest blockbuster film 'Sinners.'

In an exclusive clip shared with Billboard on Wednesday (June 4), Coogler said he traveled to Mississippi for the first time while he was finishing the script and went on the state’s famous Blues Trail, which features a series of markers that represent artists like B.B. King and Buddy Guy(the latter of whom makes a cameo in a post-credits scene) and the juke joints and museums that played pivotal roles in the birth and growth of blues music. legacy blues musicians like Bobby Rush, Cedric Burnside, Super Chikan,” says Boo Mitchell, the Grammy-winning composer, producer and engineer as well as owner of Royal Studios in Memphis.

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