The Making Of Childish Gambino's "Redbone" With Ludwig Göransson | Deconstructed

Childish Gambino’s “Redbone,” the second single off of his 'Awaken, My Love!' album, centers on the narrative of infidelity and paranoia. The track got a prominent placement in the opening moments of Jordan Peele’s record-breaking movie Get Out, too, leading to Platinum certification. Its instrumentation is a collaboration between Donald and Swedish composer and producer Ludwig Göransson; the two have frequently worked together since the 2010 'Culdesac' mixtape. He went to the studio not knowing what the two had in store that day.
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[@kaylabey]

I fucking love producers.

[@selfishbeats]

Kayla Bey we dont get enough praise.

[@jacques2laflame-904]

Kayla Bey I can produce some children for you

[@kaylabey]

JACQUES2LAFLAME - smooth

[@bmclizzy657]

wifimanboy lol

[@kaylabey]

$elfishbeats it's sad, you guys are so creative and talented. I respect that so much .

[@CuckerbergZ]

Donald was like “i have a little drum bit, wanna hear it?” He was like “ooohh these 23 different guitars will go well with that”

[@makavelithedon2997]

LOL

[@wassabvinix]

He's not wrong tho

[@whyareyouusinglightmode2098]

I wish to become as complex as Ludwig

[@brandonkey181]

@@whyareyouusinglightmode2098 Honestly its the ear not the complexity. Ludwig is great because doesn't he is very technically capable but he doesn't need technical complexity to make great music. His great ear is what drives his work. Thats my take on him anyway.

[@LittleHollowP]

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@famusic3997]

He didn’t just show the project. He made it from scratch on set. 🙏🏼

[@johnnyklasing4002]

That's what separates the good from great imo. Being able to recreate what you made. Knowing exactly what instruments you used and what chords you played. A lot of producers nowadays just find a random VST patch and use basic music theory and could never go back and recreate it from scratch. Nothing against that. If it sounds good it sounds good. But being able to play something live makes it much better imo.

[@user-yt2xv1gs7l]

@@johnnyklasing4002 Bootsy's Rubber Band I'd Rather Be With You

[@ItsOnlyNotable]

@@johnnyklasing4002 I’m in the comment and I don’t like it

[@SommerIsley]

@@johnnyklasing4002 ....I'm sure he practiced

[@mauricea.tillman4956]

@@johnnyklasing4002 What's wrong with "finding random VST patches," though? It's no different than what you just saw in this video. A VSt is just virtual...

[@goat9295]

With a name like Ludwig, you should know that he is an excellent composer.

[@spooked2104]

Van

[@amor._]

@@spooked2104 Beethoven

[@spooked2104]

@@amor._ a man of culture i see

[@amor._]

@@spooked2104 I guess I just had teachers that taught me right

[@elifdemir8445]

@@spooked2104 Bruh it would be weird if he didin’t know Beethoven

[@CedXify]

This dude is old school as fuck

[@cptpicklejuice6753]

LaughAs yeah it's awesome though

[@0404chrisjz]

BLUE hey you never know there's real musician here and there

[@source_my89]

He even uses a trackball

[@Icycoldonthetrack]

when he pulled out the Glockenspiel i tripped out lol

[@mshill2406]

Reshard Watson The glockenspiel must be the instrument playing at the beginning of the album thst sounds so pieceful. I thought it was a xylophone.

[@marktamberg434]

Donald: Yea so I have this drum beat Ludwig: I’ll take it from here

[@matheusvalim9668]

AUHFAHUFHUAFHUAHUAUH

[@matheusvalim9668]

"yeh hold my beer"

[@richardjansen3995]

@@matheusvalim9668 hold my rhodes

[@augusths243]

Thats usually what producers do

[@percboi3000]

this guy is criminally underrated

[@ralphybillofrights7364]

How does it feel to know you’ve made the most trippiest beat of the century?

[@concretebacon9977]

@DESCENDING what then BITCH

[@jessenorman91]

@DESCENDING redbone is literally interpolated from bootsy collins...

[@user-yt2xv1gs7l]

Bootsy's Rubber Band I'd Rather Be With You

[@zxwarp.]

@@jessenorman91 what 💀

[@greendash8765]

@@zxwarp. redbone is basically stolen

[@pxlllow]

Crazy how he can just pick up any instrument and make some insane melody

[@mr.tomorrow8228]

Yeah is crazy how you can listen to I Rather Be With You by Bootsy Collins than make a insane melody from scratch smh 🤦🏿

[@pxlllow]

@@mr.tomorrow8228 lol chill my point stands

[@pxlllow]

@beepboop bro your life must be so sad calling one of the most critcally acclaimed producers of his time, decent. the dude has composed and produced the music for several movies as well as music, whatever if he took inspo from an old track he is absolutely amazing

[@FarhanKamdar]

Me: What instrument do you play? Ludwig: Yes

[@jooeee23]

Farhan Kamdar Lmao 🤣

[@ej-mc1sv]

look up FKJ

[@ykfrm6official226]

lmfao

[@buttstevens2758]

That's a composers job

[@susandinosaur732]

(Not retarded) ludwig: any

[@TheNskpo]

son of a bitch made it like it was breakfast

[@seyalcops]

TheNskpo breakfast lunch and dinner

[@juanramirez2767]

Isa S for beginners you ain't even know

[@Yaiko]

TheNskpo hahahah

[@hitta750]

Obviously didn't make it that easy originally..

[@ninjachannel007]

The word genius is overused by lots of producers who just mastered the equipment. This guy is a Beethoven-level music genius, equally comfortable doing R&B, hip-hop, and straight classical.

[@brycebell1235]

@@chrisman456 so because he’s not deaf he’s not at talented? 😭

[@justinkight6885]

His Oppenheimer score just solidified this comment if it hadn’t been solidified in anyone’s mind before

[@inumidunoyenuga5333]

​@@justinkight6885pure facts

[@thepope9648]

he’s certainly a musical genius, but beethoven was a god. ludwig is nowhere near him

[@libertarianpunk8558]

I wonder which artists have reached out to him after this song released. Bad Bunny or Gaga could make a good huge hit with him

[@VeteranBeatz]

most important thing he said was “didn’t really know what was going to happen that day“

[@i.index_2070]

lmao

[@yessirge]

The first time I've seen a producer actually write down chords in one of theses videos

[@djbenil7719]

Bootsy's Rubber Band - I'd Rather Be With You

[@leshaB81]

@@djbenil7719 exactly!!!

[@jeromejthompson]

yessirge He has a composer/Conductor background.

[@FoxyChariot]

@@djbenil7719 All music is derivative of other music

[@Matt_10203]

@@jeromejthompson no he *is* a composer.

[@Frobbl]

Producers clearly don't get enough attention.

[@brendan5668]

Dreck Maybe not on the platforms you associate yourself with, but within the industry they’re highly praised.

[@Frobbl]

In the industry yes sure, but not by the audience. In 90% of the cases the producer isn't named anywhere in an album except for some tiny text at the last page of the booklet or something and that's a shame. The producers contributed at least as much as the vocalists if not even more.

[@paupau93]

True :/ it's sad but, I believe they are truly doing what they love. And still getting paid for it, so it's still great haha

[@sebbemanga8013]

Starting to get more attention now a days though with the soundcloud era and shit going on

[@edvardsmaleckis679]

or maybe the artists themselves just aren't competent enough

[@all-caps3927]

Sampling is not cheating, that's a whole different art in and of itself. Although this is pure talent, making such a nice beat takes special hands.

[@matthewmcdonald1812]

Yeah knowing the right part of a song and having an idea of where to put it is a lot harder than people give credit for like sampling a 5 second portion from a recent pop song is fairly easy but producer takes a 5 second part from a song 50 years ago not even in the top 100 and people act like its theft

[@Br3zzly]

If Hans Zimmer does not have time he redirects the film producers to him. He now did Tenet because Hans did not have time. You know you are good if you get recommended by Hans. He also did Mandalorian, Black Panther, Creed and some more.

[@khymaaren]

It may have happened only once. You talk about it as it is a regular occurrence.

[@shivanshsinghal5382]

@@khymaaren still, it's a freaking big deal. Hans Zimmer is a legend :)

[@Kevster921]

If you check out the round table that Hans Zimmer and Ludwig did, you would know why Hans sent Tenet his way. To summarize for people not willing to check the video: Hans basically raves about the Black Panther soundtrack and gives Ludwig the kind of props you can basically only dream of a legend saying to you. It would be the equivalent of having Ian McKellen or Patrick Stewart telling you that your acting moved them to tears. Ludwig went to LA as a 22 year old Swede with no connections and hustled his way to the top through sheer talent. The dude is in his early thirties and just look at his portfolio already: Creed, Black Panther, Tenet, Mandalorian, the Childish Gambino collabs (including This is America) - I mean the guy even scored the new fanfare for the Warner Bros logo for Christ sake.... He’s gonna have MANY years of success ahead of him.

[@jboyo0562]

Interstellar too

[@SqueakyNeb]

​@@khymaaren update from the future: Ludwig is doing Oppenheimer too!

[@kylerichards8777]

what redbone sounds like when it's getting deconstructed by its producer

Kyle Richards Exactly what this is.

[@user-ye8pk2hv2d]

it's a joke on all those memes.

[@newskistewski5877]

Bazaar With Style smh my head

[@SatisfactoryBro]

Brayden Kooski shaking my head my head

[@teggoon8103]

SaTbReH Shaking my head my head shaking heads shaking me

[@PapaJenkinz]

this guy looks like hes from the 70s

[@jazzy9282]

PapaJenkinz reborn

[@ophelialacsamana8154]

he looks like a missing member of Tame Impala

[@jorgepadilla9945]

hell yeah I dig his style. those rings are dope

[@Malverde888]

he´s way too talented for that shit band

[@ophelialacsamana8154]

flpnrdrds dude currents was one of the best albums in 2015 how are they shit

[@danielsaintmusic]

Now THIS is a producer

[@victorvera8]

This dude gave us "Can You Hear The Music". Probably one of the best scores ever written

[@trigaVAL]

When he brought out a glockenspiel I relised how insane this man is.

[@hammou1312]

It's so awkward to see a German word in the middle of an English sentence as a German.

[@prodpoob]

it's similar to a keyboard, if you can play keyboard you can play those instruments

[@westfront14]

He also did the theme for “The Mandalorian” I think

[@tivermusic]

@@westfront14 Yeah, he did. Great soundtrack!

[@boudrauxmnxsty6871]

@@prodpoob not really. You know the notes but can't play them well. I know how to play xylo and bells well but just peck around on the piano.

[@cobalt3215]

When you realize he’s also the composer for mandalorian

[@myworldandyours6002]

bro what!! he's killing the game

[@eastcoastcoasters8242]

And he won an oscar for black panther

[@gwrmarines]

Figures, I LOVE the theme song.

[@steventhethird1146]

He also did the majority of the score for Creed

[@andrewdecker9619]

This is the way

[@guacamole9199]

Such a beautiful track, I was surprised how many parts made up the song, because it all fits so well. That it just sounds so simple. But when you hear each part broken down you realize that you hear it all and nothing is lost in the mix. Amazing work

[@joshualee9540]

MY MAN'S MADE THE OPPENHEIMER SCORE

[@daved6536]

hey nice pfp

[@ProdbyJORJ.]

He won oscar for the best orginal score for Black Panther, he did mandolarian, creed, venom and cristopher Nolan's TENET is coming too.

[@myajanette]

Dangggg this guy is talented asf

[@alldetected3106]

@@myajanette he's lowkey too big for the music scene lmao.

[@pedromoviemanugamer5682]

Also he did community

[@XPRforJustice]

@@pedromoviemanugamer5682 such an underated comment you have there

[@arthursmp212]

goat

[@HKT100]

this dudes name alone just makes him a legendary producer

[@isabelastanescu2877]

VAN BEETHOVEN

[@danielfalcon]

420 like

[@limpo4156]

bro its like the most common name in Sweden lol

[@briman224]

@@limpo4156 it's called a joke...

[@ghettotalang6482]

Leo Karlevo HAHA JA

[@187nellybelly]

Behind every r & b track is a funky long haired euro hippy jammin in the studio!

[@evanr180]

life aspirations ngl

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

LOL nothing "hippy" about him at all. shut up about that and spewing nonsense like that about him.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@Pixe561 no “lol” here. I’m right!

[@josepablorodriguezfiscal6890]

@@Gadget-Walkmen damn who hurt you? Hahahaha

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@josepablorodriguezfiscal6890 Nobody expect people's ignorance and stupidity that's what. It HURTS when I see nonsense like this.

[@n8mare28cj]

I love how he just played all of the instruments for the interview and how he applied the effects. Just shows how good he is.

[@elementjett9658]

Ludwig Pulled out the Glock

[@leerush5945]

Element Jett 😂

[@deshaunfortune912]

Underatted comment 😂

[@danielcervatescorona817]

heeell fucking yeah! Master piece!

[@rollnaldo7]

Element Jett best comment

[@trapjesus7257]

most gangsta instrument ever lol

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

Do this live and there'll be 72 people on stage playing all the damn instruments.

[@Scrimparmy]

Hugh Jafro saw him at gov ball it was incredible

[@tankbusta7436]

Hugh Jafro not exactly. I've seen bands play songs like these where it seems like there's a dozen instruments. Guitar and keyboard players would but multiple preset settings into their amps/ keyboards and it would switch the keyboard/guitar sound to that, while still playing the same physical instrument.

[@Barney-ii1no]

maybe in the 70's, not now

[@alecalmuina1231]

100th like

[@onanastudios]

Jimmy Fallon

[@Eren-kl4kw]

It’s so cool how he saw all that potential w just the drums

[@vXn-vXn]

There’s not a single instrument he can’t play. He’s a true master of his craft.

[@thothofthemorningrisesWthesun]

Don’t forget this man did the sound track to the black panther film, fruitvale station, creed the boxing movies, and works with hip-hop artists that’s insane

[@chrisvouga8832]

this guy has to be part black

[@jayvee1770]

S C Oscar Grant deserves to be alive today unlike this piece of shit

[@sprb4725]

he didnt actually do all of black panther

[@Anti4skingang]

@S C The fuck is wrong with you

[@darthhen969]

And now also the mandolorian

[@estailo15]

This dude just won the "best score" for Black Panther, I'm happy for him

[@DMack4rmTheWest]

Did he really? That's whats up

[@orlandomarinjr]

Funny cause I only knew him as a film composer not a producer

[@hansonlangi4347]

IKR

[@TheCommentFactory]

I knew that but I didn’t know he produced Redbone 😱

[@threeswept]

@@TheCommentFactory Just found this out, he is doing the score for Tenet and he's the one behind the soundtrack of The Mandalorian!!

[@cipherpac]

Ludwig Göransson is legit. Well on his way to becoming a legendary producer and composer.

[@Arithekiller]

He added instruments you’d never even think of putting in this kind of groovy beat, guess that’s why he’s one of the best right now

[@jenniferkiehl6186]

he's a genius - we're all here witnessing the beginnings of a musical legend. It's gonna be a heluva ride.

[@oscararias6448]

This guy has Ludwig in his name, that's how you know he's going to be talented.

[@trillpunkdibbs]

Oscar Arias Lol I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@thundavolt]

So much pressure

[@hannab2134]

Oscar Arias Its a common name in Sweden lol so Idk about that

[@samuelkim5457]

hanna h who tf cares it's a smart sounding name....

[@Peat030]

Are you referring to Beethoven?

[@andydegrasse6231]

goddamn this dude can even play the glockenspiel

[@serenityhatesyou5553]

Andy DeGrasse like how tf is he so talented?

[@Fattycheese73]

Andy DeGrasse it's the same thing as a piano lol

[@the25thhr41]

if you know theory you can apply it to any instrument just need the fret board or fingering chart and to have ur sheets and ur golden

[@TheParad0cks]

My dude from Canada hope to see you in the next olympics

[@awesomecoolepicawesome]

It's not that difficult of an instrument lol...all instruments use the same notes. If he can play the piano he can play the glockenspiel.

[@parthsoni1847]

Me : How you made Redbone ? Ludwig : Well, it's complicated...

[@claws811]

that’s music!

[@M.T.Z.P]

Mate going from Redbone to Mandalorian. You're a master of creativity. Mad props.

[@mrmovieguy1000]

"*a n d t h e n t o t h e G L O C K E N S P I E L*"

[@atributetoyourtaste]

Kevin Deegan i

[@lehumblepie]

LOL

[@Kimberlyy1019]

Rifky Nurrahman 95lilkim

[@J1428753]

*SPIEL MEIN GLOCK DADDY*

[@HaZyDaKiD]

Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ

[@157dodgers]

This man is a fucking genius

[@blackrain0_0thegreatest9]

157dodgers He's a genius on genius

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

Go look up ryan leslie

[@anthonyantmanedwardsisbett8197]

bmcgmusic you hate black people yet here u are watching hip hop videos

[@enzadonino652]

Lmao racist fuck

[@joeboonmusic4004]

He's just a disgusting racist. Although i wouldn't say it was entirely hip hop, more psychedelic funk/soul.

[@hinglemccringleberry5431]

Rebone always reminds me of Bootsies "Id rather be with you" - Its like an hommage.

[@toreb61]

Bootsie is placed as a songwriter for this song

[@rubertarodriguez651]

@@toreb61 word wow would've never noticed. Now I'm gonna look

[@theresabarnes4940]

Yes I was trying to figure what song it sounds like and also a prince beat

[@lw1391]

Above and beyond his talent, which is immense, I love how Goransson has actual old school instruments (the old school synths, that 1962 pedal, a glockenspiel) instead of just using samples and a modern keyboard. That must be so much fun. What an amazing studio.

[@thelittlehomie658]

Ludwig Goransson is a beast. hands down.

[@svenlindecrantz3927]

this little homie *ö

[@Peat030]

Sven Lindecrantz englisch doesn't have the letter ö

[@ribthiefz8283]

äre yöu sure?

[@thelittlehomie658]

Ribthief z yeah, I am.

[@beefknuckles]

Straight up dude. I got mad respect for him!

[@theleftbollock3214]

I wish producers would get more recognition. Most of the time they’re the reason why songs blow

[@richg-insights]

Facts

[@nebroskitheraut6705]

And the singers get all the praise. It's very unfair

[@themanwithnothingtolose]

There are singers that produce their own songs

[@TheSludgeMan]

​​@@themanwithnothingtolose very very few popular and charting musicians. They suggest one small detail, a real producer does it for them then they get credited as the producer because it looks better on the record

[@klevens5496]

@@TheSludgeMan Eh there might be artists that produce their own stuff not needing a producer maybe

[@beatsbybroly41]

that my friends is the definition of a real producer

[@nathancritz]

The fact that these 2 have been working together since their Community days says so much about how close everyone was on that show

[@G33KST4R]

These instruments sound like they were lined with LSD and what they produced was an experience, not just a song. This was amazing.

[@hendrixaura4564]

I wish I would've listened to it the last time that I did acid.

[@worldstar4810]

G33KST4R it sounds like jazz in 2017 .dont like it

[@thegolfdude]

Look at his pupils. Probably was flying

[@freedan79]

He showed the ENTIRE process of creating the song, this is so so precious and valuable I love it ♥

[@JDRance]

Freedan everything except the fact he re-composed a song by bootsy collins

[@dunsmoregaines4239]

Yep "I'd Rather be with You"

[@CZnLB]

JDRance Perhaps some similar melodies but definitely not as intricately layered and haunting. For a true Bootsy copy of "I'd Rather be With You," I'd give that to Eazy-E (laalaaloved his version growing up)

[@JDRance]

C Marquez my thing is he didn't acknowledge Bootsy at all. He said one bit about Funkadelics regarding instrument sounds but came off as if he created it all on his own from there. I love​ the song but just feel that it is misleading.

[@sigridcalixte2310]

very misleading when this sound was already created by Bootsy Collins, all Ludwig did is copied another man work , but I still like childish gambino lol

[@Racoons4Change]

This legit makes me want to cry. Music is so beautiful man.

[@krich4825]

Lol literally watching this with tears in my eyes from how beautiful it sounds

[@oess855]

It's not that deep💀

[@Racoons4Change]

@@oess855 learn to enjoy the beautiful things in life. It’s okay for me to enjoy it and take it in differently than you :)

[@oess855]

@@Racoons4Change i do enjoy the beautiful things in life, but i'm not gonna cry over a producer making a beat💀 man up

[@Racoons4Change]

@@oess855 so when are the times I am allowed to cry 😲?

[@g_rey8521]

Producer: thats why i got 2x certified platinum Ludwig: hold my oscar

[@verynice6685]

This is one of the most impressive deconstructeds I’ve seen

[@nikkoa.3639]

and reconstruct

[@kanekiken9265]

facts my man

[@cuttingaway123]

Same here

[@cuttingaway123]

@@xxgg55 watch him singing redbone live on snl

[@andoorss]

@@xxgg55 lmao this is one of the worst comments I’ve ever seen

[@lols6726]

Ludwig should work with frank ocean the chemistry would be off the charts

[@danielgracey4643]

Ayy just inagine

[@NelsonRamirez10]

Bryan Perez Yea dude just inagine

[@toutubelives]

Comment of the year

[@B1RDM4N11]

I could die happy

[@user-lz8gg5nf8v]

*Afreakinlemon - she is my type* . Search

[@goobert2469]

Once you learn the piano you can use it as a reference for every other instrument

[@rawfeekee657]

So true. As a guitarist, the piano actually taught me to sing bettee

[@NotFine]

Yeah So much of western music theory is structured around piano Learning piano will make your life easier

[@gamegoof]

This guy is legit top pro. He just won an academy award for Oppenheimer! He just dipped his toe into a genre he didnt even know and helps Donald crank out one of the best albums released in the last decade

[@BenTheAnimator]

This guy also produced *This is America* , what a genius!

[@ilsyborges9909]

Is this truth?

[@kebrl]

Ilsy Borges Yeah it's truth, Ludwig are credited both as composer and producer along with Donald.

[@meruku7960]

He’s made multiple songs with Gambino. Since culdesac and he’s produced and composed songs like 3005, telegraph ave., and so on. Both Childish Gambino and Ludwig produce and composes.

[@ethanmaruyama1149]

Black panther soundtrack as well, and venom soundtrack

[@mg6945]

He did likes almost all of Gambino's songs. You name it, he made it. He also composed the soundtrack for Black Panther. He's a talented guy for sure

[@npcimknot958]

when having music theory knowledge actually helps lol

[@loveharrydaily]

popcorn pop that Swedish education

[@georgekay372]

Music theory always helps. No matter what kind of music you’re making, even if it’s just ambient drone.

[@blurryvision942]

@@georgekay372 Subtle roast, but I digress.

[@mgu3241]

George Kay nah unless its modern hiphop lmaooo. You don’t need music theory for that crap

[@TrinityRourke]

@@blurryvision942 not even a roast lmao, it's a fact. Learning more about music theory will expand your knowledge and overall skill level through time

[@pitchking5496]

It’s crazy how uniquely talented Ludwig is but isn’t braggadocios about it at all. His vibe feel much like Chad from N.E.R.D/The Neptunes and Childish Gambino is Pharrell aesthetically and persona wise.

[@rileycurzon3347]

This has made me realise how many layers there are to this song. Making me appreciate it even more. What a tune!!

[@bebeenderson7863]

Its so weird because every time I hear this song I feel like I dreamed it in my childhood or heard it in another life....nostalgia af...

[@hannahb2440]

Bebe Enderson bruh me too

[@bjones9589]

saaaame

[@MaximusRAH]

That's because they recreated some old sample and chopped it.

[@Hobbes737]

Its inspired by "I'd rather with you" by Bootsy Collins

[@NoeMartinez-lu3cr]

duuuude same here. Bootsy fucking collins

[@dannyb2815]

"I put in work ask Ludwig" IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW

[@ranni4473]

HOLY SHIT YOURE RIGHT

[@alexandervue9464]

What song is that line from?

[@dannyb2815]

Bonfire

[@imBustaCap]

put my soul on a track, like shoes did 🔥

[@dylanspencer2713]

D B I thought it was “ass lube wig”

[@nils_k777]

and now he has arguably created one of the best scores oat for oppenheimer, insanely talented guy

[@zcddrew]

How is there not more comments about the sound he got out of that telecaster. I've come back to watch him play that guitar way more times that I like to admit

[@ETTMedia3700]

Just found out he's doing the score for Black Panther

[@Keesha_Hardy]

The music gon be fye!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Can't wait to see the movie!

[@TheHippy-te3tx]

Breviews he did the score for "Creed" also

[@TheWonderboiy]

the upcoming black panther ?

[@ETTMedia3700]

amon_ra21 yep, they're collaborators

[@ETTMedia3700]

Ardian Prakoso yep

[@johancon]

So this guy basically wrote 75% of Redbone.Damn I'm disillusioned and Impressed.

[@Rattenhoofd]

Some percentage points off for the parts he got from Bootsy Collins - I'd rather be with you.

[@hyperionsound]

Bootsie Collins wrote redbone - they just bit the sound

[@potatochipeater8565]

@@hyperionsound Gambino wrote the lyrics bud, they bit bootsy for the sound

[@NickTenBrink]

@@Rattenhoofd yeah the glockenspiel makes it obvious

[@thesuncollective1475]

@@Rattenhoofd Parts..its all Bootsy

[@Zenki8118]

My man proceeded to recreate the whole song from scratch. An absolute genius indeed.

[@Ghasteum]

Nobody: the mosquito near my ear at 3am: 5:28

[@esthermoonmusic]

Usually they just go through it but Ludwig remade the whole entire song lol

[@lancelance9314]

ya mang I put this kick and a snare on a beat and hit play in fruity loops

[@BassRid3r]

Lance lance lmao

[@ilovemilfs4866]

Lance lance | yea, and i put on gross beat

[@derekaasare]

i noticed that lol

[@DistructiveElements]

How many instruments can this guy play. Impressive

[@pvtno-shiit3866]

DestructiveElements not that hard if you know notes, scales etc.

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

Only key/snare and "glockenspiel".. so 3 types of instruments..

[@eldnoxiosnights37]

Balenci Aga bro this guy clearly knows his music theory, and I'm pretty sure he could pick up any instrument in that room and play it with emotion

[@the_quadracorn]

He's just a composer who knows his production. He just wanted it enough to focus all of his energy on it and become a full time producer. If you're a producer and you don't know your theory or how to play basic stuff on a glockenspiel, then you're probably not a very good producer.

[@samuelwow23]

and bass and guitar so... no not three

[@mikasagibson2555]

5:09 is the beginning of my favorite part of the song.. To see it put together like this is amazing!!

[@lildex9468]

Ludwig: How many instruments do you want? Donald: yes

[@ljones060592]

No wonder this shit sounded so rich he really put some work in on this

[@SolarHeavy]

This is a true fusion of vintage meets future, with a layer of sugar

[@khodahh]

Funk is already vintage future ^^

[@myajanette]

Why is this so specific and accurate?

[@hfxhero]

Disco sugar, that is

[@chychywoohoo]

Vintage and future

[@ufedo]

This man legit just remade the entire beat. That's crazy

[@JR-tg9wo]

Holy shit this dude is gifted

[@user-pv7vc9kp9k]

But can he make a [FREE] Playboi Carti type beat "Drip" | 2020 trap beat instrumental?

[@Tasz2003]

@@user-pv7vc9kp9k 😂

[@user-ri9pr3fr4b]

I really don't get people like you. Like how come he is "gifted"? He probably worked so hard to get this point and some random dude just calls him "gifted" as if he didn't put any effort to get this point smh.

[@JR-tg9wo]

@@user-ri9pr3fr4b no don't put words in my mouth i never said he put no work in. Don't make it out like some sort of insult. He has obviously worked very extremely hard to get to where he is and he is obviously very talented and gifted at what he does.

[@JR-tg9wo]

@@user-ri9pr3fr4b like ur literally a random idiot who has hidden their sub count and u think u can just come and find ways to try and hate people, honestly nobody gets people like you. Maybe think before you speak to people.

[@d.renzo4019]

Absolutely love this series. Allot of producers dont get the credit they deserve. Thanks, Genius!

[@kevinbruyne]

D Kambo their bank accounts do

[@Icycoldonthetrack]

@kevin de bruyne that's not really true either.

[@RandomGuyScrollingDown445]

Reshard Watson thought they get paid more than the artist.

[@Clide0_0]

D Kambo oh yes that is. Especially if it nets you a studio, instruments, and to collaborate with big artists.

[@jay-qjones9977]

A lot of producers are out here making careers now adays

[@cripplingdepression167]

3:04 he didn't have to flex on us like that tbh

[@illuminati.official]

And rips it off so nonchalant, like JUST WARMIN UP THE OL' FINGERS FOR A SEC

[@Jdb_]

Not even that hard to do lol easy blues lick that barely the point

[@michaelconnormcbride2486]

Jdb87002_2 god i hate the music community

[@functionparameter]

Michael Mc guitarists especially, so much ego

[@michaelconnormcbride2486]

Reggie Smithers agreed. as someone who’s part of the music community and a guitarist i hate the way they make all of us seem like narcissistic, egotistical assholes.

[@RachelWangCal]

One of the BEST vids in this series. So insightful and detailed and the fact that Ludwig redid the whole thing live across multiple instruments

[@marcialalvarez5166]

2:33 that piano was so epic and chill

[@typebeat7487]

I'm glad Genius is out here giving recognition to these brilliant artists

[@user-ib3ff4xs2o]

he is already getting recognition, he did music for black panther and fuck ton of other movies, and collabed with hundreds of top tier artists

[@flyingavacado7422]

Ludwig and Gambino always produce magic

[@BBKxChannel]

yeah, even though awaken my love was gambino's project ludwig should get way more credit for his contribution to it.

[@prdsilnd5541]

+MC Coolarge of course it seems like that this video only had him in it, Ludwig clearly said they did it togeher

[@usernamesrlamo]

Come on now, you heard Ludwig, Gambino came in beating his bongos and slanging his Prince.

[@YashMyGosh]

*Idk why when I heard "Redbone" I thought it was an old 80's song and I have heard it before I was born*

[@SouthsideDarealist]

I’d rather be with you- bootsy Collins

[@ryand4533]

Because it is. He just replayed one of the most famous R&B lines ever. Bootsy Collins has song with it, the isle brothers have songs like it. NWA sampled them this isn’t a new melody at all.

[@nasrirosman8220]

I absolutely love the outro to Redbone, I played that on repeat

[@ForeverGambino3]

their come up together is crazy, they both met on the set of community. donald is now one of the biggest artists in the world, and ludwig composes music for some of the biggest movies in the world.

[@altitude12_]

love your lyric videos

[@zbennalley]

I think it all correlates. When two people connect and create together there is truly no limit to what they can accomplish.

[@soul_headshot]

zbennalley I fucking love that comment.

[@ODD1357]

Don’t forget about Donald’s acting career

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

Donald says Migos are best he nothing man

[@Naavy2022]

I feel like the producers of this clip told Ludwig to walk them through how he made it, and he literally walked them through all 40 instruments, why he chose them, and his thought process for the notes. Not complaining though; this is an artistic gem and this vid was very informative.

[@fka_sophrosyne]

Mixtape Dropper better than some of the other people that explain on this channel by saying "we chose this beat and made it a little faster"

[@mushroomtattoo9568]

Mixtape Dropper uh

[@DJRY360]

lol i think he remade the entire track for them hahaha

[@enthra1728]

This is how every video should be, in my opinion.

[@stmentertainment1237]

I like the way he did his breakdown. most of the others don't give any type of real insight.

[@ricardotovar4367]

"I'd rather be with you", influence this song, Bootsy Collins, funkadelic bass.

[@tpg1830]

The best part to me is how he said at the beginning he didn't have any intention to make this project it just flowed into something obviously now so magical and rich with soul and artistry 🙏🏿 yall did that! Thanks for breaking this masterpiece down for us!

[@alwayshungry5710]

this made me appreciate every slightest detail in redbone♡

[@AdrianMartinez-yk5dd]

wot _ this shit complicated af

[@AndyYankee17]

It shouldn't. This guy is 100% a fraud. The music was ripped off from Bootsy Collins and Isaac Hayes. This pussy ass poser makes a video claiming he did everything and people with zero depth of knowledge on music eat it up because it must be true, right? No one ever lies on the Internet to bolster their reputation.

[@kasper188]

Andrew Ahern most beats are "inspired" by something man loosen up

[@Dupree90]

Andrew Ahern these pseudo music heads don’t listen to shit that came out 10 years ago, never mind 40 plus years ago!!!! They don’t understand that when you use someone’s music that they wrote!!! You have to pay them!

[@Dupree90]

Brian Castro can’t “loosen up” because people have to be credited cuz now you’re talking about life and death. If musicians/producers/writers can’t get paid for their work, then they’re homeless hungry depressed etc!

[@jeremyking9559]

5:14 is the most satisfying noise I've ever heard

[@acemma25]

Gotta wait for that octave tho

[@HimanXK]

Amazing how many layers there are in the outro, and they all fit together so well

[@Gm0ney7]

This guy is good, he should win an oscar and possibly work with christopher nolan

[@grrrrrrr0]

I am out of breath and in awe at the amount of sheer musical genius that I just got exposure to. I just can't anymore

[@AngelicBeatdown]

damn nigga chill

[@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead]

Roger Win bury me I'm dead 💀

[@AsianNIGMA]

Anjali Rawat that's what it takes to make a instrumental

[@descittonks5835]

Not original Bootsy did this decades ago....

[@danielleatherwood9098]

+Descit Tonks omm I heard this beat years ago

[@MRTdshonwells]

I really thought it was a band that made the instrumental,BIG props to you Ludwig for making that soulful instrumental,these music producers need bigger support than the artist imo

[@Dupree90]

He made nothing, it was a sample that was not cleared and now George Clinton is coming for the money kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKLLYoKvrMeGmMU

[@anthonyrios2300]

It is not a sample. Basically it sounds very similar to a Bootsy Collins song which I believe is Id Rather Be With You. Ludwig and Donald still very much crafted, played, and made the song themselves. Strong similarities is all.

[@Dupree90]

Jiraiya The Gallant clearly you didn’t watch the video clip I posted above. I’d also like to repeat that IN the video clip.... George Clinton...the PRODUCER of “I’d Rather Be With You” said on HOT 97 to Ebro Darden that he contacted Donald Glover’s people and they said they would not take a DOLLAR FROM “REDBONE” (which is 3x’s platinum) until they pay George Clinton (producer) and Bootsy (writer) because it’s George Clinton and Bootsy’s song!

[@anthonyrios2300]

I did see the clip however what I'm saying is that Redbone does not contain a sample. Redbone was written, made, and played by Ludwig and Donald. Somehow during the writing process, one of them drew a little too much inspiration from Bootsy which led to the crediting of Bootsy and George due to sounding alike.

[@Dupree90]

Jiraiya The Gallant no sir, respectfully you don’t follow....George Clinton and Bootsy wouldn’t have the opportunity to collect money from that record if IT WASN’T THE SAME RECORD!!! You mean to tell me if some said you took their record...but didn’t really...you would allow the other person to get paid for your song before you???? Wtf?!?’ No one can claim my shit if I wrote it!!!

[@abenezermamo8179]

This is so well made! Imagine the pressure to keep delivering hits

[@daved2352]

I thought this song was made with samples from the 70s. Ludwig nailed the style so completely that you could put this song on a compilation of 70's hits and nobody would pick it out as a modern song.

[@AndreLor]

If Genius would bless us with Me and your Mama i'll probably lose it.

[@DHinez]

oh shit

[@magentasound_]

LSMR we wouldn't be able to take it

[@Skims24]

LSMR I'm too young to die.

[@KameronMcQueen]

LSMR YES

[@camille.8285]

LSMR LMAO DONT WISH THAT ILL DIE

[@skizmuey]

He said he wants to bring out the glockenspiel, and brings out an actual glockenspiel

[@bigkeith1022]

yeah i just lost so much respect for fl studio

[@krisfingers5751]

I was shook

[@calambrito07]

He brought out the toolie

[@calambrito07]

Handy with the steel

[@jkcolberg8771]

that's a bot glock

[@Richrufio]

From this to an amazing Score for Oppenheimer.

[@MeOw4L]

So much that goes into these songs, its kinda easy to forget sometimes.