Pedro Pascal Says Ludwig Göransson's The Mandalorian & Grogu Score Steals the Show
Pedro Pascal praises Ludwig Göransson’s propulsive score for The Mandalorian & Grogu, even as critics split on whether the film lands with force or fades on impact.
Pedro Pascal is out here hyping the music for The Mandalorian & Grogu, and honestly, he sounds thrilled. He says Ludwig Goransson has topped himself again, and that the score is one of the movie 's secret weapons.
Pascal says the music is doing real work
In a recent chat with BuzzFeed UK, Pascal called Goransson's new score a full-on mood setter, not just background noise. According to him, it blends big, sweeping emotion with punchy, almost pop-like rhythms that keep the whole thing moving. The way he tells it, the music pushes the action when it needs to, then pulls back so the smaller, character moments can breathe.
He also talked about how the compositions feel like a live presence inside the story — shaping tension, landing jokes, and nudging the emotional beats along instead of just sitting underneath them. In other words: the soundtrack and the characters feel like they're sharing the same oxygen.
"... it's a total dance party."
Pascal's larger point: Goransson has done this before, but this time he went even bigger. And if the score really is as kinetic and crowd-pleasing as he's describing, expect it to be a major part of why The Mandalorian & Grogu hits the way it does.