Oogie Boogie’s Song
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"Oogie Boogie’s Song" is a jazzy, villainous musical number from Tim Burton’s film *The Nightmare Before Christmas*, performed by the character Oogie Boogie as he menacingly taunts Santa Claus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oogie Boogie’s Song canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12883530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oogie Boogie’s Song Context triple: [Oogie Boogie, singsSong, Oogie Boogie’s Song]
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A.
The Munchkin Chorus
The Munchkin Chorus is the ensemble of Munchkin characters in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," known for singing the celebratory number "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead."
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B.
The Silly Song
The Silly Song is a lively musical number performed by the Seven Dwarfs in Disney’s animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," featuring playful singing and dancing.
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C.
The Worry Song
"The Worry Song" is a musical number best known from the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh, featuring Gene Kelly dancing alongside an animated Jerry Mouse.
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D.
Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
Golliwogg’s Cakewalk is a lively, ragtime-influenced piano piece by Claude Debussy, known for its playful character and humorous musical references.
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E.
Oumpah-pah
Oumpah-pah is a French comic series about a brave Native American warrior, created by the renowned duo René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo before their work on Asterix.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oogie Boogie’s Song Target entity description: "Oogie Boogie’s Song" is a jazzy, villainous musical number from Tim Burton’s film *The Nightmare Before Christmas*, performed by the character Oogie Boogie as he menacingly taunts Santa Claus.
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A.
The Munchkin Chorus
The Munchkin Chorus is the ensemble of Munchkin characters in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," known for singing the celebratory number "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead."
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B.
The Silly Song
The Silly Song is a lively musical number performed by the Seven Dwarfs in Disney’s animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," featuring playful singing and dancing.
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C.
The Worry Song
"The Worry Song" is a musical number best known from the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh, featuring Gene Kelly dancing alongside an animated Jerry Mouse.
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D.
Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
Golliwogg’s Cakewalk is a lively, ragtime-influenced piano piece by Claude Debussy, known for its playful character and humorous musical references.
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E.
Oumpah-pah
Oumpah-pah is a French comic series about a brave Native American warrior, created by the renowned duo René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo before their work on Asterix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
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musical number ⓘ song ⓘ villain song ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Oogie Boogie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPerformedBy | Oogie Boogie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributorOfFilm | Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Oogie Boogie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Claus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEventDepicted | Oogie Boogie torturing Santa Claus ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Nightmare Before Christmas universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAppearance | The Nightmare Before Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Henry Selick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmProducer |
Denise Di Novi
NERFINISHED
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Tim Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter | Caroline Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmStoryBy | Tim Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
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percussion ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMood |
menacing
ⓘ
playful ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
big band
ⓘ
cabaret ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | taunts Santa Claus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Oogie Boogie’s introduction as primary villain
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jazzy villain performance ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Nightmare Before Christmas (film)
NERFINISHED
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ken Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm |
Skellington Productions
NERFINISHED
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Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingContext | part of a PG-rated film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| thematicElement |
gambling imagery
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threat and menace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oogie Boogie’s Song Description of subject: "Oogie Boogie’s Song" is a jazzy, villainous musical number from Tim Burton’s film *The Nightmare Before Christmas*, performed by the character Oogie Boogie as he menacingly taunts Santa Claus.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oogie Boogie
subject surface form:
Ken Page