The Omen (1976 film score)
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The Omen (1976 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s Academy Award-winning horror soundtrack, renowned for its chilling choral writing and influential contribution to the genre.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Antichrist imagery ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Richard Donner ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| basedOn | screenplay of The Omen (1976 film) ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
compact disc
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digital release ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| features |
Latin chanting
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choral music ⓘ |
| genre | horror film score ⓘ |
| hasComposerAward | Jerry Goldsmith’s only Academy Award win for score ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalForces | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a landmark horror score
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frequently cited in discussions of classic film music ⓘ |
| hasMood |
menacing
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ominous ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
religious horror atmosphere
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satanic choir motif ⓘ |
| hasTrack | Ave Satani ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces | mixed choir ⓘ |
| influenced | later horror film scores ⓘ |
| influencedBy | liturgical music ⓘ |
| inSeries | first score in The Omen series ⓘ |
| label | 20th Century Records ⓘ |
| medium | film music ⓘ |
| musicForCharacter | Damien Thorn ⓘ |
| notableFor | integration of Latin texts with dissonant harmony ⓘ |
| notableTrack | Ave Satani ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Arthur Morton ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Omen (1976 film) ⓘ |
| period | 1970s film music ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
innovative use of choir in horror
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intense and unsettling atmosphere ⓘ |
| recordedForStudio | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| style |
choral
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orchestral ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Omen (1976 film)
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surface form:
The Omen franchise
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Omen Trilogy film scores
subject surface form:
Jerry Goldsmith
this entity surface form:
The Omen (score)
subject surface form:
Jerrald Goldsmith
this entity surface form:
The Omen (2006 film) score
this entity surface form:
The Omen (1976 film) soundtrack
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The Omen (original motion picture score)
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London choir (session chorus for The Omen score)