Chinatown (1974 film score)

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Chinatown (1974 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed neo-noir film soundtrack, renowned for its haunting trumpet-led main theme and evocative, jazz-inflected orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedWithDirector Roman Polanski
basedOn narrative and themes of Chinatown (1974 film)
composer Jerry Goldsmith
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation considered one of Jerry Goldsmith’s finest scores
widely acclaimed
format compact disc
digital release
vinyl LP
genre film score
jazz-influenced orchestral music
neo-noir film music
hasArranger Jerry Goldsmith
hasArtisticGoal evoke 1930s Los Angeles atmosphere
support themes of corruption and tragedy in Chinatown (1974 film)
hasAwardRecognition Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award nomination for Best Original Dramatic Score
hasComposerNationality American
hasConductor Jerry Goldsmith
hasInfluenceOn later neo-noir film scores
hasMainTheme Chinatown (1974 film score) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Love Theme from Chinatown
hasTrack Main Title (Chinatown)
surface form: Love Theme from Chinatown (End Title)

Main Title (Chinatown)
intendedMood haunting
mysterious
tragic
label Paramount Records
language instrumental
linkedToGenre neo-noir cinema
medium motion picture
notableFeature evocative jazz-inflected orchestration
haunting trumpet-led main theme
orchestrationStyle jazz-inflected
originallyComposedFor Chinatown (1974 film)
partOf Chinatown (1974 film)
primaryInstrument solo trumpet
publisher Paramount Music Corporation
surface form: Paramount Pictures music division
recordingType orchestral recording
releaseYear 1974
styleDescriptor lyrical
melancholic
noir-atmospheric
usedFor underscoring the character Evelyn Mulwray
underscoring the character Jake Gittes
usedIn closing credits of Chinatown (1974 film)
opening titles of Chinatown (1974 film)

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Jerry Goldsmith notableWork Chinatown (1974 film score)
Goldsmith notableWork Chinatown (1974 film score)
subject surface form: Jerry Goldsmith
this entity surface form: Chinatown (score)
Chinatown (1974 film score) hasMainTheme Chinatown (1974 film score) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Love Theme from Chinatown