L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
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L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) is a neo-noir orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith, acclaimed for its atmospheric blend of jazz-inflected themes and tense, dramatic scoring that complements the film’s dark, 1950s Los Angeles setting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) canonical | 1 |
| L.A. Confidential (film score) | 1 |
| L.A. Confidential (soundtrack) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1018745 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) Context triple: [Jerry Goldsmith, notableWork, L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)]
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A.
The Da Vinci Code (2006 film) score
The Da Vinci Code (2006 film) score is a moody, choral-infused orchestral soundtrack by Hans Zimmer that blends suspenseful motifs with religious and historical overtones to underscore the film’s mystery-thriller narrative.
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B.
Blade Runner (film score)
Blade Runner (film score) is Vangelis’s influential, atmospheric electronic soundtrack for the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, renowned for its moody synth textures and enduring impact on film music.
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C.
Contact (film score)
Contact (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 1997 science fiction film "Contact," noted for its atmospheric and emotionally resonant themes.
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D.
The Walk (film score)
The Walk (film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2015 biographical drama film "The Walk," enhancing the tension and emotional arc of Philippe Petit's high-wire feat.
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E.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score
The "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" film score is John Williams’s landmark, thematically rich orchestral soundtrack renowned for its innovative use of a five-note motif to communicate with extraterrestrials.
- 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: L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) Target entity description: L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) is a neo-noir orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith, acclaimed for its atmospheric blend of jazz-inflected themes and tense, dramatic scoring that complements the film’s dark, 1950s Los Angeles setting.
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A.
The Da Vinci Code (2006 film) score
The Da Vinci Code (2006 film) score is a moody, choral-infused orchestral soundtrack by Hans Zimmer that blends suspenseful motifs with religious and historical overtones to underscore the film’s mystery-thriller narrative.
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B.
Blade Runner (film score)
Blade Runner (film score) is Vangelis’s influential, atmospheric electronic soundtrack for the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, renowned for its moody synth textures and enduring impact on film music.
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C.
Contact (film score)
Contact (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 1997 science fiction film "Contact," noted for its atmospheric and emotionally resonant themes.
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D.
The Walk (film score)
The Walk (film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2015 biographical drama film "The Walk," enhancing the tension and emotional arc of Philippe Petit's high-wire feat.
-
E.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score
The "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" film score is John Williams’s landmark, thematically rich orchestral soundtrack renowned for its innovative use of a five-note motif to communicate with extraterrestrials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 1950s (depicted era) ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | widely cited as one of Jerry Goldsmith’s notable 1990s scores ⓘ |
| basedOn |
L.A. Confidential
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surface form:
L.A. Confidential (1997 film)
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| composer | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| composerStyle | Jerry Goldsmith’s late-career film noir scoring style ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed for atmospheric blend of jazz and orchestral elements ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz-influenced film score
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neo-noir film score ⓘ orchestral film score ⓘ |
| intendedUse | synchronized with motion picture ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| linkedToWork |
L.A. Confidential
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surface form:
L.A. Confidential (novel)
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| musicRole | underscoring characters and narrative tension ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
provides tense dramatic scoring
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supports neo-noir atmosphere ⓘ underscores 1950s Los Angeles setting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evoking dark tone of L.A. Confidential film
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integration of jazz-inflected themes with orchestral suspense writing ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra with jazz elements ⓘ |
| originalReleaseMedium | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOf |
L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
L.A. Confidential (soundtrack)
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| partOfFranchise |
L.A. Confidential
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surface form:
L.A. Confidential franchise
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| productionType | studio-recorded film score ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| settingDepicted | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| usesMusicalStyle |
jazz
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orchestral music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) Description of subject: L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) is a neo-noir orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith, acclaimed for its atmospheric blend of jazz-inflected themes and tense, dramatic scoring that complements the film’s dark, 1950s Los Angeles setting.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
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partOf
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L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
L.A. Confidential (soundtrack)
subject surface form:
Jerrald Goldsmith
this entity surface form:
L.A. Confidential (film score)