Willow (film score)
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Willow (film score) is a 1988 fantasy film soundtrack composed by James Horner, noted for its sweeping orchestral themes and rich, adventurous motifs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willow (film score) canonical | 1 |
| Willow main theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048098 — 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: Willow (film score) Context triple: [James Horner, notableWork, Willow (film score)]
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A.
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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B.
Beowulf (2007 film score)
Beowulf (2007 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the motion-capture fantasy film adaptation of the Old English epic poem.
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C.
What Women Want (film score)
What Women Want (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2000 romantic comedy film "What Women Want."
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D.
Alexander (film score)
Alexander (film score) is an orchestral and electronic film soundtrack composed by Vangelis for Oliver Stone’s 2004 historical epic about Alexander the Great.
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E.
The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
- 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: Willow (film score) Target entity description: Willow (film score) is a 1988 fantasy film soundtrack composed by James Horner, noted for its sweeping orchestral themes and rich, adventurous motifs.
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A.
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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B.
Beowulf (2007 film score)
Beowulf (2007 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the motion-capture fantasy film adaptation of the Old English epic poem.
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C.
What Women Want (film score)
What Women Want (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2000 romantic comedy film "What Women Want."
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D.
Alexander (film score)
Alexander (film score) is an orchestral and electronic film soundtrack composed by Vangelis for Oliver Stone’s 2004 historical epic about Alexander the Great.
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E.
The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Elora Danan
ⓘ
Madmartigan ⓘ Willow Ufgood ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Ron Howard ⓘ |
| associatedWithProducer | George Lucas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Willow
ⓘ
surface form:
Willow (1988 film)
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| composer | James Horner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| followsInComposerFilmography | An American Tail (film score) ⓘ |
| forWork |
Willow
ⓘ
surface form:
Willow (1988 film)
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| genre |
fantasy film music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a notable 1980s fantasy score
ⓘ
praised for orchestral color ⓘ praised for thematic richness ⓘ |
| hasMood |
adventurous
ⓘ
heroic ⓘ magical ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalElement |
choral passages
ⓘ
heroic brass fanfares ⓘ leitmotifs ⓘ lyrical string writing ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | late-romantic orchestral style ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Elora Danan theme
ⓘ
Willow (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Willow main theme
action and battle motifs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical symphonic tradition
ⓘ
romantic-era film scoring ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rich adventurous motifs
ⓘ
sweeping orchestral themes ⓘ |
| orchestrationBy | James Horner ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| partOf | music of the Willow franchise ⓘ |
| partOfCareerOf | James Horner ⓘ |
| partOfEra | 1980s film music ⓘ |
| precedesInComposerFilmography | Field of Dreams (film score) ⓘ |
| publisher | original film studio music department ⓘ |
| recordedForStudio | Lucasfilm ⓘ |
| usedIn |
climactic battle scenes of Willow (1988 film)
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end credits of Willow (1988 film) ⓘ opening titles of Willow (1988 film) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willow (film score) Description of subject: Willow (film score) is a 1988 fantasy film soundtrack composed by James Horner, noted for its sweeping orchestral themes and rich, adventurous motifs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Willow main theme