Benjamin Wallfisch
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Benjamin Wallfisch is a British composer and conductor known for his atmospheric and suspenseful film scores, particularly in the horror and thriller genres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Wallfisch canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715038 — 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: Benjamin Wallfisch Context triple: [It (2017 film), musicBy, Benjamin Wallfisch]
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A.
Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is a Canadian composer best known for his film and television scores, including work on projects like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and various major Hollywood films.
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B.
Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna is a Canadian film composer renowned for his evocative, often world-music-infused scores, including his Academy Award–winning work on "Life of Pi."
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C.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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D.
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German-Iranian composer best known for his powerful, cinematic scores for film and television, including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and major blockbuster movies.
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E.
Clint Mansell
Clint Mansell is a British composer best known for his atmospheric and often haunting film scores, including work on movies like Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and Black Swan.
- 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: Benjamin Wallfisch Target entity description: Benjamin Wallfisch is a British composer and conductor known for his atmospheric and suspenseful film scores, particularly in the horror and thriller genres.
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A.
Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is a Canadian composer best known for his film and television scores, including work on projects like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and various major Hollywood films.
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B.
Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna is a Canadian film composer renowned for his evocative, often world-music-infused scores, including his Academy Award–winning work on "Life of Pi."
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C.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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D.
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German-Iranian composer best known for his powerful, cinematic scores for film and television, including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and major blockbuster movies.
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E.
Clint Mansell
Clint Mansell is a British composer best known for his atmospheric and often haunting film scores, including work on movies like Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and Black Swan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conductor
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film composer ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
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surface form:
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score
Grammy Award nomination ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1979-08-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Andy Muschietti
ⓘ
David F. Sandberg ⓘ Denis Villeneuve ⓘ Hans Zimmer ⓘ Jóhann Jóhannsson ⓘ |
| education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallfisch ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film score ⓘ horror film score ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
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Peter Wallfisch ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric film scores
ⓘ
horror genre film music ⓘ suspenseful film scores ⓘ thriller genre film music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Benjamin Wallfisch self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Cure for Wellness score
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Annabelle ⓘ
surface form:
Annabelle: Creation score
Blade Runner 2049 score ⓘ Hidden Figures ⓘ
surface form:
Hidden Figures score
It (2017 film) score ⓘ It Chapter Two score ⓘ Lights Out (2016 film) score ⓘ Shazam! ⓘ
surface form:
Shazam! (2019 film) score
The Flash (2023 film) score ⓘ The Invisible Man (2020 film) score ⓘ The Nun (2018 film) score ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| parent |
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
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Peter Wallfisch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benjamin Wallfisch Description of subject: Benjamin Wallfisch is a British composer and conductor known for his atmospheric and suspenseful film scores, particularly in the horror and thriller genres.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It Chapter Two
subject surface form:
The Escapist (2008 film)