The Godfather (film score)
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The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Godfather (film score) canonical | 2 |
| The Godfather Waltz | 2 |
| The Godfather Original Motion Picture Score | 1 |
| The Godfather Part II (film score) | 1 |
| The Godfather soundtrack | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2269818 — 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: The Godfather (film score) Context triple: [Nino Rota, notableWork, The Godfather (film score)]
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A.
Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
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B.
Cinema Paradiso (score)
"Cinema Paradiso (score)" is the acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, celebrated for its nostalgic themes and emotional depth.
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C.
L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
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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D.
World Trade Center (film score)
World Trade Center (film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack composed by Craig Armstrong for Oliver Stone’s 2006 film about the September 11 attacks.
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E.
Patton (1970 film score)
Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
- 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: The Godfather (film score) Target entity description: The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
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A.
Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
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B.
Cinema Paradiso (score)
"Cinema Paradiso (score)" is the acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, celebrated for its nostalgic themes and emotional depth.
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C.
L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
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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D.
World Trade Center (film score)
World Trade Center (film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack composed by Craig Armstrong for Oliver Stone’s 2006 film about the September 11 attacks.
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E.
Patton (1970 film score)
Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Godfather (film score)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather Original Motion Picture Score
The Godfather (film score) ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather soundtrack
|
| associatedPeriod |
New Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
New Hollywood era
|
| associatedWith | Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
|
| basedOn |
The Godfather
ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather (1972 film)
|
| composer | Nino Rota ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
Corleone crime family
ⓘ
surface form:
Corleone family
Italian-American mafia milieu ⓘ |
| describedAs |
haunting
ⓘ
iconic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasKeyTrack |
Love Theme from The Godfather
ⓘ
The Baptism ⓘ The Godfather ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather Finale
The Godfather (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather Waltz
The Pickup ⓘ |
| hasMood |
nostalgic
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Sicilian folk-inspired motifs
ⓘ
waltz rhythm ⓘ |
| hasType | original score ⓘ |
| inception | early 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent mafia film scores ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
accordion
ⓘ
brass ⓘ mandolin ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| movement |
Love Theme from The Godfather
ⓘ
main theme ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Nino Rota ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | instrumental ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Godfather
ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather (1972 film)
|
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Paramount Records ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| style |
neo-classical
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
closing credits of The Godfather
ⓘ
opening credits of The Godfather ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Godfather (film score) Description of subject: The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Godfather Part II (film score)
subject surface form:
Nino Rota
subject surface form:
Nino Rota
this entity surface form:
The Godfather Waltz
this entity surface form:
The Godfather Original Motion Picture Score
this entity surface form:
The Godfather soundtrack
this entity surface form:
The Godfather Waltz