Desperate Housewives (theme)
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Desperate Housewives (theme) is the distinctive, whimsical yet darkly playful opening music composed by Danny Elfman for the television series "Desperate Housewives."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desperate Housewives (theme) canonical | 1 |
| Desperate Housewives main title sequence | 1 |
| Desperate Housewives opening credits | 1 |
| Desperate Housewives soundtrack | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3034562 — 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: Desperate Housewives (theme) Context triple: [Danny Elfman, notableWork, Desperate Housewives (theme)]
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A.
The West Wing Theme
The West Wing Theme is the orchestral instrumental music composed by W. G. Snuffy Walden that serves as the signature title music for the political drama television series "The West Wing."
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B.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set in a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK popular culture.
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C.
"The Office Theme"
"The Office Theme" is the upbeat, piano-driven instrumental title music best known for introducing the American version of the sitcom *The Office*.
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D.
Three Little Words
Three Little Words is a 1950 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton that dramatizes the real-life songwriting partnership of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
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E.
Carla's Song
Carla's Song is a 1996 British drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a Scottish bus driver who becomes involved in the life and political struggles of a Nicaraguan refugee.
- 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: Desperate Housewives (theme) Target entity description: Desperate Housewives (theme) is the distinctive, whimsical yet darkly playful opening music composed by Danny Elfman for the television series "Desperate Housewives."
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A.
The West Wing Theme
The West Wing Theme is the orchestral instrumental music composed by W. G. Snuffy Walden that serves as the signature title music for the political drama television series "The West Wing."
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B.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set in a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK popular culture.
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C.
"The Office Theme"
"The Office Theme" is the upbeat, piano-driven instrumental title music best known for introducing the American version of the sitcom *The Office*.
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D.
Three Little Words
Three Little Words is a 1950 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton that dramatizes the real-life songwriting partnership of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
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E.
Carla's Song
Carla's Song is a 1996 British drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a Scottish bus driver who becomes involved in the life and political struggles of a Nicaraguan refugee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Steve Bartek ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | dramedy television ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wisteria Lane
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suburban satire ⓘ |
| awardRecipient | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Desperate Housewives (theme)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Desperate Housewives main title sequence
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| composer | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creditedIn |
Desperate Housewives (theme)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Desperate Housewives opening credits
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| distributionFormat |
digital download
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soundtrack album ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Desperate Housewives
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surface form:
Desperate Housewives season 1
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| firstBroadcastYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral pop
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television score ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
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surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
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| hasDurationCategory | short theme ⓘ |
| hasMood |
ironic
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mischievous ⓘ playful yet dark ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
orchestral arrangement
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playful rhythmic motif ⓘ quirky harmonic progressions ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Desperate Housewives (theme)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Desperate Housewives soundtrack
|
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Cherry Alley Productions
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Marc Cherry ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise |
Desperate Housewives
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surface form:
Desperate Housewives franchise
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| musicType | main title theme ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly playful mood
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short, distinctive melody ⓘ whimsical tone ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf | Desperate Housewives ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
orchestra
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percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ABC studios
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surface form:
ABC Studios
Touchstone Television ⓘ |
| usedAs | opening theme ⓘ |
| usedFor | episode introductions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desperate Housewives (theme) Description of subject: Desperate Housewives (theme) is the distinctive, whimsical yet darkly playful opening music composed by Danny Elfman for the television series "Desperate Housewives."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Danny Elfman
this entity surface form:
Desperate Housewives main title sequence
this entity surface form:
Desperate Housewives opening credits
this entity surface form:
Desperate Housewives soundtrack