O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) is a Grammy-winning compilation album of bluegrass, country, gospel, and folk music produced by T Bone Burnett for the Coen brothers’ film of the same name.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) canonical | 6 |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 1 |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3759507 — 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: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) Context triple: [O Brother, Where Art Thou?, hasSoundtrack, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)]
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A.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 Coen brothers comedy film loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, known for its stylized depiction of the Depression-era American South and its influential bluegrass and folk soundtrack.
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B.
Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the album featuring the music from the 1998 film sequel to "The Blues Brothers," showcasing blues, soul, and rhythm-and-blues performances by the film’s cast and guest artists.
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C.
Missin’ Missippi
"Missin’ Missippi" is a song featured on the album *Songs Cycled* by Van Dyke Parks.
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D.
American Soul
"American Soul" is a politically charged rock song by U2 from their album *Songs of Experience*, reflecting themes of American identity and social unrest.
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E.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
- 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: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) Target entity description: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) is a Grammy-winning compilation album of bluegrass, country, gospel, and folk music produced by T Bone Burnett for the Coen brothers’ film of the same name.
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A.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 Coen brothers comedy film loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, known for its stylized depiction of the Depression-era American South and its influential bluegrass and folk soundtrack.
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B.
Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the album featuring the music from the 1998 film sequel to "The Blues Brothers," showcasing blues, soul, and rhythm-and-blues performances by the film’s cast and guest artists.
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C.
Missin’ Missippi
"Missin’ Missippi" is a song featured on the album *Songs Cycled* by Van Dyke Parks.
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D.
American Soul
"American Soul" is a politically charged rock song by U2 from their album *Songs of Experience*, reflecting themes of American identity and social unrest.
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E.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compilation album
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedFilmSetting | Great Depression-era American South ⓘ |
| associatedTour |
Down from the Mountain
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surface form:
Down from the Mountain tour
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| associatedWith | Coen brothers ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
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| basedOn |
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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surface form:
film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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| chartAchievement | number one on Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| containsStyle |
a cappella gospel
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string band music ⓘ traditional Appalachian music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass
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country ⓘ folk ⓘ gospel ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
CD
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digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| impact | helped bring roots music to mainstream audiences ⓘ |
| inspiredRevivalOf |
interest in bluegrass music
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interest in old-time country music ⓘ |
| labelCategory | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicSupervisor | T Bone Burnett ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Alison Krauss
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Emmylou Harris ⓘ Gillian Welch ⓘ Ralph Stanley ⓘ Soggy Bottom Boys ⓘ
surface form:
The Soggy Bottom Boys
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| notableTrack |
Down to the River to Pray
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Man of Constant Sorrow ⓘ
surface form:
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
In the Jailhouse Now ⓘ I'll Fly Away ⓘ
surface form:
I’ll Fly Away
Man of Constant Sorrow ⓘ |
| partOf |
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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surface form:
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (film)
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| producer | T Bone Burnett ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Lost Highway Records
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Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| salesCertification | multi-platinum in the United States ⓘ |
| theme | American roots music ⓘ |
| title |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) Description of subject: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) is a Grammy-winning compilation album of bluegrass, country, gospel, and folk music produced by T Bone Burnett for the Coen brothers’ film of the same name.
Referenced by (8)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
this entity surface form:
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack album)