Tony’s Theme
E389020
Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tony’s Theme canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3800094 — 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: Tony’s Theme Context triple: [Surfer Rosa, hasPart, Tony’s Theme]
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A.
Lara's Theme
"Lara's Theme" is the iconic, melancholic musical motif from the film score of Doctor Zhivago, widely recognized as one of cinema's most memorable love themes.
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B.
When You Wish Upon a Star
"When You Wish Upon a Star" is a classic Disney song, introduced in the 1940 animated film Pinocchio, that has become an iconic anthem of hope and dreams.
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C.
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
"You’ve Got a Friend in Me" is a popular Randy Newman song best known as the warm, nostalgic theme from Pixar’s animated film Toy Story.
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D.
“The Closer Theme”
“The Closer Theme” is the instrumental opening music associated with the crime drama television series *The Closer*.
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E.
“The Jay Leno Show Theme”
“The Jay Leno Show Theme” is the signature musical introduction used to open the American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno.
- 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: Tony’s Theme Target entity description: Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
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A.
Lara's Theme
"Lara's Theme" is the iconic, melancholic musical motif from the film score of Doctor Zhivago, widely recognized as one of cinema's most memorable love themes.
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B.
When You Wish Upon a Star
"When You Wish Upon a Star" is a classic Disney song, introduced in the 1940 animated film Pinocchio, that has become an iconic anthem of hope and dreams.
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C.
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
"You’ve Got a Friend in Me" is a popular Randy Newman song best known as the warm, nostalgic theme from Pixar’s animated film Toy Story.
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D.
“The Closer Theme”
“The Closer Theme” is the instrumental opening music associated with the crime drama television series *The Closer*.
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E.
“The Jay Leno Show Theme”
“The Jay Leno Show Theme” is the signature musical introduction used to open the American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| album | Surfer Rosa ⓘ |
| artist | Pixies ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | late-1980s alternative rock ⓘ |
| composer | Black Francis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
alternative rock
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punk rock ⓘ surf rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | alternative rock scene ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | high-energy ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
distorted guitars
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dynamic loud-quiet shifts ⓘ fast tempo ⓘ |
| hasOriginalReleaseFormat | studio album track ⓘ |
| hasPerformerType | rock band ⓘ |
| includedIn | Pixies discography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | surf music ⓘ |
| isTrackOn | Surfer Rosa ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Black Francis ⓘ |
| partOf |
1980s rock songs
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Surfer Rosa ⓘ |
| performer | Pixies ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Albini ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Pixies ONNED1 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | 4AD ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tony’s Theme Description of subject: Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.