Jesper Kyd
E420173
Jesper Kyd is a Danish composer best known for his atmospheric and cinematic soundtracks for video games such as the Assassin’s Creed and Hitman series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesper Kyd canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4198045 — 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: Jesper Kyd Context triple: [Assassin's Creed: Revelations, composer, Jesper Kyd]
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A.
John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author and screenwriter best known for his modern horror novels that blend supernatural elements with stark social realism.
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B.
Johannes Bogerman
Johannes Bogerman was a prominent Dutch Reformed theologian best known for presiding over the Synod of Dort (1618–1619), which produced the Canons of Dort and shaped Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
Lars Gyllensten
Lars Gyllensten was a Swedish author, physician, and long-serving member of the Swedish Academy known for his intellectually rigorous and experimental literary works.
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D.
Ron Hansen
Ron Hansen is an American novelist and essayist best known for his historical fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
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E.
Olof Lagercrantz
Olof Lagercrantz was a prominent Swedish literary critic, writer, and newspaper editor known for his influential essays and biographies.
- 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: Jesper Kyd Target entity description: Jesper Kyd is a Danish composer best known for his atmospheric and cinematic soundtracks for video games such as the Assassin’s Creed and Hitman series.
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A.
John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author and screenwriter best known for his modern horror novels that blend supernatural elements with stark social realism.
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B.
Johannes Bogerman
Johannes Bogerman was a prominent Dutch Reformed theologian best known for presiding over the Synod of Dort (1618–1619), which produced the Canons of Dort and shaped Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
Lars Gyllensten
Lars Gyllensten was a Swedish author, physician, and long-serving member of the Swedish Academy known for his intellectually rigorous and experimental literary works.
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D.
Ron Hansen
Ron Hansen is an American novelist and essayist best known for his historical fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
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E.
Olof Lagercrantz
Olof Lagercrantz was a prominent Swedish literary critic, writer, and newspaper editor known for his influential essays and biographies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Games Award for Original Music
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surface form:
BAFTA Games Award for Best Original Score
|
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| birthName | Jesper Kyd Jakobson ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Denmark ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-02-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Jakobson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film and television music
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video game industry ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient music
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cinematic music ⓘ electronic music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jesper ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
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synthesizer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric soundtracks
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cinematic soundtracks ⓘ video game music ⓘ |
| language |
Danish
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| name | Jesper Kyd self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Assassin's Creed II
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surface form:
Assassin's Creed II soundtrack
Assassin's Creed soundtrack ⓘ Assassin's Creed soundtrack ⓘ
surface form:
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood soundtrack
Assassin's Creed: Revelations soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Borderlands 2 soundtrack ⓘ Borderlands ⓘ
surface form:
Borderlands soundtrack
Darksiders II soundtrack ⓘ Freedom Fighters soundtrack ⓘ Hitman 2: Silent Assassin soundtrack ⓘ Hitman: Blood Money soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Hitman: Codename 47 soundtrack ⓘ Hitman: Contracts soundtrack ONDG ⓘ State of Decay series ⓘ
surface form:
State of Decay soundtrack
The Chronicles of Spellborn soundtrack ⓘ Warhammer: Vermintide 2 soundtrack ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music producer ⓘ sound designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hørsholm ⓘ |
| startedCareer | 1990s ⓘ |
| uses |
choral elements
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electronic soundscapes ⓘ orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jesper Kyd Description of subject: Jesper Kyd is a Danish composer best known for his atmospheric and cinematic soundtracks for video games such as the Assassin’s Creed and Hitman series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.