John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score)
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John Barry was an acclaimed British film composer best known for his lush, orchestral scores for movies such as Dances with Wolves and numerous James Bond films.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4772128 — 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: John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score) Context triple: [Dances with Wolves (score contributions), relatedTo, John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score)]
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A.
James Horner
James Horner was an Academy Award–winning American film composer renowned for his emotionally powerful scores for movies such as Titanic, Braveheart, and A Beautiful Mind.
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Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith was an acclaimed American film and television composer known for his innovative and influential scores for works such as "Planet of the Apes," "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," and "The Omen."
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C.
Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris was an American composer best known for his powerful, symphonic film scores for movies such as Conan the Barbarian, RoboCop, and The Hunt for Red October.
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D.
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell is an American film composer known for his atmospheric, often minimalist scores for movies ranging from the Coen brothers’ films to major Hollywood franchises.
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E.
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin was a renowned Russian-American film composer best known for his dramatic, Oscar-winning scores for classic Hollywood movies such as "High Noon" and "The High and the Mighty."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score) Target entity description: John Barry was an acclaimed British film composer best known for his lush, orchestral scores for movies such as Dances with Wolves and numerous James Bond films.
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A.
James Horner
James Horner was an Academy Award–winning American film composer renowned for his emotionally powerful scores for movies such as Titanic, Braveheart, and A Beautiful Mind.
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B.
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith was an acclaimed American film and television composer known for his innovative and influential scores for works such as "Planet of the Apes," "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," and "The Omen."
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C.
Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris was an American composer best known for his powerful, symphonic film scores for movies such as Conan the Barbarian, RoboCop, and The Hunt for Red October.
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D.
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell is an American film composer known for his atmospheric, often minimalist scores for movies ranging from the Coen brothers’ films to major Hollywood franchises.
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E.
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin was a renowned Russian-American film composer best known for his dramatic, Oscar-winning scores for classic Hollywood movies such as "High Noon" and "The High and the Mighty."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award
Golden Globe Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| birthName | John Barry Prendergast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-01-30 ⓘ |
| familyName | Prendergast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
composing main score for Dances with Wolves
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defining the musical sound of early James Bond films ⓘ lush orchestral film music ⓘ |
| movement | British film music ⓘ |
| name | John Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Born Free (film score)
NERFINISHED
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Dances with Wolves (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bond film scores NERFINISHED ⓘ Midnight Cowboy (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Out of Africa (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| parent | John Xavier Prendergast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | York, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Jane Birkin
NERFINISHED
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Laurie Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | John Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
A View to a Kill
NERFINISHED
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Dances with Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ Diamonds Are Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. No NERFINISHED ⓘ From Russia with Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldfinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonraker NERFINISHED ⓘ Octopussy NERFINISHED ⓘ On Her Majesty's Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man with the Golden Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderball NERFINISHED ⓘ You Only Live Twice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score) Description of subject: John Barry was an acclaimed British film composer best known for his lush, orchestral scores for movies such as Dances with Wolves and numerous James Bond films.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dances with Wolves (score contributions)
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relatedTo
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John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score)
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