The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score)
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The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) is the acclaimed orchestral and musical soundtrack to the classic 1939 fantasy film, renowned for its lush symphonic underscoring and integration with iconic songs like "Over the Rainbow."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) canonical | 1 |
| The Wizard of Oz (vocal arrangements, uncredited/choral work) | 1 |
| The Wizard of Oz original soundtrack | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6431692 — 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: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) Context triple: [Herbert Stothart, notableWork, The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score)]
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Citizen Kane (1941 film) score
The score for the 1941 film "Citizen Kane" is a groundbreaking orchestral soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its innovative use of leitmotifs and atmospheric orchestration that helped redefine film music.
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B.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score) is Alfred Newman's acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1939 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, noted for its dramatic, richly thematic music that enhances the film's emotional and gothic atmosphere.
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C.
Peter and the Wolf
Peter and the Wolf is a 1936 musical symphony and narrated fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev that introduces children to the instruments of the orchestra through a story about a boy who captures a wolf.
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D.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) score
The score for the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a pioneering science-fiction film soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its eerie, otherworldly use of theremins and innovative orchestration.
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E.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film score)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film score) is a darkly whimsical orchestral soundtrack by composer Thomas Newman for the 2004 film adaptation of the popular book series.
- 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: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) Target entity description: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) is the acclaimed orchestral and musical soundtrack to the classic 1939 fantasy film, renowned for its lush symphonic underscoring and integration with iconic songs like "Over the Rainbow."
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A.
Citizen Kane (1941 film) score
The score for the 1941 film "Citizen Kane" is a groundbreaking orchestral soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its innovative use of leitmotifs and atmospheric orchestration that helped redefine film music.
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B.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score) is Alfred Newman's acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1939 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, noted for its dramatic, richly thematic music that enhances the film's emotional and gothic atmosphere.
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C.
Peter and the Wolf
Peter and the Wolf is a 1936 musical symphony and narrated fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev that introduces children to the instruments of the orchestra through a story about a boy who captures a wolf.
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D.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) score
The score for the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a pioneering science-fiction film soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its eerie, otherworldly use of theremins and innovative orchestration.
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E.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film score)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film score) is a darkly whimsical orchestral soundtrack by composer Thomas Newman for the 2004 film adaptation of the popular book series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Over the Rainbow") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Wizard of Oz (novel) by L. Frank Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresPerformer |
Bert Lahr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billie Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Bolger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
ⓘ
musical theatre-style score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| includesSong |
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Follow the Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Only Had a Brain NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Only Had a Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Only Had the Nerve NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Were King of the Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Optimistic Voices NERFINISHED ⓘ Over the Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Old Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ We’re Off to See the Wizard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSongMaterialBy |
E. Y. Harburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Arlen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | MGM (for original film release) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicSupervisor | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of underscore with songs
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lush symphonic orchestration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedForStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) Description of subject: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) is the acclaimed orchestral and musical soundtrack to the classic 1939 fantasy film, renowned for its lush symphonic underscoring and integration with iconic songs like "Over the Rainbow."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Wizard of Oz original soundtrack
this entity surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (vocal arrangements, uncredited/choral work)