Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)

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The theme from "Oklahoma!" is the iconic main musical motif from the 1955 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, widely recognized as a classic piece of American film and theater music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film theme
musical motif
song
associatedPeriod mid-20th century American music
associatedWith American musical theatre
Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (franchise)
basedOn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (stage musical)

Oklahoma (state song)
surface form: song "Oklahoma!"
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs classic piece of American film music
classic piece of American theater music
iconic main musical motif of the 1955 film "Oklahoma!"
firstAppearanceInFilm Oklahoma! (1955 film)
genre film score
show tune
hasCulturalStatus standard of the American songbook
hasMusicalStyle orchestral
tonal
hasTitle Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
influencedGenre American film musical
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
notableFor association with the state of Oklahoma in popular culture
memorable melodic hook
orchestratedFor symphony orchestra
partOf Golden Age of Hollywood musical film music
Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oklahoma! (1955 film) score

Oklahoma! (1955 film)
surface form: Oklahoma! (1955 film) soundtrack
usedAs opening theme of the film "Oklahoma!"
recurring leitmotif in the film "Oklahoma!"
yearOfFilmRelease 1955

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Richard Rodgers notableWork Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)
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this entity surface form: Oklahoma! (1955 film) score