A Streetcar Named Desire (film score)
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A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) is Alex North’s groundbreaking jazz-influenced orchestral soundtrack for the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play, widely regarded as a landmark in modern film music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film adaptation) | 1 |
| A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8239838 — 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: A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) Context triple: [Alex North, notableWork, A Streetcar Named Desire (film score)]
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Paris, Texas (film score)
Paris, Texas is a haunting, slide-guitar-driven film score by Ry Cooder, acclaimed for its sparse, atmospheric sound that powerfully underscores Wim Wenders’ 1984 road movie.
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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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C.
The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
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D.
Memphis Belle (film score)
Memphis Belle (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by George Fenton for the 1990 World War II film "Memphis Belle," noted for its stirring, period-evocative music.
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E.
Serpico (film score)
Serpico (film score) is the musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1973 crime drama film "Serpico," noted for its tense, atmospheric themes that underscore the movie’s gritty realism.
- 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: A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) Target entity description: A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) is Alex North’s groundbreaking jazz-influenced orchestral soundtrack for the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play, widely regarded as a landmark in modern film music.
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A.
Paris, Texas (film score)
Paris, Texas is a haunting, slide-guitar-driven film score by Ry Cooder, acclaimed for its sparse, atmospheric sound that powerfully underscores Wim Wenders’ 1984 road movie.
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B.
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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C.
The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
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D.
Memphis Belle (film score)
Memphis Belle (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by George Fenton for the 1990 World War II film "Memphis Belle," noted for its stirring, period-evocative music.
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E.
Serpico (film score)
Serpico (film score) is the musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1973 crime drama film "Serpico," noted for its tense, atmospheric themes that underscore the movie’s gritty realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | New Orleans (setting of the film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Elia Kazan
NERFINISHED
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Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | A Streetcar Named Desire (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)
NERFINISHED
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A Streetcar Named Desire (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alex North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
groundbreaking
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jazz-influenced ⓘ landmark in modern film music ⓘ orchestral ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
development of modern dramatic film scoring conventions
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later jazz-influenced Hollywood film scores ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInstrumentation |
full orchestra
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jazz ensemble elements ⓘ |
| inFilmMusicHistory | considered a turning point toward modern psychological scoring ⓘ |
| influencedByGenre | jazz ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| musicGenre | orchestral music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later film noir and dramatic film scoring
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integration of jazz idioms into a dramatic orchestral film score ⓘ |
| originallyComposedFor | black-and-white drama film ⓘ |
| partOf | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic orchestration with jazz elements ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterization through musical themes
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underscoring dramatic tension ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) Description of subject: A Streetcar Named Desire (film score) is Alex North’s groundbreaking jazz-influenced orchestral soundtrack for the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play, widely regarded as a landmark in modern film music.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film adaptation)