Love Theme from The Godfather
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"Love Theme from The Godfather" is the iconic, melancholic main musical theme from the 1972 film *The Godfather*, composed by Italian composer Nino Rota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love Theme from The Godfather canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10677116 — 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: Love Theme from The Godfather Context triple: [Nino Rota, notableWork, Love Theme from The Godfather]
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A.
Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
"Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" is an instrumental pop ballad from the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," composed and performed by Canadian musician David Foster.
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B.
“Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso”
“Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso” is the film’s iconic, lyrical main love melody composed by Ennio Morricone (with contributions from his son Andrea), renowned for its nostalgic and deeply emotional character.
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C.
Love Theme from Superman
"Love Theme from Superman" is a romantic orchestral piece composed by John Williams as the central love motif for the 1978 Superman film.
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D.
Erroll's Theme
"Erroll's Theme" is a jazz piano piece associated with pianist Erroll Garner, often used as a signature tune in his performances and recordings.
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E.
The Bonnie and Clyde Theme
"The Bonnie and Clyde Theme" is a musical piece by cellist Yo-Yo Ma inspired by the infamous outlaw couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
- 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: Love Theme from The Godfather Target entity description: "Love Theme from The Godfather" is the iconic, melancholic main musical theme from the 1972 film *The Godfather*, composed by Italian composer Nino Rota.
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A.
Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
"Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" is an instrumental pop ballad from the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," composed and performed by Canadian musician David Foster.
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B.
“Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso”
“Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso” is the film’s iconic, lyrical main love melody composed by Ennio Morricone (with contributions from his son Andrea), renowned for its nostalgic and deeply emotional character.
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C.
Love Theme from Superman
"Love Theme from Superman" is a romantic orchestral piece composed by John Williams as the central love motif for the 1978 Superman film.
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D.
Erroll's Theme
"Erroll's Theme" is a jazz piano piece associated with pianist Erroll Garner, often used as a signature tune in his performances and recordings.
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E.
The Bonnie and Clyde Theme
"The Bonnie and Clyde Theme" is a musical piece by cellist Yo-Yo Ma inspired by the infamous outlaw couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score theme
ⓘ
instrumental composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Love Theme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speak Softly, Love (melody) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Godfather Love Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFranchise | The Godfather film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ Vito Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Godfather (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Nino Rota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus |
iconic film theme
ⓘ
widely recognized melody ⓘ |
| directorContext | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Godfather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| hasArrangementType |
orchestral arrangement
ⓘ
piano arrangement ⓘ vocal arrangement ⓘ |
| hasKeyAssociation | minor key feel ⓘ |
| hasMotifType | leitmotif ⓘ |
| hasVocalVersionTitle | Speak Softly, Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn | The Godfather: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian popular music
ⓘ
Sicilian folk music ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
film score
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ orchestral ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
evokes nostalgia
ⓘ
symbolizes the Corleone family ⓘ underscores tragic romance ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
solo trumpet
ⓘ
strings ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Al Martino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlo Savina (conductor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageContext | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Godfather (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyContext | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEra | early 1970s ⓘ |
| tonalCharacter |
melancholic
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ |
| usedAs | main love theme of The Godfather ⓘ |
| usedIn |
romantic scenes in The Godfather
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wedding scenes in The Godfather ⓘ |
| vocalVersionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| vocalVersionLyricist | Larry Kusik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Love Theme from The Godfather Description of subject: "Love Theme from The Godfather" is the iconic, melancholic main musical theme from the 1972 film *The Godfather*, composed by Italian composer Nino Rota.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nino Rota