Dead Already
E928004
"Dead Already" is the percussive, marimba-driven opening track from Thomas Newman's acclaimed score for the film *American Beauty*, known for setting the movie’s distinctive, offbeat tone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Already canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465991 — 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: Dead Already Context triple: [American Beauty (film score), hasTrack, Dead Already]
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A.
Dead and Gone
"Dead and Gone" is a hit hip-hop/R&B single by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, known for its reflective lyrics about violence, loss, and personal transformation.
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B.
Dead Like You
Dead Like You is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of brutal attacks linked to a past case.
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C.
I Am Dead
I Am Dead is a whimsical narrative puzzle adventure game about a recently deceased museum curator who uses his new ghostly powers to explore memories and uncover secrets on a quirky island.
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D.
Dead
Dead is the surname of the central African American family in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," most notably borne by the protagonist Milkman Dead.
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E.
Learning To Die
"Learning To Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Dust, known for its early 1970s hard rock sound and featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.
- 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: Dead Already Target entity description: "Dead Already" is the percussive, marimba-driven opening track from Thomas Newman's acclaimed score for the film *American Beauty*, known for setting the movie’s distinctive, offbeat tone.
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A.
Dead and Gone
"Dead and Gone" is a hit hip-hop/R&B single by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, known for its reflective lyrics about violence, loss, and personal transformation.
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B.
Dead Like You
Dead Like You is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of brutal attacks linked to a past case.
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C.
I Am Dead
I Am Dead is a whimsical narrative puzzle adventure game about a recently deceased museum curator who uses his new ghostly powers to explore memories and uncover secrets on a quirky island.
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D.
Dead
Dead is the surname of the central African American family in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," most notably borne by the protagonist Milkman Dead.
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E.
Learning To Die
"Learning To Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Dust, known for its early 1970s hard rock sound and featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score track
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musical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lester Burnham character
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openingSequenceOfAmericanBeauty ⓘ |
| basedOn | originalScoreForAmericanBeauty ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuredIn | American Beauty (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack music ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProducer | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | widelyRecognizedAsIconicCueFromAmericanBeautyScore ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
minimalist
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offbeat ⓘ rhythmic ⓘ |
| includedOn | American Beauty: Original Motion Picture Score CD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
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hand claps ⓘ marimba ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
definingTheFilm’sDistinctiveTone
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percussiveMarimbaDrivenSound ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | American Beauty: Original Motion Picture Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Beauty (film) soundtrack
NERFINISHED
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American Beauty: Original Motion Picture Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedFor | DreamWorks Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| setsToneFor | American Beauty (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | mainThemeMotifInAmericanBeauty ⓘ |
| usedIn | filmOpeningCreditsSequence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Already Description of subject: "Dead Already" is the percussive, marimba-driven opening track from Thomas Newman's acclaimed score for the film *American Beauty*, known for setting the movie’s distinctive, offbeat tone.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.