Patton (1970 film score)
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Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patton (1970 film score) canonical | 1 |
| Patton (film score) | 1 |
| Patton (score) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patton (1970 film score) Context triple: [Jerry Goldsmith, notableWork, Patton (1970 film score)]
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A.
Oppenheimer (film score)
Oppenheimer (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
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B.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score
The "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" film score is John Williams’s landmark, thematically rich orchestral soundtrack renowned for its innovative use of a five-note motif to communicate with extraterrestrials.
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C.
Crimson Tide (1995 film) score
The "Crimson Tide" (1995) film score is a tense, thematically rich orchestral and choral soundtrack by Hans Zimmer that blends electronic elements with traditional scoring to heighten the submarine thriller’s drama and suspense.
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D.
Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
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E.
The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
- 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: Patton (1970 film score) Target entity description: Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
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A.
Oppenheimer (film score)
Oppenheimer (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
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B.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score
The "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" film score is John Williams’s landmark, thematically rich orchestral soundtrack renowned for its innovative use of a five-note motif to communicate with extraterrestrials.
-
C.
Crimson Tide (1995 film) score
The "Crimson Tide" (1995) film score is a tense, thematically rich orchestral and choral soundtrack by Hans Zimmer that blends electronic elements with traditional scoring to heighten the submarine thriller’s drama and suspense.
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D.
Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
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E.
The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWithAwardWinningFilm |
Patton (1970 film)
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surface form:
Patton (1970 film), Academy Award for Best Picture
|
| associatedWithCharacter | George S. Patton ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Franklin J. Schaffner ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| basedOn | military themes ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| composerRole |
Jerry Goldsmith
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Goldsmith wrote and conducted the score
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed as one of Jerry Goldsmith’s finest scores ⓘ |
| forWork | Patton (1970 film) ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral film score
ⓘ
war film score ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
chorale-like organ passages
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martial snare drum rhythms ⓘ three-note trumpet figure with echo ⓘ |
| historicalSettingOfFilm | World War II ⓘ |
| influence | influential in the development of modern war film scoring ⓘ |
| label | 20th Century Fox Records ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| laterRelease | expanded soundtrack editions on CD ⓘ |
| musicDescribedAs |
austere
ⓘ
haunting ⓘ innovative ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combination of orchestral and military musical elements
ⓘ
echoing trumpet motif ⓘ use of echoplex effects ⓘ use of organ and dissonant harmonies ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedFor | theatrical release of Patton (1970 film) ⓘ |
| partOf | film music of the New Hollywood era ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentation |
organ
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ symphony orchestra ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1970 ⓘ |
| style |
military march influences
ⓘ
modernist film music ⓘ |
| theme |
fatalism
ⓘ
military heroism ⓘ spiritual destiny ⓘ |
| trackIncludes |
Main Title from Patton
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The Cemetery ⓘ The First Battle ⓘ Funeral ⓘ
surface form:
The Funeral
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| usedIn | opening monologue scene of Patton (1970 film) ⓘ |
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Subject: Patton (1970 film score) Description of subject: Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jerry Goldsmith
this entity surface form:
Patton (score)
subject surface form:
Jerrald Goldsmith
this entity surface form:
Patton (film score)