The Blue Max (1966 film score)
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The Blue Max (1966 film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith for the World War I aviation film "The Blue Max," noted for its powerful brass writing and soaring main theme.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blue Max (1966 film score) canonical | 1 |
| The Blue Max main theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1018750 — 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)
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Target entity: The Blue Max (1966 film score) Context triple: [Jerry Goldsmith, notableWork, The Blue Max (1966 film score)]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Blade Runner (film score)
Blade Runner (film score) is Vangelis’s influential, atmospheric electronic soundtrack for the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, renowned for its moody synth textures and enduring impact on film music.
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D.
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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E.
Superman (1978) film score
The "Superman" (1978) film score is John Williams's iconic orchestral soundtrack that helped define the musical sound of modern superhero cinema through its heroic main theme and sweeping, romantic motifs.
- 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: The Blue Max (1966 film score) Target entity description: The Blue Max (1966 film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith for the World War I aviation film "The Blue Max," noted for its powerful brass writing and soaring main theme.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Blade Runner (film score)
Blade Runner (film score) is Vangelis’s influential, atmospheric electronic soundtrack for the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, renowned for its moody synth textures and enduring impact on film music.
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D.
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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E.
Superman (1978) film score
The "Superman" (1978) film score is John Williams's iconic orchestral soundtrack that helped define the musical sound of modern superhero cinema through its heroic main theme and sweeping, romantic motifs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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orchestral soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German fighter pilots in World War I
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World War I aviation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Blue Max
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surface form:
The Blue Max (1966 film)
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| composedFor |
aviation film
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war film ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1960s film music ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic score
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film music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
The Blue Max (1966 film score)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Blue Max main theme
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| hasPart |
Main Title theme
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action cues ⓘ aviation battle music ⓘ romantic cues ⓘ |
| hasThemeType |
action motif
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heroic march-like theme ⓘ romantic love theme ⓘ |
| influencedBy | traditional symphonic war film scores ⓘ |
| instrumentation | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| intendedUse | underscore for film scenes ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicDirector | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| musicForm | through-composed film score ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful brass writing
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soaring main theme ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
full symphonic forces
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prominent brass section ⓘ |
| originalMedium | motion picture ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Blue Max
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surface form:
The Blue Max (franchise)
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| primaryAudience |
film music listeners
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filmgoers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| style | late-romantic orchestral ⓘ |
| tonalCharacter |
dramatic
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heroic ⓘ martial ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Blue Max
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surface form:
The Blue Max (1966 film)
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| workPeriodOfComposer | early career of Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Blue Max (1966 film score) Description of subject: The Blue Max (1966 film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith for the World War I aviation film "The Blue Max," noted for its powerful brass writing and soaring main theme.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Blue Max (1966 film score)
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hasMainTheme
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The Blue Max (1966 film score)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
The Blue Max main theme