The War of the Worlds (1953 film score)
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The War of the Worlds (1953 film score) is Leith Stevens’ dramatic orchestral soundtrack for the classic 1953 science fiction film adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel, noted for its tense, atmospheric music that heightens the movie’s alien invasion narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The War of the Worlds (1953 film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17697807 — 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: The War of the Worlds (1953 film score) Context triple: [Leith Stevens, notableWork, The War of the Worlds (1953 film score)]
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A.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) score
The score for the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a pioneering science-fiction film soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its eerie, otherworldly use of theremins and innovative orchestration.
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B.
The Day of the Triffids (film score)
The Day of the Triffids (film score) is a 1962 science-fiction film soundtrack composed by Ron Goodwin, noted for its suspenseful orchestral themes that enhance the movie’s atmosphere of post-apocalyptic horror.
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C.
The Andromeda Strain (film score)
The Andromeda Strain (film score) is Gil Mellé’s pioneering, experimental electronic soundtrack for the 1971 science-fiction thriller, noted for its innovative use of early synthesizer technology and avant-garde sound design.
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D.
Planet of the Apes (1968 film score)
Planet of the Apes (1968 film score) is an influential, avant-garde film soundtrack known for its experimental orchestration and pioneering use of unconventional percussion and tonal techniques.
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E.
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.
- 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: The War of the Worlds (1953 film score) Target entity description: The War of the Worlds (1953 film score) is Leith Stevens’ dramatic orchestral soundtrack for the classic 1953 science fiction film adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel, noted for its tense, atmospheric music that heightens the movie’s alien invasion narrative.
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A.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) score
The score for the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a pioneering science-fiction film soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, renowned for its eerie, otherworldly use of theremins and innovative orchestration.
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B.
The Day of the Triffids (film score)
The Day of the Triffids (film score) is a 1962 science-fiction film soundtrack composed by Ron Goodwin, noted for its suspenseful orchestral themes that enhance the movie’s atmosphere of post-apocalyptic horror.
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C.
The Andromeda Strain (film score)
The Andromeda Strain (film score) is Gil Mellé’s pioneering, experimental electronic soundtrack for the 1971 science-fiction thriller, noted for its innovative use of early synthesizer technology and avant-garde sound design.
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D.
Planet of the Apes (1968 film score)
Planet of the Apes (1968 film score) is an influential, avant-garde film soundtrack known for its experimental orchestration and pioneering use of unconventional percussion and tonal techniques.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.