Peter Gunn
E184077
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Gunn canonical | 7 |
| Peter Gunn Theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1631034 — 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: Peter Gunn Context triple: [Art of Noise, notableWork, Peter Gunn]
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A.
G-Men
G-Men is a popular nickname for the New York Giants, the professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.
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B.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
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C.
Ballad of a Thin Man
"Ballad of a Thin Man" is a dark, surreal Bob Dylan song known for its biting critique of clueless establishment figures and its haunting, piano-driven sound.
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D.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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E.
Kojak
Kojak is a 1970s American television crime drama series centered on the tough, lollipop-licking New York City detective Theo Kojak, played by Telly Savalas.
- 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: Peter Gunn Target entity description: "Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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A.
G-Men
G-Men is a popular nickname for the New York Giants, the professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.
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B.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
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C.
Ballad of a Thin Man
"Ballad of a Thin Man" is a dark, surreal Bob Dylan song known for its biting critique of clueless establishment figures and its haunting, piano-driven sound.
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D.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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E.
Kojak
Kojak is a 1970s American television crime drama series centered on the tough, lollipop-licking New York City detective Theo Kojak, played by Telly Savalas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duane Eddy
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Henry Mancini ⓘ Art of Noise ⓘ
surface form:
The Art of Noise
television detective genre ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (for "The Music from Peter Gunn") ⓘ |
| basedOn | television series "Peter Gunn" ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Mancini ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
numerous jazz ensembles
ⓘ
orchestras ⓘ rock bands ⓘ |
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | television series "Peter Gunn" ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| influenced |
later television theme music
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spy and detective genre soundtracks ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy |
Duane Eddy
ⓘ
surface form:
Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy ⓘ Emerson, Lake & Palmer ⓘ Ray Anthony ⓘ Art of Noise ⓘ
surface form:
The Art of Noise
The Blues Brothers Band ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brass-heavy orchestration
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jazz combo with orchestra ⓘ prominent repeated two-note bass motif ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy version
ⓘ
Duane Eddy 1959 version ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television series "Peter Gunn" ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
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NBC ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Music from Peter Gunn
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surface form:
album "The Music from Peter Gunn"
|
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| style |
big band arrangement
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blues-influenced harmony ⓘ ostinato bass line ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-fast ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
commercial jingle music
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film soundtrack music ⓘ television theme ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Gunn Description of subject: "Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peter Gunn Theme