Obsession (1976 film) score
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The "Obsession" (1976 film) score is a lush, suspenseful orchestral soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann for Brian De Palma’s psychological thriller, noted for its haunting romantic themes and Hitchcockian atmosphere.
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| Obsession (1976 film) score canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obsession (1976 film) score Context triple: [Bernard Herrmann, notableWork, Obsession (1976 film) score]
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A.
Papillon (1973 film score)
Papillon (1973 film score) is a dramatic and atmospheric film soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1973 prison escape drama "Papillon."
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B.
What Women Want (film score)
What Women Want (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2000 romantic comedy film "What Women Want."
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C.
The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
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D.
Amarcord (film score)
"Amarcord (film score)" is Nino Rota’s celebrated musical soundtrack for Federico Fellini’s nostalgic 1973 film, blending whimsical themes with bittersweet lyricism.
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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: Obsession (1976 film) score Target entity description: The "Obsession" (1976 film) score is a lush, suspenseful orchestral soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann for Brian De Palma’s psychological thriller, noted for its haunting romantic themes and Hitchcockian atmosphere.
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A.
Papillon (1973 film score)
Papillon (1973 film score) is a dramatic and atmospheric film soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1973 prison escape drama "Papillon."
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B.
What Women Want (film score)
What Women Want (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2000 romantic comedy film "What Women Want."
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C.
The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
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D.
Amarcord (film score)
"Amarcord (film score)" is Nino Rota’s celebrated musical soundtrack for Federico Fellini’s nostalgic 1973 film, blending whimsical themes with bittersweet lyricism.
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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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| basedOn | classical Hollywood suspense scoring traditions ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | one of Bernard Herrmann’s final film scores ⓘ |
| composer | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| composerRole |
Bernard Herrmann
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surface form:
Bernard Herrmann composed, orchestrated, and conducted the score
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
often cited as a late-career highlight for Bernard Herrmann
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praised for its lush, emotionally intense writing ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Brian De Palma ⓘ |
| forWork |
Obsession
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surface form:
Obsession (1976 film)
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| genre |
film noir score
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orchestral score ⓘ romantic score ⓘ suspense score ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bernard Herrmann’s earlier collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
brass
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full symphony orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ string section ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| language | non-vocal (instrumental) ⓘ |
| mood |
brooding
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melancholic ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| notableFor |
echoes of Bernard Herrmann’s work for Alfred Hitchcock
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intense emotional underscoring of the film’s romantic obsession theme ⓘ use of organ and strings ⓘ |
| originalMedium | motion picture soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bernard Herrmann
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surface form:
Bernard Herrmann filmography
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| recordingFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| style |
Hitchcockian atmosphere
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haunting romantic themes ⓘ lush orchestration ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and memory
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loss and longing ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| usedFor |
building suspense in Obsession (1976 film)
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enhancing psychological tension in Obsession (1976 film) ⓘ underscoring romantic sequences in Obsession (1976 film) ⓘ |
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