Midnight Cowboy (score)
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Midnight Cowboy (score) is John Barry’s acclaimed, jazz-inflected film score for the 1969 drama "Midnight Cowboy," noted for its haunting, melancholic themes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Midnight Cowboy (score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4419364 — 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: Midnight Cowboy (score) Context triple: [John Barry, notableWork, Midnight Cowboy (score)]
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A.
Once Upon a Time in the West (score)
Once Upon a Time in the West (score) is Ennio Morricone’s iconic, lyrically haunting film soundtrack for Sergio Leone’s 1968 Spaghetti Western, renowned for its evocative themes and innovative use of leitmotifs.
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B.
Days of Heaven (score)
Days of Heaven (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack known for its haunting melodies and evocative atmosphere in Terrence Malick’s 1978 drama.
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C.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film about a naive Texan who moves to New York City and befriends a sickly con man, notable for being the only X-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
Once Upon a Time in America (score)
"Once Upon a Time in America (score)" is the evocative orchestral film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone’s epic crime drama about Jewish gangsters in early 20th-century New York.
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E.
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show is a 1971 coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed for its stark black-and-white portrayal of small-town Texas in the 1950s and its ensemble cast of rising stars.
- 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: Midnight Cowboy (score) Target entity description: Midnight Cowboy (score) is John Barry’s acclaimed, jazz-inflected film score for the 1969 drama "Midnight Cowboy," noted for its haunting, melancholic themes.
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A.
Once Upon a Time in the West (score)
Once Upon a Time in the West (score) is Ennio Morricone’s iconic, lyrically haunting film soundtrack for Sergio Leone’s 1968 Spaghetti Western, renowned for its evocative themes and innovative use of leitmotifs.
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B.
Days of Heaven (score)
Days of Heaven (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack known for its haunting melodies and evocative atmosphere in Terrence Malick’s 1978 drama.
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C.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film about a naive Texan who moves to New York City and befriends a sickly con man, notable for being the only X-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
Once Upon a Time in America (score)
"Once Upon a Time in America (score)" is the evocative orchestral film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone’s epic crime drama about Jewish gangsters in early 20th-century New York.
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E.
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show is a 1971 coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed for its stark black-and-white portrayal of small-town Texas in the 1950s and its ensemble cast of rising stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dustin Hoffman
NERFINISHED
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John Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Voight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| basedOn | film Midnight Cowboy ⓘ |
| composer | John Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
film score
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jazz ⓘ orchestral ⓘ |
| hasMood |
haunting
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introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| hasType | original motion picture score ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary jazz of the 1960s ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
haunting themes
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jazz-inflected orchestration ⓘ melancholic mood ⓘ |
| originallyComposedFor | 1969 film Midnight Cowboy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Midnight Cowboy franchise
NERFINISHED
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music of John Barry ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
combination of jazz and orchestral textures
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melodic motifs reflecting urban alienation ⓘ use of recurring main theme ⓘ |
| usedIn |
dramatic scenes in Midnight Cowboy
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opening titles of Midnight Cowboy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midnight Cowboy (score) Description of subject: Midnight Cowboy (score) is John Barry’s acclaimed, jazz-inflected film score for the 1969 drama "Midnight Cowboy," noted for its haunting, melancholic themes.
Referenced by (1)
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