The Grail Theme
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The Grail Theme is a recurring musical motif composed by John Williams for the Indiana Jones films, associated with the mystical and spiritual aspects of the Holy Grail quest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Grail Theme canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4950452 — 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: The Grail Theme Context triple: [Indiana Jones film scores, hasPart, The Grail Theme]
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A.
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is a legendary sacred object in Christian and Arthurian tradition, often depicted as the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and later sought as a symbol of divine grace and ultimate truth.
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B.
Grail
Grail is a biotechnology company focused on developing blood-based tests for early cancer detection using advanced genomic sequencing and data science.
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C.
White Knight
White Knight is a high-altitude, twin-boom jet-powered carrier aircraft developed by Scaled Composites to air-launch experimental spacecraft such as SpaceShipOne.
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D.
The Fisher King
The Fisher King is a 1991 fantasy-comedy-drama film directed by Terry Gilliam that explores themes of guilt, redemption, and myth through the unlikely friendship between a disgraced radio host and a traumatized homeless man.
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E.
Throne and Altar
Throne and Altar is a traditional conservative doctrine emphasizing the close alliance between monarchical authority and established religion as the foundation of social and political order.
- 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 Grail Theme Target entity description: The Grail Theme is a recurring musical motif composed by John Williams for the Indiana Jones films, associated with the mystical and spiritual aspects of the Holy Grail quest.
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A.
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is a legendary sacred object in Christian and Arthurian tradition, often depicted as the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and later sought as a symbol of divine grace and ultimate truth.
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B.
Grail
Grail is a biotechnology company focused on developing blood-based tests for early cancer detection using advanced genomic sequencing and data science.
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C.
White Knight
White Knight is a high-altitude, twin-boom jet-powered carrier aircraft developed by Scaled Composites to air-launch experimental spacecraft such as SpaceShipOne.
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D.
The Fisher King
The Fisher King is a 1991 fantasy-comedy-drama film directed by Terry Gilliam that explores themes of guilt, redemption, and myth through the unlikely friendship between a disgraced radio host and a traumatized homeless man.
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E.
Throne and Altar
Throne and Altar is a traditional conservative doctrine emphasizing the close alliance between monarchical authority and established religion as the foundation of social and political order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score theme
ⓘ
musical motif ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchiseInstallment | third Indiana Jones film ⓘ |
| associatedFranchise | Indiana Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | score of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ⓘ |
| composer | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstAppearanceInWork | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasCreator | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyAssociation |
chorale-like harmonies
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orchestral brass ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasNotableUse |
approach to the Grail temple
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scene of Henry Jones Sr.'s healing ⓘ scene where Indiana chooses the true Grail ⓘ |
| hasStyle | late-romantic film music ⓘ |
| instrumentation | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mood |
awe-filled
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contemplative ⓘ solemn ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
represents mystical aspects of the Grail quest
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represents spiritual aspects of the Grail quest ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Jones film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedForLabel |
WEA
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Indiana Jones Main Theme
NERFINISHED
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Marion's Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ Raiders March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian mythology
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Holy Grail legend NERFINISHED ⓘ faith and sacrifice ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | moderate ⓘ |
| themeType | leitmotif ⓘ |
| tonalCharacter |
lyrical
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reverent ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| usedFor | underscoring Grail-related scenes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
scenes emphasizing faith and belief
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scenes involving the Holy Grail ⓘ scenes set in the Grail temple ⓘ |
| usedToRepresent |
divine presence
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eternal life symbolism ⓘ miraculous healing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Grail Theme Description of subject: The Grail Theme is a recurring musical motif composed by John Williams for the Indiana Jones films, associated with the mystical and spiritual aspects of the Holy Grail quest.
Referenced by (1)
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