Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score)
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s expansive, symphonic film soundtrack renowned for its majestic main theme and pioneering use of electronic and orchestral textures in science fiction cinema.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) canonical | 2 |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture (film score) | 1 |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5272968 — 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)
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Target entity: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) Context triple: [Jerry Goldsmith, notableWork, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score)]
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A.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film score)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film score) is James Horner’s acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1982 Star Trek film, noted for its sweeping themes, emotional depth, and pivotal role in revitalizing the franchise’s musical identity.
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B.
Star Trek: First Contact (1996 film score)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith that blends heroic themes with darker, suspenseful motifs to accompany the eighth Star Trek film’s time-travel and Borg-focused narrative.
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C.
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998 film score)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998 film score) is a symphonic film soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith for the ninth Star Trek feature film, blending heroic themes, romantic motifs, and action-driven orchestration characteristic of the franchise’s late-1990s musical style.
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D.
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002 film score)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack that blends sweeping themes and darker, militaristic motifs to underscore the tenth Star Trek film’s tone of conflict and introspection.
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E.
Apollo 13 (film score)
Apollo 13 (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by James Horner for the 1995 space drama film "Apollo 13," noted for its emotional depth and patriotic, suspenseful themes.
- 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)
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Target entity: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) Target entity description: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s expansive, symphonic film soundtrack renowned for its majestic main theme and pioneering use of electronic and orchestral textures in science fiction cinema.
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A.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film score)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film score) is James Horner’s acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1982 Star Trek film, noted for its sweeping themes, emotional depth, and pivotal role in revitalizing the franchise’s musical identity.
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B.
Star Trek: First Contact (1996 film score)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith that blends heroic themes with darker, suspenseful motifs to accompany the eighth Star Trek film’s time-travel and Borg-focused narrative.
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C.
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998 film score)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998 film score) is a symphonic film soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith for the ninth Star Trek feature film, blending heroic themes, romantic motifs, and action-driven orchestration characteristic of the franchise’s late-1990s musical style.
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D.
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002 film score)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack that blends sweeping themes and darker, militaristic motifs to underscore the tenth Star Trek film’s tone of conflict and introspection.
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E.
Apollo 13 (film score)
Apollo 13 (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by James Horner for the 1995 space drama film "Apollo 13," noted for its emotional depth and patriotic, suspenseful themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Star Trek franchise
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linked to:
Star Trek
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| composer | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| conductor | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
expansive
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majestic ⓘ symphonic ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
blaster beam
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brass ⓘ orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
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orchestral music ⓘ science fiction film score ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
Enterprise fanfare
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romantic theme for Ilia and Decker ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
A Good Start
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Ilia's Theme ⓘ Leaving Drydock ⓘ Main Title / Klingon Battle ⓘ The Cloud ⓘ The Enterprise ⓘ
linked to:
Starship Enterprise
The Meld ⓘ V'Ger Flyover ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Star Trek television scores
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science fiction film scoring conventions ⓘ |
| label | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| laterUsedIn |
Star Trek: The Next Generation (main title theme adaptation)
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linked to:
Star Trek: The Next Generation theme
|
| notableFor |
influence on later Star Trek music
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majestic main theme ⓘ use of electronic and orchestral textures ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Arthur Morton ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek: The Motion Picture ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Hollywood Studio Symphony
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linked to:
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
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| style | symphonic ⓘ |
| themeFor |
Star Trek film series
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linked to:
Star Trek feature films
Starship Enterprise ⓘ |
| usedIn | Star Trek: The Motion Picture ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
analog synthesizers
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electronic processing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) Description of subject: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s expansive, symphonic film soundtrack renowned for its majestic main theme and pioneering use of electronic and orchestral textures in science fiction cinema.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Goldsmith
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film score)
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follows
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (film score)
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linked to: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score)
subject linked to:
Jerrald
linked to: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (score)