Carol Anne's Theme
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"Carol Anne's Theme" is the haunting, lullaby-like musical piece composed by Jerry Goldsmith that serves as the signature motif associated with the young girl in the horror film Poltergeist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carol Anne's Theme canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5273243 — 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: Carol Anne's Theme Context triple: [Poltergeist (1982 film score), hasMainTheme, Carol Anne's Theme]
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A.
Lily’s Theme
Lily’s Theme is a haunting musical piece composed by Alexandre Desplat for the Harry Potter film series, associated with the character Lily Potter and the final installment’s emotional tone.
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B.
Helena’s Theme
"Helena’s Theme" is a musical motif composed by John Williams for the character Helena Shaw in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film score.
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C.
Lara's Theme
"Lara's Theme" is the iconic, melancholic musical motif from the film score of Doctor Zhivago, widely recognized as one of cinema's most memorable love themes.
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D.
Hedwig's Theme
Hedwig's Theme is the iconic orchestral motif composed by John Williams that serves as the main musical theme of the Harry Potter film series.
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E.
Tony’s Theme
Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
- 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: Carol Anne's Theme Target entity description: "Carol Anne's Theme" is the haunting, lullaby-like musical piece composed by Jerry Goldsmith that serves as the signature motif associated with the young girl in the horror film Poltergeist.
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A.
Lily’s Theme
Lily’s Theme is a haunting musical piece composed by Alexandre Desplat for the Harry Potter film series, associated with the character Lily Potter and the final installment’s emotional tone.
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B.
Helena’s Theme
"Helena’s Theme" is a musical motif composed by John Williams for the character Helena Shaw in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film score.
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C.
Lara's Theme
"Lara's Theme" is the iconic, melancholic musical motif from the film score of Doctor Zhivago, widely recognized as one of cinema's most memorable love themes.
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D.
Hedwig's Theme
Hedwig's Theme is the iconic orchestral motif composed by John Williams that serves as the main musical theme of the Harry Potter film series.
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E.
Tony’s Theme
Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film theme
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Carol Anne Freeling ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| featuredInWork |
Poltergeist (1982 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
|
| filmDirector | Tobe Hooper ⓘ |
| filmFranchise |
Poltergeist franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
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| filmProducer | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInMedium |
Poltergeist (1982 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
|
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
horror film music ⓘ |
| hasMainMotifFor | Carol Anne Freeling ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterReference | Carol Anne Freeling ⓘ |
| hasType |
character theme
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theme song ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum |
Poltergeist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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linked to:
Poltergeist (1982 film score)
|
| instrumentation |
orchestra
ⓘ
wordless choir (in some arrangements) ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | lullaby-like theme ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrasting childlike innocence with supernatural horror
ⓘ
serving as the signature motif of the film Poltergeist ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ |
| partOf |
Poltergeist (original motion picture score)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist (1982 film score)
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| partOfSoundtrack |
Poltergeist (1982 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
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| productionCompanyOfFilm | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordedForLabel | MGM ⓘ |
| tonalQuality | haunting ⓘ |
| usedAs | leitmotif ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carol Anne's Theme Description of subject: "Carol Anne's Theme" is the haunting, lullaby-like musical piece composed by Jerry Goldsmith that serves as the signature motif associated with the young girl in the horror film Poltergeist.
Referenced by (1)
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