Dead Man's Bones
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Dead Man's Bones is an indie rock band and musical project co-founded by actor Ryan Gosling, known for its dark, atmospheric sound and collaborations with children's choirs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dead Man's Bones canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6103664 — 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: Dead Man's Bones Context triple: [Ryan Gosling, memberOf, Dead Man's Bones]
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A.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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B.
Flesh and Bone
Flesh and Bone is a 1993 neo-noir drama film starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan that explores long-buried family secrets and the lingering effects of a violent past.
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C.
Road of Bones
Road of Bones is the grim nickname for Russia’s remote Kolyma Highway, infamous for the countless Gulag prisoners who died building it under brutal Soviet-era conditions.
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D.
Dig Up Her Bones
"Dig Up Her Bones" is a popular horror punk song by the American band Misfits, known for its dark, melodic style and enduring fan appeal.
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E.
Find Them Dead
Find Them Dead is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring a tense courtroom drama intertwined with the dark underworld of organized crime.
- 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: Dead Man's Bones Target entity description: Dead Man's Bones is an indie rock band and musical project co-founded by actor Ryan Gosling, known for its dark, atmospheric sound and collaborations with children's choirs.
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A.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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B.
Flesh and Bone
Flesh and Bone is a 1993 neo-noir drama film starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan that explores long-buried family secrets and the lingering effects of a violent past.
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C.
Road of Bones
Road of Bones is the grim nickname for Russia’s remote Kolyma Highway, infamous for the countless Gulag prisoners who died building it under brutal Soviet-era conditions.
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D.
Dig Up Her Bones
"Dig Up Her Bones" is a popular horror punk song by the American band Misfits, known for its dark, melodic style and enduring fan appeal.
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E.
Find Them Dead
Find Them Dead is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring a tense courtroom drama intertwined with the dark underworld of organized crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indie rock band
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musical project ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2007 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children's Choir ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy |
Ryan Gosling
ⓘ
Zach Shields ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| debutAlbum | Dead Man's Bones ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| genre |
darkwave
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experimental rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ gothic rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ |
| hasArtworkTheme |
Halloween imagery
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ghosts and monsters ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ryan Gosling
ⓘ
Zach Shields ⓘ |
| hasMemberOccupation |
Ryan Gosling: actor
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linked to:
Ryan Gosling
Zach Shields: musician ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic |
lo-fi production
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minimalist instrumentation ⓘ reverb-heavy vocals ⓘ theatrical arrangements ⓘ |
| hasMusicalTheme |
horror
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romanticism of ghosts and monsters ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
doo-wop
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gospel ⓘ horror film soundtracks ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with children's choirs
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dark atmospheric sound ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Dead Hearts
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In the Room Where You Sleep ⓘ Name in Stone ⓘ Pa Pa Power ⓘ |
| performedLiveWith | children's choirs ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Anti- ⓘ |
| studioAlbum | Dead Man's Bones ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
children's choir vocals
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Man's Bones Description of subject: Dead Man's Bones is an indie rock band and musical project co-founded by actor Ryan Gosling, known for its dark, atmospheric sound and collaborations with children's choirs.
Referenced by (3)
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