The Pink Panther Theme
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The Pink Panther Theme is a famous jazz-influenced instrumental piece best known as the sly, playful main theme for the Pink Panther film series and cartoon character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pink Panther Theme canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6226366 — 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 Pink Panther Theme Context triple: [Henry Mancini, notableWork, The Pink Panther Theme]
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A.
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a classic comedy-mystery franchise best known for its bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau and its iconic animated pink panther character.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is a 1976 comedy film in the Pink Panther series, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
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D.
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film in the Pink Panther series that revived Peter Sellers’ iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau under the direction of Blake Edwards.
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E.
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther is a 1978 comedy film in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in one of his final performances in the role.
- 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 Pink Panther Theme Target entity description: The Pink Panther Theme is a famous jazz-influenced instrumental piece best known as the sly, playful main theme for the Pink Panther film series and cartoon character.
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A.
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a classic comedy-mystery franchise best known for its bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau and its iconic animated pink panther character.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is a 1976 comedy film in the Pink Panther series, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
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D.
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film in the Pink Panther series that revived Peter Sellers’ iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau under the direction of Blake Edwards.
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E.
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther is a 1978 comedy film in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in one of his final performances in the role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film theme
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instrumental ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Theme from The Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFictionalCharacter | The Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuredIn |
Curse of the Pink Panther
NERFINISHED
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Revenge of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ Son of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pink Panther (1963) opening credits NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pink Panther Strikes Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Trail of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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easy listening ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
memorable saxophone riff
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playful mood ⓘ sly mood ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
frequently used in popular culture to signify stealth or sneaking
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widely recognized television and film theme ⓘ |
| hasKey | E minor ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
cool jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingArtist | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningMotif | chromatic descending line ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Other Than Dancing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | film score ⓘ |
| partOf | The Pink Panther film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Mancini Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| usedAs | main theme music ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Pink Panther animated shorts
NERFINISHED
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The Pink Panther Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenFor | The Pink Panther (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pink Panther Theme Description of subject: The Pink Panther Theme is a famous jazz-influenced instrumental piece best known as the sly, playful main theme for the Pink Panther film series and cartoon character.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Mancini