The Big Valley Theme
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The Big Valley Theme is the dramatic instrumental opening music for the 1960s American Western television series "The Big Valley."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Valley Theme canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6464651 — 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 Big Valley Theme Context triple: [The Big Valley, openingTheme, The Big Valley Theme]
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A.
Bunkhouse Theme
"Bunkhouse Theme" is an instrumental piece composed by Bob Dylan for the 1973 western film soundtrack "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid," reflecting the movie’s sparse, atmospheric style.
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B.
The A-Team theme
The A-Team theme is the iconic, high-energy musical theme from the 1980s television series "The A-Team," widely recognized for its bold, militaristic orchestration.
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C.
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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D.
Main Title Theme (Billy)
"Main Title Theme (Billy)" is an instrumental piece by Bob Dylan that serves as the primary musical motif for the character Billy in the soundtrack to the film "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid."
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E.
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.
- 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 Big Valley Theme Target entity description: The Big Valley Theme is the dramatic instrumental opening music for the 1960s American Western television series "The Big Valley."
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A.
Bunkhouse Theme
"Bunkhouse Theme" is an instrumental piece composed by Bob Dylan for the 1973 western film soundtrack "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid," reflecting the movie’s sparse, atmospheric style.
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B.
The A-Team theme
The A-Team theme is the iconic, high-energy musical theme from the 1980s television series "The A-Team," widely recognized for its bold, militaristic orchestration.
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C.
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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D.
Main Title Theme (Billy)
"Main Title Theme (Billy)" is an instrumental piece by Bob Dylan that serves as the primary musical motif for the character Billy in the soundtrack to the film "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid."
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western television music
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instrumental composition ⓘ opening theme ⓘ television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| associatedWithFictionalSetting |
Stockton, California
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linked to:
Stockton
|
| associatedWithLanguageOfSeries | English ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeadActorsOfSeries |
Barbara Stanwyck
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Lee Majors ⓘ Linda Evans ⓘ Peter Breck ⓘ Richard Long ⓘ |
| associatedWithMedium | television ⓘ |
| associatedWithNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| associatedWithProductionCompany | Four Star Television ⓘ |
| associatedWithTelevisionEra | 1960s American network television ⓘ |
| basedOnGenreOfSeries | Western television series ⓘ |
| composedFor | The Big Valley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
Western
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orchestral ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
bold brass fanfares
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dramatic string passages ⓘ driving rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with 1960s American Western television
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dramatic orchestration ⓘ |
| originallyAiredInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf | score of The Big Valley ⓘ |
| title | The Big Valley Theme ⓘ |
| usedAs | opening theme of The Big Valley ⓘ |
| usedIn | opening credits of The Big Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Valley Theme Description of subject: The Big Valley Theme is the dramatic instrumental opening music for the 1960s American Western television series "The Big Valley."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.