On Golden Pond (film score)

E631711

film score soundtrack

On Golden Pond (film score) is a gentle, lyrical film soundtrack composed by Dave Grusin for the 1981 drama "On Golden Pond," noted for its evocative piano themes and reflective orchestral writing.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
On Golden Pond (Love Theme)	1
On Golden Pond (film score) canonical	1
On Golden Pond (original motion picture soundtrack)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6966592 — 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: On Golden Pond (film score)
Context triple: [Dave Grusin, notableWork, On Golden Pond (film score)]

A. Days of Heaven (score)
Days of Heaven (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack known for its haunting melodies and evocative atmosphere in Terrence Malick’s 1978 drama.
B. The Cider House Rules (1999 film) score
The Cider House Rules (1999 film) score is a lyrical, emotionally rich orchestral film soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman that underscores the drama and warmth of the adaptation of John Irving’s novel.
C. Zorba the Greek (film score)
Zorba the Greek (film score) is the iconic, bouzouki-driven musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1964 film "Zorba the Greek," renowned for its lively syrtaki theme.
D. Big Fish (film score)
Big Fish (film score) is a whimsical and emotionally rich orchestral soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman for Tim Burton’s 2003 fantasy drama film "Big Fish."
E. Doctor Zhivago (film score)
Doctor Zhivago (film score) is Maurice Jarre’s acclaimed orchestral soundtrack to the 1965 epic romantic drama film, best known for its recurring love melody popularly called “Lara’s Theme.”
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: On Golden Pond (film score)
Target entity description: On Golden Pond (film score) is a gentle, lyrical film soundtrack composed by Dave Grusin for the 1981 drama "On Golden Pond," noted for its evocative piano themes and reflective orchestral writing.

A. Days of Heaven (score)
Days of Heaven (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack known for its haunting melodies and evocative atmosphere in Terrence Malick’s 1978 drama.
B. The Cider House Rules (1999 film) score
The Cider House Rules (1999 film) score is a lyrical, emotionally rich orchestral film soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman that underscores the drama and warmth of the adaptation of John Irving’s novel.
C. Zorba the Greek (film score)
Zorba the Greek (film score) is the iconic, bouzouki-driven musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1964 film "Zorba the Greek," renowned for its lively syrtaki theme.
D. Big Fish (film score)
Big Fish (film score) is a whimsical and emotionally rich orchestral soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman for Tim Burton’s 2003 fantasy drama film "Big Fish."
E. Doctor Zhivago (film score)
Doctor Zhivago (film score) is Maurice Jarre’s acclaimed orchestral soundtrack to the 1965 epic romantic drama film, best known for its recurring love melody popularly called “Lara’s Theme.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ
associatedWith	Henry Fonda ⓘ Jane Fonda ⓘ Katharine Hepburn ⓘ Mark Rydell ⓘ
basedOn	On Golden Pond (1981 film) ⓘ linked to: On Golden Pond
composer	Dave Grusin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
era	1980s film music ⓘ
genre	easy listening ⓘ film music ⓘ instrumental ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ
hasMotif	recurring piano theme for main characters ⓘ
hasPart	Closing Title (On Golden Pond) ⓘ Father-Daughter Relationship cue ⓘ Main Title (On Golden Pond) ⓘ New Hampshire Hornpipe ⓘ On Golden Pond (Love Theme) ⓘ linked to: On Golden Pond (film score)
hasReception	praised for sensitivity to character and setting ⓘ
hasTheme	aging and memory ⓘ family relationships ⓘ nature and tranquility ⓘ
influencedBy	American light orchestral tradition ⓘ
intendedMood	contemplative ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ warm ⓘ
label	original film studio soundtrack release ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
mainInstrument	piano ⓘ
notableFeature	evocative piano themes ⓘ reflective orchestral writing ⓘ
orchestration	piano and orchestra ⓘ
partOf	On Golden Pond (1981 film) ⓘ linked to: On Golden Pond
partOfWork	career of Dave Grusin ⓘ
publicationYear	1981 ⓘ
recordedFor	On Golden Pond (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ linked to: On Golden Pond (film score)
style	gentle ⓘ lyrical ⓘ reflective ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic	predominantly slow to moderate ⓘ
usedFor	drama film score ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dave Grusin → notableWork → On Golden Pond (film score) ⓘ

On Golden Pond (film score) → hasPart → On Golden Pond (Love Theme) ⓘ

linked to: On Golden Pond (film score)

On Golden Pond (film score) → recordedFor → On Golden Pond (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ