Koyaanisqatsi (film score)
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Koyaanisqatsi is a minimalist, avant-garde film score by Philip Glass, renowned for its repetitive structures and powerful integration with the experimental 1982 documentary of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Koyaanisqatsi (film score) canonical | 2 |
| Koyaanisqatsi (film score in performance) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Koyaanisqatsi (film score) Context triple: [Philip Glass, notableWork, Koyaanisqatsi (film score)]
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Cocoon (film score)
Cocoon (film score) is a 1985 science-fiction film soundtrack composed by James Horner, noted for its lush orchestral themes that blend wonder, warmth, and mystery.
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B.
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.
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C.
Apocalypse Now (film score)
Apocalypse Now (film score) is the atmospheric and experimental musical soundtrack composed by Carmine Coppola (with contributions from Francis Ford Coppola) for the 1979 Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now."
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D.
Heaven & Earth (film score)
Heaven & Earth is a 1993 film score composed by Japanese New Age musician Kitaro for Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War drama of the same name, noted for its atmospheric fusion of traditional Asian instruments and orchestral music.
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E.
The Eye of the Storm (film score)
The Eye of the Storm (film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Australian musician Paul Grabowsky for the film adaptation of Patrick White’s novel "The Eye of the Storm."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koyaanisqatsi (film score) Target entity description: Koyaanisqatsi is a minimalist, avant-garde film score by Philip Glass, renowned for its repetitive structures and powerful integration with the experimental 1982 documentary of the same name.
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A.
Cocoon (film score)
Cocoon (film score) is a 1985 science-fiction film soundtrack composed by James Horner, noted for its lush orchestral themes that blend wonder, warmth, and mystery.
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B.
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.
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C.
Apocalypse Now (film score)
Apocalypse Now (film score) is the atmospheric and experimental musical soundtrack composed by Carmine Coppola (with contributions from Francis Ford Coppola) for the 1979 Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now."
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D.
Heaven & Earth (film score)
Heaven & Earth is a 1993 film score composed by Japanese New Age musician Kitaro for Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War drama of the same name, noted for its atmospheric fusion of traditional Asian instruments and orchestral music.
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E.
The Eye of the Storm (film score)
The Eye of the Storm (film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Australian musician Paul Grabowsky for the film adaptation of Patrick White’s novel "The Eye of the Storm."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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minimalist music composition ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | critique of modern industrial civilization ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageTerm | Hopi word meaning “life out of balance” ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Koyaanisqatsi (film)
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linked to:
Koyaanisqatsi
|
| composer | Philip Glass ⓘ |
| containsVocalElements | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| directorOfAssociatedFilm | Godfrey Reggio ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| hasChoralTextSource | Hopi prophecies ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
repeated arpeggiated chord patterns
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slowly evolving harmonic progressions ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cloudscape
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Koyaanisqatsi ⓘ Prophecies ⓘ Pruit Igoe ⓘ The Grid ⓘ Vessels ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent film scoring in non-narrative cinema ⓘ |
| label |
Elektra Records
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Nonesuch Records ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hopi ⓘ
linked to:
Hopi people
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| livePerformancePractice | often performed live to film projection ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close synchronization with film editing and imagery
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extensive use of repetitive musical structures ⓘ |
| notableFor | integration of music and image in experimental documentary filmmaking ⓘ |
| originallyComposedFor |
Koyaanisqatsi (1982 film)
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linked to:
Koyaanisqatsi
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| partOfSeries | Qatsi trilogy ⓘ |
| performedBy | Philip Glass Ensemble ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentation |
brass
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chorus ⓘ electronic organs ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| publisher | Dunvagen Music Publishers ⓘ |
| recordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| style |
additive processes
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ostinato-based writing ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristics | predominantly fast pulsating rhythms with contrasting slow sections ⓘ |
| title | Koyaanisqatsi ⓘ |
| usedIn | concert performances independent of the film ⓘ |
| vocalEnsemble |
The Philip Glass Ensemble
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linked to:
Philip Glass Ensemble
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| yearOfFirstRelease | 1983 ⓘ |
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