Man with a Harmonica
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"Man with a Harmonica" is an iconic Ennio Morricone composition, a haunting leitmotif for the harmonica-playing character in the film *Once Upon a Time in the West*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Man with a Harmonica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7726465 — 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: Man with a Harmonica Context triple: [Once Upon a Time in the West (score), hasPart, Man with a Harmonica]
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A.
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn is a 1950 film noir–style musical drama about a troubled jazz trumpeter, loosely based on the life of cornetist Bix Beiderbecke.
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B.
Guida armonica
Guida armonica is a significant 18th-century musical treatise by Italian composer and violinist Francesco Geminiani, focusing on harmony and compositional practice.
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C.
Sweet Music Man
"Sweet Music Man" is a country ballad written and originally recorded by Kenny Rogers, known for its reflective lyrics about the struggles of a fading music star.
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D.
The Musician
The Musician is a fictional storyteller and performer who appears as one of the diverse narrators gathered at the inn in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
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E.
Sidewalk Harp
Sidewalk Harp is an interactive public light-and-sound sculpture by artist Jen Lewin that allows passersby to create music and visual effects through their movement.
- 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: Man with a Harmonica Target entity description: "Man with a Harmonica" is an iconic Ennio Morricone composition, a haunting leitmotif for the harmonica-playing character in the film *Once Upon a Time in the West*.
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A.
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn is a 1950 film noir–style musical drama about a troubled jazz trumpeter, loosely based on the life of cornetist Bix Beiderbecke.
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B.
Guida armonica
Guida armonica is a significant 18th-century musical treatise by Italian composer and violinist Francesco Geminiani, focusing on harmony and compositional practice.
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C.
Sweet Music Man
"Sweet Music Man" is a country ballad written and originally recorded by Kenny Rogers, known for its reflective lyrics about the struggles of a fading music star.
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D.
The Musician
The Musician is a fictional storyteller and performer who appears as one of the diverse narrators gathered at the inn in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
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E.
Sidewalk Harp
Sidewalk Harp is an interactive public light-and-sound sculpture by artist Jen Lewin that allows passersby to create music and visual effects through their movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score piece
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| alsoFeaturesInstrument |
electric guitar
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWithActor | Charles Bronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Harmonica (Once Upon a Time in the West) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Sergio Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | Western film ⓘ |
| composer | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| featuredInWork | Once Upon a Time in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInFilm | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Spaghetti Western music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ instrumental ⓘ |
| hasArrangement |
concert arrangement
ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
classic Ennio Morricone piece
ⓘ
iconic film theme ⓘ |
| hasKeyMood |
menacing
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType |
live performance recording
ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ennio Morricone compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced | later Western film scores ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
leitmotif
ⓘ
revenge theme ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Spaghetti Western genre
ⓘ
dark atmospheric sound ⓘ use of amplified harmonica ⓘ |
| orchestratedBy | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Once Upon a Time in the West (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | harmonica ⓘ |
| recordedForLabel | RCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| style |
haunting
ⓘ
minimalist motif ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| usedAs |
character theme
ⓘ
opening motif in key scenes ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
cinema
ⓘ
soundtrack albums ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Man with a Harmonica Description of subject: "Man with a Harmonica" is an iconic Ennio Morricone composition, a haunting leitmotif for the harmonica-playing character in the film *Once Upon a Time in the West*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.