The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score)
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) is a 1965 orchestral film soundtrack by composer Alex North, written for the historical drama about Renaissance artist Michelangelo and noted for its dramatic, modernist musical style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8239845 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) Context triple: [Alex North, notableWork, The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score)]
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A.
The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
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B.
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.”
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C.
Atonement (film score)
Atonement (film score) is an acclaimed orchestral soundtrack by composer Dario Marianelli, noted for its innovative use of typewriter sounds and its emotionally rich, period-evocative themes.
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D.
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score)
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score) is Nino Rota’s lush, romantic orchestral soundtrack for Luchino Visconti’s 1963 historical drama about a Sicilian prince during the Risorgimento.
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E.
The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
- 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 Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) Target entity description: The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) is a 1965 orchestral film soundtrack by composer Alex North, written for the historical drama about Renaissance artist Michelangelo and noted for its dramatic, modernist musical style.
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A.
The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
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B.
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.”
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C.
Atonement (film score)
Atonement (film score) is an acclaimed orchestral soundtrack by composer Dario Marianelli, noted for its innovative use of typewriter sounds and its emotionally rich, period-evocative themes.
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D.
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score)
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score) is Nino Rota’s lush, romantic orchestral soundtrack for Luchino Visconti’s 1963 historical drama about a Sicilian prince during the Risorgimento.
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E.
The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film score ⓘ |
| associatedArtForm |
painting
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sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Agony and the Ecstasy (novel)
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linked to:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
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| basedOn |
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965 film)
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linked to:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
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| composer | Alex North ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Renaissance Italy
ⓘ
artistic struggle of Michelangelo ⓘ |
| follows |
Cleopatra (film score)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra (1963 film score)
Spartacus (film score) ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
modernist music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | 20th-century modernist orchestral techniques ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later historical-epic film scores ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conflict theme
ⓘ
love theme ⓘ main title theme ⓘ religious theme ⓘ |
| hasType | soundtrack ⓘ |
| intendedFor | cinema exhibition ⓘ |
| language | non-vocal music ⓘ |
| medium | orchestra ⓘ |
| movement |
battle music
ⓘ
dramatic cues ⓘ lyrical themes ⓘ religious or spiritual cues ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | underscores Michelangelo’s relationship with Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dramatic musical style
ⓘ
modernist musical language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alex North film scores
ⓘ
The Agony and the Ecstasy (franchise) ⓘ
linked to:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
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| productionCompanyOfFilm | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox Records ⓘ |
| recordLabel | 20th Century Fox Records ⓘ |
| style |
chromatic
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dissonant ⓘ late-romantic orchestration ⓘ symphonic ⓘ |
| subjectOfFilm | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965 film)
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linked to:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
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| writtenFor | historical drama film ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1965 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) Description of subject: The Agony and the Ecstasy (film score) is a 1965 orchestral film soundtrack by composer Alex North, written for the historical drama about Renaissance artist Michelangelo and noted for its dramatic, modernist musical style.
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