A Clockwork Orange (film score)

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film score soundtrack album

A Clockwork Orange (film score) is the electronic and classical music soundtrack composed by Wendy Carlos for Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 dystopian film, noted for its innovative use of Moog synthesizers and reinterpretations of classical pieces.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
A Clockwork Orange (adapted arrangement)	1
A Clockwork Orange (film score) canonical	1
A Clockwork Orange (soundtrack)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8319897 — 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: A Clockwork Orange (film score)
Context triple: [Wendy Carlos, notableWork, A Clockwork Orange (film score)]

A. 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."
B. The Godfather (film score)
The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
C. Serpico (film score)
Serpico (film score) is the musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1973 crime drama film "Serpico," noted for its tense, atmospheric themes that underscore the movie’s gritty realism.
D. Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score
The "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" film score is John Williams’s landmark, thematically rich orchestral soundtrack renowned for its innovative use of a five-note motif to communicate with extraterrestrials.
E. Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film) score
The score for the 1966 film "Fahrenheit 451" is a distinctive, atmospheric orchestral soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann that underscores the movie’s dystopian mood and emotional tension.
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: A Clockwork Orange (film score)
Target entity description: A Clockwork Orange (film score) is the electronic and classical music soundtrack composed by Wendy Carlos for Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 dystopian film, noted for its innovative use of Moog synthesizers and reinterpretations of classical pieces.

A. 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."
B. The Godfather (film score)
The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
C. Serpico (film score)
Serpico (film score) is the musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1973 crime drama film "Serpico," noted for its tense, atmospheric themes that underscore the movie’s gritty realism.
D. Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score
The "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" film score is John Williams’s landmark, thematically rich orchestral soundtrack renowned for its innovative use of a five-note motif to communicate with extraterrestrials.
E. Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film) score
The score for the 1966 film "Fahrenheit 451" is a distinctive, atmospheric orchestral soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann that underscores the movie’s dystopian mood and emotional tension.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWithComposer	Wendy Carlos ⓘ
associatedWithDirector	Stanley Kubrick ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	dystopia ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ ultraviolence ⓘ
basedOn	A Clockwork Orange (novel) ⓘ linked to: A Clockwork Orange
composer	Wendy Carlos ⓘ
composerGender	female ⓘ
composerNationality	American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
directorOfRelatedWork	Stanley Kubrick ⓘ
forWork	A Clockwork Orange (1971 film) ⓘ linked to: A Clockwork Orange
genre	classical music ⓘ electronic music ⓘ film score ⓘ
hasInnovation	electronic realizations of classical repertoire ⓘ integration of synthesizer with orchestral textures ⓘ
hasReception	critically acclaimed for innovation ⓘ
hasType	soundtrack to dystopian film ⓘ
influenced	later electronic film scores ⓘ use of synthesizers in cinema ⓘ
influencedBy	Baroque music ⓘ European classical music ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
medium	audio cassette ⓘ compact disc ⓘ digital audio ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
notableFor	collaboration with Stanley Kubrick ⓘ electronic reinterpretations of classical music ⓘ use of Moog synthesizer ⓘ
originallyComposedFor	A Clockwork Orange (1971 film) ⓘ linked to: A Clockwork Orange
partOf	music of A Clockwork Orange franchise ⓘ
publicationDecade	1970s ⓘ
style	experimental electronic music ⓘ synthesized classical music ⓘ
usesInstrument	Moog synthesizer ⓘ electronic keyboard ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Wendy Carlos → notableWork → A Clockwork Orange (film score) ⓘ

Walter Carlos → notableWork → A Clockwork Orange (soundtrack) ⓘ

linked to: A Clockwork Orange (film score)

Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary → usedIn → A Clockwork Orange (adapted arrangement) ⓘ