Paul Zaza
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Paul Zaza is a Canadian film composer best known for his work on horror and genre films, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Zaza canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9801872 — 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: Paul Zaza Context triple: [My Bloody Valentine, musicBy, Paul Zaza]
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A.
Cristian Zorzi
Cristian Zorzi is an Italian former cross-country skier best known for winning Olympic and World Championship medals, particularly as a sprint specialist and key member of Italy’s relay teams in the late 1990s and 2000s.
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B.
Alfredo Zanetti
Alfredo Zanetti was a mountaineer known for making the first ascent of the challenging Cassin's Ridge route.
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C.
Spinazzola
Spinazzola is a small town and comune in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its rural landscape and location within the Metropolitan City of Bari.
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D.
Rob Beschizza
Rob Beschizza is a writer, editor, and designer best known for his work as a co-editor of the influential tech and culture blog Boing Boing.
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E.
Marco Benassi
Marco Benassi is an Italian DJ and record producer best known by his stage name Benny Benassi, a pioneer of electro house music and creator of the hit single "Satisfaction."
- 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: Paul Zaza Target entity description: Paul Zaza is a Canadian film composer best known for his work on horror and genre films, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine."
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A.
Cristian Zorzi
Cristian Zorzi is an Italian former cross-country skier best known for winning Olympic and World Championship medals, particularly as a sprint specialist and key member of Italy’s relay teams in the late 1990s and 2000s.
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B.
Alfredo Zanetti
Alfredo Zanetti was a mountaineer known for making the first ascent of the challenging Cassin's Ridge route.
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C.
Spinazzola
Spinazzola is a small town and comune in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its rural landscape and location within the Metropolitan City of Bari.
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D.
Rob Beschizza
Rob Beschizza is a writer, editor, and designer best known for his work as a co-editor of the influential tech and culture blog Boing Boing.
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E.
Marco Benassi
Marco Benassi is an Italian DJ and record producer best known by his stage name Benny Benassi, a pioneer of electro house music and creator of the hit single "Satisfaction."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film composer ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| basedIn | Toronto ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Bob Clark ⓘ |
| composedForFilm |
A Christmas Story (1983)
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linked to:
A Christmas Story
American Nightmare (1983) ⓘ Breaking All the Rules (1985) ⓘ Bullies (1986) ⓘ Children of a Lesser God (additional music, 1986) ⓘ
linked to:
Children of a Lesser God
Curtains (1983) ⓘ Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) ⓘ
linked to:
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Murder by Decree (additional music, 1979) ⓘ
linked to:
Murder by Decree
My Bloody Valentine (1981) ⓘ Porky's (1981) ⓘ
linked to:
Porky's
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) ⓘ
linked to:
Porky's II: The Next Day
Porky's Revenge! (1985) ⓘ Prom Night (1980) ⓘ Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990) ⓘ Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (1992) ⓘ
linked to:
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
Spasms (1983) ⓘ The Brain (1988) ⓘ The Pink Chiquitas (1987) ⓘ Turk 182! (1985) ⓘ
linked to:
Turk 182
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| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
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horror film music ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
film scores
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genre film scores ⓘ horror film scores ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableWork | My Bloody Valentine (1981 film) score ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ music arranger ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American film industry
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Canadian film industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Zaza Description of subject: Paul Zaza is a Canadian film composer best known for his work on horror and genre films, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine."
Referenced by (6)
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