“Brooks Was Here”
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“Brooks Was Here” is a musical cue from Thomas Newman’s acclaimed score for the film The Shawshank Redemption, underscoring the poignant storyline of the character Brooks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Brooks Was Here” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Brooks Was Here” Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption (film score), hasPart, “Brooks Was Here”]
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A.
The Brow
The Brow is a grotesque, criminal mastermind and one of the most notorious villains in the Dick Tracy comic strip series.
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B.
The Brow
The Brow is the widely recognized nickname of NBA star Anthony Davis, referring to his distinctive unibrow and used as a personal brand in his basketball career.
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C.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines the powerful Cold War-era influence of siblings John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles on U.S. foreign policy and covert operations.
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D.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a Hong Kong action film featuring Chow Yun-fat in one of his early notable roles that helped establish his reputation in the crime and action genre.
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E.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, known only through later references and fragments.
- 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: “Brooks Was Here” Target entity description: “Brooks Was Here” is a musical cue from Thomas Newman’s acclaimed score for the film The Shawshank Redemption, underscoring the poignant storyline of the character Brooks.
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A.
The Brow
The Brow is the widely recognized nickname of NBA star Anthony Davis, referring to his distinctive unibrow and used as a personal brand in his basketball career.
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B.
The Brow
The Brow is a grotesque, criminal mastermind and one of the most notorious villains in the Dick Tracy comic strip series.
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C.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, known only through later references and fragments.
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D.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines the powerful Cold War-era influence of siblings John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles on U.S. foreign policy and covert operations.
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E.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a Hong Kong action film featuring Chow Yun-fat in one of his early notable roles that helped establish his reputation in the crime and action genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score track
ⓘ
musical cue ⓘ |
| associatedAwardContext |
The Shawshank Redemption score is widely acclaimed
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linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (film score)
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| associatedCharacter |
Andy Dufresne
ⓘ
Brooks Hatlen ⓘ Ellis "Red" Redding ⓘ
linked to:
Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
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| associatedMotif | Brooks’s inability to adapt to life outside prison ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Frank Darabont
ⓘ
Morgan Freeman ⓘ Tim Robbins ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
despair
ⓘ
institutionalization ⓘ loneliness ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creditedTo | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| featuredInMedium | film ⓘ |
| featuredInWork |
The Shawshank Redemption
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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| genre |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack music ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| linkedToLocationInFilm |
Shawshank State Prison
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linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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| linkedToPlotElement | Brooks’s parole and subsequent suicide ⓘ |
| linkedToVisualMotif | carved inscription on the prison ceiling beam ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
contemporary cinematic score
ⓘ
orchestral film music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with one of the film’s most tragic sequences
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emotional impact in The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Shawshank Redemption (original motion picture score)
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linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (film score)
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| partOfFranchise |
The Shawshank Redemption (franchise/brand)
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linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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| publisher | film soundtrack label (various editions) ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released as part of The Shawshank Redemption soundtrack album ⓘ |
| titleReference |
"Brooks was here" message carved into the prison wall in The Shawshank Redemption
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linked to:
Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption
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| tone |
melancholic
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poignant ⓘ |
| underscoresCharacter | Brooks Hatlen ⓘ |
| underscoresScene | Brooks’s release and fate after leaving Shawshank State Prison ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dramatic cue
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underscore ⓘ |
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Subject: “Brooks Was Here” Description of subject: “Brooks Was Here” is a musical cue from Thomas Newman’s acclaimed score for the film The Shawshank Redemption, underscoring the poignant storyline of the character Brooks.
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