Road to Chicago
E928012
"Road to Chicago" is a prominent musical piece from Thomas Newman's acclaimed score for the film *Road to Perdition*, known for its atmospheric, melancholic orchestral style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Road to Chicago canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11466087 — 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: Road to Chicago Context triple: [Road to Perdition (film score), notableTrack, Road to Chicago]
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A.
Heart of Chicago
Heart of Chicago is a historic, predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood in Chicago known for its classic Italian restaurants, vibrant cultural scene, and working-class character.
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B.
Sweet Home Chicago
"Sweet Home Chicago" is a classic blues standard, widely popularized in modern culture by its energetic performance in the film *The Blues Brothers*.
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C.
Eight Mile Road
Eight Mile Road is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Detroit metropolitan area, widely known as the traditional dividing line between the city of Detroit and its northern suburbs.
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D.
Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago (2002 film) is a musical crime comedy-drama, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that satirically explores celebrity, corruption, and the justice system in Jazz Age Chicago through lavish song-and-dance numbers.
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E.
Chicago 25 or 6 to 4
"Chicago 25 or 6 to 4" is a 1999 compilation album by the rock band Chicago, featuring remixed and remastered versions of many of their classic hits.
- 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: Road to Chicago Target entity description: "Road to Chicago" is a prominent musical piece from Thomas Newman's acclaimed score for the film *Road to Perdition*, known for its atmospheric, melancholic orchestral style.
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A.
Heart of Chicago
Heart of Chicago is a historic, predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood in Chicago known for its classic Italian restaurants, vibrant cultural scene, and working-class character.
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B.
Sweet Home Chicago
"Sweet Home Chicago" is a classic blues standard, widely popularized in modern culture by its energetic performance in the film *The Blues Brothers*.
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C.
Eight Mile Road
Eight Mile Road is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Detroit metropolitan area, widely known as the traditional dividing line between the city of Detroit and its northern suburbs.
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D.
Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago (2002 film) is a musical crime comedy-drama, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that satirically explores celebrity, corruption, and the justice system in Jazz Age Chicago through lavish song-and-dance numbers.
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E.
Chicago 25 or 6 to 4
"Chicago 25 or 6 to 4" is a 1999 compilation album by the rock band Chicago, featuring remixed and remastered versions of many of their classic hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score cue
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | early 2000s film music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Road to Perdition (soundtrack album)
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linked to:
Road to Perdition (film score)
Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Road to Perdition (graphic novel)
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linked to:
graphic novel Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition (screenplay) ⓘ
linked to:
Road to Perdition
|
| composer | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creditedOn |
Road to Perdition: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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linked to:
Road to Perdition (film score)
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| featuredIn | Road to Perdition ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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instrumental ⓘ orchestral ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestral percussion
ⓘ
piano ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasMood |
brooding
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| medium | orchestral music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the dark tone of Road to Perdition
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evocative, atmospheric orchestration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Road to Perdition (film score)
ⓘ
Road to Perdition (original motion picture score) ⓘ
linked to:
Road to Perdition (film score)
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| recordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| style |
atmospheric
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| title | Road to Chicago ⓘ |
| usedAs | underscore in Road to Perdition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Road to Chicago Description of subject: "Road to Chicago" is a prominent musical piece from Thomas Newman's acclaimed score for the film *Road to Perdition*, known for its atmospheric, melancholic orchestral style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.