Theme from Schindler's List

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Theme from Schindler's List is a poignant and haunting violin-led musical piece composed for the 1993 Holocaust drama film "Schindler's List," widely regarded as one of John Williams's most moving film scores.

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Label Occurrences
Theme from Schindler's List canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film theme ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
associatedAward Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television ⓘ
associatedEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra (in concert performances) ⓘ
various symphony orchestras worldwide ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Steven Spielberg ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Holocaust ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Oskar Schindler ⓘ
awardedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score (to Schindler's List score) ⓘ
basedOn Schindler's List (1993 film) ⓘ
linked to: Schindler's List
commissionedFor Schindler's List (1993 film) ⓘ
linked to: Schindler's List
composer John Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuredInstrument violin ⓘ
firstAppearanceInWork Schindler's List (1993 film) ⓘ
linked to: Schindler's List
genre classical ⓘ
film score ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact frequently performed at Holocaust remembrance events ⓘ
iconic theme of the film Schindler's List ⓘ
widely regarded as one of John Williams's most moving themes ⓘ
hasKey D minor (commonly performed) ⓘ
hasQuality haunting ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
poignant ⓘ
includedIn Itzhak Perlman recital programs ⓘ
John Williams compilation albums ⓘ
inspiredBy story of Oskar Schindler ⓘ
label MCA Records (original soundtrack release) ⓘ
linked to: MCA Records
notablePerformer Itzhak Perlman ⓘ
orchestrator John Williams ⓘ
originalLanguage instrumental ⓘ
partOf Schindler's List (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: Schindler's List
partOfSeries John Williams film themes ⓘ
linked to: John Williams
performer Itzhak Perlman ⓘ
publicationYear 1993 ⓘ
publisher Universal Music Publishing (film music division) ⓘ
recordedFor Schindler's List (soundtrack album) ⓘ
linked to: Schindler's List
subjectMatter Jewish suffering during the Holocaust ⓘ
mourning ⓘ
remembrance ⓘ
tempoMarking slow ⓘ
usedAs concert encore piece ⓘ
usesMusicalElement minor key ⓘ
rubato phrasing ⓘ
string orchestra accompaniment ⓘ
usesMusicalForm theme and variations ⓘ

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

John Williams → notableWork → Theme from Schindler's List ⓘ
Johnny Williams → notableWork → Theme from Schindler's List ⓘ