Star Wars Main Title

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film score theme musical work

Star Wars Main Title is the iconic opening theme music of the Star Wars film franchise, composed by John Williams and widely recognized as one of the most famous film scores in cinema history.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Star Wars Main Title canonical	2
Star Wars Theme	1
Star Wars main title theme	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T946034 — 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: Star Wars Main Title
Context triple: [John Williams, notableWork, Star Wars Main Title]

A. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope is a landmark 1977 space opera film that launched the Star Wars franchise, following Luke Skywalker’s battle against the Galactic Empire and redefining modern blockbuster cinema.
B. Skywalker Sound
Skywalker Sound is a renowned film and television audio post-production company best known for its innovative sound design and mixing on major Hollywood blockbusters, particularly the Star Wars franchise.
C. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 science fiction film that serves as the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, exploring the origins of Anakin Skywalker and the political turmoil leading to the rise of the Galactic Empire.
D. Star Wars
Star Wars is a landmark science-fiction franchise set in a distant galaxy, renowned for its epic space opera storytelling, iconic characters, and groundbreaking visual effects.
E. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the 2015 science-fiction film that relaunched the Star Wars saga, introducing a new generation of characters while continuing the original storyline.
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: Star Wars Main Title
Target entity description: Star Wars Main Title is the iconic opening theme music of the Star Wars film franchise, composed by John Williams and widely recognized as one of the most famous film scores in cinema history.

A. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope is a landmark 1977 space opera film that launched the Star Wars franchise, following Luke Skywalker’s battle against the Galactic Empire and redefining modern blockbuster cinema.
B. Skywalker Sound
Skywalker Sound is a renowned film and television audio post-production company best known for its innovative sound design and mixing on major Hollywood blockbusters, particularly the Star Wars franchise.
C. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 science fiction film that serves as the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, exploring the origins of Anakin Skywalker and the political turmoil leading to the rise of the Galactic Empire.
D. Star Wars
Star Wars is a landmark science-fiction franchise set in a distant galaxy, renowned for its epic space opera storytelling, iconic characters, and groundbreaking visual effects.
E. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the 2015 science-fiction film that relaunched the Star Wars saga, introducing a new generation of characters while continuing the original storyline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score theme ⓘ musical work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Main Title ⓘ Star Wars Theme ⓘ linked to: Star Wars Main Title
associatedWith	Luke Skywalker ⓘ Rebel Alliance ⓘ Star Wars opening crawl ⓘ
awarded	Academy Award for Best Original Score (for Star Wars, 1977) ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (for Star Wars, 1977) ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
composer	John Williams ⓘ
conductor	John Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalSignificance	widely regarded as one of the most famous film themes in cinema history ⓘ
firstAppearanceIn	Star Wars (1977 film) ⓘ linked to: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
genre	film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ symphonic music ⓘ
includedIn	American Film Institute list of greatest film scores (Star Wars) ⓘ linked to: Star Wars film score
influencedBy	Erich Wolfgang Korngold film scores ⓘ Richard Wagner leitmotif technique ⓘ linked to: Richard Wagner
key	B-flat major ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
notableFeature	brass fanfare opening ⓘ leitmotif for Luke Skywalker and the heroes ⓘ
partOf	Star Wars (1977 film) score ⓘ linked to: Star Wars film score Star Wars (film franchise) ⓘ linked to: Star Wars
performer	London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
publisher	20th Century Fox (original film distributor) ⓘ linked to: 20th Century Fox
recordedFor	Star Wars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ linked to: Star Wars film score
style	late-Romantic orchestral ⓘ
tempo	fast ⓘ
usedAs	opening theme of Star Wars films ⓘ
usesInstrument	French horn ⓘ bassoon ⓘ cello ⓘ clarinet ⓘ double bass ⓘ flute ⓘ harp ⓘ oboe ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ timpani ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ tuba ⓘ viola ⓘ violin ⓘ
yearOfFirstRelease	1977 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

John Williams → notableWork → Star Wars Main Title ⓘ

Star Wars film score → notableWork → Star Wars Main Title ⓘ

Star Wars Main Title → alsoKnownAs → Star Wars Theme ⓘ

linked to: Star Wars Main Title

Solo: A Star Wars Story (film score) → incorporatesThemeFrom → Star Wars main title theme ⓘ