Braveheart (film score)

E119794

film score soundtrack album

Braveheart (film score) is James Horner’s sweeping, Celtic-influenced orchestral soundtrack for the 1995 historical epic film, widely praised for its emotional and thematic power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Braveheart (film score) canonical	3
Braveheart (soundtrack) album	1
Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048084 — 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: Braveheart (film score)
Context triple: [James Horner, notableWork, Braveheart (film score)]

A. Beowulf (2007 film score)
Beowulf (2007 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the motion-capture fantasy film adaptation of the Old English epic poem.
B. The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
C. Oppenheimer (film score)
Oppenheimer (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
D. The Last Samurai (2003 film) score
The Last Samurai (2003 film) score is a sweeping, emotionally charged orchestral soundtrack by Hans Zimmer that blends Western symphonic elements with traditional Japanese instrumentation to underscore the film’s epic and introspective themes.
E. Alexander (film score)
Alexander (film score) is an orchestral and electronic film soundtrack composed by Vangelis for Oliver Stone’s 2004 historical epic about Alexander the Great.
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: Braveheart (film score)
Target entity description: Braveheart (film score) is James Horner’s sweeping, Celtic-influenced orchestral soundtrack for the 1995 historical epic film, widely praised for its emotional and thematic power.

A. Beowulf (2007 film score)
Beowulf (2007 film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the motion-capture fantasy film adaptation of the Old English epic poem.
B. The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
C. Oppenheimer (film score)
Oppenheimer (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
D. The Last Samurai (2003 film) score
The Last Samurai (2003 film) score is a sweeping, emotionally charged orchestral soundtrack by Hans Zimmer that blends Western symphonic elements with traditional Japanese instrumentation to underscore the film’s epic and introspective themes.
E. Alexander (film score)
Alexander (film score) is an orchestral and electronic film soundtrack composed by Vangelis for Oliver Stone’s 2004 historical epic about Alexander the Great.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Murron MacClannough ⓘ Princess Isabelle ⓘ William Wallace ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	Scottish nationalism ⓘ linked to: Scottish independence freedom ⓘ romance ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television ⓘ
basedOn	Braveheart (1995 film) ⓘ linked to: Braveheart
composer	James Horner ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticalReception	widely praised for emotional impact ⓘ widely praised for thematic cohesion ⓘ
featuresInstrument	Celtic flute ⓘ bagpipes ⓘ choir ⓘ orchestra ⓘ uilleann pipes ⓘ
genre	Celtic-influenced music ⓘ film music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ
hasTypeOfRelease	original motion picture soundtrack ⓘ
influencedBy	Irish folk music ⓘ Scottish folk music ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
length	approximately 77 minutes ⓘ
notableTrack	A Gift of a Thistle ⓘ Falkirk ⓘ For the Love of a Princess ⓘ Freedom / The Execution / Bannockburn ⓘ linked to: Scotland the Brave Main Title ⓘ Mornay’s Dream ⓘ The Battle of Stirling ⓘ The Legend Spreads ⓘ The Princess Pleads for Wallace’s Life ⓘ Wallace Courts Murron ⓘ
orchestrator	James Horner ⓘ
partOf	Braveheart (soundtrack) album ⓘ linked to: Braveheart (film score)
producer	James Horner ⓘ
recordLabel	Decca Records ⓘ London Records ⓘ
releaseYear	1995 ⓘ
style	lush orchestration ⓘ lyrical themes ⓘ prominent use of Celtic motifs ⓘ
usedIn	battle scenes in Braveheart (1995 film) ⓘ execution scene in Braveheart (1995 film) ⓘ romantic scenes in Braveheart (1995 film) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

James Horner → notableWork → Braveheart (film score) ⓘ

subject linked to: Horner

Braveheart (film score) → partOf → Braveheart (soundtrack) album ⓘ

linked to: Braveheart (film score)

Legends of the Fall (film score) → chronologicallyPrecedes → Braveheart (film score) ⓘ

Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture → follows → Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ