The Godfather (film score)

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film score soundtrack album

The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
The Godfather (film score) canonical	6
The Godfather Waltz	2
The Godfather: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	2
Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)	1
The Godfather (original motion picture score)	1
The Godfather Original Motion Picture Score	1
The Godfather Part II (film score)	1
The Godfather soundtrack	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2269818 — 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: The Godfather (film score)
Context triple: [Nino Rota, notableWork, The Godfather (film score)]

A. Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
B. Cinema Paradiso (score)
"Cinema Paradiso (score)" is the acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, celebrated for its nostalgic themes and emotional depth.
C. L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) is a neo-noir orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith, acclaimed for its atmospheric blend of jazz-inflected themes and tense, dramatic scoring that complements the film’s dark, 1950s Los Angeles setting.
D. World Trade Center (film score)
World Trade Center (film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack composed by Craig Armstrong for Oliver Stone’s 2006 film about the September 11 attacks.
E. Patton (1970 film score)
Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
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: The Godfather (film score)
Target entity description: The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.

A. Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
B. Cinema Paradiso (score)
"Cinema Paradiso (score)" is the acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, celebrated for its nostalgic themes and emotional depth.
C. L.A. Confidential (1997 film score)
L.A. Confidential (1997 film score) is a neo-noir orchestral soundtrack by composer Jerry Goldsmith, acclaimed for its atmospheric blend of jazz-inflected themes and tense, dramatic scoring that complements the film’s dark, 1950s Los Angeles setting.
D. World Trade Center (film score)
World Trade Center (film score) is a dramatic orchestral soundtrack composed by Craig Armstrong for Oliver Stone’s 2006 film about the September 11 attacks.
E. Patton (1970 film score)
Patton (1970 film score) is Jerry Goldsmith’s acclaimed, innovative orchestral soundtrack for the 1970 war film "Patton," noted for its distinctive use of echoing trumpet motifs and military themes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Godfather Original Motion Picture Score ⓘ linked to: The Godfather (film score) The Godfather soundtrack ⓘ linked to: The Godfather (film score)
associatedPeriod	New Hollywood era ⓘ linked to: New Hollywood
associatedWith	Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Original Score
basedOn	The Godfather (1972 film) ⓘ linked to: The Godfather
composer	Nino Rota ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
depicts	Corleone family ⓘ linked to: Corleone crime family Italian-American mafia milieu ⓘ
describedAs	haunting ⓘ iconic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ
genre	film music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ
hasKeyTrack	Love Theme from The Godfather ⓘ The Baptism ⓘ The Godfather Finale ⓘ linked to: The Godfather The Godfather Waltz ⓘ linked to: The Godfather (film score) The Pickup ⓘ
hasMood	nostalgic ⓘ tragic ⓘ
hasTheme	Sicilian folk-inspired motifs ⓘ waltz rhythm ⓘ
hasType	original score ⓘ
inception	early 1970s ⓘ
influenced	subsequent mafia film scores ⓘ
instrumentation	accordion ⓘ brass ⓘ mandolin ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ
movement	Love Theme from The Godfather ⓘ main theme ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Nino Rota ⓘ
originalLanguage	instrumental ⓘ
partOf	The Godfather (1972 film) ⓘ linked to: The Godfather
publicationYear	1972 ⓘ
publisher	Paramount Records ⓘ
recordedFor	Paramount Pictures ⓘ
releaseYear	1972 ⓘ
style	neo-classical ⓘ romantic ⓘ
usedFor	closing credits of The Godfather ⓘ opening credits of The Godfather ⓘ

How these facts were elicited