O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)

E387030

compilation album soundtrack album

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) is a Grammy-winning compilation album of bluegrass, country, gospel, and folk music produced by T Bone Burnett for the Coen brothers’ film of the same name.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) canonical	6
O Brother, Where Art Thou?	1
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack album)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3759507 — 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: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
Context triple: [O Brother, Where Art Thou?, hasSoundtrack, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)]

A. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 Coen brothers comedy film loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, known for its stylized depiction of the Depression-era American South and its influential bluegrass and folk soundtrack.
B. Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the album featuring the music from the 1998 film sequel to "The Blues Brothers," showcasing blues, soul, and rhythm-and-blues performances by the film’s cast and guest artists.
C. Missin’ Missippi
"Missin’ Missippi" is a song featured on the album *Songs Cycled* by Van Dyke Parks.
D. American Soul
"American Soul" is a politically charged rock song by U2 from their album *Songs of Experience*, reflecting themes of American identity and social unrest.
E. Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
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: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
Target entity description: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) is a Grammy-winning compilation album of bluegrass, country, gospel, and folk music produced by T Bone Burnett for the Coen brothers’ film of the same name.

A. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 Coen brothers comedy film loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, known for its stylized depiction of the Depression-era American South and its influential bluegrass and folk soundtrack.
B. Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the album featuring the music from the 1998 film sequel to "The Blues Brothers," showcasing blues, soul, and rhythm-and-blues performances by the film’s cast and guest artists.
C. Missin’ Missippi
"Missin’ Missippi" is a song featured on the album *Songs Cycled* by Van Dyke Parks.
D. American Soul
"American Soul" is a politically charged rock song by U2 from their album *Songs of Experience*, reflecting themes of American identity and social unrest.
E. Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	compilation album ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedFilmSetting	Great Depression-era American South ⓘ
associatedTour	Down from the Mountain tour ⓘ linked to: Down from the Mountain
associatedWith	Coen brothers ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Album of the Year ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
basedOn	film O Brother, Where Art Thou? ⓘ linked to: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
chartAchievement	number one on Billboard 200 ⓘ
containsStyle	a cappella gospel ⓘ string band music ⓘ traditional Appalachian music ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticalReception	widely acclaimed ⓘ
genre	bluegrass ⓘ country ⓘ folk ⓘ gospel ⓘ
hasFormat	CD ⓘ digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
impact	helped bring roots music to mainstream audiences ⓘ
inspiredRevivalOf	interest in bluegrass music ⓘ interest in old-time country music ⓘ
labelCategory	film soundtrack ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
musicSupervisor	T Bone Burnett ⓘ
notableArtist	Alison Krauss ⓘ Emmylou Harris ⓘ Gillian Welch ⓘ Ralph Stanley ⓘ The Soggy Bottom Boys ⓘ linked to: Soggy Bottom Boys
notableTrack	Down to the River to Pray ⓘ I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow ⓘ linked to: Man of Constant Sorrow In the Jailhouse Now ⓘ I’ll Fly Away ⓘ linked to: I'll Fly Away Man of Constant Sorrow ⓘ
partOf	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (film) ⓘ linked to: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
producer	T Bone Burnett ⓘ
recordLabel	Lost Highway Records ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ
releaseYear	2000 ⓘ
salesCertification	multi-platinum in the United States ⓘ
theme	American roots music ⓘ
title	O Brother, Where Art Thou? ⓘ linked to: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

O Brother, Where Art Thou? → hasSoundtrack → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) ⓘ

T Bone Burnett → notableWork → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) ⓘ

T Bone Burnett → produced → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) ⓘ

Chris Thomas King → performedIn → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) ⓘ

Chris Thomas King → awardReceivedFor → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) ⓘ

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) → title → O Brother, Where Art Thou? ⓘ

linked to: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)

Man of Constant Sorrow → featuredInSoundtrackOf → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) ⓘ

Man of Constant Sorrow → appearsOn → O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack album) ⓘ