In the Mood for Love (film score)

E418357

film score soundtrack album

In the Mood for Love (film score) is the acclaimed, melancholic soundtrack to Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 romantic drama, noted for its lush string arrangements and central waltz theme that evoke longing and restrained passion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
In the Mood for Love	1
In the Mood for Love (film score) canonical	1
In the Mood for Love soundtrack	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4173108 — 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: In the Mood for Love (film score)
Context triple: [Shigeru Umebayashi, notableWork, In the Mood for Love (film score)]

A. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score) is Tan Dun’s acclaimed, Academy Award–winning orchestral and world music soundtrack for Ang Lee’s wuxia film, noted for its blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions and Yo-Yo Ma’s cello performances.
B. The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score is the emotionally rich, culturally infused orchestral soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman for the 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel.
C. The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
D. The Fountain (score)
The Fountain (score) is a hauntingly atmospheric film soundtrack by composer Clint Mansell, known for its minimalist orchestration and emotional intensity.
E. Honeysuckle Rose (soundtrack)
Honeysuckle Rose (soundtrack) is a country music album by Willie Nelson that serves as the soundtrack to the 1980 film "Honeysuckle Rose," featuring a mix of his classics and new recordings.
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: In the Mood for Love (film score)
Target entity description: In the Mood for Love (film score) is the acclaimed, melancholic soundtrack to Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 romantic drama, noted for its lush string arrangements and central waltz theme that evoke longing and restrained passion.

A. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score) is Tan Dun’s acclaimed, Academy Award–winning orchestral and world music soundtrack for Ang Lee’s wuxia film, noted for its blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions and Yo-Yo Ma’s cello performances.
B. The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score is the emotionally rich, culturally infused orchestral soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman for the 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel.
C. The Heiress (film score)
The Heiress (film score) is Aaron Copland’s acclaimed 1949 orchestral soundtrack for the film adaptation of Henry James’s "Washington Square," noted for its emotionally nuanced, romantic yet modernist style.
D. The Fountain (score)
The Fountain (score) is a hauntingly atmospheric film soundtrack by composer Clint Mansell, known for its minimalist orchestration and emotional intensity.
E. Honeysuckle Rose (soundtrack)
Honeysuckle Rose (soundtrack) is a country music album by Willie Nelson that serves as the soundtrack to the 1980 film "Honeysuckle Rose," featuring a mix of his classics and new recordings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWith	Maggie Cheung ⓘ Tony Leung Chiu-wai ⓘ Wong Kar-wai ⓘ
awardReceived	Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score ⓘ
basedOn	In the Mood for Love ⓘ
composer	Michael Galasso ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ Peer Raben ⓘ Shigeru Umebayashi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Hong Kong ⓘ linked to: Hong Kong, China
criticalReception	acclaimed ⓘ
distributionFormat	CD ⓘ digital download ⓘ streaming audio ⓘ
genre	film score ⓘ romantic film music ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ waltz ⓘ
hasPart	Aquellos Ojos Verdes ⓘ Quizás, Quizás, Quizás ⓘ linked to: Quizás Recurring waltz motif ⓘ Spanish-language songs performed by Nat King Cole ⓘ Te Quiero Dijiste ⓘ Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
influenced	subsequent romantic film scores ⓘ
mediaType	audio recording ⓘ
mood	longing ⓘ restrained passion ⓘ
notableFeature	central waltz theme ⓘ integration of Western and Asian musical elements ⓘ repetitive leitmotif structure ⓘ
notableWork	Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
originalLanguage	instrumental music ⓘ
partOf	In the Mood for Love (film) ⓘ linked to: In the Mood for Love
producer	Wong Kar-wai ⓘ
publicationDecade	2000s ⓘ
publicationYear	2000 ⓘ
recordLabel	EMI ⓘ Universal Music ⓘ linked to: Universal Music Group
style	lush string arrangements ⓘ melancholic ⓘ
usedFor	In the Mood for Love (2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film) ⓘ linked to: In the Mood for Love

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Shigeru Umebayashi → notableWork → In the Mood for Love (film score) ⓘ

Wong Kar-wai → knownFor → In the Mood for Love ⓘ

linked to: In the Mood for Love (film score)

Yumeji’s Theme → partOfSoundtrack → In the Mood for Love soundtrack ⓘ