The Dunwich Horror (film score)
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The Dunwich Horror (film score) is a 1970 horror film soundtrack composed by Les Baxter, known for its eerie orchestral and experimental textures that enhance the movie’s occult atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dunwich Horror (film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6131267 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dunwich Horror (film score) Context triple: [Les Baxter, notableWork, The Dunwich Horror (film score)]
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A.
Darkness Falls (film score)
Darkness Falls (film score) is a horror film soundtrack composed by Brian Tyler, known for its tense orchestration and atmospheric, suspense-driven themes.
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B.
The Devil's Rejects (film score)
The Devil's Rejects (film score) is a dark, atmospheric soundtrack composed by Tyler Bates for Rob Zombie's brutal horror film, blending ominous tones and gritty themes to match the movie's violent, grimy aesthetic.
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C.
The Exorcist (TV series score)
The Exorcist (TV series score) is a dark, atmospheric musical soundtrack composed for the television adaptation of the classic horror franchise, blending ominous orchestration with modern sound design to heighten the series’ tension and psychological terror.
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D.
The Other (film score)
The Other (film score) is a 1972 film soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the psychological horror film "The Other," noted for its eerie, atmospheric orchestration.
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E.
The Uninvited (1944 film score)
The Uninvited (1944 film score) is a hauntingly atmospheric orchestral soundtrack to the 1944 supernatural film, noted for its romantic themes and influential early use of music in the horror genre.
- 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 Dunwich Horror (film score) Target entity description: The Dunwich Horror (film score) is a 1970 horror film soundtrack composed by Les Baxter, known for its eerie orchestral and experimental textures that enhance the movie’s occult atmosphere.
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A.
Darkness Falls (film score)
Darkness Falls (film score) is a horror film soundtrack composed by Brian Tyler, known for its tense orchestration and atmospheric, suspense-driven themes.
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B.
The Devil's Rejects (film score)
The Devil's Rejects (film score) is a dark, atmospheric soundtrack composed by Tyler Bates for Rob Zombie's brutal horror film, blending ominous tones and gritty themes to match the movie's violent, grimy aesthetic.
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C.
The Exorcist (TV series score)
The Exorcist (TV series score) is a dark, atmospheric musical soundtrack composed for the television adaptation of the classic horror franchise, blending ominous orchestration with modern sound design to heighten the series’ tension and psychological terror.
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D.
The Other (film score)
The Other (film score) is a 1972 film soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the psychological horror film "The Other," noted for its eerie, atmospheric orchestration.
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E.
The Uninvited (1944 film score)
The Uninvited (1944 film score) is a hauntingly atmospheric orchestral soundtrack to the 1944 supernatural film, noted for its romantic themes and influential early use of music in the horror genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | occult horror ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Dunwich Horror (1970 film) ⓘ |
| composer | Les Baxter ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| composerStyle | Les Baxter’s horror and exotica-influenced orchestration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
experimental music
ⓘ
horror film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
eerie orchestral textures
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experimental textures ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
occult rituals
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary horror scoring of the late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| intendedUse | underscore for motion picture ⓘ |
| isPartOfCareerOf | Les Baxter ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | enhances the film’s occult atmosphere ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Dunwich Horror (franchise)
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linked to:
The Dunwich Horror (1970 film)
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| primaryInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| usedIn | The Dunwich Horror (1970 film) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dunwich Horror (film score) Description of subject: The Dunwich Horror (film score) is a 1970 horror film soundtrack composed by Les Baxter, known for its eerie orchestral and experimental textures that enhance the movie’s occult atmosphere.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.