Gustavo Santaolalla
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Gustavo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, composer, and producer best known for his atmospheric film scores and multiple Academy Award–winning soundtracks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gustavo Santaolalla canonical | 64 |
| Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla | 2 |
| Gustavo Santaolalla film scores | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gustavo Santaolalla Context triple: [The Insider, musicBy, Gustavo Santaolalla]
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A.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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B.
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German-Iranian composer best known for his powerful, cinematic scores for film and television, including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and major blockbuster movies.
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C.
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman is an acclaimed American film composer known for his distinctive, atmospheric scores for movies such as "American Beauty," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "Skyfall."
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D.
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson is an Academy Award–winning Swedish composer and record producer known for his film scores for movies like Black Panther and Oppenheimer, as well as his collaborations with artists such as Childish Gambino.
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E.
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, particularly for Spaghetti Westerns like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gustavo Santaolalla Target entity description: Gustavo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, composer, and producer best known for his atmospheric film scores and multiple Academy Award–winning soundtracks.
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A.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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B.
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German-Iranian composer best known for his powerful, cinematic scores for film and television, including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and major blockbuster movies.
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C.
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman is an acclaimed American film composer known for his distinctive, atmospheric scores for movies such as "American Beauty," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "Skyfall."
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D.
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson is an Academy Award–winning Swedish composer and record producer known for his film scores for movies like Black Panther and Oppenheimer, as well as his collaborations with artists such as Childish Gambino.
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E.
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, particularly for Spaghetti Westerns like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music ⓘ
linked to:
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Golden Globe Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Latin Grammy Award ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Score for Babel
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Score for Brokeback Mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Original Score
|
| birthDate | 1951-08-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argentina ⓘ |
| founded | Bajofondo ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin rock
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| instrument |
charango
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ ronroco ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric film scores
ⓘ
use of Latin American folk instruments in soundtracks ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Arco Iris
ⓘ
Bajofondo ⓘ |
| name |
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla
ⓘ
linked to:
Gustavo Santaolalla
|
| notableWork |
21 Grams (film score)
ⓘ
Amores Perros (film score) ⓘ Babel (film score) ⓘ Biutiful (film score) ⓘ Brokeback Mountain (film score) ⓘ On the Road (film score) ⓘ The Book of Life (film score) ⓘ The Last of Us (video game score) ⓘ
linked to:
The Last of Us
The Last of Us Part II (video game score) ⓘ The Motorcycle Diaries (film score) ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
film score composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Nonesuch Records
ⓘ
Universal Music ⓘ
linked to:
Universal Music Group
|
| workedOn |
soundtrack for Amores Perros
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soundtrack for Babel ⓘ soundtrack for Brokeback Mountain ⓘ soundtrack for The Last of Us ⓘ soundtrack for The Last of Us Part II ⓘ soundtrack for The Motorcycle Diaries ⓘ |
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Subject: Gustavo Santaolalla Description of subject: Gustavo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, composer, and producer best known for his atmospheric film scores and multiple Academy Award–winning soundtracks.
Referenced by (67)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Insider (film)
linked to: Gustavo Santaolalla
subject linked to:
"Hell on Wheels" by Gustavo Santaolalla
subject linked to:
The Last of Us
linked to: Gustavo Santaolalla
linked to: Gustavo Santaolalla