Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)
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The theme from "Oklahoma!" is the iconic main musical motif from the 1955 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, widely recognized as a classic piece of American film and theater music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma! (1955 film) score | 1 |
| Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529345 — 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: Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) Context triple: [Richard Rodgers, notableWork, Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)]
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Theme from "State Fair" (film score)
Theme from "State Fair" (film score) is a melodic orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers written for the 1945 film musical "State Fair," reflecting his signature romantic and lyrical style.
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B.
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised)
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised) is a reworked version of the famous musical number from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, showcasing Richard Rodgers’ melodic style in a refreshed arrangement.
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C.
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
Oklahoma! (1955 film) is a classic 1955 musical movie adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, celebrated for its pioneering use of widescreen formats and its iconic songs set in early 20th-century Oklahoma Territory.
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D.
Theme from "The King and I" (musical)
The theme from "The King and I" is the central musical motif from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, known for its lush romantic melody and association with the story’s cross-cultural royal romance.
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E.
Theme from "On Your Toes" (musical)
Theme from "On Your Toes" is a musical composition by Richard Rodgers, best known as part of the score for the 1936 Broadway musical "On Your Toes," which blended classical ballet with jazz and popular music.
- 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: Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) Target entity description: The theme from "Oklahoma!" is the iconic main musical motif from the 1955 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, widely recognized as a classic piece of American film and theater music.
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A.
Theme from "State Fair" (film score)
Theme from "State Fair" (film score) is a melodic orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers written for the 1945 film musical "State Fair," reflecting his signature romantic and lyrical style.
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B.
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised)
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised) is a reworked version of the famous musical number from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, showcasing Richard Rodgers’ melodic style in a refreshed arrangement.
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C.
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
Oklahoma! (1955 film) is a classic 1955 musical movie adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, celebrated for its pioneering use of widescreen formats and its iconic songs set in early 20th-century Oklahoma Territory.
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D.
Theme from "The King and I" (musical)
The theme from "The King and I" is the central musical motif from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, known for its lush romantic melody and association with the story’s cross-cultural royal romance.
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E.
Theme from "On Your Toes" (musical)
Theme from "On Your Toes" is a musical composition by Richard Rodgers, best known as part of the score for the 1936 Broadway musical "On Your Toes," which blended classical ballet with jazz and popular music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film theme
ⓘ
musical motif ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | mid-20th century American music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American musical theatre
ⓘ
Oklahoma! (franchise) ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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| basedOn |
Oklahoma! (stage musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
song "Oklahoma!" ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma (state song)
|
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs |
classic piece of American film music
ⓘ
classic piece of American theater music ⓘ iconic main musical motif of the 1955 film "Oklahoma!" ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInFilm | Oklahoma! (1955 film) ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | standard of the American songbook ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
orchestral
ⓘ
tonal ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Oklahoma!
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
|
| influencedGenre | American film musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the state of Oklahoma in popular culture
ⓘ
memorable melodic hook ⓘ |
| orchestratedFor | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Age of Hollywood musical film music
ⓘ
Oklahoma! (1955 film) score ⓘ
linked to:
Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)
Oklahoma! (1955 film) soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
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| usedAs |
opening theme of the film "Oklahoma!"
ⓘ
recurring leitmotif in the film "Oklahoma!" ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1955 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) Description of subject: The theme from "Oklahoma!" is the iconic main musical motif from the 1955 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, widely recognized as a classic piece of American film and theater music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)