How the West Was Won (film score)
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How the West Was Won is a sweeping orchestral film score for the 1962 epic Western, renowned for its grand, Americana-infused themes and expansive musical storytelling.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How the West Was Won (film music/vocal work) | 1 |
| How the West Was Won (film score) canonical | 1 |
| How the West Was Won (soundtrack album) | 1 |
| How the West Was Won main theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How the West Was Won (film score) Context triple: [Alfred Newman, notableWork, How the West Was Won (film score)]
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A.
Oppenheimer (film score)
Oppenheimer (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
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B.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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C.
Alexander (film score)
Alexander (film score) is an orchestral and electronic film soundtrack composed by Vangelis for Oliver Stone’s 2004 historical epic about Alexander the Great.
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D.
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.
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E.
Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)
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.
- 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: How the West Was Won (film score) Target entity description: How the West Was Won is a sweeping orchestral film score for the 1962 epic Western, renowned for its grand, Americana-infused themes and expansive musical storytelling.
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A.
Oppenheimer (film score)
Oppenheimer (film score) is the original musical soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
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B.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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C.
Alexander (film score)
Alexander (film score) is an orchestral and electronic film soundtrack composed by Vangelis for Oliver Stone’s 2004 historical epic about Alexander the Great.
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D.
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.
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E.
Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | epic film ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer |
Hollywood studio musicians
ⓘ
MGM Studio Orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
How the West Was Won (soundtrack album)
ⓘ
linked to:
How the West Was Won (film score)
|
| award | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| awardFor | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| basedOn | American folk music traditions ⓘ |
| composer |
Alfred Newman
ⓘ
Dimitri Tiomkin ⓘ Elmer Bernstein ⓘ Hugo Friedhofer ⓘ Ken Darby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
ⓘ
Western film score ⓘ film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Civil War sequence music
ⓘ
How the West Was Won main theme ⓘ
linked to:
How the West Was Won (film score)
pioneer journey motif ⓘ railroad-building sequence music ⓘ |
| includes |
end title music
ⓘ
main title theme ⓘ overture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American frontier mythology
ⓘ
traditional American hymns and folk tunes ⓘ |
| instrumentation | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | musically unifies multiple story episodes ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Americana-infused melodies
ⓘ
expansive musical storytelling ⓘ sweeping orchestral themes ⓘ |
| orchestrationBy | Alfred Newman ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| partOf |
How the West Was Won (1962 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
How the West Was Won
|
| periodDepicted | 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| primaryComposer | Alfred Newman ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publisher |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer music department
ⓘ
linked to:
MGM music publishing
|
| recordLabel | MGM Records ⓘ |
| settingDepicted |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| style | late-Romantic Hollywood orchestral style ⓘ |
| usedFor | underscoring the epic Western narrative ⓘ |
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Subject: How the West Was Won (film score) Description of subject: How the West Was Won is a sweeping orchestral film score for the 1962 epic Western, renowned for its grand, Americana-infused themes and expansive musical storytelling.
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