The Robe (film score)
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The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Robe (film music/vocal work) | 1 |
| The Robe (film score) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T658278 — 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 Robe (film score) Context triple: [Alfred Newman, notableWork, The Robe (film score)]
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A.
Blade Runner (film score)
Blade Runner (film score) is Vangelis’s influential, atmospheric electronic soundtrack for the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, renowned for its moody synth textures and enduring impact on film music.
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B.
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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C.
Creed II (film score)
Creed II (film score) is the original motion picture soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for the 2018 boxing drama film Creed II, blending orchestral themes with contemporary hip-hop influences.
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D.
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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E.
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is a record label renowned for releasing film and television soundtracks and scores.
- 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 Robe (film score) Target entity description: The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
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A.
Blade Runner (film score)
Blade Runner (film score) is Vangelis’s influential, atmospheric electronic soundtrack for the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, renowned for its moody synth textures and enduring impact on film music.
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B.
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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C.
Creed II (film score)
Creed II (film score) is the original motion picture soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for the 2018 boxing drama film Creed II, blending orchestral themes with contemporary hip-hop influences.
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D.
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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E.
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is a record label renowned for releasing film and television soundtracks and scores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
orchestral soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWithFormatInnovation | early CinemaScope productions ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenreFilm | biblical epic ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Robe (novel)
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linked to:
The Robe
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| belongsToTradition | symphonic film scoring tradition ⓘ |
| composer | Alfred Newman ⓘ |
| composerRole | head of music at 20th Century Fox at the time of composition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReputation | considered a landmark in 1950s Hollywood film music ⓘ |
| era |
Golden Age of Hollywood film scoring
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linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
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| filmReleaseFormatContext | CinemaScope ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic film music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ romantic film music ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | post-war Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
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chorus (in selected cues) ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
love theme
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main title theme ⓘ religious and spiritual motifs ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first major scores written for CinemaScope ⓘ |
| influenced | later widescreen biblical epic scores ⓘ |
| label |
20th Century Fox (original film music department)
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linked to:
20th Century Fox
|
| language | non-vocal (instrumental) ⓘ |
| linkedToDirector | Henry Koster ⓘ |
| linkedToPerson |
Jean Simmons
ⓘ
Richard Burton ⓘ Victor Mature ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture soundtrack ⓘ |
| musicDirector | Alfred Newman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic thematic writing
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lush orchestral themes ⓘ pioneering widescreen-era scoring techniques ⓘ |
| orchestrationType | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originallyComposedFor |
The Robe (1953 film)
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linked to:
The Robe
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| partOf |
The Robe (1953 film)
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linked to:
The Robe
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| recordingYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| style | late-Romantic Hollywood film music ⓘ |
| usedIn |
climactic sequences of The Robe (1953 film)
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dramatic scenes of The Robe (1953 film) ⓘ opening titles of The Robe (1953 film) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Robe (film score) Description of subject: The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
Referenced by (2)
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