Spider-Man (2002 film) score

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film score soundtrack

The Spider-Man (2002 film) score is a superhero film soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman, known for its sweeping orchestral themes that helped define the musical tone of early 2000s comic-book movies.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Spider-Man (2002 film) soundtrack	2
Spider-Man (2002 film score)	1
Spider-Man (2002 film) score canonical	1
Spider-Man (film score)	1
Spider-Man 2 (2004 film) score	1
Spider-Man 3 (2007 film) score	1
Spider-Man film series music	1
Spider-Man main theme	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T662781 — 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: Spider-Man (2002 film) score
Context triple: [Danny Elfman, notableWork, Spider-Man (2002 film) score]

A. Iron Man (2008 film) score
The "Iron Man" (2008) film score is a rock-infused orchestral soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi that helped define the musical identity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s inaugural superhero film.
B. 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.
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.
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.
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: Spider-Man (2002 film) score
Target entity description: The Spider-Man (2002 film) score is a superhero film soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman, known for its sweeping orchestral themes that helped define the musical tone of early 2000s comic-book movies.

A. Iron Man (2008 film) score
The "Iron Man" (2008) film score is a rock-infused orchestral soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi that helped define the musical identity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s inaugural superhero film.
B. 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.
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.
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.
E. Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is a record label renowned for releasing film and television soundtracks and scores.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ
associatedWith	Columbia Pictures ⓘ Marvel Comics ⓘ Sam Raimi ⓘ Sony Pictures Entertainment ⓘ
basedOnWork	Spider-Man (2002 film) ⓘ
composer	Danny Elfman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
featuresInstrument	brass section ⓘ choir ⓘ orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings section ⓘ
follows	Batman (1989 film) score ⓘ linked to: Batman (1989 film)
genre	orchestral score ⓘ superhero film score ⓘ
hasQuality	leitmotif-based themes ⓘ superheroic tone ⓘ sweeping orchestral themes ⓘ
hasReception	critical acclaim for thematic writing ⓘ praised for defining early 2000s superhero sound ⓘ
hasStyle	dark action scoring ⓘ heroic fanfares ⓘ romantic orchestral writing ⓘ
hasTheme	Green Goblin motif ⓘ linked to: Green Goblin Peter Parker motif ⓘ linked to: Spider-Man Spider-Man main theme ⓘ linked to: Spider-Man (2002 film) score
influenced	Spider-Man 2 (2004 film) score ⓘ linked to: Spider-Man (2002 film) score Spider-Man 3 (2007 film) score ⓘ linked to: Spider-Man (2002 film) score early 2000s superhero film scores ⓘ
influencedBy	Batman (1989 film) score ⓘ
label	Sony Classical ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	audio ⓘ
notableFor	helping define the musical tone of early 2000s comic-book movies ⓘ iconic Spider-Man main theme ⓘ
originallyPublishedIn	Spider-Man (2002 film) ⓘ
partOf	Spider-Man (2002 film) ⓘ Spider-Man film series music ⓘ linked to: Spider-Man (2002 film) score music of the Spider-Man franchise ⓘ
publicationDate	2002 ⓘ
publicationType	original motion picture score ⓘ
publisher	Sony Classical Records ⓘ linked to: Sony Classical
recordingPeriod	early 2000s ⓘ
usedFor	film underscore ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danny Elfman → notableWork → Spider-Man (2002 film) score ⓘ

Danny Elfman → notableWork → Spider-Man (2002 film score) ⓘ

subject linked to: Elfman