The Exorcist (music contribution)
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The Exorcist (music contribution) is Jack Nitzsche’s chilling and atmospheric score work for the classic 1973 horror film, renowned for its unsettling sound design and enduring influence on horror movie music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Exorcist (music contribution) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10339679 — 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: The Exorcist (music contribution) Context triple: [Jack Nitzsche, notableWork, The Exorcist (music contribution)]
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A.
The Exorcist (TV series score)
The Exorcist (TV series score) is a dark, atmospheric musical soundtrack composed for the television adaptation of the classic horror franchise, blending ominous orchestration with modern sound design to heighten the series’ tension and psychological terror.
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B.
The Exorcism
"The Exorcism" is a one-act segment from Edward Albee’s play "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in which the psychological and emotional conflicts between the central couple reach a climactic confrontation.
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C.
The Nun (2018 film) score
The Nun (2018 film) score is a horror film soundtrack composed by Benjamin Wallfisch, known for its dark, atmospheric orchestration and intense choral elements that heighten the movie’s supernatural terror.
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D.
The Passion of the Christ (additional music)
The Passion of the Christ (additional music) is a set of atmospheric, vocal-driven score contributions by Lisa Gerrard created to complement and enhance the emotional impact of the film’s original soundtrack.
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E.
The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III is a 1990 supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty that continues the story of demonic evil and investigation introduced in the original The Exorcist.
- 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 Exorcist (music contribution) Target entity description: The Exorcist (music contribution) is Jack Nitzsche’s chilling and atmospheric score work for the classic 1973 horror film, renowned for its unsettling sound design and enduring influence on horror movie music.
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A.
The Exorcist (TV series score)
The Exorcist (TV series score) is a dark, atmospheric musical soundtrack composed for the television adaptation of the classic horror franchise, blending ominous orchestration with modern sound design to heighten the series’ tension and psychological terror.
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B.
The Exorcism
"The Exorcism" is a one-act segment from Edward Albee’s play "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in which the psychological and emotional conflicts between the central couple reach a climactic confrontation.
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C.
The Nun (2018 film) score
The Nun (2018 film) score is a horror film soundtrack composed by Benjamin Wallfisch, known for its dark, atmospheric orchestration and intense choral elements that heighten the movie’s supernatural terror.
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D.
The Passion of the Christ (additional music)
The Passion of the Christ (additional music) is a set of atmospheric, vocal-driven score contributions by Lisa Gerrard created to complement and enhance the emotional impact of the film’s original soundtrack.
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E.
The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III is a 1990 supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty that continues the story of demonic evil and investigation introduced in the original The Exorcist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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music contribution ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Regan MacNeil ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
demonic possession
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religious horror ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Exorcist (1973 film)
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linked to:
The Exorcist
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| composer | Jack Nitzsche ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creditedArtist | Jack Nitzsche ⓘ |
| describedAs |
atmospheric
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chilling ⓘ unsettling ⓘ |
| era | 1970s film music ⓘ |
| forWork | The Exorcist ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
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horror film score ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
psychological horror scoring approaches
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sound design–driven horror scores ⓘ |
| hasQuality | sound design–oriented ⓘ |
| influenced |
horror film music
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later horror movie scores ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| medium |
electronic sound design
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric textures
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chilling mood ⓘ unsettling sound design ⓘ |
| partOf | The Exorcist ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Exorcist franchise
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linked to:
The Exorcist film series
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| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
creating fear
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creating tension ⓘ enhancing atmosphere ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Exorcist (1973 film)
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linked to:
The Exorcist
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Exorcist (music contribution) Description of subject: The Exorcist (music contribution) is Jack Nitzsche’s chilling and atmospheric score work for the classic 1973 horror film, renowned for its unsettling sound design and enduring influence on horror movie music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bernard Alfred Nitzsche