The Baptism
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"The Baptism" is a pivotal musical cue from Nino Rota’s score for The Godfather, underscoring the climactic intercut sequence of Michael Corleone’s nephew’s baptism with a series of orchestrated murders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Baptism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10677256 — 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 Baptism Context triple: [The Godfather (film score), hasKeyTrack, The Baptism]
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The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by the Venetian Renaissance master Tintoretto depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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C.
The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Dutch Mannerist artist Joachim Wtewael depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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D.
The Allegory of Baptism
The Allegory of Baptism is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the Christian sacrament of baptism.
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Benediction
"Benediction" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, best known for its exploration of faith, family, and emotional conflict, originally published as part of his 1920 collection *Flappers and Philosophers*.
- 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 Baptism Target entity description: "The Baptism" is a pivotal musical cue from Nino Rota’s score for The Godfather, underscoring the climactic intercut sequence of Michael Corleone’s nephew’s baptism with a series of orchestrated murders.
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A.
The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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B.
The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by the Venetian Renaissance master Tintoretto depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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C.
The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Dutch Mannerist artist Joachim Wtewael depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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D.
The Allegory of Baptism
The Allegory of Baptism is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the Christian sacrament of baptism.
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E.
Benediction
"Benediction" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, best known for its exploration of faith, family, and emotional conflict, originally published as part of his 1920 collection *Flappers and Philosophers*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score track
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musical cue ⓘ orchestral composition ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Michael Corleone ⓘ |
| associatedFranchise |
The Godfather series
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linked to:
The Godfather trilogy
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| associatedTheme | Michael’s transformation into head of the Corleone family ⓘ |
| composer | Nino Rota ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depictsTheme |
corruption of religious ritual
ⓘ
hypocrisy and duality of Michael Corleone ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Godfather ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfScene | Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama score
ⓘ
film score ⓘ |
| includedOnSoundtrack |
The Godfather: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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linked to:
The Godfather (film score)
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| includesElement |
brass
ⓘ
choral writing ⓘ organ ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| languageOfChantElements | Latin ⓘ |
| medium | film music ⓘ |
| musicDramaticFunction |
heightening tension
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ironic counterpoint ⓘ underscoring montage ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
liturgical-inspired
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orchestral ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
counterpoint between sacred ritual and violence
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intensifies climax of The Godfather ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic status in film music history
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juxtaposition of religious ceremony and violence ⓘ use in cross-cutting montage ⓘ |
| parallelActionInFilm | assassinations of rival mafia leaders ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
The Godfather (1972 film)
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linked to:
The Godfather
The Godfather (film score) ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentFamily |
organ
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strings ⓘ |
| publisher |
Paramount Pictures (soundtrack rights holder, context of film)
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linked to:
Paramount Pictures
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| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| settingInFilm | church baptism ceremony ⓘ |
| tonalQuality |
ominous
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solemn ⓘ |
| underscoresCharacter | Michael Corleone ⓘ |
| underscoresEvent |
baptism of Michael Corleone’s nephew
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orchestrated murders of rival mob bosses ⓘ |
| usedInScene | baptism and assassination montage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Baptism Description of subject: "The Baptism" is a pivotal musical cue from Nino Rota’s score for The Godfather, underscoring the climactic intercut sequence of Michael Corleone’s nephew’s baptism with a series of orchestrated murders.
Referenced by (1)
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