Composer John Williams' "Jaws" theme is one of the most recognizable ones in movie history. They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. “I expected to ...

50 years on from its release, the main two-note theme from Jaws is still one of the best-known pieces of music in cinema - an achievement made all the more remarkable when you consider that, when ...

The alternating notes that punctuate the iconic heart-palpating tune are the product of famed film composer John Williams. Lester D. Friedman’s book Citizen Spielberg touches on Williams’ reasoning ...

In Jaws, the theme is used as a way of indicating the location of the shark. The beginning of Jaws begins with the shark’s point of view as it swims through the ocean. The theme gets louder and more ...

"Da, duh." Two simple notes – E and F – have become synonymous with tension, fear and sharks, representing the primal dread of being stalked by a predator. And they largely have "Jaws" to thank. Fifty ...

50 years on from its release, the main two-note theme from Jaws is still one of the best-known pieces of music in cinema - an achievement made all the more remarkable when you consider that, when ...

Robbie MacKay has received funding from The Limestone Learning Foundation in Kingston, Ontario. Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Queen's ...

They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. But director Steven Spielberg initially laughed off composer John Williams’ “Jaws” theme that would ...

They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. “I expected to hear something kind of weird and ...

Inside the ‘Jaws’ theme song creation 50 years ago: ‘Everyone’s scared of those two notes’ "When everyone came out and said 'Jaws' scared them out of the water, it was Johnny who scared them out of ...