They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. But director Steven Spielberg initially laughed off composer John ...

Inside the ‘Jaws’ theme song creation 50 years ago: ... you know, atonal horror music or whatever,” film music historian Tim Greiving — who wrote the upcoming biography “John Williams: A Composer’s ...

Oscar-winning composer John Williams scared up the menacing motif that would terrify moviegoers — and beachgoers — in the film classic that hit theaters on June 20, 1975.

Like the killer great white shark, the “Jaws” theme song took a big bite out of movie history.. The terrifying two-note theme of the 1975 summer blockbuster — which turns 50 on June 20 ...

Cue the ‘Jaws’ Theme Song in the Presidential Race. The party of FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, and Bill Clinton has now plunged head-first into the dark electoral waters of the far left. Vice President ...

Film music historian Jon Burlingame speaks with Here & Now producer Lynn Menegon about why the music score of the "Jaws" movie is so effectively frightening.. This segment aired on July 21, 2022.

To depict the silver screen’s apex predator in “Jaws,” John Williams composed the musical equivalent of blood in the water.