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 ...

"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 ...

When John Williams first played the “Jaws” theme for Steven Spielberg on a piano, the young director thought it was a joke. Da-dunt? That’s it? An E and an F? The composer and the filmmaker had worked ...

Using the John Williams-composed piece as a sonic cane irked some and delighted others on social media. By Shirley Halperin Nothing sends the message “Hurry up and get out of there!” quite like the ...

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 — has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...