Inside the ‘Jaws’ theme song creation 50 years ago: ‘Everyone’s scared of those two notes’ By . Chuck Arnold. Published June 20, 2025, 8:33 a.m. ET.

Music is thought to improve cognitive functioning. This makes intuitive sense, given the strengthening of interconnected ...

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 ...

The “Jaws” theme became a cultural touchstone in and of itself. “Because ‘Jaws’ was such a huge phenomenon, it … just permeated everything,” said Greiving. “And you had this musical signature, this ...

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.

But director Steven Spielberg initially laughed off composer John Williams’ “Jaws” theme that would become the signature sound — and sign — of the great white shark’s attack in the ...

Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in ...

This summer marks 50 years since the opening of the OG of All Summer Blockbusters -- and the flick that officially put Steven Spielberg on the map -- Jaws! It's not only an amazingly brilliant film, ...

Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark. Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, his second feature, left such a imprint on culture and Hollywood that barely any trip ...

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

Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in ...