Those two alternating notes - E and F or F and F sharp - represented something primal and relentless in the shark and our fear in Jaws.
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Jaws composer John Williams is the most Oscar-nominated living person, with an astounding 52 nominations under his baton. Not a bad record for this vicinity, and a record only bettered by Walt Disney with 59 nominations.
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Even people who have never seen the film know that score by John Williams, and with good reason. It still creates a sense of foreboding and primal fear within us and countless hands as they slice through swimming pools like a dorsal fin.
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Famously, Steven Spielberg wasn’t nominated in the category of Best Director at the 1976 Academy Awards. However, he could lay claim to help Jaws win Best Original Score as he played on the score.
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In honour of the Maestro’s 90th birthday, let's take a selective look back over the amazing career of John Williams.
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How Jaws casting director Shari Rhodes coaxed shy, rustic Martha’s Vineyard fisherman Hershel West into playing Quint’s mate, Salvatore.
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