"It was a bit of an experimental score, but I thought it was very disturbing, and I thought the shark should be disturbing," the director reveals during a lengthy interview with author and ...

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Our experience of the world often involves hearing our environment before seeing it. Whether it’s the sound of something moving through nearby water, or the rustling of vegetation, our fear of the ...

As the shark closes in and its soon-to-be victim realizes he or she is doomed, the pulse quickens its pace, building up the tension until, finally, the scene is over. The shark is now gone, leaving in ...

Da-dun. Da-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun! A two-note theme composed by John Williams terrified audiences who saw Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” on June 20, 1975 — and 50 years later, its effect ...

You just need to hear two notes to recognize the "Main Title (Theme From Jaws)," which became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. By Paul Grein Fifty years ago, the summer blockbuster was born, ...

Duun-dun, dun-dun, duun-duun, ...you know the rest. But did you know that when composer John Williams first played his ominous two-note “shark theme” score for Steven Spielberg on a piano, the ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...