Jaws Ost -1975- John — Williams - Steven Spielberg

Spielberg later admitted: "Without John Williams, Jaws would be half the film it is. He reminded me that music is 50% of the moviegoing experience." What makes those two notes (E and F) so effective? It’s a technique called a minor second interval —the closest two notes can be on a Western scale. It’s naturally dissonant, creating a sense of unease.

Jaws the film gives you the fear of what you can’t see. Jaws the score gives you the sound of inevitability. Jaws OST -1975- John Williams - Steven Spielberg

Williams supported this by . During the famous "Chrissie’s death" scene, we hear the bass playing the motif as she is dragged underwater—but once she’s gone? Silence. During the pier scene with little Alex Kintner, the motif plays aggressively... then cuts to dead air. Spielberg later admitted: "Without John Williams, Jaws would