In 1984, John Williams was tasked with creating a theme for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games at the Los Angeles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can’t think of "Jaws" without hearing that ominous, dreadful pulse. As the shark closes in and its soon-to-be victim realizes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Composer John Williams' "Jaws" theme is one of the most recognizable ones in movie history. They ...

You just need to hear two notes to recognize the "Main Title (Theme From Jaws)," which became a top 40 hit on the Billboard ...

“I told Steven, ‘We have to do this film. This is not a why. It’s a why not,’” Laurent Bouzereau says of his conversations with the ‘Jaws’ director. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Turns out, all ...

Two notes. That’s all it took for Williams to compose one of the most suspenseful sounds in film history. The main theme from “Jaws” is the ultimate mood setter. But Williams carries that style ...

The body of a classical conductor, holding a baton, with the shark from the Jaws 2 poster for its face, with musicians' silhouettes in the background. Image by Nimesh Niyomal When Steven Spielberg ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — On Valentine’s Day evening, Keith Lockhart ignited the Cleveland Orchestra and wooed the packed house at Severance Music Center in a retrospective, The Music of John Williams. Friday ...

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 ...

Yes, that was a “Jaws” reference in the latest “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episode, and it very much riffs off John Williams’ iconic score. Composer Kara Talve confirms “Jaws” was the main ...