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 ...

Using the John Williams-composed piece as a sonic cane irked some and delighted others on social media. By Shirley Halperin Nothing sends the message “Hurry up and get out of there!” quite like the ...

50 years on from its release, the main two-note theme from Jaws is still one of the best-known pieces of music in cinema - an achievement made all the more remarkable when you consider that, when ...

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 ...

Two simple notes – E and F – have become synonymous with tension, fear and sharks, representing the primal dread of being stalked by a predator. And they largely have “Jaws” to thank. Fifty years ago, ...

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

If you grew up with brothers and some form of pool access in the 1980s, you probably played Jaws. Our version went something like this: One brother (the meal) treads water; another (the shark) swims ...

Instead of the alternating three-note theme song, would Steven Spielberg’s Jaws have been such a great horror film with a short-but-eerie show tune, or just some over-the-top creepy effects thrown ...

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

Even among the, uh, sharkiest film critics, "Jaws" is considered one of the most revered movies of all time. It was 50 years ago that the picture swam into theaters. At the time, Steven Spielberg was ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) “Da, duh.” ...