Fifty years ago, John Williams used a tuba in the most menacing way possible to deliver his iconic score for Jaws (the 50th Anniversary edition is now available from Universal Pictures Home ...

The movie’s production was full of unexpected twists, including problems with the mechanical sharks. Admit it. As soon as you saw the word, “Jaws,” you started to hear that theme music. Or maybe you ...

It started as a minimalist, eerie musical phrase — one ominous note, then two, signifying the looming, underwater danger of a great white shark. Fifty years after the film’s release, the theme to the ...

3 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere 4 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15 In the summer of 1975, moviegoers flocked to theaters to see “Jaws,” the story of the hunt for a ...

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, ...

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 ...

The movie Jaws, released on June 20, 1975, was one of the very first Hollywood summer blockbusters, and remains one of the highest-grossing films of all time, adjusted for inflation. Its dramatic ...

Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss stand next to a shark with a hook piercing through it in a scene from the film "Jaws" in 1975. (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images) When Jaws hit theaters in ...

Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a documentary, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. The title is not hyperbole, as it dives deep into every facet of Jaws, whether it be how ...

'Jaws': Which Actors Are Still Alive as Classic Shark Film Celebrates 50th Anniversary? originally appeared on Parade. The classic shark thriller Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary on June 20, 2025.