Just what made Jaws Jaws? There was the shark, yes, the ravenous predator at the center of the 1975 movie. And of course, there was also its iconic two-note score, so effective that it has become a ...

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Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in “Jaws,” ...

1. Based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws was the movie that put director Steven Spielberg on the map. 2. JAWS was the first horror movie to become the highest-grossing film of all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Made all the more compelling by composer John Williams’ chilling, iconic theme, Jaws was ...