Just in time for the half century anniversary of Steven Spielberg\u2019s 1975 unforgettable summer blockbuster, this reissue of the Jaws<\/i> soundtrack returns with enhanced sound quality. The LP version even has shark-infested water pressed between two translucent vinyl discs. <\/p>\n
The instantly recognizable \u201cMain Title (Theme From Jaws)\u201d opens, and its low register brass and strings is still as menacing as ever, and will likely get you looking over your shoulder in pools even.<\/p>\n
\u201cChrissie\u2019s Death\u201d follows, and offers a lighter atmosphere followed by an ominous mood, and \u201cPromenade (Tourists On The Menu)\u201d layers the strings and brass with beauty and color. The setting turns upbeat with the orchestral richness of \u201cOut To Sea,\u201d before the intense dynamics of the turbulent \u201cSea Attack Number One.\u201d <\/p>\n
The back half of the affair leads with the meticulous strings and animated percussion that makes \u201cOne Barrel Chase\u201d the album\u2019s best. \u201cPreparing The Cage\u201d is a close second, though, thanks to the busy and intricate textures that allow for the winds to shine.<\/p>\n
Further along, \u201cThe Underwater Siege\u201d employs swirling harp that adds to the dense bouts and building climate that\u2019s haunting, and \u201cEnd Title\u201d finishes out with a sense of warmth, joy even, that provides a fleeting sense of serenity.<\/p>\n
John Williams composed and conducted the soundtrack, as well as the very successful ones for Stars Wars<\/i> and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind<\/i>. The Jaws<\/i> soundtrack netted him several awards and is often regarded as one of the greatest scores in history. I was surprised to find out that Spielberg even played clarinet on the album. <\/p>\n
I was never actually able to finish the Jaws<\/i> movie due to fear, and the many sequels didn\u2019t appeal to me for the same reason. The soundtrack, however, is quite enjoyable in a suspenseful-meets-meditative sort of way. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[5993],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-47381","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-original-motion-picture-soundtrack","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47381"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47381"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}