As the shark closes in and its soon-to-be victim realizes he or she is doomed, the pulse quickens its pace, building up the tension until, finally, the scene is over. The shark is now gone, leaving in ...

There were great cinema composers before John Williams and there will be great composers after him. And yet, through his seven-decade career, he towers over everyone else. His music is not only iconic ...

From the deep, quickening heartbeat of “Jaws” to the astral opening blast of “Star Wars,” the music of John Williams not only earns its place among the most iconic film scores of all time, but it also ...

At 92, composer-conductor John Williams is more than worthy of an admiring documentary portrait like the just-released “Music by John Williams.” But as director Laurent Bouzereau notes, “The hardest ...

A new Disney+ documentary will tell the impressive life and career story of composer John Williams, whose music has brought many storylines to life over the last several decades. “Music By John ...

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 ...

Though the mechanical shark on the set of Jaws often refused to function, John Williams conjured a theme for it that worked like gangbusters. And while the primordial dun-duns he landed on to signal ...

Bleeding Fingers principal composer Kara Talve and score producer Russell Emanuel were inspired by "Jaws" and more iconic horror influences for latest "Treehouse of Horror." Yes, that was a “Jaws” ...

Those who know Williams best gather for a well-earned (and ultra-curated) celebration of their friend “Johnny,” whose film themes have defined a generation. From the deep, quickening heartbeat of ...