Jaws: The Importance of John Williams

This video educates aspiring filmmakers on the importance of a musical score that can really help your film. We look at a clip from Jaws without John Williams' music, and then we get to see the same scene with the music included.

"Man Against Beast" is composed and conducted by John Williams, and "Jaws" was directed by Steven Spielberg.

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[skinnydipper16]

Agreed. There's a lot of suspense in this scene, lack of music works well too. The ET one is a much better example.

[EmperorGarm]

Hmm, I was enjoying it more without the music. I bet if you took the music out of Star Wars that movie would be wretchedly dull.

[IveGotToast]

Without the music it makes it feel more real. Like as if it were a documentary.

[dooshtoomun]

Still kinda suspenseful. Think about No Country For Old Men. There was no music and it was eerily quiet. Added loads of suspense.

[RiotXcod]

Hi

[franco Soccodato]

Better with the music

[roquefortfiles]

The music gives it a pulsing heart beat. It ramps up the tension from point to point and brings the film to higher and higher plateaus. It also underscores various actions like how it goes up and up until Quint fires the harpoon. It then opens up even more as they turn the boat around to pursue and becomes very heroic. Speilberg has always said if you want to learn how to make movies watch it with the sound off.

[wienerdgoluv]

We really dont want to hear dat

[wienerdgoluv]

I still like Mancini more :)

[dejg82]

I prefer this scene with the main theme