Filmtracks: Jaws (John Williams)

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Jaws

(1975)
1992 MCA

2000 Decca

2000 Varèse

2015 Intrada

Composed, Conducted, and Produced by:

John Williams

Orchestrated by:

Herbert Spencer

2000 Re-Recording Produced by:

Robert Townson

2000 Re-Recording Conducted by:

Joel McNeely

2000 Re-Recording Performed by:

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra

LABELS & RELEASE DATES

MCA Records
(April 21st, 1992)

Decca/Universal
(July 11th, 2000)

Varèse Sarabande
(September 12th, 2000)

Intrada Records
(November 16th, 2015)

ALBUM AVAILABILITY

All of the albums are regular commercial releases and the 1992-2000 products can be readily found for reasonable prices. The 2015 set from Intrada, though not limited in quantity, still sold for an initial price of $30.

AWARDS

Winner of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe.

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• Date of Oldest Comment: April 8, 2003
• Date of Newest Comment: February 13, 2024
• 41 of 41 Comments Displayed

• Oddly, I prefer the '92 release (4483 views) Expand >>
Michael - Sunday, December 30, 2007, at 9:57 a.m.
- Re: Oddly, I prefer the '92 release (2782 views)
  Faleel - Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 11:23 p.m.
• Brass Section (Hollywood Studio Symphony) (4389 views) Expand >>
N.R.Q. - Thursday, April 12, 2007, at 9:26 a.m.
- Re: Brass Section (Hollywood Studio Symphony) (302 views)
  Jabber - Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 6:49 p.m.
- Re: Brass Section (Hollywood Studio Symphony) (1598 views)
  mike - Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 11:33 a.m.
• query..? (4929 views) Expand >>
pablo - Thursday, July 13, 2006, at 2:49 a.m.
- Re: query..? (4927 views)
  N B - Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at 5:44 a.m.
• Infinite parodies of Williams' theme (3289 views)
Julio Gomez - Friday, March 4, 2005, at 3:52 p.m.
• y cant i listen to the damn music (4780 views) Expand >>
bill johnson - Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 2:02 p.m.
- Re: y cant i listen to the damn music (4393 views)
  Silvester - Monday, July 4, 2005, at 5:53 p.m.
• i apologize for giving wrong information (2767 views)
S.Venkatnarayanan - Monday, January 17, 2005, at 10:55 p.m.
• A magnificient score (2595 views) Expand >>
S.Venkatnarayanan - Thursday, January 13, 2005, at 2:32 a.m.
- Re: A magnificient score (1366 views)
  krazie835 - Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 5:53 p.m.
• dare I say it? I perfer the original album (3602 views) Expand >>
greg - Friday, September 3, 2004, at 4:17 p.m.
- Re: dare I say it? I perfer the original album (3379 views)
  crichton - Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 1:35 p.m.
• the music, of course (2332 views)
parker - Saturday, August 28, 2004, at 10:01 p.m.
• your great (2252 views)
Dustin seslar - Friday, May 21, 2004, at 10:55 a.m.
• Williams "Two note" theme (5918 views) Expand >>
Mark - Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 6:50 a.m.
- Re: Williams "Two note" theme (5885 views)
  Bert - Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 6:10 p.m.
  - Re: I guess it all worked out.... M:I-3 (5440 views)
    Pawel Stroinski - Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at 1:44 p.m.
- Re: Williams "Two note" theme (5771 views)
  tim - Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 3:56 p.m.
  - Re: Williams "Two note" theme (5262 views)
    Zephros - Tuesday, August 17, 2004, at 5:55 a.m.
• that shark on the re-recording cover (3743 views) Expand >>
cs^tbl - Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 6:16 a.m.
- Re: that shark on the re-recording cover (3601 views)
  gonad - Friday, November 21, 2003, at 3:33 p.m.
• Re: Jaws 2 is far more cohesive (2540 views)
Gonad - Monday, September 8, 2003, at 8:36 p.m.
• HELP! Looking for a specific cue! (3973 views) Expand >>
Cryo-Morph - Monday, August 25, 2003, at 5:07 p.m.
- answer - maybe sort of (3981 views)
  Mark - 224 - Monday, September 1, 2003, at 8:36 a.m.
  - Re: answer - maybe sort of (3855 views)
    gonad - Friday, November 21, 2003, at 3:36 p.m.
• Score Crew (2265 views)
Mark - 224 - Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at 8:56 a.m.
• sound quality-schmound quality (3433 views) Expand >>
tim - Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 10:55 p.m.
- Re: sound quality-schmound quality (3309 views)
  Greg Morgan - Monday, July 26, 2004, at 1:30 p.m.
• Wonderful, Beautiful, Amazing, Exhilirating (2455 views)
Geoffrey Morrow - Friday, April 18, 2003, at 8:38 p.m.
• 'Thematically pleasant' (4692 views) Expand >>
dogplant - Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 10:46 a.m.
- Re: 'Thematically pleasant' (4501 views)
  Chris - Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 11:58 a.m.
  - Re: 'Thematically pleasant' (4509 views)
    dogplant - Monday, April 14, 2003, at 6:10 p.m.
    - Translation (4935 views)
      Chris - Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 11:59 a.m.
• Great film, GREAT SCORE (5443 views) Expand >>
Mark - 224 - Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 12:27 a.m.
- Re: Great film, GREAT SCORE (5342 views)
  Josh - Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 4:20 p.m.
  - Re: Great film, GREAT SCORE (5333 views)
    Barbara - Saturday, November 5, 2005, at 3:40 p.m.
  - Re: Great film, GREAT SCORE (5427 views)
    Mark - 224 - Thursday, April 10, 2003, at 12:03 a.m.
    - Re: Great film, GREAT SCORE (5420 views)
      Mark - 224 - Thursday, April 10, 2003, at 12:52 a.m.

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