ComposerEthan 8 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I'm currently in a music class in college and my professor used Jaws as his introduction to melody (this is a more general class, not a music major class). He said that the tuba player was famous for playing the two noes (E-F). I remember looking this up before and reading that the tuba player played a high-register tuba. Now in the score, I recall the Jaws E-F theme being played on strings. I always called the "Shark's Theme" the three note phrase played in the first few seconds after the initial "dun dun". Am I wrong in saying that this is the Tuba melody that Tommy Johnson is famous for? I wish I could provide a time stamp for this, but I'm in class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig 1,120 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I'm currently in a music class in college and my professor used Jaws as his introduction to melody (this is a more general class, not a music major class). He said that the tuba player was famous for playing the two noes (E-F). I remember looking this up before and reading that the tuba player played a high-register tuba. Now in the score, I recall the Jaws E-F theme being played on strings. I always called the "Shark's Theme" the three note phrase played in the first few seconds after the initial "dun dun". Am I wrong in saying that this is the Tuba melody that Tommy Johnson is famous for? I wish I could provide a time stamp for this, but I'm in class. You're right. It's the three-note motive that's played by the tuba (doubled by all four horns as well), not the E-F motive - that's played not only by the strings, but by piano, harp, percussion, and low winds, at least at the start of the cue.Tommy Johnson's famous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposerEthan 8 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 I knew it. I brought it up to him, but he called it the Shark's secondary motive. I always looked at the 3-note motiv as the Shark it's self (its semi-fanfaric), and the E-F ostinato for the heartbeat in a way. I guess so? He said something about royalties. Im sure he was generalizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 FWIW, the 'melody' or figures the tuba and horns play are based entirely around Eb7. Because it's using a dominant 7th chord and in that particular register, it subconsciously reminds of us of natural horns (i.e. hunting horns), which are built around the harmonic series of a certain note (i.e. F, Eb etc.). It's an idea/association borrowed from Stravinsky's Le Sacre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposerEthan 8 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 On a different note, I like the recordings of the Main Theme from Jaws where this motive's end its played quickly, rather than in the original where it descends slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Tommy JohnsonDo not say that name!"He"...might return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Tommy JohnsonDo not say that name!"He"...might return!Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,045 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showuser=946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Oh Ok. Looked through some of his posts - seems alright to me. What was people's problem with this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposerEthan 8 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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