Jaws (soundtrack)

The original soundtrack for Jaws was released by MCA in 1975, and as a CD in 1992, including roughly a half hour of music that John Williams redid for the album. In 2000, two versions of the score were released: one in a re-recording of the entire Jaws score by Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Joel McNeely, and another to coincide with the release of the 25th anniversary DVD by Decca/Universal, featuring the entire 51 minutes of the original score. The score Won an Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score

Track Listing for the 1975 MCA Records album

1. Main Title (Theme From 'Jaws') – 2:18
2. Chrissie's Death – 1:39
3. Promenade (Tourists on the Menu) – 2:46
4. Out to Sea – 2:26
5. The Indianapolis Story – 2:23
6. Sea Attack Number One – 5:23
7. One Barrel Chase – 3:04
8. Preparing the Cage – 3:23
9. Night Search – 3:29
10. The Underwater Siege – 3:31
11. Hand to Hand Combat – 2:32
12. End Title (Theme From 'Jaws') – 2:18

Total Time: 35:12

Track Listing for the 2000 Varèse Sarabande re-recording

1. Main Title – 1:19

1. Into the Estuary – 2:49
2. Out to Sea – 0:56
3. Man Against Beast – 5:15
4. Quint's Tale – 2:30
5. Brody Panics – 1:16
6. Barrel Off Starboard – 1:38
7. The Great Chase – 3:02
8. Three Barrels Under – 2:05
9. From Bad to Worse – 0:53
10. Quint Thinks it Over – 1:08
11. The Shark Cage Fugue – 2:00
12. The Shark Approaches – 0:42
13. The Shark Hits the Cage – 1:45
14. Quint Meets his End – 1:08
15. Blown to Bits – 3:11
16. End Title – 1:56

Total Time: 51:08

Track Listing for the 2000 Decca Records album

1. Main Title and First Victim ** – 3:27
2. The Empty Raft * – 1:23
3. The Pier Incident * – 2:23
4. The Shark Cage Fugue – 1:59
5. Shark Attack *† – 1:17
6. Ben Gardner's Boat – 3:31
7. Montage – 1:31
8. Father and Son *† – 3:42
9. Into the Estuary * – 2:50
10. Out to Sea – 2:58
11. Man Against Beast – 5:33
12. Quint's Tale – 2:40
13. Brody Panics * – 1:10
14. Barrel Off Starboard * – 1:30
15. The Great Shark Chase **† – 3:28
16. Three Barrels Under *† – 2:05
17. Between Attacks *† – 2:06
18. The Shark Approaches ** – 2:40
19. Blown to Bits – 3:03
20. End Titles – 1:52

* = Previously unreleased
** = Includes unreleased music
† = Includes music not used in the film

Total Time: 51:17

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