Music

Jaws
John Williams contributed to the fim score. The main "shark" theme, a simple alternating pattern of two notes, E and F, became a classic piece of suspense music, to symbolize the approaching danger. Williams described the theme as having the "effect of grinding away at you, just as a shark would do, instinctual, relentless, unstoppable."
Once Spielberg said that without Williams' score the film would have been only half as successful, and Williams acknowledges that the score jumpstarted his career. He had went on collaborate with Spielberg on almost all of his other films.
The score contains echoes of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, particularly the opening of "The Adoration of the Earth" and "Auguries of Spring". The music enhances the presence of an unseen terror, in this case the shark.

There are various interpretations on the meaning and effectiveness of the theme. Some have thought the two-note expression is intended to mimic the shark's heartbeat, beginning slow and controlled as the killer hunts and rising to a frenzied, shrieking climax as it approaches its prey. Others have stated that the music at first sounds like the creaking and groaning of a boat, and therefore is inaudible when it begins so that it never seems to start, but simply rises out of the sounds of the film. Futhermore, the audience is conditioned to associate the shark with its theme, since the score is never used as a red herring. It only plays when the real shark appears. This is later exploited when the shark suddenly appears with no musical introduction. Regardless of the meaning behind it, the theme is widely acknowledged as one of the most recognized scores of all time.




A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The original score was composed by John Williams and featured singers Lara Fabian on two songs and Josh Groban on the other.
Steven Spielberg used lots of different types of background music to fit in with the penultimate scene. In this film, one of the most popular songs is "For Always". The ending part is when David's dream finally comes true. He finally meets Monica and they have a perfect day spending their precious time together. The lyrics represent David's feelings perfectly and how he will love Monica "for always". The music is soft and touching, they relate to David's emotions and his feelings. Because Spielberg has left out the lyrics deliberately, it allows the audience to focus all their attention on the characters.

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Saving Private Ryan
One of the sountracks from Saving Private Ryan is the music "Tu Es Partout" by Edith Piaf. This music is used in the background when the main characters and Private Ryan were at the important bridge over the Merderet River in the fictional town of Ramelle. After they have finished setting up a creative defense plan with what little manpower and resources they have left. They were resting after completing the plan, so somebody turned on the radio in order to relax before the battle. This song was the one that was playing when the radio turned on. "Tu Es Partout" is a soft and relaxing song, it is very suitable to the theme; this symbolized the characters were having possibly their last relaxing moments before the serious fight with the germans. Also the song is perfectly matched to the background, the war was around 1944, and the song is old and restores the ancient ways. This gives the audiences some imaginations, and tells the audience about the film's background.