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1:48:55-1:49:29 - Light upward piano tinkling/harp strumming
1:49:30-1:49:48 – Quiet reprisal of Quint’s “Spanish Lady” song melody in the
background on horn as the shark swims away.
1:50:58-1:52:55 - “Preparing the Cage” shows the men assembling the cage and
their shark weaponry for battle. The song has a resolute and determined tone as the
three men realize they are running out of options, time, and resources. This theme
resolves into part of the “Out to Sea” theme.
1:53:15-1:56:00 - With Hooper in the cage, he readies his weapon and a deep
resounding ostinato plays as the shark approaches and then swims away from the
cage. It goes quiet for a few seconds before the shark surprises him by ramming the
cage from behind, and we hear a different lower toned version of the shark ostinato.
High pitched string melodies get continually higher as the shark continues ramming
the cage and trying to kill Hooper. The background harp strumming underscores an
eerie and surreal tone to the scene.
1:58:47-2:00:58 - A creepy sci-fi sounding string melody plays as Brody awaits the
return of the shark atop the sinking ship. The persistent ostinato returns as the
shark continually keeps coming back to finish off Brody, ultimately building into a
combination of the shark theme and the more upbeat “Out to Sea.” The shark
explodes from the oxygen tank, and there are surreal harps playing as the decimated
shark carcass sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
2:01:58 – A slow, yet triumphant version of “End Title/Theme from Jaws” plays as
Brody and Hooper make their way back to shore.
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