1978 Soundtrack – Jaws 2
Jaws 2 is a 1978 American horror thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and co-written by Carl Gottlieb. It is the sequel to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975), and the second installment in the Jaws franchise.
John Williams returned to score Jaws 2 after winning an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the first film. Williams says that it was assumed by everyone that “the music would come back also and be part of the cast … it would require new music, certainly, but the signature music of Jaws should be used as well”. He compares this to “the great tradition” for repeating musical themes in Hollywood serials such as Roy Rogers and The Lone Ranger. In addition to the familiar themes, Szwarc says Williams also composed a “youthful counterpoint to the shark that is always around when the kids are sailing or going out to sea. It was very inventive”.
Tracks
Part 1
1 Jaws 2 – Main Title (John Williams) 04:02
2 The Shark Prowls (John Williams) 00:33
3 Sailing (John Williams) 01:06
4 The Water Kite (John Williams) 02:00
5 The Water Skier; Fire On Board (John Williams) 02:32
6 Catching The Cable (John Williams) 02:23
7 Brody’s Thoughts; The Charred Body (John Williams) 01:47
8 The Menu (Film Version) (John Williams) 01:56
9 Brody Misunderstood (Film Version) (John Williams) 01:32
10 The Photo (John Williams) 00:47
11 More Boating (John Williams) 01:23
12 Ballet For Divers (John Williams) 03:08
13 Boats In Danger (John Williams) 00:48
14 Eddie’s Death (John Williams) 02:19
15 The Open Sea (Film Version) (John Williams) 02:17
16 Rescue Party (John Williams) 01:35
17 Sinking The Catamaran (John Williams) 01:16
18 The Big Bite (John Williams) 01:15
19 Disabled Party (John Williams) 01:08
20 Munching The Helicopter (John Williams) 02:27
21 Sean’s Rescue (John Williams) 03:01
22 Toward Cable Junction; More Teeth (John Williams) 01:52
23 The Big Jolt (Extended Version) (John Williams) 06:41
24 End Title; End Credits (John Williams) 03:32
25 Jaws 2 – Main Title (Alternate Take) (John Williams) 04:04
26 The Menu (Alternate Take) (John Williams) 01:57
27 Boats In Danger (Alternate Edit) (John Williams) 00:50
28 The Big Bite (Alternate Edit) (John Williams) 01:15
29 End Credits (Alternate) (John Williams) 00:37
Part 2
1 Finding The ‘Orca’ [Main Title] (John Williams) 03:18
2 The Menu (John Williams) 01:54
3 Ballet For Divers (John Williams) 03:00
4 The Water Kite Sequence (John Williams) 02:56
5 Brody Misunderstood (John Williams) 02:52
6 The Catamaran Race (John Williams) 02:12
7 Toward Cable Junction (John Williams) 03:46
8 Attack On The Helicopter (John Williams) 02:02
9 The Open Sea (John Williams) 02:08
10 Fire Aboard And Eddie’s Death (John Williams) 03:28
11 Sean’s Rescue (John Williams) 02:57
12 Attack On The Water Skier (John Williams) 02:45
13 The Big Jolt! (John Williams) 04:44
14 End Title, End Cast (John Williams) 03:31
Musicians
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Michael Boddicker |
| Piano | Ralph Grierson |
| Piano | Tom Garvin |
| Bassoon | Jack Marsh |
| Bassoon | Norman Herzberg |
| Clarinet | Dominick Fera |
| Clarinet | John Neufeld |
| Flute | Arthur Hoberman |
| Flute | Louise Di Tullio |
| Flute | Sheridon Stokes |
| Oboe | Earl Dumler |
| Oboe | John F Ellis |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Lloyd Ulyate |
| Trombone | William Broughton |
| Trumpet | Graham Young |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
| Trumpet | Uan Rasey |
| Tuba | John Johnson |
| Percussion | Dale Anderson |
| Percussion | Don Williams |
| Percussion | Jerry Williams |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
| Vibraphone | Kenneth Watson |
| Percussion | Larry Bunker |
| Percussion | Tom Raney |
Other Musicians
Bass – Abe Luboff, Chuck Domanico, David Young, Dennis Trembly, John Hornschuch, Milton Kestenbaum, Peter Mercurio
Cello – Alice Ober, Dana Rees, David Speltz, Dennis Karmazyn, Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Marie Fera, Ray Kramer, Ray Kelley, Ronald Cooper
Harp – Ann Stockton, Catherine Gotthoffer, Dorothy Remsen, Gayle Levant, Stella Castellucci
Viola – Allan Harshman, Carole Mukogawa, Dan Neufeld, David Schwartz, Denyse Buffum, Janet Lakatos, Linn Subotnick, Milton Thomas, Myer Bello, Pamela Goldsmith, Roland Kato, Sven Reher
Violin – Alfred Breuning, Alfred Lustgarten, Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Barry Socher, Connie Kupka, Daniel Shindaryov, David Frisina, David Newman, Dorothy Wade, Endre Granat, Erno Neufeld, Glenn Dicterow, Haim Shtrum, Harold Dicterow, Herman Clebanoff, Israel Baker, Kenneth Yerke, Marvin Limonick, Nathan Ross, Richard Greene, Richard Kaufman, Rick Gerding, Sheldon Sanov, Stanley Plummer, Thomas Buffum, Yukiko Kamei
Liner Notes
Producer – John Williams
Producer (Executive) – Roger Feigelson
Conductor – John Williams
Edited By – Stephen A. Hope
Engineer (Scoring) – John Neal
Orchestrated By – Herbert W. Spencer
Art Direction – Joe Sikoryak
Artwork – Kay Marshall
Designed At designWELL
Mixed At Twentieth Century Fox Scoring Stage
Recorded At Twentieth Century Fox Scoring Stage
Phonographic Copyright Universal Music Enterprises
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