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  • "Jaws" released (21-6-1975)

    From Ross Clark@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 22 22:39:13 2024
    Spot the language link?

    ...
    "the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer [John
    Williams]...a classic piece of suspense music, synonymous with
    approaching danger...highly recognisable..."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack

    and, as Crystal points out, used not only in other films (often with
    comic intent), but quoted in conversation, to signal "approaching danger"...thus becoming (sort of) part of language.

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  • From Aidan Kehoe@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 22 13:40:52 2024
    Ar an dara lá is fiche de mí Meitheamh, scríobh Ross Clark:

    Spot the language link?

    ...
    "the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer [John Williams]...a classic piece of suspense music, synonymous with approaching danger...highly recognisable..."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack

    and, as Crystal points out, used not only in other films (often with comic intent), but quoted in conversation, to signal "approaching danger"...thus becoming (sort of) part of language.

    What a stretch!

    --
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    How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’
    (C. Moore)

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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to Aidan Kehoe on Sat Jun 22 18:07:22 2024
    XPost: alt.usage.english, alt.music

    On 6/22/2024 5:40 AM, Aidan Kehoe wrote:

    Ar an dara lá is fiche de mí Meitheamh, scríobh Ross Clark:

    > Spot the language link?
    >
    > ...
    > "the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that
    > Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer [John
    > Williams]...a classic piece of suspense music, synonymous with approaching
    > danger...highly recognisable..."
    >
    > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack
    >
    > and, as Crystal points out, used not only in other films (often with comic
    > intent), but quoted in conversation, to signal "approaching danger"...thus
    > becoming (sort of) part of language.

    What a stretch!


    not a stretch at all....

    i'd say (today) the Opening theme music of Terminator (film)
    is even more recognizable (recognized) in japan

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