Jaws (composed by John Williams) (piano Interpretation)

Cover by Giorgio Rizzarelli.

From the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie "Jaws" ("Lo Squalo" in Italy, I say it for my Italian friends) (1975) directed by Steven Spielberg.

Of all the famous soundtracks composed by the genius of John Williams, this is the first in time and, for me, the most fun to play, especially for its particular and dramatic featuring of piano: an unforgettable theme consisting in just an alternation of 2 or 3 bass notes in ottava.

Looking closer, however, the theme develops richly on that simple base (with orchestra in the original arrangement), first adding standard chords in unusual menacing way (0:20), then depicting intriguing open-sea waves (0:40ca) and later contrasting with the happy beach people unaware of the danger (1:00).

The sheet (as published for instance in "John Williams Anthology") is rather simplified respect the CD version which is of course a synthesis of the movie soundtrack. This interpretation is a compromise between the various versions, with the addition of a couple of personal elements in the philosophy of the piece.

The video received the following YouTube honors:
Uploading day:
#1 - Most Discussed - Music (Italy)
#3 - Most Discussed (Italy)
#2 - Top Rated - Music (Italy)
#8 - Top Favorites - Music (Italy)
First Week:
#5 - Most Discussed - Music (Italy)
#6 - Top Rated - Music (Italy)
The video also got compliments from Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma.

This cover is dedicated to my friend Lisa:
http://www.youtube.com/DelisaProductions
for her passion for horror movies - she does very good horror shorts (among various genres), check for instance "The Portrait":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q292bGBtvKY