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Steven Spielberg Jaws Analysis
Non-Diegetic Soundtrack in Jaws In Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975), Spielberg uses non-diegetic soundtrack to add suspense and excitement to his film and to cue the audience to when the shark enters certain scenes or shots. In this classic blockbuster, non-diegetic soundtrack makes Jaws the intense, frightening film Spielberg envisioned it to be. This is seen in the shots in which Matt Hooper and Quint pull aboard a rope they have attached to the shark, the shark swims away from Hooper as he rests in his underwater cage, and the shark swims towards Police Chief Martin Brody with an air tank in his mouth. In the shot in which the shark's head emerges from the water after Matt Hooper and Quint pull the rope attached to him (1:37:55-1:37:59), Spielberg adds a frightening note to the calm soundtrack to intensify the surprise felt when the audience sees the shark. In this shot Hopper and Quint pull up the rope attached to a spear lodged into the shark. As they pull the rope up the non-diegetic soundtrack is calm. As the shark's head breaks through the water's surface, the audience hears a scary spike in soundtrack. During this spike, the shark simultaneously roars out like a lion. This combination of the sudden diegetic and non-diegetic sound works to startle the viewers. Spielberg's purpose behind …show more content…
The film's non-diegetic soundtrack gives Jaws the ability to direct its audience to experience predetermined emotions set up by Spielberg and his team. Spielberg brings Jaws to life through his use of soundtrack. This is seen in shots in which Matt Hooper and Quint pull aboard the rope that is attached to the shark, the shark swims away from Matt Hooper as he rests in an underwater cage, and the shark swims furiously towards Police Chief Brody at the end of the
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