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|    Ross Clark to All    |
|    "Jaws" released (21-6-1975)    |
|    22 Jun 24 22:39:13    |
      From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz              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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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