Eerie Earfuls 1.09: Tremors & Jaws

Originally released 9/18/2018

In this episode, we discuss creature features and aquatic horror. Get stranded with us as we compare the 1990 creature feature Tremors and the 1975 blockbuster inventor itself, Jaws.

Plus, we discuss the ensuing wave of Jaws rip offs and sequels, shark symbolism, and machismo.

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Sources and Extra Reading:

• “Jaws, The Slasher, and the Encounter at the Heart of Horror” by Dawn Keetley (Horror Homeroom, published Jul 5, 2015)
  • http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/jaws-the-slasher-and-the-encounter-at-the-heart-of-horror/
• “Blood in the Water: The History of Shark Movies” by H. Perry Horton (Film School Rejects, published Jul 11, 2016)
  • https://filmschoolrejects.com/blood-in-the-water-the-history-of-shark-movies-5cc2f3cc0e6f/
• “Leaked Tremors TV Show Trailer Shows the Sandworm Schtick That Could’ve Been” by Beth Elderkin (Gizmodo, May 22, 2018)
  • https://io9.gizmodo.com/leaked-tremors-tv-show-trailer-shows-the-sandworm-schti-1825950060
• “This 1970s Documentary Is The Best Shark Movie You’ve Probably Never Seen” by Jason Heaton (Business Insider, published Aug 2018)
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-shark-movie-ever-2013-8
• “Shark Symbol” by Staff (Animal-Symbols.com, accessed Sep 2018)
  • http://animal-symbols.com/shark-symbol.html
• “The Old Man and the Sea: The Sharks Symbol Analysis” by Staff (LitCharts, accessed Sep 2018)
  • https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-old-man-and-the-sea/symbols/the-sharks
• “Two notes that changed the film world: John Williams’ theme for ‘Jaws’” by Staff (Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Sounds and Stories, published Jun 8, 2017)
  • https://csosoundsandstories.org/two-notes-that-changed-the-film-world-john-williams-theme-for-jaws/
• “Why the music of ‘Jaws’ is still terrifying” by Matt Juul (Boston.com, published Jun 16, 2015)
  • https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2015/06/16/why-the-music-of-jaws-is-still-terrifying
• “John Williams Recalls Jaws” by Jon Burlingame (Film Music Society, published Aug 14, 2012)
  • http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2012/081412.html
• “An Interview with Robert Folk” by Philippe Blumenthal (Soundtrack Magazine Vol. 13 No. 50, published 1994, reproduced on The Cinemascore & Soundtrack Archives  Jun 19, 2013)
  • https://cnmsarchive.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/robert-folk/
• “25 Years of digging on Tremors” by Jason Rhode (Cryptic Rock, published May 13, 2015)
  • http://crypticrock.com/25-years-of-digging-on-tremors/
• “20 Fun Facts About Tremors” by Mark Mancini (Mental Floss, published Jan 19, 2015)
  • https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61181/23-fun-facts-about-tremors
• “Sharks in Popular Culture” by Staff (Wikipedia, accessed Sep 2018)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharks_in_popular_culture
• “10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Making Of Tremors (1990)” by Jake Dee (ScreenRant, published Jun 8, 2020)
  • https://screenrant.com/tremors-behind-the-scenes-facts-trivia/
• “List of Natural Horror Films: Sharks” by Staff (Wikipedia, accessed Sep 2018)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_horror_films#Sharks
• “White Death (1936)” (IMDb, accessed Sep 2018)
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028500/
• “Shark (1969)” (IMDb, accessed Sep 2018)
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066365/
• “Blue Water, White Death (1971)” (IMDb, accessed Sep 2018)
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146496/
• “Main Title and First Victim” by John Williams (Jaws Anniversary Collector’s Edition (2000), Decca)
• “Man Against Beast” by John Williams (Jaws Anniversary Collector’s Edition (2000), Decca)
• Clips from Jaws (2012, Universal Pictures)
• “The Tank” by Robert Folk (Tremors, Universal)
• “Val, Earl, & Rhonda” by Ernest Troost (Tremors Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000), Intrada)
• “Pt. 1 “Adoration of the Earth”, Introduction” by Stravinsky, Bernstein, & the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps (2013), Sony Classical)