If you are so inclined, Intrada have recently released a 3-CD release of John Williams’ score for Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. I had immediately ordered the 2-CD set when it came out in 2015, which had some extra tracks on it that had never been released before. For this, you do get some more extras never released but it seems the main point is that it has been remastered once again, with a much better sound to it.

According to Intrada’s website:

Back in 2015 when Intrada first released the complete score, Universal made a fresh transfer of the three-track masters at a standard resolution of 44k/24-bit. For this release, Universal created a new high-resolution transfer at 192k/24-bit that provided levels of detail previously unheard. The most striking improvement, however, comes from the MCA album program. Back in 2015 no one could locate the elements for the original soundtrack recording beyond the CD digital master made in 1992. In the intervening years, UMe located the 2-inch, 16-track multichannel master tapes for the album recording. They transferred these in high-resolution as well and they proved to be in excellent condition. GRAMMY-nominated soundtrack producer Mike Matessino cleaned up and fully remixed these transfers, allowing this classic recording to sound more alive than it ever has before—and that’s not hyperbole. Even more remarkable was the discovery of never-before-heard material on master tapes that hadn’t been played for half a century.

This new release, which they worked with Williams and Spielberg, which “includes new masters from high-resolution transfers and new multi-track sources”, has the film score on CD # 1, the MCA album on CD # 2, and then CD # 3 has the extras exclusive to this anniversary edition.

For all 3 discs combined, it has 2hrs 18min & 57 secs. The price is $39.95.

It’s really going to come down to if you already have one of the previous releases, or if you want to spend the extra money for an upgrade. As a big fan of this movie, and one of my favorite scores, I’m going to have to think on this one for a bit. If you don’t have any releases, well then, now is your time to dive in!