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Behind the Moon · May 5, 2026

6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Spielberg's urtext, and the real wedding music for Spielberg/Williams

diegetic (adj.) - occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

Like Jaws, the score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind is largely remembered for just a few notes. The interesting major difference is that, in Close Encounters those notes play a role within the story itself. The five-note motif everyone remembers is

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