Sharks Rescored is a conservation initiative that uses music to change our perception of a species we've been taught to fear. 

Ever since Spielberg's "Jaws," menacing music has become synonymous with footage of sharks. But in an interactive experience created by Deutsch L.A., VW asks what if the music were different. In partnership with Discovery, composer J. Ralph and marine biologist Luke Tipple, it created a new score for sharks and recorded it at Abbey Road Studios with an orchestra featuring Grammy Award-winning violinist Josh Bell.

In the Sharks Rescored interactive experience, fans control the music experience with their eyes using eye-tracking technology, to see shark footage scored with both menacing music and the new score. Toggling between both scores, the experience highlights how music influences our perceptions of sharks.

An original score that reflects
the true nature of sharks.

We teamed up a respected marine biologist, Luke Tipple, with an Oscar-nominated composer, J. Ralph, to create a new soundtrack that changes a 40-year-old stigma. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra, the new 6 minute score premiered in our documentary during Shark Week.

Listen to the full score in the video above.