Who owns the right to Jaws theme song?

Answer 1

There are several different kinds of rights to intellectual property, and it gets complicated for music. The entity(ies) that own publishing/printing rights may be different from those that own performance rights (as in a concert setting). This would be different from Synchronization Rights that cover the inclusion of the music in a film production. There may also be performance rights owned by various groups or orchestras that have recorded the music. So, for example, even if a piece of music is in the public domain, that doesn't mean that you can freely use, any way that you like, a current artist's recording of the music. each of these different rights may be owned by different people or companies. So you do need to clarify what you mean by 'rights'. If the creator of the music is alive, or there are living heirs, then some of the above rights that have not specifically been sold to others may still be held by the family, possibly even without their knowledge.