On my daily visit to the CNN website, today I learnt of the death of Tommy Johnson.

I never knew about Tommy Johnson before.

He was a tuba player.

I never played tuba.

It's not what he was, but rather what he did that left an imprint in me. What did he do?

He was the tuba player of the Jaws theme.

Now, I am not a Jaws fan... but the theme song of Jaws is unique, instantly identifiable. A piece of music that instills dread and fear in the listener.

However it's not a song I listened to everyday. It was just another song.

But now, hearing this news of departure, has left an emptiness in me - knowing that that song can never be played the same ever again - because the man who originally blew his breath through the tuba to make that unique sound has left us.

God grant him eternal rest - and may I do something remarkable that will be liked by millions. Even a small breath through an instrument...