xxx4lyfe
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Post by xxx4lyfe on Oct 30, 2010 15:01:04 GMT -5
I still laugh at Shatner's versions of the wrestlers themes.
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lovingway
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Post by lovingway on Oct 30, 2010 15:08:20 GMT -5
OoOoOo I like this thread I had no idea it was 12 stones who sung We are one <3 And how about Drew Mcintyres theme? ;D ;D ;D ;D (From WWEFanNation) Can someone do a gif from 1:05 to like 1:13 of Shatner doing Oww Oww Oww? That is something scary stuff there
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@TenaciousBe
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Oct 31, 2010 7:13:50 GMT -5
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Post by Brian Suntan on Oct 31, 2010 7:46:33 GMT -5
I would be very suprised if the small bands were getting any real payment to perform songs written by Johnston. They'll probably just be happy with the free publicity.
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Post by rapidfire187 on Oct 31, 2010 8:42:34 GMT -5
I would be very suprised if the small bands were getting any real payment to perform songs written by Johnston. They'll probably just be happy with the free publicity. I'm fairly certain that WWE pays the artists. TBH it's a baseless assumption without any real numbers, but I believe it's the truth. I mean, if WWE told me that they wanted me to record a theme song for a wrestler, I would do it without even being concerned about pay. But they have the money to waste on paying someone to the right to play their music. I guess I just miss the simple music. These current themes really hinder me from taking certain wrestlers seriously.
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Post by Kitty Shamrocks on Oct 31, 2010 11:04:51 GMT -5
Well who else is going to give those Disturbed-sounding bands money these days? EA seems to have Linkin Park in the bag, so these other bands need an outlet!
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Oct 31, 2010 16:05:37 GMT -5
Doesn't R-Truth write all his own music?
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Post by zeugnimed on Oct 31, 2010 16:33:34 GMT -5
Doesn't R-Truth write all his own music? I think so, and it shows! ;D Let's Get Crunk!!
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Post by executive vice grenadier on Oct 31, 2010 17:00:47 GMT -5
I miss Nathan Jones' theme.
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Maniac Mitch
Mephisto
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Post by Maniac Mitch on Oct 31, 2010 20:47:25 GMT -5
I too miss the days when every wrestler theme was unique to them. I was never so PO'ed as I was when they replaced Kevin Nash's "Diesil Blues", Test's "This is a Test" and Christian's rock opera theme all seemingly within the same two week period. They replaced them all with generic rock riffs when they had three really unique themes that were infinately more memorable.
Also, as a little bit of trivia, Diesil Blues is still my favourite theme of all time. So who says you need lyrics to make good themes. All you need is a memorable hook and some badass harmonica.
Here's my theory. You can tell the effectiveness of a theme by your ability to hum it. I couldn't hum a single bar of most new themes but I can recite from memory most themes from the late 80's/early nineties because they were all unique to the characters. As sad as it is to say, most theme songs back then had a very pop music mentality of coming up with a catchy song with a memorable hook that had you humming it even when you weren't thinking about wrestling.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Oct 31, 2010 21:04:31 GMT -5
Here's my theory. You can tell the effectiveness of a theme by your ability to hum it. I couldn't hum a single bar of most new themes but I can recite from memory most themes from the late 80's/early nineties because they were all unique to the characters. As sad as it is to say, most theme songs back then had a very pop music mentality of coming up with a catchy song with a memorable hook that had you humming it even when you weren't thinking about wrestling. But on the other hand, how many of today's themes can you sing along with easily? It might be a generational gap, where a catchy lyric has become more marketable than a catchy tune.
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Maniac Mitch
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Post by Maniac Mitch on Oct 31, 2010 21:12:56 GMT -5
Here's my theory. You can tell the effectiveness of a theme by your ability to hum it. I couldn't hum a single bar of most new themes but I can recite from memory most themes from the late 80's/early nineties because they were all unique to the characters. As sad as it is to say, most theme songs back then had a very pop music mentality of coming up with a catchy song with a memorable hook that had you humming it even when you weren't thinking about wrestling. But on the other hand, how many of today's themes can you sing along with easily? It might be a generational gap, where a catchy lyric has become more marketable than a catchy tune. Good point. I guess the main challenge is making the themes fit the wrestler(not just slapping a song on a guy out of a catalog) and making it something that stands out. Even the best themes today that people respond to (lyric or instrumental) have some kind of unique hook to them. Off the top of my head Drew McIntyre, Zack Ryder, and Cody Rhodes have theme songs that in many ways legitimized their gimmicks. Think of how many people started to get behind them because their themes caught on.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Nov 1, 2010 13:54:50 GMT -5
Right. Thanks. So the songs in which Johnston was not involved are: -Metalingus -We Are One -This Fire Burns -My Time is Now (maybe) Let's see if we can add something else to the list. WWE's version of We Are One is very different to the 12 Stones single. So unless there is another version recorded by 12 Stones they've never bothered to release then Jim has tweaked the song.
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