The first three notes of Riley's theme...

[Burst]

...are EXACTLY the same as the first three notes of Benoit's theme.

As noted in the Raw thread, it's uncanny.

It can't not be intentional; Benoit's theme was distinctive and iconic for sure, though perhaps it could be Jim Johnston just trying to salvage a distinctive theme in a way that doesn't bring up bad memories.

[therageofeeyore]

said this in the first thread about A-Ri's new theme and it got no sold....first thought was "WTF ARE THEY DOING PLAYING THA--oh."

[Deleted]

That was my exact first thought too

[Deleted]

I looked it up, and I don't really hear it. Similar notes, but not really at all the same.

[Cam]

Jun 6, 2011 22:10:48 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

I looked it up, and I don't really hear it. Similar notes, but not really at all the same.

Yeah I'm not really hearing it either. I can hear a similarity but when I hear it I don't think Benoit.

[arrogantmodel]

Thank you! I could not figure out what theme that sounded like. I always like Benoit's first theme. Didn't his tron have "Crippler" and like pictures of torture devices or something, it always went too fast for me, even in SmackDown 2.

[vm88]

Is it me, or does the backing strings in the song remind anyone of that "Don't Try This At Home" promo music that the WWE had on their DVDs in the mid 2000s?

[Son of a Pregnant Dog]

ALEX RILEY'S HERE AND HE'S REALLY MAD

[rapidfire187]

I don't hear it. I mean, it's a similar distorted guitar sound but...it doesn't sound like Benoit's theme at all.

[Deleted]

It's not the same. The strum pattern is close but it's not really close to Benoit's IMO.

[gnr123]

It sound's more like Darren Young's once single entrance theme than anything.

[ben:friendship frog]

Yeah, as a musician I really don't hear much comparison.

I hear the comparison to "Hero" by Skillet, however.

[Lord Bendtner]

Rhythms and pitches are all limited, so at some point there will be themes or rhythmic motifs that will sound the same as previous themes, or perhaps songs you already know. That's just the way music works. I don't hear the similarity anyway. It just sounds generic.

[alabastergrim]

I'm also a "musician" and I also don't think it's similar. I guess if you like...changed the rhythm and the actual notes..

[stealthamo]

Jun 6, 2011 22:17:14 GMT -5 vm88 said:

Is it me, or does the backing strings in the song remind anyone of that "Don't Try This At Home" promo music that the WWE had on their DVDs in the mid 2000s?

THANK YOU. I've been trying to figure out what it sounded like to me. It sounds exactly like one of the endings they had for those promos.

[celticjobber]

Sounds more like the opening riff from "Crazy Train" to me.

[TheDieselTrain]

yea...... i'm not hearing it either

[bellajessica]

I knew it. I actually thought they were playing benoits theme then i saw riley. thats kinda weird.

[joebob27]

It's not similiar. Benoit's song was a bunch of opens/power chords and then some harmonics in the beginning of the song. Both the original and the "cover".

[Jobes]

Don't hear the similarities.