Jim Johnston on Creating Iconic WWE Themes, Scoring Wrestlers Like Movies, Triple H’s My Time Theme
Legendary composer Jim Johnston is the creative genius behind some of the most iconic entrance themes in professional wrestling history, crafting unforgettable music for Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, The Rock, D-Generation X, Triple H, and hundreds more.
Jim Johnston sits down with host John Kiernan on Ropes N Riffs to discuss how a chance meeting at a sushi bar led to his start in WWE, why he views entrance themes as movie scores, why heels originally didn't get music, collaborating with bands like Downstait, the accidental sound behind Triple H’s "My Time," the new music he is preparing to release, his outlook on composing music and making it real, and so much more.
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Do you like wrestling? Do you like music and stories from the road? Join John Kiernan, wrestling entrance theme song composer, and professional musician of over 10 years for stories and interviews with your favorite wrestlers, rock stars, and personalities!
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John Kiernan is a wrestling entrance theme song composer with over 150 themes written for wrestlers in various promotions such as NJPW, WWE, ROH, MLW, and many more. As a professional musician, a veteran in the podcasting space, an avid pro wrestling fan and wrestling personality by way of creating the soundtracks for your favorite wrestlers, John Kiernan forges his latest podcasting venture into diving into stories of music, stories from the road, and wrestling from all walks of life from your (and his) favorites of all time.
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