I hear voices......lets talk about theme music

Sexy Boy (HBK): I still, admittedly, mark out to this one every time I hear it. It has such a swagger to it, and in his heyday, portrayed Michaels so well. He was the cocky son of a gun, who could back up his words, and then steal your girlfriend after the match. He was

You know, this is going to be something of a cop out for me, as I'm also using theme music from the past. To me, and this is just me, the music that wrestler's come out to has become entirely generic. Not that it isn't good music, but at this point, I really fail to see wrestling themes that actually tap into the character of the wrestler. I understand, that wrestler's themes have different chords and harmonies to them, and I would never try to argue that wrestling music has simply become guitar solos while someone walks down to the ring. But as I see it, Jim Johnston has become a bit lazy with his composing of lyrics and harmony. Wrestling music, to me, has always been about getting into the state of the wrestler's mind, and getting you into their head before they went down to the ring I'm not saying that I need an entire description of the wrestler as he/she walks down the aisle, but perhaps a probe into his inner psyche, that makes us understand what the wrestler is about. At the moment, there are four themes that, I feel, do this exceptionally, and one of these isn't even composed by Johnston. Two more of these, also, were composed in Johnston's heyday, so I feel as if I can't really credit his work on them now. Though he's made tweaks and alterations to some of the themes, I stand to argue that Johnston is running low on his creativity, and that there's only one theme he's created in the last three years that leave me satisfied:

Sexy Boy (HBK): I still, admittedly, mark out to this one every time I hear it. It has such a swagger to it, and in his heyday, portrayed Michaels so well. He was the cocky son of a gun, who could back up his words, and then steal your girlfriend after the match. He was what women wanted, and what men wanted to be. And the music itself was what set the tone of his character. To this day, I'm not sure if I liked it better when Shawn sings it, or when Sherri sings it. While Shawn may have had the better voice (Sorry, Sherri), the fact that a woman was practically fawning over him throughout his music just personified his character so much. It was almost more fitting for a woman to sing out his praises, rather than Shawn to sing them out himself. However, I guess it also does fit into his cocky character, that he's singing his own praises.

Graveyard Symphony (The Undertaker): Now this one only gets half credit for me, as the song has been around for three hundred years. Still, it personifies the character so well, and left you with a chill down your spine as you watched this man enter the ring. The use of organ and choir was an excellent, if not predictable, choice, and it only added to the eerie nature for Taker. Over the years, Johnston has tweaked the song with minor alterations, and has added tiny things that nice touches. But again, the reason it fit the character so well was... Well, it because it didn't have much of a choice. The song's about death. The Undertaker's occupation involves burying the dead. It was meant to match as it did. Still, I give Johnston credit for the small details that, otherwise, would be a simply boring theme song.

This Fire Burns (CM Punk): This one isn't even composed by Johnston, so I really can't give him the credit here, but it works extremely weel for Punk's character. While I'm never usually a fan of the "screamo" genre, I must admit that the lyrics work extremely well for me. Hell, just take a look at this excerpt I'll provide:

Nevermore to be held down
By the waves against me
Nevermore to be cast aside
This day is mine

It tells the story of a man who has been looked down upon by society, because he's a little different, and they can not accept him as is. Still, he fights the tide of society, and will no longer stand against such oppression merely for his outer appearence. This song is perfect for Punk, and while Johnston didn't create it, it still resonates within me.

Which leaves us with,

Voices (Randy Orton): You remember that "personifying character" thing I was talking about earlier? This one is the best to do so in the WWE right now. The story of a man who is desperate to live out a legacy. He's so desperate, that it turns him to insanity, and the voices that tell him of the cruel injustices of the world. It tells of a man who witnesses the apocalypse rising, and he is summoning the troops, eager to take his place in power amongst the damned Earth. Randy himself has become a victim of betrayal, and is scorned by those that have crossed him. This is his solemn promise to those that have done him wrong that his vengeance will be great, and that his wrath will be felt.

And either than that... I feel that most of the themes you see today are:

No longer fitting the character (Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho)
Not even created by Johnston (Edge, Rey Mysterio)
Or just flat out bland for my liking (The Miz, MVP.... And yes, John Cena. I was a fan of Cena's old music. This song he comes out to me just doesn't do it for me.)

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