Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 9, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2016 I disagree about Drew McIntyre's music not being memorable at all. In terms of feel, it didn't help with the accusations that he was basically an Orton rip-off, but as a tune it was pretty distinctive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted April 9, 2016 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2016 I disagree, by virtue of the fact I don't remember it. At all. And so can definitely not call it memorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 9, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2016 Fair play to you if you don't actually remember it, but I do remember quite a few people on here talking about how it just made him seem like a Mildly-Aroused Orton - if it had been just a generic tune, I don't think it would have been compared to something so specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted April 9, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 9, 2016 I loved Drew's music. Especially when they had the long intro to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angle_fan Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Entrance themes have definitely improved. Asuka, Emma, Sheamus, Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, Sasha Banks, have great themes, I even like Seth Rollins and quite like Charlottes at times. Her Wrestlemania entrance was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Charlottes Wrestlemania entrance was fantastic. The robe and the fireworks really made it feel big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philjax Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 The sodding Emma heel tune is barely ever out of my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted April 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 10, 2016 Broken Out In Love for the Wyatts is the only tune that's really hit for me for the past few years. Chills me to the bone every time I hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted April 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 10, 2016 As been discussed on this forum in the past, for me it's about the initial drop/sample. In the 90's, certain themes portrayed the character perfectly in the first 3 seconds and the crowd knew without visual who was about to walk the aisle. Â This was lost over the last decade and what's more interesting is the people also complained that everyone looked the same, didn't stand out and for me, music was a huge part of it. Â More recently we have seen a rise in original music, along with original characters, without them being daft comedy bathroom fitter acts. Its been great. However, one thing that I've noticed is that there has started to be a bit of a revival in the distinction of face / heel music. There was a time when music would lend itself to a heel or face and you could tell based on the chord progression, lyrics & sound effects if said person was a face or heel. Perfect modern examples of this a Zayn and Bailey's music. No messing about, happy pop face music that gets the kids onside. And although I like the man and don't obviously believe that pop punk is right for him, Romans music is dreadful. It's slow, has no rhythm, and tells me that the character is moody. Now I can see past that but I don't believe it's helped his cause. Obviously there will always be exceptions to the rule and people could reply with said examples and debunk this theory. But I truly believe that the theme is initially 50% of the character, the visual that follows being the other 50%, the persona comes later. Win me over with your entrance and I'm more likely to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Problems with entrance music extended to the entrance videos too. Another tool for getting an act over that got lost but I think is creeping back in. I'm sure the rose-tinted specs are on, but back in the day you had DX's nu-metal crashcut video, Kane's flames, Val Venis' porn-ery, Goldust's credits, Y2J's strobe silhouette, Edge shouting on a subway train, etc. Then everything became name-in-quirky-font cut with filtered shots of signature moves. If all you can put across about a character is the moves he does, then that tells me they don't have much of a character for me to care about. This is another thing that NXT is getting right by keeping their vids really simple - Asuka's kabuki mask exploding into colour in time with the music, Enzo's grainy music video, the Vaudevillains' old-timey panels, and Joe's massive angry face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 10, 2016 One thing from the old days that I miss is classical music themes. In TV and film I find that classical music scores tend to be much more epic than any other style. Macho Man, Ric Flair, British Bulldog, Jerry Lawler and Goldberg's music made them seem such a big deal. When they first used Wagner's Flight Of The Valkyries for Daniel Bryan, I was rather chuffed, but then my eyes rolled when they turned it into that rather pants, cliché rock guitar version. They did the same thing with Damien Sandow too.  I get that WWE probably want to avoid using classical music themes in favour of stuff they can copyright and subsequently sell, but I think it's a shame, from a creative perspective. And it's not like they can't come up with their own stuff, either - Mr. Perfect's theme was absolutely stunning, and captured that epic classical music feel perfectly (yep). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The entrance is such a big part of the act and has been diminished for so long. It's the first impression of someone. The way they walk, their music, the video, any effects, it's crucial to making someone care. The Godfather had all of that for example. He was never a great wrestler, but people reacted to him. I think the actual wrestling is about 30% of the appeal with most top guys. 70% is entrance, promos and storylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted April 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 10, 2016 Broken Out In Love for the Wyatts is the only tune that's really hit for me for the past few years. Chills me to the bone every time I hear it. This is a licensed song isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 10, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 10, 2016 Who did Bayley's theme? That's fan-fucking-tastic and suits her down to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The entrance is such a big part of the act and has been diminished for so long. It's the first impression of someone. The way they walk, their music, the video, any effects, it's crucial to making someone care. The Godfather had all of that for example. He was never a great wrestler, but people reacted to him. I think the actual wrestling is about 30% of the appeal with most top guys. 70% is entrance, promos and storylines.  I agree with this, its also the reason why whenever 'IM HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD' hits I hate 70% of Ziggler before he even gets to the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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