James A. Johnston is tagged as: wwe, soundtrack, wrestling, wrestler, rock James “Jim” Alan Stanley Johnston is a music composer who has been working for World Wrestling Entertainment since the 1980s. His work is often accredited to the name James A. Johnston. Johnston is famous for writing many of the memorable entrance theme songs for WWE, including the theme songs for The Undertaker, The Rock, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, amongst hundreds of others superstars. In addition, Johnston has also composed music for the majority of WWE’s PPV and Television productions, including show themes, music videos, vignettes, commercials and tributes. Johnston has mentioned in past interviews that he suffers from stage fright and a fear of live audiences, and it was this fear that led to him seeking a more ‘studio oriented’ music career. His first job in the entertainment business was working with MTV and VH1 to create bumpers and commercial cues, before a chance meeting in a sushi restaurant with a WWF producer led to him joining Vince McMahon’s professional wrestling company. Initially composing TV themes for shows and commercial buffers, Johnston gravitated towards wrestlers’ entrance themes, before eventually becoming a complete music composer for the company. In 1989, Johnston composed original mus... Read More About James A. Johnston Biography...  Send James A. Johnston ringtones to your cell
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