Jim Johnston On Creating Steve Austin’s WWE Theme Song, How He Came Up With the Iconic “Glass Shattering” Intro

Former WWE music composer Jim Johnston recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard, and below is what Johnston had to say on creating Steve Austin’s WWE theme song and the iconic glass shattering intro:

“From his vignettes, I saw that Steve was this ass-kicker of a guy who did not enter a room with subtlety,” said Johnston. “He needed something that reflected that.”

“I had in my mind that this would be driving and low, but it needed something relentless about it,” said Johnston. “It needed to capture someone who entered a room and made you think, ‘God only knows what happens next.’ So I started playing driving notes on my guitar – dat dat dat dat dat in a minor key – that implied danger.

“I thought of a car accident, only because of the horrible sound it makes. Then I went to glass, but the sound of the glass was so thin that I needed to make it bigger so I added the car crash.”

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