Wwe: The Music 9 (Dig)

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B001NE81P8
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Voices

2. Pourqoui?

3. Man on Fire

4. Kung Fu San

5. Holla

6. What's Up?

7. Pain

8. Land of Five Rivers

9. She Looks Good

10. Get on Your Knees

11. If You Rock Like Me [Smackdown Theme]

12. Tribal Trouble

13. Priceless

Editorial Reviews

Special guests on Vol. 9 include Rev Theory frontman Rich Luzzi, who sings on the title track, "Voices," the theme song for Raw Superstar Randy Orton; jazz composer Karl "Dice Raw" Jenkins (The Roots), who contributed Kung Fu Naki's entrance theme, "Kung Fu San"; and Panjabi MC who is on The Great Khali's entrance theme, "Land Of Five Rivers". All songs are composed, written and produced by Jim Johnston, who has been WWE's Music Director for more than 20 years. Featuring 13 tracks from the superstars of the WWE, including Randy Orton, Kane, Kelly Kelly, Great Khali and Umaga.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Wrestling Themes, Poor Mastering, January 27, 2009

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Jerry Palmerino Jr (United States) - See all my reviews
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Another reviewer wrote that he only recommends this to wrestling fans. Considering WWEs CDs never get any radio airplay, I would not expect anyone but wrestling fans to even know this CD exists. That's ok, because there are millions of us who support the awesome work of its composer (James Johnston).

Some random thoughts after one quick listen:

Randy Orton's theme is the title track, and it is a well developed song.

Do we really need another version of Kane's music?

I am not a fan of R-Truth and his ring entrance got old K-Kwik (pun intended).

Kozlov's music is awesome, but repetitive. Very much reminiscent of recent KMFDM.

Swagger's music reminds me of Rage Against the Machine. It is good.

The Smackdown theme is ok. It gets an opportunity to grow on you every week when you watch Smackdown.

I wonder if Umaga is going to be using the theme on this CD as his entrance. I prefer his curent theme (or shall we say, the theme he has been using up until he went out for an injury in 2008).

It was a smart move by WWE to re-envision the "Priceless" theme because the coutry-esque version wasn't cutting it. The image it conveyed was not suitable for the clean-cut, yet sinister "Legacy". This new version is much better.

Other songs include: Maryse, (Kung) Fu Naki, Kelly Kelly, and Khali.

Overall, it is a good CD of current themes, but suffers from poor mastering. Something is wrong at WWE Music Studios because the sound quality sounds flat and overly "boosted." I am not a producer, but once you play this CD in your vehicle and the doors rattle (mine are even Dynamatted), you'll understand. The soft parts are too loud and the loud parts are loud. Recent WWE CDs had the same issue.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent..., January 28, 2009

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Mr. D. A. Donnelly (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wwe: The Music 9 (Dig) (Audio CD)

Wrestling CDs tend to be a lot like the television product itself, namely there is "something for everyone". Just like the various characters and storylines on the TV shows, not everybody is pleased by the same thing. Some like the serious wrestling, others like the cheesy storylines, others like the cartoonish characters, others love the pure athletes. Wrestling is such a diverse and multi-colored universe that fans can usually find many things to enjoy while ignoring those things they don't like as much.

The songs on this CD work pretty much the same way. The chances are you won't like all thirteen songs on this album. There are hard rock tracks such as Randy Orton, Jack Swagger, Priceless and Vladimir Kozlov. Upbeat dance tracks represent Kelly Kelly and Maryse, while Smackdown and Eve are represented by soft-rock tracks that remind me somewhat of "Real Good Girl" from Volume 6. There is of course the obligatory "comedy track" which in my opinion get old real fast - Kung Fu Naki this time. Plus old school style instrumantal wrestling themes for Kane and Umaga. R-Truth's "Whats Up" and a surprisingly good Indian track for Great Kahli round out the track listing for this years offering.

Chances are once the initial buzz has worn off, you will find yourself going for the same 3-4 tracks that are your favorites, and leaving the rest to the "skip button" on your CD player.

A decent offering, but the days of WWE's and Johnston's creative prime for Volume 3 and Volume 4 are long over. It's just a shame this CD wasn't Disc 3 of the 3 Disc Anthology that WWE announced last year. Once again, we are left to hold out for that goldmine of classic themes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars - good for the collection, some decent tunes, May 9, 2010

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Weather Warden <3 "Huge WWE fan" (Auckland, NZ) - See all my reviews
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I'll be honest, the main reason for getting this CD is to get the high quality version of "Voices," Randy Orton's theme. The album is named after this song, and it's the main selling point.

That's not to say there aren't other good themes here, because there are. Let's have a rundown:

01. "Voices" - Randy Orton (performed by Rev Theory)

Like I mentioned, this is easily the album's best track and one of my favourite entrance themes currently in the WWE. I can't stand Randy Orton, but "Voices" is a fantastic track. The lyrics describe Randy perfectly, and for a rock track, the song is very catchy. I always sing along to it when Randy comes out. A great track, definitely check the full version of this out. (5/5)

02. "Pourquoi?" - Maryse

Many of the tracks on here are done by Jim Johnston, WWE's music producer. Maryse's music is just like her, flashy and annoying. I don't like this theme much, it's kind of boring and repetitive, and it goes on for too long at 3:37. Not one of the better themes here. (2/5)

03. "Man On Fire" - Kane

Apparently Kane had this theme before his previous one. His previous theme, "Slow Chemical" by Finger Eleven, is TEN times better then this one. This one is very bland and sounds like the cheap soundtrack to a horror movie. Kane was much better with his Finger Eleven theme, and should go back to it. This is better then Maryse's track though. (2.5/5)

04. "Kung Fu San" - Kung Fu Naki (performed by Dice Raw)

I think this track is funny. It's a parody of Kung Fu Fighting and I find it very catchy and entertaining. The lyrics are funny and I love the Japanese feel. WWE never did much with Funaki's kung fu gimmick, so this song wasn't used much. But I like it, it's good for some entertainment! (3.5/5)

05. "Holla" - Kelly Kelly (performed by Desiree Jackson)

I actually like this one. It's annoying at first, but it quickly grew on me. It's actually a very catchy track and the "holla holla holla" bits aren't as annoying as you think. The rap is slightly annoying, but you never hear it on TV, so it's fine. This is one of the better divas themes out there right now, and a highlight for me. (4/5)

06. "What's Up?" - R-Truth (performed by R-Truth himself)

This is the only track here performed by the superstar it accompanies. R-Truth's theme is undeniably catchy and addictive, it's impossible to not sing along! It's a hit with the live crowds and R-Truth does a good job rapping and the "what's up?" bits are soooo catchy! A great track. (4/5)

07. "Pain" - Vladimir Kozlov

This track is really boring. But at least it's better then when Kozlov had no entrance music at all... Sounding decidedly Russian, this track is repetitive and not interesting. It works for Kozlov though, so I'll give it some credit. (2/5)

08. "Land Of Five Rivers" - The Great Khali (performed by Panjabi MC)

Another reviewer said nobody likes Khali, but that's not true. I love the big lug! This new upbeat theme of his is MUCH better then his old theme. This one reminds me of a Bollymood movie, it's all bouncy and upbeat. A very catchy track, this is one of the better themes here and works for Khali. (3/5)

09. "She Looks Good" - Eve Torres

Not the best divas theme, but it's infinitely better then Maryse's track. A song that describes Eve nicely (she DOES look good!), and at least it has lyrics. It's also short and doesn't drag on too long. It's just average overall though. (2.5/5)

10. "Get On Your Knees" - Jack Swagger (performed by Age Against The Machine)

This song is just alright. It's not terrible, but it's not brilliant either. This rock track works for Swagger, but it's a bit dull. The beginning is pretty good though, it's the bit most people know from the song. The rest of this song is just ok. (2/5)

11. "If You Rock Like Me" - Smackdown Theme

Well, of course, this isn't the SD theme song anymore. They changed it in November 09 to "Let It Roll" by Divide The Day. But this track is pretty good, if you ask me. It took awhile to grow on me, I originally thought it was too cheesey. But now I like it, it's very catchy and I like the beginning. It's short too, only 3:05. This is another of the better tracks on here. (4/5)

12. "Tribal Trouble" - Umaga

This track embodies all that was Umaga, bless his soul and RIP. Admittedly, it's not that great, but it definitely represented the Samoan Savage. Filled with animal noises and tribal drums, this is an ok track. Not the best, but not terrible. (2.5/5)

13. "Pricless" - Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase

Manu was also listed, but he didn't last long so I only put Cody & Ted. This is another average track, quite repetitive and not very catchy. I like the guy's voice though. (2/5)

In my opinion, the tracks to check out are "Voices" "Holla" "What's Up?" and "If You Rock Me" and maybe "Kung Fu San" and "Land Of Five Rivers" for some comedy.

It was hard to rate this, because I did genuinely like some of the themes here, but others were dull. In the end, I went for a 3 star rating, but round that up to 3.5. Check out "Voices" and perhaps some of the other themes I gave good ratings to. 3.5 it is.