Tape Spaghetti

E39 - From Stone Cold’s Glass to Taker’s Bells: Jim Johnston's Sonic Kayfabe

Published: January 6, 2026

Duration: 1:01:39

If thinking about the sounds of glass shattering or funeral bells tolling on live TV send chills down your spine, you've already met Jim Johnston —you just didn’t know his name.

In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake break kayfabe and pull back the curtain on how WWE's most legendary entrance themes, which often emerged out of pure chaos.

The in-house composer who scored wrestling's golden era under absurd pressure, Johnston often had as little as 90 minutes to write the music that would define a character forever.... but somehow he nailed it again and...