Dale Oliver

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Dale Oliver
Origin United States
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Dobro
Mandolin
Years active 1992-present
Associated acts BlackHawk

Dale Oliver is an American music composer who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Formerly a guitarist in BackHawk (the backing band of the American country music group BlackHawk), Oliver serves mainly as a composer of theme music used in professional wrestling.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Music composer for TNA

Like his WWE counterpart Jim Johnston, and his (original) ECW counterpart Harry Slash, Oliver writes a huge percentage of TNA's entrance theme tunes including themes for pay-per-view broadcasts. Unlike Johnston, Oliver performs the vocals and instruments for most of the theme tunes himself.

Oliver has been subjected to some criticism in that some say a lot of the theme tunes he has composed are closely modelled on popular songs. For example, Christian Cage's theme on "My Last Breath" by Evanescence, and Christopher Daniels' theme on "Disposable Teens" by Marilyn Manson. Sometimes, as in Daniels' case, these songs are already identified with the wrestlers from their use in independent promotions.

The shortest song that Oliver has composed was Chris Candido's 39-second TNA theme, which was said to be a modification of one of Oliver's own songs called "Born and Raised" (similar to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."). Another one of Oliver's shortest songs was Roderick Strong's theme at 42 seconds.

Thus far, TNA has released four albums. They are NWA: TNA The Music, Vol. 1, NWA: TNA The Music, Vol. 2, 3rd Degree Burns: The Music of TNA Wrestling Vol. I, and Meltdown: The Music of TNA Wrestling Vol. 2.

[edit] Oliver's Remakes

Wrestler/Event Title Based on
Against All Odds 2008   "Rosetta Stoned" by Tool
A1 (*) "Iron Clad" "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
Alex Shelley "Paparazzi" "The Fly" by U2
America's Most Wanted "Crue" "Primal Scream" by Mötley Crüe
Andrew Martin (*) "FU System" "Toxicity" by System of a Down
Angelina Love (*) "Angel On My Shoulder" "Drag You Down" by Finger Eleven and Face the Pain by STEMM
Apolo (*) "I'm Everything" "Smooth" by Carlos Santana
Balls Mahoney "Bigg Nuts" "Big Balls" by AC/DC
Big Vito   The Godfather theme
Bound for Glory 2006   "Alive" by P.O.D.
Bound for Glory 2007   "Welcome To Atlanta" by Jermaine Dupri
Chris Candido "Born and Raised" "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen
Chris Harris "We Find The Defendants Guilty" "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie
Chris Sabin "Hail Sabin" "Offbeat Bare Ass" by 311
Christian Cage "Take Over" "My Last Breath" by Evanescence
Christian Cage "Take Over (Remix)" "My Last Breath" by Evanescence and "Ice Queen" by Within Temptation
Christopher Daniels "Manson" "Disposable Teens" by Marilyn Manson
Curry Man "Hot and Spicy" "Guerrilla Radio" by Rage Against The Machine
Curt Hennig (*) "Champion" "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" by Queen
D'Lo Brown Down with the Brown "What's My Name" by DMX
Daisy Haze "Peace" "Should've Said No" by Taylor Swift
David Flair "2003 Space Astrology" "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
DDP "Spirit" "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
Dustin Rhodes "Black Reign" "Feed the Gods" by White Zombie
Dusty Rhodes   "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen
Elix Skipper "Y'alla Never Forget" "Ya'll Must've Forgot" by Roy Jones Jr.
Erik Watts "Wattage" "We Will Rock You" by Queen
Fight for the Right Tournament   "(You've Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by The Beastie Boys
Gail Kim "Unstoppable" "Pain Redefined" by Disturbed
James Storm "Sorry About Your Damn Luck" "Electric Rodeo" by Shooter Jennings
Jay Lethal "Static" "Push It" by Static-X
Jay Lethal "Pomp and Circumstance/Black Machismo Remix" Pomp and Circumstance
Jerry Lynn "Fear" "Scapegoat" by Fear Factory
Johnny B. Badd "Go Johnny" "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
Johnny Devine I'm Hott "So Hott" by Kid Rock
Justin Credible (*) "Snap This!" "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" by Prong
Karen Angle "On Her Own" "Anything" by JoJo
Kaz "Kaz" "Coming Undone" by Korn
Kevin Nash "Dre" "Still D.R.E." by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
Kevin Nash (*) "Saturn" "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin
Kid Kash "Misfit" "Walk" by Pantera
Kurt Angle "My Quest" "Lunatic Fringe" by Red Rider
Lance Hoyt "Vast" "Touched" by VAST
Lance Hoyt "Valor" "Come On, Come In" by Velvet Revolver
LAX "Dawgz" "Gangsta Gangsta" by N.W.A
Lazz "Oops" "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears
Mascarita Sagrada "Latin Ryder" "Low Rider" by War
Maverick Matt "Machine" "Caboose" by Sugar Ray
Matt Morgan "Waking The Giant" "Waking The Demon" by Bullet For My Valentine
Mikey Batts (*) "My Fist" "Stinkfist" by Tool
Monty Brown "Alpha Male" "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed
Motor City Machine Guns "1967" "1977" by Bang Bang
Nigel McGuinness (*) "God Save" "God Save the Queen"
ODB (*) "Park It" "Ready Fuels" by Anberlin
Phi Delta Slam (*) "Pledged" "Basket Case" by Green Day
Psicosis (*) "Psicosis" "Dragula" by Rob Zombie
Raven "Offspring" "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring
Raven "Scream" "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, Eighties by Killing Joke
Robert Roode "No More Fears" "No More Tears" by Ozzy Osbourne
Roxxi Laveaux "Voodoo Queen" "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain
Sabu "Carpet Ride" "Huka Blues" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones
Scott Hall "Marvelous Me" "Those Shoes" by The Eagles
Shane Douglas "Deep" "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple
SoCal Val "Magnify" "Question" by System Of A Down
Shocker Shocked "Whatever" by Godsmack
Sting "Stingellica" "Seek & Destroy" by Metallica
Team 3D "Watch Out, Watch Out" "Bombshell" by Powerman 5000
Team Canada "Oh Canada" "O Canada"
Team USA   "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Team USA (*) "Born and Raised" "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen
The Diamonds in the Rough "Drain U" "Simon Says" by Drain STH
The Harris Brothers (*) "War Neck" "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
The Naturals "Smack" "Bad Religion" by Godsmack
The Sandman "Sandman" "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
Tomko "Screwed" "Vicarious" by Tool
Triple X "XXX Gonna Give It" "X Gon' Give it to Ya" by DMX
Traci Brooks "Sweet Lady" "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith
Velvet Sky "Don't Even Lie" "Polyamorous" by Breaking Benjamin

[edit] Mainstream songs that have been used in TNA

Wrestler/Event Song
Bound for Glory 2006 "Enemy" by Fozzy
Bound for Glory 2008 "Tarantula" by Smashing Pumpkins
Christy Hemme "Society Box" by Christy Hemme
Christy Hemme (Sacrifice 2006) "Wasting Away" by Manic Drive
Insane Clown Posse "Down With the Clown" by ICP
Lockdown 2008 "Nothing To Lose" by Operator
Kazarian & Maverick Matt "Bad Influence" by Less Than Zero
Shannon Moore (*) "Chicken Huntin' (Slaughterhouse Mix)" by ICP
Slammiversary 2006(*)(TNA history package) "Fighter" By Candlefuse
Slammiversary 2007 "Boom Boom" by The LoCash Cowboys
Sting "Yours" by tobyMac
Turning Point 2007 "Favorite Things" by Crash Anthem

(*) Indicates that the theme has been used for at least 1 other wrestler/stable unrelated to the wrestler listed, but the wrestler listed is the most recent one to use it.

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