Ranger Tones - An Interview with Ron Wasserman [4K] 

He wrote and recorded the opening theme IN ONE NIGHT?! *rage quits*

"I'm going to write this for adults" No wonder a kid's show got one of the sickest guitar riffs ever

the greatest heavy metal song in all of time and space was written by a guy who doesn't play guitar or drums, in two hours, on a keyboard, to mimic inspector gadget. And he was told to tone it down, beause it was too heavy. thats metal as balls

Works two hours. Becomes a legend to an entire generation.

This man is responsible for getting kids into fucken METAL MUSIC.

GO GREEN RANGER GO! 🐲🤘 RIP Jason David Frank

Let’s face it, the Power Rangers soundtracks back then were rock albums for kids and they are still awesome to listen to. I remember having one of the tapes and I listened to it until it wouldn’t play anymore.

The music was a huge reason we loved the show as kids!

I wish they would get him for Cobra Kai.

Tommy was handlin' business on them putties! Hell yes!

There really is no better music to have playing while mulitcolored spandex-clad superheroes are beating the shit out of evil space goons.

thanks to him as a child and even now when I hear the MMPR 1st gen theme I get chills and tears in my eyes because it's one of my best childhood memories let's rock!! it's morphin time!!!!!!

Man wrote a theme song that today is one hell of a banging track that holds up today and is in a lot of ways better than other themes out there in TWO HOURS AND he's doesn't play the guitar.

Ron Wasserman Is a great guy. I loved the work He did for MMPR and Dragon Ball Z In the 90s. Haim Saban Is such a scumbag with how He treated Wasserman.

This man is responsible for my childhood obsession. He also did the X-Men theme.

He's right. I wrote to him in the early 2000's, and he wrote back. Coolest dude ever. I've been writing to studios, execs, and agents ever since, and studying entertainment law at USC now. I hope one day I can work with Saban, Wasserman, and SO many others. If you're reading this, Ron, thanks again for giving me the best workout playlist ever! I run every day to it.

I’m 33 years old and still enjoy old school power rangers and Ron’s music! Best to work out with his masterpiece

Love his philosophy of being humble by fans and respecting their time recognizing that it's the greatest gift someone can give you and you should value this. It's completely different from artist and entertainers today that think they are entitled to your time, money and even prizing or else you are some "ist" because you didn't give any of that to them.

Thinking back, I realize now how much the music not only contributed to the epicness of the show, but his chosen style of music gave the show a real "mature" feel & as a result, MMPR didn't come off as a children show ( although it was). Ron Wasserman had great influential taste in music.

This guy's music made the show what it was. It's just not the same without it. I got used to the synth music but putting any of Wasserman's tunes over ANY fight in the show just makes it FIRE. "Combat", "Zords", "Go Green Ranger", "5-4-1", etc. There's just too many to list. Hearing the theme always got me hyped to watch the show when I was a kid.

In the best of ways, I like to think that Ron inspired a generation of new Judas Priest fans. Listening to "Jawbreaker", I was thinking "OMG, Power Ranger vibes!".

He captured lightning in a bottle for those songs

Ron: “My name is Ron Wasserman…” Me: “And you are a legend.”

This guy is awesome! I still listen to some of the tracks today for fun! XD Especially when I'm writing stories haha

When he said there would trouble he meant the Parents back then in the 90's, they were so jaded. 🤣🤣🤣 looking around 2022 D.A.R.E didnt work guys.

Ron Wasserman..... we kneel to you for creating epic music for our childhood. Im 33 and i still get pumped listening to the mmpr soundtrack!!!

*HE DOESN'T PLAY THE GUITAR?*

This soundtrack turned me into a metalhead. And I remember how fucking stoked it got me when a Power Ranger's fight scene had one of these songs on it. Pure joy.

A gateway music drug for kids ...which lead us all to Metallica in our teens ❤️

This the guy. This the fucking guy.

I think this is where my love of rock came from

When Go Go Power Rangers!!! is on I get pumped!! And I'm 32 years old. Lol Hell the whole soundtrack is a banger!!!!

Can confirm, Ron replied to my email thanking him for the Redux album he released. Great guy!

Such a nice guy and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the best show ever.

Master Wasserman, I can't thank you enough for the awesome music you worked so hard for in Power Rangers. You're Morphenomenal!!! ⚡

Thank you, Ron Wasserman, for giving us the perfect soundtrack to our childhood! My favorite song from Power Rangers is "We Need A Hero".

Wow in a few hours he produced this master piece. This guy is a genius and a legend.

This man got pitched a kids show and really said "LET'S ROCK" *face melting guitar solo* and set the musical tempo for an entire generation.

This guy is a fucking LEGEND

Without him. We wouldn't have the epic song we have now.

Ron youve blessed the world with something timeless

The music definitely complimented the fighting scenes. For sure. I was born 93. Started watching power rangers religiouly 2 years after that

This was such an awesome interview. His music and work such in inspiration even in 2023. Really set the the tone of what rock is and meant to be. Thank you Ron. Mighty Morphin would not have been complete without your touch.

How come nobody asks why the songs sound different from Season 1 to Season 2?

Wrote to Ron in 2011 ....He wrote back

I hope that he made a ton of money with this, because by not being condescendent and composing for adults, he has now left a mark in pop culture forever (including the X-Men theme). A lot of things make PR look cheaper than Zyuranger, but boy is music not one of them. OST-wise PR kills it and Zyu's feels underwhelming as a result.

This guy got me into my first taste of heavy music 🤘

X-Men, Power Rangers and Tekkaman Blade. What a unit. 🤣✊

Hell yeah! The soundtrack sound was synonymous with my memory of the OG Power Rangers cast. I used to listen to that soundtrack until the cassette tape got eaten by my walkman.

Never will get old for us 90’s kids

This guy deserves all his flowers 💐

Moral of the story, if you got a great idea, produce it and give it back to the world.

We need a Hero is my favorite song from the OG series. Thank you Ron for all your hard work!

Man the theme song "Fight" and "We need a hero" are iconic

Insane vocals underrated 😮😮 🔥

HERO will forever be synonyms with JDF...A very sad song indeed!

He also made rock the dragon

What an inspirational story! It still blows my mind that he composed an otherwise "guitar heavy" theme song on a keyboard (which I assume, from the tones, is a Yamaha), but perhaps more so that he sang the song despite having no formal singing training, and was both embraced and employed for his efforts! He has such a gritty and unique singing voice, and when I hear it, I just get chills. As an aside, if you're looking for a good singer that inadvertently takes cue from him, try Paige Hamilton of Helmet beginning with their 2004 album, Size Matters. Hell, even Layne Staley's voice resembles his a bit lol

Two and and a half hours to craft one of the most iconic theme tunes on TV. The mad lad!

Redux was great that’s like super ear porn. I know it’s been almost 12 years at this point, but I still would be down for a volume two. On the original album, I never liked that dialogue/soundbites were in there, the reason behind it is absolutely silly, if you were to ask me.

Ron you are the hero behind the Power Rangers

Ron wasserman is just as important to mmpr as the actors. I hope i can meet him and tell him thank you for making the theme to the best 90's kids show. All hail ron!!!

The songs were a bit cheese in lyrics but the score is fantastic. Zords, Go Green Ranger, I will win. They are incredible scores. We need a Hero is just a great song, just hits all the right notes.

Aged 35 and still love it!

Mark Hamill level of awesome

It's actually the best theme ever! So lit 🔥

Pretty sure Ron Wasserman is the reason I love Rock. I was 5 IIRC when I first heard that theme. It hasn't left my brain in over 30 years.

"Fight" and "We need a hero" are my favorites!

I tip my hat to the man who made my childhood rock

"We need a hero" really resonated with me as a kid. Still love them. I wish he could have released those obscure instrumental cues that used to play between fight songs.

8:35 So that’s how they ruined that album… man the US was so ridiculous (still is tbh)

This man is a pure legend. All his music and Jim's get me so pumped anytime I listen to their songs. Though I do tend to copy his way when I try sing any of them. And gargle Pepsi

This man made Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Amazing!

7:45 "Oh shit!" 🤣

I’m glad I saw this. I was a kid and remember MMPR especially the first years. Without the music the show would have not been the same.

You sir are a national treasure

8:23 and this kids goes to show you that adults don't always know best. =) They should've just made a two disc set that had the Rock Adventure on one and the original renditions on the second or something.

this man is responsible for my childhood 🤩 5 4 1 is a classic.

Absolute legend.

Ron Wasserman and Mark Snow are great composers and such nice guys.

I am 32 years old now. MMPR came out when I was about what 3? And even so, it became a guiding light in my life. All due respect to the actors behind the helmets as they did more than their part, but this man's songs (the original MMPR theme song and I Will Win) were the anthems of victory growing up. If ever I thought I couldnt, I'd just give them a listen and recharge my batteries. No! I will not give up. I will not retreat. A lesson learned from a young age but throughout my life and carried me into a successful military carreer and onward. So I hope you one day see this, and here's to you sir, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you. I'm sure you dont get the recognition you deserve compared to the other people who worked on MMPR, but you inspired me, and a whole generation just like me to live up to the potential we had within ourselves. And that, cannot ever be understated or taken away from you. May the Power protect you, as you made it do us once upon a time.

rw:just seeing him in this clip and listening to all the Power Rangers musics he done rly made my day thnxu. ^_^

A little disappointing that it wasn't actually done on a guitar, but it's a fun riff to play on one now.

This guy is awesome! I loved his tracks from the series!

LEGEND!!!! Power rangers would not be the same without this man. That guitar is legendary 🫡

He literally changed millions of our lives yo 🙏🏾😏 I couldn't thank him enough

I was really hoping this rock music would’ve been in Once and Always.

He also composed the soundtrack for the first two seasons of Dragon Ball Z.

This man created a wonderful time in my childhood with my cousins, we all ran to the TV when we heard GO GO POWER RANGERS!

Still the best original soundtrack ever made for Power Rangers. This was one of the reasons the show had such success. I’m 33 yrs old, I was 3 when the show aired, and til this day, I still listen to this soundtrack from time to time. Thank you for this timeless music.

Only question I have for him is.. if Hasbro decides to reboot the power rangers franchise from all new material and nothing from super sentei and they ask you to record material for the series, will you? I mean, he did return for once and always

1:43 Wait! Hold up. This man doesn’t play guitar yet he created one of the most recognizable kid show theme songs of the 90s and even today?!

think that sucks is as a kid, if they wouldn't have put the dialog on the album I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much so the execs were kind of right. But as an adult I hate it.

Legend

Fight is such a great song.

Did he say he played it on a keyboard? 🤯

I wish they would get him on a track for Legend of the White Dragon. Like a speed metal banger for a fight

MMPR was the first to have consistent insert songs , even before rider , wow.

Iconic. Absolutely iconic. 🤘🏾

A legend in American entertainment history