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CFO$
CFO$
Also known as	Arcadia; Kromestatik
Origin	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Producers, songwriters, composers, mix engineers
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums, piano, production
Years active	2012–2019
Labels	WWE Music Group, Arcade Songs

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CFO$ (/ˌsiːɛfˈoʊs/) was an American songwriting and production duo consisting of John Paul Alicastro and Michael Conrad Lauri. They were primarily known for creating entrance music and program themes for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).^[1]

Career

CFO$ joined forces with the WWE through Arcade Songs, a record label owned by Gregg Wattenberg, when it was named Wind-Up Records back in 2012.^[2] They made their musical debut on the special 1,000th episode edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, named WWE Raw 1000, which aired on July 23, 2012, when their song "The Night" was selected as the show's official main theme.^[3]^[4] Shortly after, they began contributing themes for main roster WWE talent.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

The duo acted as WWE Music Group's executive producers and were the driving creative force behind the WWE's music department until late 2019. During their tenure, they secured two number one singles in the iTunes Soundtrack category with "The Rising Sun" for Shinsuke Nakamura^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] and "Glorious Domination" for Bobby Roode.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20] They further contributed theme songs and original scores to shows and programming which aired on the WWE's very own streaming service, the WWE Network.^[21]^[22]^[23]

In February 2020, it was publicly reported that CFO$ had been in a dispute with their publisher over the previous several months, due to money CFO$ states was owed to them per their publishing deal. CFO$ attempted to have WWE buy them out of their publishing deal and have them work in-house but the publisher rejected the proposal. As a result, WWE has used no new CFO$ music since. In August 2020, CFO$ were released from their recording contract and disbanded shortly afterwards.^[24]^[25]

Television appearances

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Total Divas	Themselves; Alicastro and Lauri	Episode: "It's a Beautiful Life?"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Ride Along	Themselves; Alicastro and Lauri	Episode: "Ballad of Elias and Balor Club"
2018	Walk with Elias: The Documentary	Themselves; Alicastro and Lauri	WWE Network mockumentary

WWE discography

References

^ Melok, Bobby (August 17, 2016). "Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Hyman, Dan (September 15, 2017). "When WWE Wrestlers Need Music, They Call This Industry Insider (And No. 1 Hitmaker)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Behind The Music: WWE Composers – John Alicastro & Mike Lauri". Arcade Songs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Melok, Bobby (August 17, 2016). "Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Pasbani, Robert (August 18, 2017). "WWE Music Composers CFO$ Talk Favorite Metal Bands, How They Created Some Of Your Favorite Entrance Themes". Metal Injection. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Melok, Bobby (August 17, 2016). "Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "WWE Behind the Music: Music composers Mike Lauri and John Alicastro discuss the process of creating a wrestler's entrance theme". Prowrestling.net. August 24, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Heisel, Scott (August 17, 2016). "Meet The Men Who Made The Themes For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More". Uproxx. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Heisel, Scott (August 17, 2016). "Meet The Men Who Made The WWE Theme Songs For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Morrow, Brendan (May 21, 2017). "Shinsuke Nakamura's Theme: What It Is & Why He Uses It". Heavy.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Markazi, Arash (March 27, 2017). "Shinsuke Nakamura – Wrestling as an art form". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Matheson, Danielle (April 19, 2016). "Shinsuke Nakamura's NXT Theme Is Already Spawning Some Great Covers". Uproxx. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Staff, WWE.com (April 7, 2016). "Get the No. 1 song on the iTunes soundtrack chart". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Barnett, Josh (March 29, 2017). "Music and mystique help NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura thrive". USA Today. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "CFO$ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Rose, Ash (August 26, 2016). "Why Bobby Roode's 'Glorious' is so glorious". TalkSPORT. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Atkin, Nicolas (November 16, 2016). "Pain and glory: Bobby Roode's journey to WWE". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Keller, Wade (October 4, 2016). "Bobby Roode talks about his entrance music taking off and reflections on time with TNA (w/Kellers Analysis)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Examiner, Peterborough (August 23, 2016). "Bobby Roode's music No. 1 on iTunes chart". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "CFO$ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 3, 2018). "CFO$ Discuss Their Process In Creating Music For WWE". Fightful. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "Meet the CFO$ | Toontrack artist profile". YouTube. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "The Music of the WWE Network by CFO$ & Jim Johnston". Apple Music. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Henry, Justin (February 20, 2020). "Update On Why Theme Music Creators CFO$ No Longer Work For WWE". Cultaholic. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Sapp, Sean Ross (February 20, 2020). "Exclusive: Why CFO$ Isn't Working With WWE". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

External links

[1] Melok, Bobby (August 17, 2016). "Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[2] Hyman, Dan (September 15, 2017). "When WWE Wrestlers Need Music, They Call This Industry Insider (And No. 1 Hitmaker)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[3] "Behind The Music: WWE Composers – John Alicastro & Mike Lauri". Arcade Songs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[4] Melok, Bobby (August 17, 2016). "Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[5] Pasbani, Robert (August 18, 2017). "WWE Music Composers CFO$ Talk Favorite Metal Bands, How They Created Some Of Your Favorite Entrance Themes". Metal Injection. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[6] Melok, Bobby (August 17, 2016). "Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[7] "WWE Behind the Music: Music composers Mike Lauri and John Alicastro discuss the process of creating a wrestler's entrance theme". Prowrestling.net. August 24, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[8] Heisel, Scott (August 17, 2016). "Meet The Men Who Made The Themes For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More". Uproxx. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[9] Heisel, Scott (August 17, 2016). "Meet The Men Who Made The WWE Theme Songs For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[10] Morrow, Brendan (May 21, 2017). "Shinsuke Nakamura's Theme: What It Is & Why He Uses It". Heavy.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[11] Markazi, Arash (March 27, 2017). "Shinsuke Nakamura – Wrestling as an art form". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[12] Matheson, Danielle (April 19, 2016). "Shinsuke Nakamura's NXT Theme Is Already Spawning Some Great Covers". Uproxx. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[13] Staff, WWE.com (April 7, 2016). "Get the No. 1 song on the iTunes soundtrack chart". WWE. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[14] Barnett, Josh (March 29, 2017). "Music and mystique help NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura thrive". USA Today. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[15] "CFO$ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[16] Rose, Ash (August 26, 2016). "Why Bobby Roode's 'Glorious' is so glorious". TalkSPORT. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[17] Atkin, Nicolas (November 16, 2016). "Pain and glory: Bobby Roode's journey to WWE". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[18] Keller, Wade (October 4, 2016). "Bobby Roode talks about his entrance music taking off and reflections on time with TNA (w/Kellers Analysis)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[19] Examiner, Peterborough (August 23, 2016). "Bobby Roode's music No. 1 on iTunes chart". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[20] "CFO$ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[21] Lambert, Jeremy (October 3, 2018). "CFO$ Discuss Their Process In Creating Music For WWE". Fightful. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[22] "Meet the CFO$ | Toontrack artist profile". YouTube. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[23] "The Music of the WWE Network by CFO$ & Jim Johnston". Apple Music. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[24] Henry, Justin (February 20, 2020). "Update On Why Theme Music Creators CFO$ No Longer Work For WWE". Cultaholic. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[25] Sapp, Sean Ross (February 20, 2020). "Exclusive: Why CFO$ Isn't Working With WWE". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

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+| alias        = Arcadia<br />Kromestatik
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-| origin       = [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
+| origin       = [[Long Island]], New York, U.S.
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-| occupation   = [[Record producer|Producers]]<br>[[Songwriter|Songwriters]]<br>[[Composer|Composers]]<br>[[Mix Engineer|Mix engineers]]
+| occupation   = Producers, songwriters, composers, mix engineers
 | instrument   = Vocals, guitar, drums, piano, production
-| years_active = 2012 – 2019
+| years_active = 2012–2019
-| label        = [[WWE Music Group]]<br>Arcade Songs}}
+| label        = [[WWE Music Group]], Arcade Songs
+}}
-'''CFO$''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|iː|ɛ|f|ˈ|oʊ|s}}) was an American songwriting and production duo consisting of '''John Paul Alicastro''' and '''Michael Conrad Lauri'''. They were primarily known for creating entrance music and program themes for the [[WWE]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Melok |first1=Bobby |title=Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar’s entrance music |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/cfos-wwe-entrance-music |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=WWE |date=17 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
+'''CFO$''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|iː|ɛ|f|ˈ|oʊ|s}}) was an American songwriting and production duo consisting of '''John Paul Alicastro''' and '''Michael Conrad Lauri'''. They were primarily known for creating entrance music and program themes for World Wrestling Entertainment ([[WWE]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Melok |first1=Bobby |title=Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/cfos-wwe-entrance-music |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=WWE |date=August 17, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
 == Career ==
-CFO$ joined forces with the WWE through Arcade Songs, a record label owned by [[Gregg Wattenberg]], when it was named Wind-Up Records back in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hyman |first1=Dan |title=When WWE Wrestlers Need Music, They Call This Industry Insider (And No. 1 Hitmaker) |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/7965820/wwe-wrestler-music-gregg-wattenberg-interview |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Billboard |date=15 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref> They made their musical debut on the special 1,000th episode edition of [[WWE Monday Night Raw]], named [[WWE Raw 1000]], which aired on July 23, 2012 when their song "The Night" was selected as the show's official main theme.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind The Music: WWE Composers – John Alicastro & Mike Lauri |url=http://arcadesongs.com/behind-the-music-wwe/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Arcade Songs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Melok |first1=Bobby |title=Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar’s entrance music |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/cfos-wwe-entrance-music |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=WWE |date=17 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after, they began contributing themes for main roster WWE talent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pasbani |first1=Robert |title=WWE Music Composers CFO$ Talk Favorite Metal Bands, How They Created Some Of Your Favorite Entrance Themes |url=https://metalinjection.net/wrestlemetal/wwe-music-composers-cfo-talk-favorite-metal-bands-how-they-created-some-of-your-favorite-entrance-themes |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Metal Injection |date=18 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Melok |first1=Bobby |title=Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar’s entrance music |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/cfos-wwe-entrance-music |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=WWE |date=17 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=WWE Behind the Music: Music composers Mike Lauri and John Alicastro discuss the process of creating a wrestler’s entrance theme |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/08/24/wwe-behind-music-music-composers-mike-lauri-john-alicastro-discuss-process-creating-wrestlers-entrance-theme/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Prowrestling.net |date=24 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Heisel |first1=Scott |title=Meet The Men Who Made The Themes For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More |url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/wwe-theme-songs-explained/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Uproxx |date=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Heisel |first1=Scott |title=Meet The Men Who Made The WWE Theme Songs For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More |url=https://news.yahoo.com/meet-men-made-wwe-theme-215548599.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Yahoo! News |date=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morrow |first1=Brendan |title=Shinsuke Nakamura’s Theme: What It Is & Why He Uses It |url=https://heavy.com/sports/2017/05/shinsuke-nakamuras-theme-song-title-artist-violin-why-use-interview-wwe/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Heavy.com |date=21 May 2017}}</ref>
+CFO$ joined forces with the WWE through Arcade Songs, a record label owned by [[Gregg Wattenberg]], when it was named Wind-Up Records back in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hyman |first1=Dan |title=When WWE Wrestlers Need Music, They Call This Industry Insider (And No. 1 Hitmaker) |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/7965820/wwe-wrestler-music-gregg-wattenberg-interview |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Billboard |date=September 15, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> They made their musical debut on the special 1,000th episode edition of [[WWE Monday Night Raw]], named [[WWE Raw 1000]], which aired on July 23, 2012, when their song "The Night" was selected as the show's official main theme.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind The Music: WWE Composers – John Alicastro & Mike Lauri |url=http://arcadesongs.com/behind-the-music-wwe/ |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Arcade Songs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Melok |first1=Bobby |title=Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/cfos-wwe-entrance-music |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=WWE |date=August 17, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after, they began contributing themes for main roster WWE talent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pasbani |first1=Robert |title=WWE Music Composers CFO$ Talk Favorite Metal Bands, How They Created Some Of Your Favorite Entrance Themes |url=https://metalinjection.net/wrestlemetal/wwe-music-composers-cfo-talk-favorite-metal-bands-how-they-created-some-of-your-favorite-entrance-themes |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=Metal Injection |date=August 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Melok |first1=Bobby |title=Meet CFO$, the musical masterminds behind your favorite Superstar's entrance music |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/cfos-wwe-entrance-music |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=WWE |date=August 17, 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=WWE Behind the Music: Music composers Mike Lauri and John Alicastro discuss the process of creating a wrestler's entrance theme |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/08/24/wwe-behind-music-music-composers-mike-lauri-john-alicastro-discuss-process-creating-wrestlers-entrance-theme/ |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Prowrestling.net |date=August 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Heisel |first1=Scott |title=Meet The Men Who Made The Themes For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More |url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/wwe-theme-songs-explained/ |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Uproxx |date=August 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Heisel |first1=Scott |title=Meet The Men Who Made The WWE Theme Songs For Enzo Amore, Finn Bálor And More |url=https://news.yahoo.com/meet-men-made-wwe-theme-215548599.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Yahoo! News |date=August 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morrow |first1=Brendan |title=Shinsuke Nakamura's Theme: What It Is & Why He Uses It |url=https://heavy.com/sports/2017/05/shinsuke-nakamuras-theme-song-title-artist-violin-why-use-interview-wwe/ |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Heavy.com |date=May 21, 2017}}</ref>
-The duo acted as [[WWE Music Group]]'s executive producers and were the driving creative force behind the WWE's music department until late 2019. During their tenure, they secured two number one singles in the iTunes Soundtrack category with "The Rising Sun" for [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Markazi |first1=Arash |title=Shinsuke Nakamura - Wrestling as an art form |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/19016401/wwe-nxt-shinsuke-nakamura-substance-style-takes-many-elements-makes-own |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=ESPN |date=27 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Matheson |first1=Danielle |title=Shinsuke Nakamura’s NXT Theme Is Already Spawning Some Great Covers |url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/shinsuke-nakamura-nxt-theme-covers/ |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Uproxx |date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=WWE.com |title=Get the No. 1 song on the iTunes soundtrack chart |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/nakamuras-entrance-theme-hits-no-1-itunes |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=WWE |date=7 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnett |first1=Josh |title=Music and mystique help NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura thrive |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/shinsuke-nakamura-wwe-nxt-wrestlemania-takeover |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=USA Today |date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CFO$ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CFOSofficial/status/718141785395036160 |website=Twitter |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> and "Glorious Domination" for [[Bobby Roode]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Ash |title=Why Bobby Roode's 'Glorious' is so glorious |url=https://talksport.com/sport/wrestling/121743/why-bobby-roodes-glorious-so-glorious-160826207767/ |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=TalkSPORT |date=26 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkin |first1=Nicolas |title=Pain and glory: Bobby Roode's journey to WWE |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/18056846/bobby-roode-had-18-year-journey-professional-wrestling-signing-wwe-contract |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=ESPN |date=16 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Keller |first1=Wade |title=Bobby Roode talks about his entrance music taking off and reflections on time with TNA (w/Kellers Analysis) |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/03/bobby-roode-talks-entrance-music-taking-off-reflections-time-tna-wkellers-analysis/ |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |date=4 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Examiner |first1=Peterborough |title=Bobby Roode's music No. 1 on iTunes chart |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/2016/08/23/bobby-roode-s-music-no-1-on-itunes-chart.html |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=The Peterborough Examiner |date=23 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CFO$ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CFOSofficial/status/767440177367224324 |website=Twitter |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> They further contributed theme songs and original scores to shows and programming which aired on the WWE's very own streaming service, the [[WWE Network]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=CFO$ Discuss Their Process In Creating Music For WWE |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cfo-discuss-their-process-creating-music-wwe |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Fightful |date=3 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the CFO$ {{!}} Toontrack artist profile |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpvn_4tXWyY |website=YouTube |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Music of the WWE Network by CFO$ & Jim Johnston |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-music-of-the-wwe-network/861161345 |website=Apple Music |access-date=25 December 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>
+The duo acted as [[WWE Music Group]]'s executive producers and were the driving creative force behind the WWE's music department until late 2019. During their tenure, they secured two number one singles in the iTunes Soundtrack category with "The Rising Sun" for [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Markazi |first1=Arash |title=Shinsuke Nakamura – Wrestling as an art form |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/19016401/wwe-nxt-shinsuke-nakamura-substance-style-takes-many-elements-makes-own |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=March 27, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Matheson |first1=Danielle |title=Shinsuke Nakamura's NXT Theme Is Already Spawning Some Great Covers |url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/shinsuke-nakamura-nxt-theme-covers/ |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=Uproxx |date=April 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=WWE.com |title=Get the No. 1 song on the iTunes soundtrack chart |url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwemusic/article/nakamuras-entrance-theme-hits-no-1-itunes |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=WWE |date=April 7, 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnett |first1=Josh |title=Music and mystique help NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura thrive |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/shinsuke-nakamura-wwe-nxt-wrestlemania-takeover |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=USA Today |date=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CFO$ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CFOSofficial/status/718141785395036160 |website=Twitter |access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref> and "Glorious Domination" for [[Bobby Roode]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Ash |title=Why Bobby Roode's 'Glorious' is so glorious |url=https://talksport.com/sport/wrestling/121743/why-bobby-roodes-glorious-so-glorious-160826207767/ |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=TalkSPORT |date=August 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkin |first1=Nicolas |title=Pain and glory: Bobby Roode's journey to WWE |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/18056846/bobby-roode-had-18-year-journey-professional-wrestling-signing-wwe-contract |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=November 16, 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Keller |first1=Wade |title=Bobby Roode talks about his entrance music taking off and reflections on time with TNA (w/Kellers Analysis) |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/03/bobby-roode-talks-entrance-music-taking-off-reflections-time-tna-wkellers-analysis/ |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |date=October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Examiner |first1=Peterborough |title=Bobby Roode's music No. 1 on iTunes chart |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/2016/08/23/bobby-roode-s-music-no-1-on-itunes-chart.html |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=The Peterborough Examiner |date=August 23, 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CFO$ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CFOSofficial/status/767440177367224324 |website=Twitter |access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref> They further contributed theme songs and original scores to shows and programming which aired on the WWE's very own streaming service, the [[WWE Network]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=CFO$ Discuss Their Process In Creating Music For WWE |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cfo-discuss-their-process-creating-music-wwe |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=Fightful |date=October 3, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the CFO$ {{!}} Toontrack artist profile |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpvn_4tXWyY |website=YouTube |access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Music of the WWE Network by CFO$ & Jim Johnston |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-music-of-the-wwe-network/861161345 |website=Apple Music |access-date=December 25, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>
-In February 2020, it was publicly reported that CFO$ had been in a dispute with their publisher over the previous several months, due to money CFO$ states was owed to them per their publishing deal. CFO$ attempted to have WWE buy them out of their publishing deal and have them work in-house but the publisher rejected the proposal. As a result, WWE has used no new CFO$ music since. In August 2020, CFO$ were released from their recording contract and disbanded shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Justin |title=Update On Why Theme Music Creators CFO$ No Longer Work For WWE |url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/update-on-why-theme-music-creators-cfo-no-longer-work-for-wwe |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Cultaholic |date=20 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sapp |first1=Sean Ross |title=Exclusive: Why CFO$ Isn't Working With WWE |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-why-cfo-isn-t-working-wwe |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Fightful Wrestling |date=20 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
+In February 2020, it was publicly reported that CFO$ had been in a dispute with their publisher over the previous several months, due to money CFO$ states was owed to them per their publishing deal. CFO$ attempted to have WWE buy them out of their publishing deal and have them work in-house but the publisher rejected the proposal. As a result, WWE has used no new CFO$ music since. In August 2020, CFO$ were released from their recording contract and disbanded shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Justin |title=Update On Why Theme Music Creators CFO$ No Longer Work For WWE |url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/update-on-why-theme-music-creators-cfo-no-longer-work-for-wwe |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=Cultaholic |date=February 20, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sapp |first1=Sean Ross |title=Exclusive: Why CFO$ Isn't Working With WWE |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-why-cfo-isn-t-working-wwe |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=Fightful Wrestling |date=February 20, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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-| ''[[WWE_Network#Current_shows|Ride Along]]''
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 | Themselves; Alicastro and Lauri
 | Episode: "Ballad of Elias and Balor Club"
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 | 2018
-| ''[[WWE: Walk With Elias|Walk With Elias]]: The Documentary''
+| ''[[WWE: Walk with Elias|Walk with Elias]]: The Documentary''
 | Themselves; Alicastro and Lauri
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-{{main|WWE Music Group discography#Themes by CFO$}}
+{{Main|WWE Music Group discography#Themes by CFO$}}
 == See also ==

v t e WWE Music Group: List of music albums produced by WWE Music Group
WWE Music Group's compilations	The Wrestling Album Piledriver: The Wrestling Album 2 WrestleMania: The Album WWF Full Metal: The Album WWF The Music, Volume 2 WWF The Music, Volume 3 WWF The Music, Volume 4 WWF Aggression WWF The Music, Vol. 5 WWF Forceable Entry WWE Anthology WWE Originals ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol. 6 WWE Wreckless Intent WWE The Music, Volume 7 Raw Greatest Hits: The Music WWE The Music, Vol. 8 Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9 WWE The Music: A New Day, Vol. 10 WWE: Uncaged WWE: Uncaged II WWE: Uncaged III WWE: Uncaged IV WWE: Uncaged V WWE: Uncaged VI WWE: Uncaged VII WWE: Uncaged VIII WWE: Uncaged IX WWE: Uncaged X WWE: Uncaged XI WWE: Uncaged XII WWE: Uncaged XIII WWE: Uncaged XIV
One-off albums	You Can't See Me (John Cena and Tha Trademarc) A Jingle with Jillian (Jillian) Walk with Elias (Elias) Universal Truth (Elias)
Related articles	Jim Johnston CFO$ Music in professional wrestling Stone Cold Metal