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All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Hero » Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:12 pm

It can be anything from Faulconer to Kikuchi to even a theme in a video game, but out of all the original music that has been made for the Dragon Ball franchise, what is your favorite? And if you can't decide between two or a few then just post all three.

Mine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8R1ET2SpU

M1420- Gathering Energy for the Genkidama

The first time I listened to this was by accidentally watching the fight with Super 13 with Japanese music instead of the Funimation dub soundtrack (I'm a dubbie). Immediately I had to watch the fight again and again just for the atmosphere and emotion this piece gave. It gave so much weight to the other Z-fighters trying to buy time for Goku and also gave the genki-dama a very spiritual feel. Easily my all time favorite piece of Dragon Ball music.

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Lord Beerus » Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:57 pm

The Monster Freeza Vs. The Legendary Super Saiyan

Just a classic, timeless track that carries a bombastic, suspenseful lemotif that no other original track for any other Dragon Ball anime has yet to duplicate.

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Super Saiyan Swagger » Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:47 pm

Lost Courage from Tenkaichi 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8A7BOK9NrE

It doesn't really sound like something you'd hear from Dragon Ball, hell, it sounds like something you'd hear in Tekken... but I'd be lying if I told you that I wish Dragon Ball didn't sound more like this. It's just such a pump up track. I feel like whooping some ass whenever I hear this song. Tenkaichi 2 is one of my favourite video game soundtracks, I like it more than the official soundtracks for the anime series.

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by SSJ Electric Fury » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:08 pm

Possibly this piece from the fourth Z movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bl7oPgTjHI&index=16

It gives the feeling of a titanic clash, while suggesting cataclysmic collateral damage. This just so happens to befit Namek's last minutes.
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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Cipher » Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:55 pm

Dun-dun-dun (Z Movie 3): https://youtu.be/7-xnERWwMsU?t=3m27s
It's probably this one. I think I love this track for how well-placed it is in the original Z anime, occurring, to my memory, as Goku challenges Freeza and as Gohan first achieves Super Saiyan after a string of memories about times he couldn't help ("Ano toki mo .."). So good. They really saved it for moments when it would hit home.

--- Other contenders ---

Kikuchi's Android theme (Z Movie 5): https://youtu.be/FPjJIprCXaY?t=9m52s
While this was originally featured in Movie 5, it went on to be one of the cues for the andriods in the series, and, like, man. I don't know if that was intentional, but manages to have a robotic edge while still clearly fitting the kung-fu movie aesthetic Kikuchi gave the series. A really great take on an action/villain cue for that arc.

Kikuchi's Cell theme (Z Movie 6): https://youtu.be/sq-tNe2E34w?t=4m38s
Originally featured in the second Coola movie, but unmistakably used as Cell's theme in the series. I think this is probably the best character theme Kikuchi ever provided the series with. I love it.

I love pretty much all the new tracks in Kikuchi's Boo arc material (it's my favorite era of his work on the series), but in particular, there's a really discordant, ominous track that plays, if I remember correctly, as Boo puts himself together after Vegeta's attack. It has some bells in it. I'll have to see if I can find it again.

There's also this Sumitomo track from Kai's Boo arc, which I think is one of the few standouts of his score, but damn, it's quite good.

I'll have to take a trip through GT tracks later, as those are some of my favorites in the franchise as well, but that'll require a bit of digging.

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Shiyonasan » Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:00 pm

Oh man, that's a tough decision. If I have to go with one though, I'll choose Hikari no Tabi. I almost always get goosebumps when listening to it. Kageyama and KUKO nail their performances in that song. There's lots of emotion in the song, but it's also a song that gives off hope. Bardock may have lost to Freeza, but the viewers know that Goku will take Freeza down!

Here's the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6shbS6fDY8U

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Post by Kuririn Fan » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:54 am

https://youtu.be/TFGY-PciwFU
This shit is my jam.

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Black_Liger » Tue Jan 12, 2016 4:27 am

The super saiyan god ritual in super

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Kakacarrottop » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:33 am

"I will literally dress as Goku and walk around jumping up and down, pretending to fly, in public if this ever gets an official release"

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by HourglassIndigo » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:30 pm

Yamamoto is my favorite composer so I had to choose one from Kai.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaYMhK9 ... jQ&index=7

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by zDBZ » Sun Jan 31, 2016 5:12 pm

We Gotta Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDmqDipQn9A

And I realise the Faulconer score has its share of detractors, and I can notice the flaws in it more now that I'm older, but I still love these two tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDEuGXoymAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mruMRSPOLo

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by Piccolo Daimaoh » Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:49 am

We Were Angels, at the moment. It's always 'at the moment' lol.

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Re: All Time Favorite Piece of Dragon Ball Music

Post by SmugStick » Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:00 pm

Those who love Justice, for sure! Is that the actual name of the song? That's what I know it by. Anyways, the whole Buu saga soundtrack is fantastic, but this is my #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqXDMO7cF4
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