What theme would fit the best for Cell?

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What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Steven Bloodriver » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:16 pm

Like a theme song I suppose, but one that truly describes how dangerous he is to anything and anyone.

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Post by VegettoEX » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:43 pm

There's just something about "One Of These Days" by Pink Floyd that really seems to scream "Cell" to me. I'm gonna go with that!
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Lord Beerus » Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:14 pm

Hate to say it, but I just find "Stronger" by Kanye West to fit Cell in some weird way. I just can't place my finger on my why. Maybe the smugness and arrogance of the song just kinda relates to how Cell character is. I dunno. It just gels for me. :)

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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Nejishiki » Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:24 pm

VegettoEX wrote:There's just something about "One Of These Days" by Pink Floyd that really seems to scream "Cell" to me. I'm gonna go with that!
I'm sure it does thanks to a particular music indecent. :lol:

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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by floofychan333 » Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:22 pm

I don't want Cell to have a theme that's not Kikuchi. Kikuchi was able to compose great themes for everything Dragon Ball including Cell and I personally don't think there needs to be a different theme.
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:13 am

floofychan333 wrote:I don't want Cell to have a theme that's not Kikuchi. Kikuchi was able to compose great themes for everything Dragon Ball including Cell and I personally don't think there needs to be a different theme.
It's awfully narrow-minded to think that Kikuchi is the only possible choice.

...that being said, I can't think of a non-Kikuchi theme that I'd want.
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Captain-Sora » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:47 am

floofychan333 wrote:I don't want Cell to have a theme that's not Kikuchi. Kikuchi was able to compose great themes for everything Dragon Ball including Cell and I personally don't think there needs to be a different theme.
Technically, that material was composed for movie villains (Meta Cooler and the movie Androids specifically). Cell never really had a proper theme composed specifically for him in the original score.

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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by DanielSSJ » Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:45 am

I'm normally not much of a Bruce Faulconer fan, but Team Four Star's remix of his Funimation theme is pretty great.
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Freeza9000 » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:17 pm

This theme fits the sinister aura of Cell the most: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91-l_XAhue0

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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:38 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmcAN5t_Ps - Big the Budo Theme (perfect power, warped sense of honor, intelligence, etc.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWZUIYbysfo - Kazuya's Theme
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Kojiro Sasaki » Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:56 pm

VegettoEX wrote:There's just something about "One Of These Days" by Pink Floyd that really seems to scream "Cell" to me. I'm gonna go with that!
That's one of my favourites! Especially the live version from Delicate Sound of Thunder.

As for Cell, nothing tops M1308 I just cannot imagine any other music piece playing, when I think "Cell".

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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:29 pm

Actually... I realize Godsmack - Awake is the best fit. It catches the essence of Cell in his incomplete stages.
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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by Thanos » Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:39 pm

I think The Man Called "C" from the first Budokai that plays during the final battle with Cell fits pretty well.
Freeza9000 wrote:This theme fits the sinister aura of Cell the most: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91-l_XAhue0
Looks like Dragon Ball has its own "Darude - Sandstorm". :P
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Re: What theme would fit the best for Cell?

Post by DBZ Macky » Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:30 am

Freeza9000 wrote:This theme fits the sinister aura of Cell the most: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91-l_XAhue0
Terrible joke. I really like this theme :(
It's like Goku's DBS theme to me.

Just look at this and tell me it isn't badass Cell at his finest. At least when it comes to Perfect Cell, I think "News of the Cell Games" is by far the most fitting. Plus the song is pretty cool by itself!
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