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Kikuchi character themes

Post by DragonBallKing » Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:49 pm

I know most characters don't have specific themes in the Kikuchi score with the exception of Piccolo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjfSflHra84 and Freeza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0BCgjY ... HOWDqGRzzy , but if you associate certain tracks with characters then what track would it be. For Goku it would be the first genki dama theme played during the "I am" speech.
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Re: Kikuchi character theme's

Post by KBABZ » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:51 pm

For Goku I actually associate him with the Mystical Adventure theme due to my primary exposure to the original Dragon Ball. I think the connection is made explicit in Movie 1 where it and Piccolo's theme play together when they duel at the end of the movie.

And while it isn't a character, I love the theme used for the Flying Nimbus. It felt really special to hear it again after Goku got it back to take on Piccolo in Central City. Oh and of course there's Romantiku Ageru Yo instrumentals for Bulma.

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Post by Captain-Sora » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:43 am

There are a fair handful of character themes Kikuchi cooked up over the franchise's run. It's just that most of the Z-era ones were for movie villains since the majority of the music introduced from that point onward was reused from the films. Even that Freeza theme given in that earlier example wasn't composed specifically for him, but is just Wheelo/Uiro's music repurposed for that character. This is why it's a little difficult to pinpoint non-movie antagonist material when just going by the show. A lot of the anime's placement was based on feel rather than maintaining thematic continuity, so some of these ideas might not be all that identifiable without hearing them in the proper context (barring the likes of Early Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan's themes, which tended to fare better due to not originating from movies). When you go through the films, you get a better picture of what Kikuchi really had for a bit of the cast.

Dragon Ball/Early Z Goku:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBZBthMAy1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrnCE68yo8c
https://youtu.be/nqvLiCA_69M?t=31s

Movie 3 Goku:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ocnqv5vqI (ignore the 0:18-0:41 portion, since that features some interplay between Piccolo and Tullece's themes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMsAcsO5bXo

Movie 5 Goku:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6Yi5nRnFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJxzFrgbQM

Movie 8-Movie 13 Goku:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-kznZJLXr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsqR1GDlxBo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlj4qOl1jDo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjgYDNCSF9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhI0twViSpw

Young Gohan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMPvHtWTdYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gj5B6YueD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcaWLAcYPus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bWYNNWS7mA

Movie 9/Buu Era Gohan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjH-5LUQXbM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SrzATSSNas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aG5HFW0gdw
https://youtu.be/YMp54FyTttY?t=2m34s

Vegeta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqyxzM29nMc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UGXkmGmVWo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXTXQC_WXX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXIDs7Xjlk8

Krillin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba_VNCsxUbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjyy2cDhlhw

Kami Movie 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTyDpZHuJks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gts5wbp8z4A

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Re: Kikuchi character themes

Post by linkdude20002001 » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:54 pm

Officiall, Gokuh's theme is Makafushigi Adventure, Bulma's theme is Romantic Ageru Yo, Piccolo's theme is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C55vYFOEuwA, and Gohan's theme is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMPvHtWTdYM. Each theme is remade in MANY different styles thru-out the series. There are even Piccolo-styled versions of Gohan's theme for after he's trained by Piccolo.

Are there any other official character themes?
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Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:47 pm

GOD BABY GOHAN THEME IS SO CUTE! No one can match the warmth and love that pours from that theme.
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Re: Kikuchi character themes

Post by KBABZ » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:21 pm

I also kinda forgot that Kikuchi had themes for Tao Pai-Pai and General Blue! Sure it was just one track for each, but still!

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Post by floofychan333 » Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:55 pm

KBABZ wrote:I also kinda forgot that Kikuchi had themes for Tao Pai-Pai and General Blue! Sure it was just one track for each, but still!
General Blue gets a few variations, though Tao Pai Pai's BGMs aren't super memorable.
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Post by DarkPrince_92 » Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:34 pm

Tao Pai Pai is definitely one of my top 10 for Dragon Ball.

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Re: Kikuchi character themes

Post by Cipher » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:53 am

DragonBallKing wrote:I know most characters don't have specific themes in the Kikuchi score with the exception of Piccolo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjfSflHra84 and Freeza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0BCgjY ... HOWDqGRzzy , but if you associate certain tracks with characters then what track would it be. For Goku it would be the first genki dama theme played during the "I am" speech.
Hm?

Quite a few characters have their own theme in the Kikuchi score. Just off the top of my head:

Vegeta (the "Saiyan" theme is used for him constantly, even as late as the Boo arc when most of the earlier score has ceased to show up)
Cell (one of the more memorable character themes in the series, originally composed for the Metal Coola movie)
Gohan (different variations throughout all of Z)

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Re: Kikuchi character themes

Post by Captain-Sora » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:58 am

Cipher wrote:Vegeta (the "Saiyan" theme is used for him constantly, even as late as the Boo arc when most of the earlier score has ceased to show up)
Plus the leitmotif I mentioned above, which is what Kikuchi gives him for when he appears throughout the movies.

Also, I forgot to add Mr. Satan's Movie 9 theme before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlC3RYQ6_74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttk1F_BrsOc

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