But seriously, how did the Falcouner soundtrack even make it to air?

[Hellspawn28]

I don't get why people think music in a show would turn off kids when most kids watch these type of shows for the action. If the first Power Rangers season had Zyuranger music, it would still be popular because kids like the fight scenes of the Rangers and Zords.

[ABED]

I don't get why people think music in a show would turn off kids when most kids watch these type of shows for the action. If the first Power Rangers season had Zyuranger music, it would still be popular because kids like the fight scenes of the Rangers and Zords.

I get your point and agree for the most part, but MMPR was never an adaptation of Super Sentai. It took the footage and used it to craft its own storylines, which were very American. The music fit the tone and feel of that show, which were very much American. I don't think American kids would've had a problem with Super Sentai music, but given how different both shows were, a different score isn't out of place.

[Bardo117]

I don't get why people think music in a show would turn off kids when most kids watch these type of shows for the action. If the first Power Rangers season had Zyuranger music, it would still be popular because kids like the fight scenes of the Rangers and Zords.

I get your point and agree for the most part, but MMPR was never an adaptation of Super Sentai. It took the footage and used it to craft its own storylines, which were very American. The music fit the tone and feel of that show, which were very much American. I don't think American kids would've had a problem with Super Sentai music, but given how different both shows were, a different score isn't out of place.

The most important note to take here is that kids don't sit down and analyze if the show is American made or Japanese made or if the BGM fits.

[Forte224]

I don't get why people think music in a show would turn off kids when most kids watch these type of shows for the action. If the first Power Rangers season had Zyuranger music, it would still be popular because kids like the fight scenes of the Rangers and Zords.

I get your point and agree for the most part, but MMPR was never an adaptation of Super Sentai. It took the footage and used it to craft its own storylines, which were very American. The music fit the tone and feel of that show, which were very much American. I don't think American kids would've had a problem with Super Sentai music, but given how different both shows were, a different score isn't out of place.

The most important note to take here is that kids don't sit down and analyze if the show is American made or Japanese made or if the BGM fits.

Exactly, so why make a replacement score in the first place?

[Bardo117]

I get your point and agree for the most part, but MMPR was never an adaptation of Super Sentai. It took the footage and used it to craft its own storylines, which were very American. The music fit the tone and feel of that show, which were very much American. I don't think American kids would've had a problem with Super Sentai music, but given how different both shows were, a different score isn't out of place.

The most important note to take here is that kids don't sit down and analyze if the show is American made or Japanese made or if the BGM fits.

Exactly, so why make a replacement score in the first place?

Okay... Let me rephrase.... Kids don't sit there and analyze if the show is American Made or Japanese made, but subconsciously might be put off by the strange music(80's music). Same way kids oddly dislike their parent's 'old music', until they grow up. But who knows, maybe the soundtrack was replaced simply so that FUNI could make more money every time it was used.

[ABED]

Not every kid. I loved 70's rock even as a kid. I also had zero issue with the score from Bruce Lee movies.

[Bardo117]

We're talking about the average person. not isolated cases such as yours. Kids just typically dislike older music. Same with older folk, they seem to dislike newer music.

[Forte224]

We're talking about the average person. not isolated cases such as yours. Kids just typically dislike older music. Same with older folk, they seem to dislike newer music.

I'm gonna go ahead and say kids would have been totally cool with the Kikuchi soundtrack. Kids, as you said, never really scrutinize soundtracks. We were given tons of old (reallllllly old sometimes) shows growing up including Looney Tunes that were filled with classical music and we never questioned it. It was just part of the show.

[ABED]

I'm not atypical. As Forte points out, plenty of children, even today, are fine with older shows and movies.

[Boo Machine]

It's very rare that I hear that a child will drop a show because of the music. From what I can tell, kids barely notice it. Most everyone I grew up with in school who watched DBZ barely remember the music when I ask them about it. I didn't even remember it until about a decade ago when I decided to really get into the whole series. Even if they do notice it, it's rarely ever a deciding factor. My kid cousins barely notice it and even point out certain tracks from the old score they liked. (The theme song being one of them, of course.)

Dragonball prospered everywhere else around the world and was a hit with kids without changing the music. And it continues to do so. Point is, changing the music was absolutely not necessary for it to be a hit with us kids and Dragonball would have done just fine in the west with the original score. I have no doubts about this.

[Bardo117]

Gosh, defending FUNImations reasoning behind things get rather difficult after time

[ABED]

I think kids remember theme songs.

[Forte224]

Yes, I'd say that's generally the only music kids really retain from a show. Maybe because there's lyrics?

[ABED]

Yes, I'd say that's generally the only music kids really retain from a show. Maybe because there's lyrics?

I don't think it has anything to do with lyrics. Besides, it's all a moot point since most kids saw DBZ on Toonami which didn't air the theme song.

[Forte224]

Yet they still remembered Rock the Dragon pretty well

[ABED]

Yet they still remembered Rock the Dragon pretty well

That did air on TV.

[Forte224]

Yeah but even the Toonami kids remembered it. Even though it didn't air before every episode it did air when the movies played

[Boo Machine]

To be fair it's not very hard to remember Rock the Dragon. All of the lyrics are in the name.

[Forte224]

Yeah but my point was I think kids remember theme songs because it has lyrics and you can sing along and whatnot. Whereas with a show's regular soundtrack they generally don't because its just part of the show and they're focusing on the show not the music

[Bardo117]

DRAGON DRAGON, ROCK THE DRAGON, DRAGON BALL ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

That song resonates in my childhood as much as Chala-Head-Chala. That's what I mean, both soundtracks seem to fit and didn't remove anything from the show.