I will like to start to say that this isn't a debate about which composer is better. This isn't the thread for that. Before Dragon Ball Super existed I always felt like many English-dub fans liked Kenji Yamamoto because it was in between Kikuchi and Faulconer. The best of both worlds. Granted I'm not sure how Japanese people felt about his music but I always assumed people saw Yamamoto's music as more modern. Now that Super has aired, Sumitomo as added his own catalog of music for Dragon Ball. Hearing
it kinda reminds me ofHeroic Battle (HQ) - Dragon Ball Super | Norihito Sumitomo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRqqdlUwKeM
. Both were used similar too. Both were also overused in my opinion as well.Dragon Ball Z OST - 24 Ginyu Transformation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF12Vf_IfBU
This leds to to ask Is Norihito Sumitomo A Good Middle-Ground Between Kikuchi, Kenji Yamamoto, and Bruce Faulconer?? I doubt Sumitomo knows who Faulconer is. I would even argue that Sumitomo seems to be more of a middle ground between Yamamoto and Faulconer than he is all 3 because Kikuchi's music while amazing...sounds kinda dated. The reason I ask this question is because it seems like English Dub fans are less harsh towards Yamamoto and Sumitomo than they was towards Kikuchi. Hopefully I'm not over generalizing. I know (casual) fans who grew up around the time Kai aired are more supportive of the original Japanese version than the previous generation.