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Man, the beginning of that song is so ethereal. The rest of the song is very atmospheric and relaxing. I believe I said it in a previous post in this thread, but it's applicable here too; I could see this song being used in a JRPG. Definitely a unique song by Dragon Ball standards.
It attempts to induce a sense of foreboding, but it ends up falling short of the mark. It's rather tepid overall, being neither extremely ominous nor outright mirthful; it makes for acceptable mood music however. I'm not certain of the music's application, but if I'm correct, it was used extensively in the Freeza Saga as an ad hoc "theme"--or as aforementioned mood music--for the titular antagonist. I don't think it services very well in that context.
"My dear friend, how can I make this even more painful for you? I could crush your hands, rip off both of your ears, or maybe I'll just smash in your tiny little cranium. Ehehehehehehehe."
—Frieza
A dissonant, somewhat brood intro before going into full stride with a grand electric bass. The inclusion of Satou Yuka just makes the song even more empowering and poignant. This was Hironobu Kageyama when he really starting to hit his stride.
Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Michsi wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:29 amIn Super Piccolo got yelled off the stage by Vegeta in the U6 Tournament arc and lost to Jiminy Cricket in the ToP , he deserved 15 new transformations with his theme song played by Metallica in the background.
The song has a very strong apocalyptic "everything's gone to hell" feel to it, with feelings of despair and uncertainty. A perfect fit for Future Trunks' world.
My second favorite movie ending theme (the first being Kimi Ga Hero). I've always thought this song had a unique sound to it; it's calm and upbeat at the same time. Kageyama does a splendid job with his performance in the song as well.
Time to bump this. Not very memorable in my opinion due to its slowness, though Kageyama's voice is always something that catches the ear of the listener.
Ah, the classic recap music from the Buu arc. I prefer the first prologue music in DBZ a little more, but this track is great in it's own right. I like the instruments they used for it; it makes it sound quirky. The last part of the track is good too; it's very energetic.
Oh, the awesome path to power soundtrack from Tokunaga, quite simply the best stuff he made for the franchise, this defintely sounds like the track you would hear in times of peace after a grand adventure. It also has a certain Dragon Quest Feel? or is it just me?. anyway, the french horn sounds heavenly.
Oh, man. I did not like this. It sounds like it's trying to be triumphant, but unfortunately I think it falls short. The choir is cheesy and I don't think this fits as a heroic theme. I get what they were going for, trying to make Goku seem like this holy savior, but it just doesn't work for me. Hopefully it will work better in the actual film. I'm not a big fan of choirs in Dragon Ball music. Except for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8R1ET2SpU which was posted in this thread earlier.
Pretty good. It sounds like a piece honoring a fallen soldier in combat. Interesting how they put in a couple voice clips of Vegeta into the piece as well.
I like how it teases you into thinking it's serious at the beginning. However, it turns out to be a really fun and playful melody. Even when fighting seriously, Dragon Ball always keeps that level of fun.
I like the the subtle guitar in the background and the keyboard (?) carrying the melody in the early part of the song. Also, are those maracas being used? Those are an interesting choice as well. A pretty unique track in Kikuchi's soundtrack for the series.
Love the build up that piece has. It starts a bit mellow (I think thats the right word), then as the piece continues it gradually climbs higher and higher (heh), adding more instruments to the mix, leading up all the way to one big finish!
JacobYBM wrote:The comic can stay behind the animated series because the animated series keeps dragging the story out, likely because they're both waiting for Toriyama to come up with the plot for another story arc. I imagine the comic will speed up once the animated series ends its adaption of Toriyama's notes and can move on to another Toriyama-outlined arc.
That doesn't make sense since the Toriyama finished writing the Future Trunks Saga back in February. Why would they need to drag when Toriyama had months to write a follow up and the anime was still in the Champa Saga during that time.
And it weird to hear about padding in the anime when Chapter 16 had the padding of Future Majin Buu that could have been skipped.
This is the same guy who would do an entire week's worth of work in a single night just to be able to procrastinate for a week and do nothing but watch movies or build models. Logic does not apply to Toriyama Akira. He has evolved past it.
Kanassa wrote:
UltimateGohan wrote:
Kanassa wrote:
They can call him in when the time comes. I can see it now...
Gohan: You're a super hero too? THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR THE GREAT SAIYAMAN! *Dresses up*
Beerus: That's just st-
Zeno: Wow, so cool!
Beerus: Genius! Go out and do justice, Great Saiyaman!
*Immediately jobs*
Jobbing, FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE! I'd accept a heartfelt moment of the two exchanging stories about being Super Heroes.
I like the ominous tone that piece has. Really gives off a feeling of uncertainty, and makes you think "Something big is definitely going to happen. Not sure what though, just something...".
JacobYBM wrote:The comic can stay behind the animated series because the animated series keeps dragging the story out, likely because they're both waiting for Toriyama to come up with the plot for another story arc. I imagine the comic will speed up once the animated series ends its adaption of Toriyama's notes and can move on to another Toriyama-outlined arc.
That doesn't make sense since the Toriyama finished writing the Future Trunks Saga back in February. Why would they need to drag when Toriyama had months to write a follow up and the anime was still in the Champa Saga during that time.
And it weird to hear about padding in the anime when Chapter 16 had the padding of Future Majin Buu that could have been skipped.
This is the same guy who would do an entire week's worth of work in a single night just to be able to procrastinate for a week and do nothing but watch movies or build models. Logic does not apply to Toriyama Akira. He has evolved past it.
Kanassa wrote:
UltimateGohan wrote:
Kanassa wrote:
They can call him in when the time comes. I can see it now...
Gohan: You're a super hero too? THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR THE GREAT SAIYAMAN! *Dresses up*
Beerus: That's just st-
Zeno: Wow, so cool!
Beerus: Genius! Go out and do justice, Great Saiyaman!
*Immediately jobs*
Jobbing, FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE! I'd accept a heartfelt moment of the two exchanging stories about being Super Heroes.
Although i'm not really a big fan of the Falconer score for DBZ, I will admit that Imperfect Cell's theme was one of the few that I actually liked. The mechanical feel of the song combined with an overall creepiness factor to it fits Imperfect Cell pretty well actually.
JacobYBM wrote:The comic can stay behind the animated series because the animated series keeps dragging the story out, likely because they're both waiting for Toriyama to come up with the plot for another story arc. I imagine the comic will speed up once the animated series ends its adaption of Toriyama's notes and can move on to another Toriyama-outlined arc.
That doesn't make sense since the Toriyama finished writing the Future Trunks Saga back in February. Why would they need to drag when Toriyama had months to write a follow up and the anime was still in the Champa Saga during that time.
And it weird to hear about padding in the anime when Chapter 16 had the padding of Future Majin Buu that could have been skipped.
This is the same guy who would do an entire week's worth of work in a single night just to be able to procrastinate for a week and do nothing but watch movies or build models. Logic does not apply to Toriyama Akira. He has evolved past it.
Kanassa wrote:
UltimateGohan wrote:
Kanassa wrote:
They can call him in when the time comes. I can see it now...
Gohan: You're a super hero too? THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR THE GREAT SAIYAMAN! *Dresses up*
Beerus: That's just st-
Zeno: Wow, so cool!
Beerus: Genius! Go out and do justice, Great Saiyaman!
*Immediately jobs*
Jobbing, FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE! I'd accept a heartfelt moment of the two exchanging stories about being Super Heroes.
Can't help but laugh a little bit whenever this song comes on, since it's used in gag scenes. I could picture this song being used in a cheesy R-rated flick.
Otherwise, it's a nice, calm jazz tune with some great saxophone-playing in it.
