Dragonball Kai Music Thread

[SSj_Rambo]

Here's a place for a discussion/analysis of the music for the new series Dragonball Kai, particularly the background music (BGM). I'll try to keep it as up-to-date as possible, and add new info after each episode premieres.

I'll be trying to catalogue each piece of music that is used in relation to the Japanese dub of Dragonball Kai... including the commercials and such. Now as far as we know, the entire music score will be composed by the DB VGM master, Kenji Yamamoto, but if we learn that any certain piece is accredited to anyone else, I will make note of it... but I might need some help with that. I know this is a pretty big undertaking, so any help would be much appreciated!!


Commercials & Promos:


DBK Promo #1:

• DBK_BGM_Next

DBK Promo #2:

• DBK_BGM_Next

DBK Promo #3:

• DBK_BGM_Next

Dream 9 Promo:

• DBK_BGM_Next

Episodes:


DBK Episode 001 (The Curtain Opens on the Battle! Son Goku Returns):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_001 ~Bardock Special Recap~
  
  DBK_BGM_002 ~Goku's Childhood~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_003 ~Goku Brings Home Some Firewood~
  
  DBK_BGM_004 ~Goku Comes to Save Gogan~
  
  DBK_BGM_005 ~Raditz's Spacepod~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch~
  
  DBK_BGM_006 ~Raditz Meets Piccolo~
  
  DBK_BGM_007 ~Piccolo Beaten~
  
  DBK_BGM_008 ~Bulma Rants About Yamcha~
  
  DBK_BGM_009 ~Gohan Meets Umigame~
  
  DBK_BGM_010 ~Goku Senses Trouble~
  
  DBK_BGM_011 ~Raditz's Arrival~
  
  DBK_BGM_012 ~Kuririn Gets Owned~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 20 Individual Pieces / 0 Recycled Pieces


DBK Episode 002 (The Enemy is Goku's Older Brother!? The Secret of the Saiya-jin, Strongest of Warriors):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Dragonball Flashback~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_001 ~Raditz talks to Goku~
  
  DBK_BGM_005 ~Goku is a Saiya-jin!?~
  
  DBK_BGM_011 ~Raditz's Story~
  
  DBK_BGM_004 ~"I'm taking Gohan!"~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch~
  
  DBK_BGM_014 ~Goku Grabs Raditz's Leg~
  
  DBK_DBK_015 ~Piccolo is Here~
  
  DBK_BGM_016 ~The Team-up~
  
  DBK_BGM_017 ~Gohan's Power is Picked Up~
  
  DBK_BGM_018 ~Piccolo And Goku Arrive~
  
  DBK_BGM_006 ~The Fighting Begins~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 19 Individual Pieces / 13 Recycled Pieces


DBK Episode 003 (A Battle with Their Lives on the Line! Goku and Piccolo's Fierce Suicidal Attack ):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Last Episode Review~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_004 ~Gohan's in the Pod!~
  
  DBK_BGM_018 ~Attack!!~
  
  DBK_BGM_19 ~"Has Anyone Seen My Arm? It's Green!"~
  
  DBK_BGM_007 ~Goku Buys Time~
  
  DBK_BGM_012 ~Oh No!~
  
  DBK_BGM_005 ~Raditz's Plea~
  
  DBK_BGM_014 ~Ya' Shouldn't Have Let Go~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch~
  
  DBK_BGM_Kai ~Gohan in "Snapped" Form~
  
  DBK_BGM_011 ~I'm Yo' Uncle, Bitch!~
  
  DBK_BGM_001 ~Raditz About to Kill Gohan~
  
  DBK_BGM_020 ~Raditz's Last Words~
  
  DBK_BGM_016 ~Nappa and Vegeta~
  
  DBK_BGM_012 ~Nappa and Vegeta (contd.)~
  
  DBK_BGM_021 ~The Death of Son Goku~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 23 Individual Pieces / 20 Recycled Pieces


DBK Episode 004 (Run in the Afterlife, Son Goku! The 1,000,000-km Serpent Road):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Dragonball Flashback~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_003 ~Chi Chi Wonders About Goku and Gohan~
  
  DBK_BGM_021 ~Son Goku is Dead~
  
  DBK_BGM_019 ~Yes, My Arms Grow Back~
  
  DBK_BGM_020 ~Piccolo Explains~
  
  DBK_BGM_022 ~Enma Daio~
  
  DBK_BGM_008 ~Goku in the Car~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~The First Eyecatch~
  
  DBK_BGM_008 ~Goku Arrives at Snake Way~
  
  DBK_BGM_009 ~It's Really, Really long~
  
  DBK_BGM_003 ~Come on in Kuririn~
  
  DBK_BGM_001 ~Flashback to Goku's Death~
  
  DBK_BGM_012 ~Gohan! Snap!~
  
  DBK_BGM_014 ~This Kid is 4 Realz~
  
  DBK_BGM_023 ~Rocky!~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 22 Individual Pieces / 20 Recycled Pieces


DBK Episode 005 (Wilderness Survival! The Moon Awakens Gohan ):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Last Episode Review~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_004 ~Piccolo's Intro to Gohan~
  
  DBK_BGM_005 ~Kami's Foretelling~
  
  DBK_BGM_Kai ~Goku Enjoying Snake Way~
  
  DBK_BGM_007 ~Gohan vs T-Rex~
  
  DBK_BGM_003 ~Kuririn's Failure~
  
  DBK_BGM_017 ~Piccolo's Disgust~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_009 ~Chi Chi comes for Gohan~
  
  DBk_BGM_008 ~Yajirobe is Here~
  
  DBK_BGM_016 ~Gohan and the Moon~
  
  DBK_BGM_014 ~Piccolo's Smart Thinking~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 18 Individual Pieces / 18 Recycled Pieces

DBK Episode 006 (Finally Arriving at the End! Kaio-sama's Playful Test ):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Last Episode Review~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_024 ~Gohan Enjoying Training~
  
  DBK_BGM_015 ~Mr. T-Rex, I Presume~
  
  DBK_BGM_025 ~PartyBoy Mix~
  
  DBK_BGM_026 ~Training~
  
  DBK_BGM_018 ~Training on Kami's Palace~
  
  DBK_BGM_023 ~At the end at Last!~
  
  DBK_BGM_002 ~Kaio-sama's Planet~
  
  DBK_BGM_027 ~Gravity!~
  
  DBK_BGM_009 ~Bubbles... or Kaio-sama?~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_028 ~Training with Mr. Piccolo~
  
  DBK_BGM_008 ~Make me Laugh~
  
  DBK_BGM_029 ~There is Hope for Earth~
  
  DBK_BGM_005 ~The Coming Saiya-jin are a Year Away~
  
  DBK_BGM_014 ~The two Saiya-jin are Even Stronger Than Me~
  
  DBK_BGM_003 ~Catch Bubbles~
  
  DBK_BGM_030 ~Now, Without Weighted Clothes!~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 25 Individual Pieces / 18 Recycled Pieces


DBK Episode 007 (Battle with 10-Fold Gravity! Goku, Your Training is a Footrace):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Dragonball Flashback~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_003 ~Life on Kaio's Planet~
  
  DBK_BGM_Kai ~Gohan and Piccolo Training~
  
  DBK_BGM_008 ~Kaio Eating~
  
  DBK_BGM_025 ~Catching Bubbles~
  
  DBK_BGM_002 ~A Better Plan~
  
  DBK_BGM_014 ~Gohan on The Edge of The Cliff~
  
  DBK_DBK_028 ~Sparing at Kami's~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_009 ~Gregory!~
  
  DBK_BGM_007 ~Hit Gregory!~
  
  DBK_BGM_031/027 ~Not The Car!~
  
  DBK_BGM_018 ~Goku Hits Gregory~
  
  DBK_BGM_001 ~Goku Can Do It~
  
  DBK_BGM_016~B ~Everyone Prepairing~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 21 Individual Pieces / 20 Recycled Pieces


DBK Episode 008 (Come Forth, Shenron! The Saiya-jin Finally Arrive on Earth):

• DBK_BGM_Kai ~The First Kai Promo Image~
  
  DBK_BGM_013 ~Last Episode Review~
  
  DBK_BGM_DSoul ~First Opening~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditA ~The Sponsor Credits (beginning)~
  
  DBK_BGM_TCard ~Title Card Theme~
  
  DBK_BGM_009 ~What's Next?~
  
  DBK_BGM_004 ~The Genki-Dama~
  
  DBK_BGM_001 ~Kaio's Speech~
  
  DBK_BGM_032 ~Roshi's Island~
  
  DBK_BGM_026 ~Goku Talks To Roshi~
  
  DBK_BGM_032 ~On The Can~
  
  DBK_BGM_008 ~Your Training is Finished~
  
  DBK_BGM_Eye ~First Eyecatch Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_024 ~Gohan and Piccolo Training~
  
  DBK_BGM_005 ~Shenron~
  
  DBK_BGM_029 ~Back on Snake Way~
  
  DBK_BGM_033 ~Everyone on Their Way~
  
  DBK_BGM_020 ~The Saiya-jin Arrive~
  
  DBK_BGM_011 ~The Pods Open~
  
  DBK_BGM_007 ~Everyone Senses... THEM~
  
  DBK_BGM_Break ~First Ending~
  
  DBK_BGM_Next ~The First Next Episode Preview Tune~
  
  DBK_BGM_CreditB ~The Sponsor Credits (end)~

= 22 Individual Pieces / 20 Recycled Pieces



KEY: The info in red next to each piece lets you know what scene it was played in.

NOTE: bkev and kei17 have found a similarity between DBK_BGM_012 and one of Yamamoto's earlier pieces that was used in the video game Budokai. kei17 was kind enough to find the exact piece and upload it for our hearing pleasure.

PS: If anyone knows of a better numbering/categorizing system, I'm welcome to suggestions!

[Super 17]

Now, I'm not sure how readily available Dragonball Kai will be for us to watch, and the audio quality on KeyHole TV is far from perfect, so it'd be cool if we could kind of turn this into a collaborative project; with anyone helping and contributing wherever they can.

I'm pretty sure the episodes will be on youtube either a couple of hours after the episode is finish or at the most a few days since the episodes will be once a week. Then we can watch the episode in high quality.

[kenisu3000]

Sweet, I was worrying about whether or not I'd have to take care of this myself.
If the episodes do wind up on YouTube (since I have to view recordings instead of real-time episodes), I hope to contribute.

[Arcwave]

I sure hope Yamamoto composes an arrangement from his Trunks theme (DB: Final Bout OST) when that arc starts.

[VegettoEX]

I sure hope Yamamoto composes an arrangement from his Trunks theme (DB: Final Bout OST) when that arc starts.

Shit, if we get variations on his Trunks and Vegeta themes (and so on and so forth)...

That'll pretty much legitimize my thoughts of his soundtrack as a secondary soundtrack to the series .

[SSj_Rambo]

With Kai airing in exactly 24 hours, I think it's time I bring this thread back up and finalize the documentation of the BGM for the trailers and promos... which happens to be only one song cut to different lengths.

Can't wait for tomorrow!

[Saiyajin no Tatsujin]

I'm pretty sure the episodes will be on youtube either a couple of hours after the episode is finish or at the most a few days since the episodes will be once a week. Then we can watch the episode in high quality.

And hopefully they'll be uploaded in HD.

[VenomSymbiote]

Awesome thread here. Can't wait for it to begin filling up.

[Saiyajin no Tatsujin]

I sure hope Yamamoto composes an arrangement from his Trunks theme (DB: Final Bout OST) when that arc starts.

Shit, if we get variations on his Trunks and Vegeta themes (and so on and so forth)...

That'll pretty much legitimize my thoughts of his soundtrack as a secondary soundtrack to the series .

Well put. And I agree with you 100%. He'll probably at least be doing a variation of the opening theme, hopefully. And if we're lucky, some battle themes (i.e. in various DB video games). I would cream my pants instantly.

[kei17]

I like the BGM used in the story of Bardock.

Edit:
Video
http://www.4shared.com/file/96819266/3d ... Story.html
BGM only
http://www.4shared.com/file/96824803/a3 ... iM001.html

[SSj_Rambo]

Alright, I got all of the BGM used in the first episode and all four commercials documented!! I'm pretty confident I got 'em all, but this is the first time I've done this, so if anyone else wants to double check for me that'd be great.

I like the BGM used in the story of Bardock.

Edit:
Video
http://www.4shared.com/file/96819266/3d ... Story.html
BGM only
http://www.4shared.com/file/96824803/a3 ... iM001.html

Awesome!! Thank you very, very much for the .mp3.

[Jurik]

I'ts amazing, the BGM used on the promos is the new ending! I love that song

[kenisu3000]

Excellent work, Rambo! If I might make a suggestion, find a way to rip the music from the episode and listen to it many times over, to get yourself acquainted with it.

In the meantime, I'm going to crawl into a dark corner now. It scares the living daylights out of me that people seem to be liking Yamamoto's score better than Kikuchi's.

[SSj_Rambo]

Excellent work, Rambo! If I might make a suggestion, find a way to rip the music from the episode and listen to it many times over, to get yourself acquainted with it.

Thank you! Excellent work with finishing up the rough draft of your GT BGM documentation!! Yeah, I've been trying to figure out how I should go about ripping what I can of these pieces from the episodes... any help with that from anyone would be much appreciated!!

In the meantime, I'm going to crawl into a dark corner now. It scares the living daylights out of me that people seem to be liking Yamamoto's score better than Kikuchi's.

Don't worry, Yamamoto has a long way to go before he wins me over; but if he keeps giving us pieces like the guitar one he did for the Raditz/Piccolo confrontation (DBK_BGM_006), the gap will definitely shrink.

[Forgotten Hero]

I have few questions that have probably been answered before but...

Where can I find the lyrics for Dragon Soul?
and
What is the difference between the Dragon Ball Kai Intro Theme: Dragon Soul [Regular Edition] vs. Dragon Ball Kai Intro Theme: Dragon Soul [Limited Edition] ?

[Super Ghost Kamikaze]

I have few questions that have probably been answered before but...

Where can I find the lyrics for Dragon Soul?
and
What is the difference between the Dragon Ball Kai Intro Theme: Dragon Soul [Regular Edition] vs. Dragon Ball Kai Intro Theme: Dragon Soul [Limited Edition] ?

The lyrics were translated on this page of the first episode's page.

[Forgotten Hero]

Thanks! I just wanted Dragon Soul, and I can look to the Daizex Lyrics for other songs later.

[bkev]

I think the scene where Raditz hits Krillin features recycled music from Budokai - and if it's not recycled, its at least VERY similar to a piece from the games.

[Jurik]

Can't wait for the singles, I'm getting nuts because Yeah! Break! Care! Break!! single will be released on June 24th

[Oolong215]

I actually like the new music for Kai better than the original, Shunsuke Kikuchi score. Of course, I've never been a huge Kikuchi fan to begin with, but this new stuff is just amazing.