Edgiest/Darkest DBZ Music
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Edgiest/Darkest DBZ Music
Yes, this encompasses mostly music of the harmonic minor variety. Choose from any incarnation of Dragon Ball Z and delineate the edgiest and darkest pieces you can think of.
Edit: Oops, I neglected to post my own choices.
Nathan Johnson - Vegeta vs. (Beast) Zarbon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaANU4km_cs
Bruce Faulconer/Faulconer Productions:
- Dr. Gero's Theme (Androids Extended)
- Weird Circus
- Cell's Slow Theme
- Evil Buu
- Super Buu
- Frieza's Theme
- Demon Mist
- Cell Kills Man
- Cell Returns
- Cell vs. Android 17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqeg74fumL0
Edit: Oops, I neglected to post my own choices.
Nathan Johnson - Vegeta vs. (Beast) Zarbon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaANU4km_cs
Bruce Faulconer/Faulconer Productions:
- Dr. Gero's Theme (Androids Extended)
- Weird Circus
- Cell's Slow Theme
- Evil Buu
- Super Buu
- Frieza's Theme
- Demon Mist
- Cell Kills Man
- Cell Returns
- Cell vs. Android 17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqeg74fumL0
Last edited by Lord Exor on Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"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
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
—Frieza
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
Re: Edgiest/Darkest DBZ Music
One recent piece immediately comes to mind: Tada Kogoeru Banka (Elegy) -- The Theme of Freeza from Kai.
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Re: Edgiest/Darkest DBZ Music
Well In DbKai
A Tough Struggle : I just love the amazing Strings and Choirs DAMN!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqyx-1yh ... re=related
A Mighty Foe: Played Quite a Lot For The Freeza arc, it's such a great piece Worthy of a high Budget Movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcCz1Hz8 ... re=related
Symphonic Transformation: One of my Favorites From Kai I like to call it The Cell Theme, it played a lot lately XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y982HMHGTf4
Those are my favs In Kai
A Tough Struggle : I just love the amazing Strings and Choirs DAMN!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqyx-1yh ... re=related
A Mighty Foe: Played Quite a Lot For The Freeza arc, it's such a great piece Worthy of a high Budget Movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcCz1Hz8 ... re=related
Symphonic Transformation: One of my Favorites From Kai I like to call it The Cell Theme, it played a lot lately XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y982HMHGTf4
Those are my favs In Kai

Re: Edgiest/Darkest DBZ Music
One of my favorite edgiest/darkest themes is Faulconer Productions' Imperfect Cell theme. It's a masterpiece. The scene when Cell appeared during the Piccolo/Android 17 fight was the best time it was used.
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Are you referring to Cell's Slow Theme?
"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
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
—Frieza
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
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I Believe the song he's talking about is this one http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7C9N5I2TLord Exor wrote:Are you referring to Cell's Slow Theme?
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I primarily rip and upload unreleased Faulconer Productions music, as well as some other American dub music.
I primarily rip and upload unreleased Faulconer Productions music, as well as some other American dub music.
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Re: Edgiest/Darkest DBZ Music
For me, it has to be:
-#1 on Shenlon no Densetsu when the narrator introduces the Dragon Balls in DB Movie 1, also used when Piccolo Daimao spits out the egg containing Piccolo Jr. and Kuririn sees Freeza after the Genki Dama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNUBB3eJ9e8 (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
-When Dr. Uiro's henchman run towards Roshi in DBZ Movie 2, also used frequently during the Namek arc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvczGFaYLQ (Pretty bad but still it) (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
-#3 on Soshi Se Yo! Cell no Kanzentai When Slugg grows horrendously in DBZ Movie 4, also used in the Freeza arc and Trunks TV special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YNUqlBIy1o (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
-Not sure if this counts as music but the dark rhythm that plays during Broli's flashback in Movie 10 before he breaks out of the ice. (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
I'm sure I have more but these are all I can think of.
-#1 on Shenlon no Densetsu when the narrator introduces the Dragon Balls in DB Movie 1, also used when Piccolo Daimao spits out the egg containing Piccolo Jr. and Kuririn sees Freeza after the Genki Dama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNUBB3eJ9e8 (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
-When Dr. Uiro's henchman run towards Roshi in DBZ Movie 2, also used frequently during the Namek arc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvczGFaYLQ (Pretty bad but still it) (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
-#3 on Soshi Se Yo! Cell no Kanzentai When Slugg grows horrendously in DBZ Movie 4, also used in the Freeza arc and Trunks TV special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YNUqlBIy1o (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
-Not sure if this counts as music but the dark rhythm that plays during Broli's flashback in Movie 10 before he breaks out of the ice. (Shunsuke Kikuchi)
I'm sure I have more but these are all I can think of.

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One of my favorite pieces, the piece used when Gokû erupts into a Super Saiyan while fighting Slug. That piece perfectly personifies the Super Saiyan, I feel. Very dark, chaotic, and scary.
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Oh, the grunge beat piece.Coycoy88 wrote:I Believe the song he's talking about is this one http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7C9N5I2TLord Exor wrote:Are you referring to Cell's Slow Theme?
"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
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
—Frieza
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
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Some other really dark Faulconer Production themes:
Destruction
Android 17/18 theme
16 Rips of Cells Tail
Frieza Revival
Ginyu Transformation
Hyperbolic Time Chamber
Destruction
Android 17/18 theme
16 Rips of Cells Tail
Frieza Revival
Ginyu Transformation
Hyperbolic Time Chamber
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These pieces would've been way better choices for the "Super Saiyan Transformation" scene in Kai.AoiKageNoChikara wrote:Well In DbKai
A Tough Struggle : I just love the amazing Strings and Choirs DAMN!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqyx-1yh ... re=related
A Mighty Foe: Played Quite a Lot For The Freeza arc, it's such a great piece Worthy of a high Budget Movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcCz1Hz8 ... re=related
Those are my favs In Kai
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I think "Ominous Silence" from Dragonball Kai and "Ginyu Transformation" are pretty dark pieces. They both use a lot of atmospheric silence, and they can be quite creepy.
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That one is more somber than dark and oppressive.
"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
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
—Frieza
"Alright big guy, whatever turns you on."
—Frieza
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Kaibatsu Freeza vs Densetsu no Super Saiya-jin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxR50lqX_A
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You're my new favorite member, please never stop posting.Lord Exor wrote:That one is more somber than dark and oppressive.
The edgiest piece of DBZ music I've ever heard was Rock the Dragon.
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for me, the darkest music would have to be Piccolo Daimao No Kyoufu. (the first minute and six seconds of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bo27RSUJwA) ALL HAIL PICCOLO DAIMAO!! lol
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The music in the original that plays during Piccolo's sacrifice for Gohan and Vegeta's death. I don't know what it's called from the top of my head and I can't check now since I'm at work.
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Bruce Faulconer's Cell Returns Theme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4AGpe__ ... re=related
They think the battle against Cell is finally won. But then he returns stronger than ever. Goku's sacrifice was in vain and all hope is lost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4AGpe__ ... re=related
They think the battle against Cell is finally won. But then he returns stronger than ever. Goku's sacrifice was in vain and all hope is lost.