Times when you've preferred the dub music

[Cipher]

I actually love a lot of Faulconer Production's Boo arc themes. It's hard to say I prefer them to Kikuchi's though, since it's one of my favorite eras of his score as well.

I'd like to say I find the U.S. score that arc equally as watchable, but honestly, that's not true either. I've tried to get through an episode, and the constant filler music just turns me off.

So, I guess my answer is almost never, but there are select moments in the Boo arc when I really enjoy it.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I will say this, though. I think a good bunch of the Faulconer tracks are good music in and of themselves. I just don't like them as BGM for DBZ.

Exactly what I think. There are some of his tracks that I like, but they just don't fit to DBZ in my opinion.

[johnboy1]

However, one thing I'll definitely admit annoys me is the dub's over reliance on having music play constantly.

I personally see this as a virtue. The most offputting thing about the original score for me is that it only has music playing part of the time, which makes it distracting and very noticeable when music finally starts playing. Music needs to be able to blend itself into the viewing experience, to the point where you don't even realize you're listening to it until after the fact. It's hard to do that when the music itself is only present at sporadic intervals.

[Piccolo Daimao]

I will say this, though. I think a good bunch of the Faulconer tracks are good music in and of themselves. I just don't like them as BGM for DBZ.

That's what most think. The majority of "subbies" never disliked the Faulconer score alone, just how it was used in DBZ. Stuff like techno just doesn't fit for DBZ, while Kikuchi's score sounds appropriately Eastern and martial-artsy.

[SHINOBI-03]

Anytime 'Super Saiyan Vegeta' is on.

[MisguidedGhost]

I personally see this as a virtue. The most offputting thing about the original score for me is that it only has music playing part of the time, which makes it distracting and very noticeable when music finally starts playing. Music needs to be able to blend itself into the viewing experience, to the point where you don't even realize you're listening to it until after the fact. It's hard to do that when the music itself is only present at sporadic intervals.

I see your point, and I think it's a good one. So maybe the original score relied a little too much on silence and the dub relied too much on having constant music. It can be jarring to suddenly have music come in after long periods of silence, but that's precisely the kind of reason I think a few moments of silence would have been great here and there in the dub. You're not expecting it at all, it surprises you a bit, and that could help make a particular scene more memorable.

[jpdbzrulz4sure]

If you ask me, any amount of silence is better than constantly playing music. Silence = breathing room.

[medvedenko2009]

I prefer the dub music 100% of the time. I tried watching my season 3 orange brick with the Japaneese music but it was too boring and I kept falling asleep. But I do prefer the Japaneese music for movies 1,2,3,4,5,8, and 10.

[Makaioshin]

I will say this, though. I think a good bunch of the Faulconer tracks are good music in and of themselves. I just don't like them as BGM for DBZ.

That's what most think. The majority of "subbies" never disliked the Faulconer score alone, just how it was used in DBZ. Stuff like techno just doesn't fit for DBZ, while Kikuchi's score sounds appropriately Eastern and martial-artsy.

That is pretty much how I feel. It works really well in The Legacy of Goku 2, at least.