Easiest/best way to get a "complete" collection?

[songohan619]

I am aware of the fact that some of the music from the series is still unreleased, but what should I buy if I want the music (BGM and songs) that appeared in DB, DBZ, DBGT and the movies?

[MagicBox]

I suggest using the Music Database on the main site as your guide. There's a lot to keep track of. All of the CDs I mention below can be found there.

Dragon Ball: Dragon Ball is easy. Pick up the "Complete Song Collection" disc and the "Music Collection" disc. Bam. You're done. The five-disc "Daizenshū" set contained twice as much BGM as the "Music Collection" disc does, but you're going to have a *hard* time finding it. I still haven't found it. Also pick up the "POWER OF DREAMER" single for a couple of cool video game songs, if you'd like.

Dragon Ball Z: Well, there's always the "Complete Song Collection Box," which is now out-of-print and probably very hard to find. And it was already pretty expensive back when it *was* in print.

I'd say if you're looking for a good starting point, the two-disc "LEGEND OF DRAGONWORLD" set is essential. All of the opening themes, all of the ending themes, and most of the insert songs. You could spring for the "Hit Song Collection" or the "Complete Song Collection" sets, but it might not be worth your while if you're *only* looking for music that was used in the show. Also pick up the three-disc "BGM Collection" set, which contains a ton of Kikuchi's background music.

Neither of those discs will get you everything, and you'd have to hunt down out-of-print movie soundtracks to get everything that's been commercially released. But those two sets are a great starting point, and who knows? Maybe you'll be satisfied with just that.

Dragon Ball GT: GT is the hardest. Basically, research each of the five artists who contributed theme songs to find which of their singles/albums contain said songs. You could always try to hunt down the original singles from the 90s, but I personally think that's a waste of time. The songs have all been re-released on newer albums and it's usually cheaper to just buy those as opposed to hunting down the original discs. As for BGM, hunt down the out-of-print soundtrack for the 10th anniversary movie. It's the only disc of Tokunaga's music that's been released thus far, sadly.