DragonBall Z Abridged

KaiserNeko · Post by **KaiserNeko** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:34 pm

During moments where we're trying to play heavy to the original scene (only to muck it up/insert some laughs) we'll use the original music to help really nail home the feel. Like when Piccolo and Kuririn were fighting Nappa and during the Kamehameha VS. Galick Gun.

So you can expect more of the Japanese music, mostly during the bigger, more dramatic moments of the show.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:13 pm

My vote goes for Rock the Dragon...

KaiserNeko · Post by **KaiserNeko** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:16 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote:My vote goes for Rock the Dragon...

I find the song catchy and enjoyable, especially since it was my first exposure to DBZ, but the only way that would happen is as a joke. xD

CashmanX · Post by **CashmanX** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:16 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote:My vote goes for Rock the Dragon...

*Loads shotgun*

Metalwario64 · Post by **Metalwario64** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:23 pm

CashmanX wrote:
SSJ2bardock wrote:My vote goes for Rock the Dragon...

*Loads shotgun*

You lie![/Joe Wilson]

The Farmer with Shotgun is long dead! Imposter!

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:25 pm

KaiserNeko wrote:During moments where we're trying to play heavy to the original scene (only to muck it up/insert some laughs) we'll use the original music to help really nail home the feel. Like when Piccolo and Kuririn were fighting Nappa and during the Kamehameha VS. Galick Gun.

So you can expect more of the Japanese music, mostly during the bigger, more dramatic moments of the show.

Ah, good, good. I was meaning to go and check if that BGM was used in the original because it really did fit the action in that scene (the Multi-form scene, I mean).

Freeza.exe · Post by **Freeza.exe** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:30 pm

KaiserNeko wrote:
VenomSymbiote wrote:Okay.... Now, I have to vote one thing here, and this is probably gonna enflame everybody, but, me being me, I have to say it.

Can you give us dub fans a bone here, and use the Faulconer opening, at least once? I was planning on emailing you guys about this, but, well, here you went and asked. That would be great. I mean, I love the voices and all, but I'd like at least a little dub music here and there. I mean, you used the Japanese music in the Kamehameha vs. Galick Gun scene right? How about vice-versa?

In the event that you guys don't, let's see...

Well, the next best thing for me would be Dragon Soul, I suppose. It's one of the few Japanese songs I like. A change in visuals would be very nice as well.
Sorry, man. I grew up with the Japanese music. To me, the dub music is an alien element that I neither appreciate nor enjoy.

Wait, you're a dub fan though correct? Boy not liking a score for a series that lasts 290 episodes must have been rough.

KaiserNeko · Post by **KaiserNeko** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:35 pm

Freeza.exe wrote:
KaiserNeko wrote:
VenomSymbiote wrote:Okay.... Now, I have to vote one thing here, and this is probably gonna enflame everybody, but, me being me, I have to say it.

Can you give us dub fans a bone here, and use the Faulconer opening, at least once? I was planning on emailing you guys about this, but, well, here you went and asked. That would be great. I mean, I love the voices and all, but I'd like at least a little dub music here and there. I mean, you used the Japanese music in the Kamehameha vs. Galick Gun scene right? How about vice-versa?

In the event that you guys don't, let's see...

Well, the next best thing for me would be Dragon Soul, I suppose. It's one of the few Japanese songs I like. A change in visuals would be very nice as well.
Sorry, man. I grew up with the Japanese music. To me, the dub music is an alien element that I neither appreciate nor enjoy.
Wait, you're a dub fan though correct? Boy not liking a score for a series that lasts 290 episodes must have been rough.

Nope! Not a dub fan. The reason we parody the American voices is because they're the more widely received. I actually am the opposite of a fan of the dub, I despise a lot of things about it. The script changes, the inappropriate voices, the music changes, the character changes...

But you're right, it was pretty rough. That score grated on me through every single episode that I watched, and I did watch the entire dub. ^.^;

Freeza.exe · Post by **Freeza.exe** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:40 pm

KaiserNeko wrote:
Nope! Not a dub fan.

But you're right, it was pretty rough. That score grated on me through every single episode that I watched, and I did watch the entire dub. ^.^;

Oh whoops, sorry about that.

Did you watch the dub specifically for Abridged? If not what was you reasoning behind it?

KaiserNeko · Post by **KaiserNeko** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:42 pm

Freeza.exe wrote:
KaiserNeko wrote:
Nope! Not a dub fan.

But you're right, it was pretty rough. That score grated on me through every single episode that I watched, and I did watch the entire dub. ^.^;
Oh whoops, sorry about that.

Did you watch the dub specifically for Abridged? If not what was you reasoning behind it?

Well, I was one of those fans who grew up buying all the DVDs, watching the show on CN, and trying to find out as much as I could about the show. I was watching the show in Japanese on the internet before the DVDs, but I was limited in my ability to actually acquire the whole series. Thus, I watched the entire Toonami run and was even buying the tapes at first!

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:15 pm

Even as a joke, having Rock the Dragon in there somewhere would be awesome.

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:29 pm

Freeza.exe wrote:Did you watch the dub specifically for Abridged? If not what was you reasoning behind it?

I'll second Kaiser. There is a generation of us who got into the show around the time it initially saw US exposure, were exposed to the real deal, yet were limited in our ability to acquire the whole show. Having it air on TV every afternoon when CN picked it up was a very convenient way to see the whole series, even if the audio hurt the ears. Kunzait, actually, was able to follow the series on the International Channel, where they played it in raw Japanese. I would sometimes mute the dub. Either way, we were "seeing" the episodes, just to get our fix until proper DVD releases caught up.

Ichigo Storm · Post by **Ichigo Storm** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:32 pm

I agree with the others who said "Keep Cha-La and replace the visuals". Heck you can just be lazy and not replace the visuals if you want. I like the current opening enough.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:20 pm

Mix it up and use a different version of Cha-La, like the 2005 version or Kageyama's "English" version.

There is nothing I'd hate to see more then some random completely unrelated J-pop song.

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:29 pm

Did anyone archive Kei's English version of Cha-La with the original backing? That would be a great one to use IMO.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:12 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:"English"

I can relate to this completely

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:35 pm

Oh my God...I think YouTube wants to make me a partner for my upload of Episode 1. O.o

Remix · Post by **Remix** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:36 pm

I just got an offer like that as well. It would be funny if you accepted it.

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:37 pm

Won't I be sued?

Remix · Post by **Remix** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:43 pm

Yes! :>

I wonder exactly how that would play out, though.