Who composes/arranges/writes the image songs?

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Who composes/arranges/writes the image songs?

Post by RoarkVegeta » Mon May 07, 2012 9:28 pm

We all know the Kenji Yammamoto has ripped off quite a few songs. But I know of at least a few image songs that are "homages". I even posted about it in the ripoff thread, only to be denied because it wasn't a Yammamoto song. :(

So does just one person write them? Or what....

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Re: Who composes/arranges/writes the image songs?

Post by linkdude20002001 » Sat May 12, 2012 12:25 pm

Many people did. However, Kenji Yamamoto and Chiho Kiyooka composed most of the songs, if I remember correctly. And the main arranger of those songs is Kenji Yamamoto. Though, there are other arrangers too. There isn't really a detailed list of this information, is there...? In that case, I'll work on making a list in my spare time.

EDIT: So, I got a start on it already. These are just the Dragon Ball songs...and there are so many already. O_o
EDIT 2: I'm going to separate them up a bit. It's gonna be messy looking still... I can't wait till the Wiki's ready so I can actually assemble this information into something that's a little more convenient.


DB


Makafushigi Adventure!
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

Mr. Dream o Sagase
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

Aoki Tabibito-tachi
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

Fushigi Wonderland
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
Vocals: Wonderland Gang

Muten Roshi no Oshie
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Arrangement: Masaaki Jinbo
Vocals: Kohei Miyauchi

Son Gokuh Song
Lyrics: Asa Kawakishi
Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Arrangement: Masaaki Jinbo
Vocals: Masako Nozawa

Wolf Hurricane
Lyrics: Toshiki Inoue
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
Vocals: Toru Furuya

Kaze o Kanjite
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Wonderland Gang

Mezase Tenkaichi
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

Yume o Oshiete
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

Red Ribbon Army
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Wonderland Gang

Hatsukoi wa Kumo ni Notte
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Satoko Yamano

Moeru Heart De 〜Red Ribbon Gun o Yattsukero〜
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Wonderland Gang

Gokuh no Gokigen Journey
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Masako Nozawa

Dragon Ball Densetsu
Lyrics: Onikado Izumi
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

Romantic Ageru Yo
Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto


DBZ


PART 1


Cha-la Head-cha-la
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

Dragon World e Yōkoso!
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Waffle

Mama wa Shiawase Inotte 'ru
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Waffle, Mayumi Sho (Chichi)

Aitsu wa Son Goku
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Waffle

Eien no Chikyū
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Waffle

Shura-Iro no Senshi
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kōji Kaya

Moero! Dragon Soldiers
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Jun-ichirō Oda

Trouble Surfing
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

Tenka-ichi Gohan
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan)

Jōshiki Nante Na★i☆sa
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Ken-ichi Sudō
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

Ōmori Rice Boy
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

Koko Kara - From the Home Planet Earth
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Ken-ichi Sudō
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

Mirai Chizu
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

Tenka-Muteki no Full Course
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

Fly High
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

All Alone
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway

1 ♥ Kōnen
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama, Ken-ichi Sudō
Arrangement: Ken-ichi Sudō
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Broadway


PART 2


Dancing in the Space
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle), Tricky Shirai

Cosmic Chinese Melody
Lyrics: Masamichi Kurata
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)

Good Night, My Blue
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)

Bad Boy
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

Arashi no Zenchō 〜Mugon no Zawameki〜
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Tricky Shirai

Space Dance
Lyrics: Chiroru Yaho
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)

I·ku·sa
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

Piccolo-san Da〜isuki ♥
Lyrics: Chiroru Yaho
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan)

Solid State Scouter
Lyrics:
Composition: Yasunori Iwasaki
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Dragon Magic Orchestra, Tokio

O-tassha Polka
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Kohei Tanaka
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Kohei Miyauchi (Turtle Hermit), Ichirou's Group

Asa - Hiru - Yoru - Kimi - Boku
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Kohei Tanaka
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn)

Fuke Yo Kaze Yobe Yo Shen Long
Lyrics:
Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Pink Dragon, Kenji Utsumi (Shen Long)

Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!!
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Yasunori Iwasaki
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Jouji Yanami (Kaio)

Ore-tachi no Energy
Lyrics: Kōichirō Maeda
Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Masako Nozawa (Son Goku)

Kokoro Kara Nureta Futari
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan), Mayumi Sho (Chichi)

On'na no Ko wa Tsumitsukuri
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma)

Makafushigi Adventure! <New Remix Long Version>
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

Aru Hoshi no Uta ★
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Sakiko Iwamuro
Arrangement: Sakiko Iwamuro
Vocals: Taneri

Happy Birthday
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)


PART 3

Cha-la Head-cha-la <Space Version>
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

Planet to Planet
Lyrics:
Composition:
Arrangement:
Vocals: Monolith

Kin-Iro Ta·ma·go
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

Marugoto <New Remix Long Version>
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Ammy

Arijigoku
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Shinichi Ishihara

Tamashii no Michi
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

Aru Hoshi no Uta ★★
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Sakiko Iwamuro
Arrangement: Sakiko Iwamuro
Vocals: Taneri

Hikari no Tabi
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Kūko (Waffle)

BP ∞ (Battle Points Unlimited) Overture
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

"Ya" na Koto ni wa Genki-Dama!!
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Shines

My Pace
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)

Mai - My - Mainichi
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

Kikai no Yō Ni... —Battling Machine—
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Yasuhiko Warita
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Shinichi Ishihara

BP ∞ (Battle Points Unlimited)
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Yume no Kakera
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)

Dragon Ondo
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Satoko Yamano, Hironobu Kageyama, Namek Troupe

Kuchibue no Kimochi
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan)
Whistling: Hajime Ueshiba


PART 4

The Journey of the Seventh Ball 《Overture》
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Ammy

The Journey of the First Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

The Power of a Smile
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle)

The Journey of the Second Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Me o Tojireba Kantan
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Junko Uchida

The Journey of the Third Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Kaze no Yō Ni - Hoshi no Yō Ni 《Part 1》
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Chiho

Kaze no Yō Ni - Hoshi no Yō Ni 《Part 2》
Lyrics:
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Chiho

The Journey of the Fourth Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Dareka-san to Ii Tenki
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Ushio Hashimoto

The Journey of the Fifth Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Toki to Hikari no Shita De
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Kūko (Waffle)

The Journey of the Sixth Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Dragon Magic Carnival
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Satoko Yamano

The Journey of the Seventh Ball
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Monolith

Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Power!
Lyrics: Naruhisa Arakawa
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Manna

Capsule Corp.
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Yasunori Iwasaki
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma)

Ichido wa Kekkon Shitai Mambo
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn)

Vegeta-sama no O-ryōri Jigoku!! 〜"Okonomiyaki" no Kan〜
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Yasunori Iwasaki
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Ryo Horikawa (Vegeta)

Omoide no Tenka-ichi Budōkai
Lyrics: Takeshi Ike
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Pochi, Apple Pie

Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!! 2
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Yasunori Iwasaki
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Jouji Yanami (Kaio)

Kuchibue no Kimochi - Piccolo Hen
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki
Vocals: Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo)

I·ke·na·i Ooh-La-La Magic
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan), Naoko Watanabe (Chichi)


PART 5

Mind Power
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Yuka Satō

Message from the Future
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko (Waffle), Yuka Satō

Warning of Danger
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Shinichi Ishihara

Welcome Home, My Boy
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Chiho

Super+Power=Melody
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

It's a Small World
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Yuka Satō

Sweet Lovely Midnight
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Shinichi Ishihara

White & World & True
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Yuka Satō

Hero (Kimi ga Hero)
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama, Yuka

Son’na Kibun De
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko

Comet Library
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

E na E
Lyrics: Dai Sato
Composition: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Shinichi Ishihara, Yuka

Keep My Way
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Akihiko Hirama
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Yuka

Ho·ta·lu
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Akihiko Hirama
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Yuka

Ikashita Energy
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro
Composition: Akihiko Hirama
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Vocals: Kūko

Mushi no Shirase
Lyrics:
Composition: Kenji Yamamoto
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Performance: Monolith
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