Dub or Japanese Music for Season 1?

[The Prince]

Do you prefer to watch season 1 with the original music or the dub music? I'm kinda torn between the two. The dub music is good at some points but not all the time. Same goes for the japanese music in my opinion..

[Magica]

I suppose it depends on the episode and scenario myself.

[Snail]

Season 1's dub music = LOLz.

I'd much rather listen to Faulconer's work.

So...Original music for the win

[Super Sonic]

Do you prefer to watch season 1 with the original music or the dub music? I'm kinda torn between the two. The dub music is good at some points but not all the time. Same goes for the japanese music in my opinion..

Depends on which dub music you mean. What Funimation did, or what Saban used? With me, I do still wish that they played "Ginyu Transformation" when Vegeta got hit by the SPirit Bomb.

[Deus ex Machina]

I was going to ask what Super Sonic did; do you mean the original dub from the Saban days, or the dub music from Funimation's season one box set?

My answer is the same either way; Japanese is superior. But it wouldn't even be a close contest between the two dubs, the original music was pretty good, the new stuff is so bad it makes me want to fall asleep. It's moody music...just one mood actually, boredom.

[theoriginalbilis]

Japanese score FTW...

The dub's quality is kicked up 100-fold because of the inclusion of the original score, now the dub doesn't sound like a 4Kids knockoff.

- Bilis

[Thanos]

Man. Is this really a question? Or do you want to see how many people can say that the original music is better in one topic?

[TriforceCaptre]

I've only really been familiar with the dub music, except for the few episodes and movies I've seen with the Japanese voices and music.
But I've been watching the season one set with the Japanese music and I really don't think I'll ever play it with the dub music on.

(hooray for 1st posts at 4 a.m.)

[Swift]

I can't stand Falconer's music for DBZ at all. It is, to me, what truly ruins the DBZ dub, moreso than the scripting or voice acting, which is why I'm interested in seeing how having the original Japanese BGM over the dub will be.

I especially dislike how the music seems to change every few seconds and rarely sticks to a constant theme. The music itself doesn't seem to fit Dragonball to me, either, and there's rarely any silence even when their should be. Still not as bad as the GT music, though.

So to me, it's not even a question... But I guess some do like the dub music, so I'll (try ) to respect their opinions.

[JAPPO]

I can't stand Falconer's music for DBZ at all. It is, to me, what truly ruins the DBZ dub, moreso than the scripting or voice acting, which is why I'm interested in seeing how having the original Japanese BGM over the dub will be.

I guess you didn't watch season 1, since Faulconer did not do the Saiyan Saga. Ever.

I haven't seen season 1's dub music, but if it's as GOOD as Faulconer's, then I might listen to it.

If it is WORSE than Faulconer's, I will stick with Japanese bgm

To me, Faulconer is very good at synthesizers. DBZ actually sounds good sometimes with them.

[Kendamu]

Japanese score FTW...

The dub's quality is kicked up 100-fold because of the inclusion of the original score, now the dub doesn't sound like a 4Kids knockoff.

- Bilis

Quoted for truth i.e. I agree.

[SDHero]

Sorry, but I'm one of "those" people, and I will pick the japanese score any day. Now that you can listen to the dub with the original score? I can't see myself EVER listening to Funi's score again.

[Castor Troy]

Japanese music obviously.

At first I didn't think the dub would sound good with it after the many years of hearing it with synthesized music. There were even parts of the saban dub I liked a tad better because I grew up with it.

After watching the season 1 set, I can't even begin to fathom how much the dub sounds better with the japanese music. I definitely can't go back to the synthesized music anymore.

[Sun_Wukong]

Now wich season 1 dub music are you talking about? Ocean Group days or UUE? Not that either one are that great.

[Goshin]

now mark menza made the dub music for the Saiyan Saga, right? well, we found out that he truly sucked with GT's dub score with the same thing playing over and over again. well, he made a new tune and just kept recycling the same thing over and over again. the original BGM just fits so well, it's lightyears ahead of any of the dub music on this new set.

[Timo]

now mark menza made the dub music for the Saiyan Saga, right?

Errr...no. Menza did only the ending (and the opening, but that's older).

[Super Sonic]

On music, though I haven't seen all of the Saiyan Saga in Japanese, I think it depends on the moment like how it is with the later seasons.

[Casual Matt]

With the bollocks dub score in these episodes? Definitely the Japanese music.

[Pieter]

Let's not forget how cool Shuky Levi was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jGFOeV9PAE

[Super Sonic]

Of course. Shuki Levy did awesome music for lots of cartoons.