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Overview

Music across Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, and the wider world of Akira Toriyama-related productions includes and spans a combination of instrumental-only compositions along with those with vocal accompaniments. These range from:

Background Music: Commonly abbreviated as "BGM" and also referred to as the "score" of the respective production, this (generally instrumental) music is literally played in the "background" of scenes. It is meant to complement the on-screen action or dialog. Multiple pieces and suites are composed, and are then selected and placed accordingly during the respective episode, movie, etc.
- EXAMPLES: TBD
Theme Songs: These songs, generally (but not always) accompanied by vocals, act as the traditional "opening" and "ending" themes — or in some cases, slightly more indistinct and generally promotional in overall nature — for the respective series, movie, game, etc.
- EXAMPLES: TBD
Insert Songs: These songs, generally (but not always) accompanied by vocals, act as a sort of mix between "background" and "theme" in nature, in that they are played during the content/scene of a series, movie, game, etc.
- EXAMPLES: TBD
Image Songs: These songs, generally (but not always) accompanied by vocals, were recorded specifically for the home format (vinyl, cassette, CD, digital distribution, etc.) and — perhaps initially — were not used in the actual franchise production (be it a series, movie, game, etc.) itself. These songs are generally performed by the same base of composers, arrangers, and singers as the rest of the respective franchise's music. A Hollywood equivalent is something along the lines of "Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture" albums that contain music from a film, as well as other songs in the same style, tone, or lyrical content that were not directly used in the film itself.
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Notable Composers

Japanese Composers

Shunsuke Kikuchi (Dr. Slump: Arale-chan, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z)
Akihito Tokunaga (Dragon Ball GT)
Kenji Yamamoto (Dragon Ball Kai, video games)
Norihito Sumitomo (Dragon Ball Super)
Naoki Satō (Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero)
Yūya Mori (Super Dragon Ball Heroes)
Kosuke Yamashita (Dragon Ball Daima)
Funta & Minoru Kageyama (Dr. Slump 1997)
Yūgo Kanno (Sand Land)

TO DO: Include other folks like Toriyama one-shot composers

American Composers

Catalogues

These catalogues are arranged and presented in a variety of chronological fashions, depending on the type of production. Official catalogue numbers and individual track titles are cited wherever possible, and when there is no official catalogue number, a "Kanzenshuu-number" is substituted and links to the track's page.

Franchise Music Catalogues

Japanese Composer Catalogues

American Composer Catalogues

Additional In-Progress, Suggested Pages to Browse

Companies

Forte Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.‎‎

Individual Songs

Soundtracks

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 ==Japanese Composers==
-* [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] (''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'')
+* [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] (''Dr. Slump: Arale-chan'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'')
 * [[Akihito Tokunaga]] (''Dragon Ball GT'')
+* [[Kenji Yamamoto]] (''Dragon Ball Kai'', video games)
 * [[Norihito Sumitomo]] (''Dragon Ball Super'')
 * [[Naoki Satō]] (''Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero'')
 * [[Yūya Mori]] (''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'')
 * [[Kosuke Yamashita]] (''Dragon Ball Daima'')
+* [[Funta]] & [[Minoru Kageyama]] (''Dr. Slump'' 1997)
 * [[Yūgo Kanno]] (''Sand Land'')