#dbz soundtrack

[galexibrain]

I'm curious!

Which of the DBZ soundtracks do you prefer?

The original Japanese version by Shunsuke Kikuchi or the US dub one?

Reblogs appreciated <3 And your thoughts and preferences in the tags too ofc!

[thebusylilbee]

they just don't do musics like the original ones from the DBZ anime...

[bardocks-tiddies]

i very cautiously come here to say i’ve started baldur’s gate 3. it’s absolutely amazing so far, i’m loving it so much, but im just super scared of spoilers. my first playthrough is my human bard john doe-smith, the most average human man in all the realms. im planning on romancing karlach (STRONG WIFE!!)

[jojolightningfingers]

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anyway chris sabat’s performance in kai episode 123 puts me in the fucking dirt every time i think about it.

[slade-neko]

Watched the DBS Broly movie last night.

It was good. Really enjoyed the fight scenes and animation at the first half. The second half of the fight got really trippy though and kinda lost me at some spots. Also interesting take on Broly's character not being an evil maniac in this iteration in comparison to the original Broly movies where he's a blood thirsty psychopath.

Afterwards I had to go back and pop in my old DVD of the original DBZ Broly movie and rewatch the fight scenes in it with the original Funimation dub that used the metal bands for the soundtrack. Dang, that's still the sickest thing ever. Dragon Ball Z movies with an OFFICIAL metal soundtrack. Too freakin' cool to watch DBZ fights with big American metal bands like Drowning Pool, Disturbed, Pantera, and many others.

Like holy crap, dude, it's hard to top this for me personally. (skip to 5:29 for the main fight.)

[fostersffff]

Doing more comparisons between Discotek’s release of Digimon with the Japanese upscale and I can no longer deny it:

Brave Heart clears the American Digimon Theme. And to be even more brutally honest, the electric guitar riff to kick off the song clears the American Digimon Theme.

[mmorgshows]

Best of dbz soundtrack

#Best of dbz soundtrack series#

The soundtrack was written and composed by Bruce Faulconer, produced by Faulconer Productions Music and released on August 5, 2003.

#Best of dbz soundtrack series#

Track listing īest of Dragonball Z: Trunks Compendium I Dragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Trunks Compendium Iĭragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Buu the Majin Sagas is the sixth release from the Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. Track listing īest of Dragonball Z: Volume IV Dragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume IVĭragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume IV is the fourth release from the Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. The album was released by Faulconer Productions Music on May 8, 2001. The music contained on the soundtrack was composed and performed by Bruce Faulconer, and was recorded at CakeMix Recording. Track listing īest of Dragonball Z: Volume III Dragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume IIIĭragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume III is the third release in the Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. The soundtrack was written and composed by Bruce Faulconer, produced by Faulconer Productions Music and released on May 8, 2001. 5.0 out of 5.īest of Dragonball Z: Volume II Dragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume IIĭragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume II is the second release from the Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. I Love The Dragon Ball Z Music By American Composer Bruce Faulconer Read more. Dragon Ball Z: Best of 3 (Original Soundtrack). Dragon Ball Z: Best of 2 (Original Soundtrack) Bruce Faulconer. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Bruce Faulconer - Dragon Ball Z: Best of 1 (Original Soundtrack) - Music.Dragonball Z American Soundtrack Best of Dragonball Z: Volume I is the first release from the Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series of the anime Dragon Ball Z.

[wheregoodthingsthrive]

💚Legendary

The headshots obviously aren’t done but I gotta get the Broly brainrot out somehow, even if it’s premature in production. So expect finished ones soon.

A side tangent☝🏼🤓

I love DBS Broly. Designs go hard and are sleek, animation is sick, soundtrack leaves no crumbs, fight choreography is fun. But man the original DBZ movie just has a vibe that cannot be achieved again by DBS and while I do think that’s majorly to do with Toriyama not writing the OG movie, I also just think it’s due to the course DB has taken overall.

I’m glad Toriyama got the chance to write Broly more according to his liking in DBS Broly 2018 but man…the vibe of this film is immaculate. It’s surprising grungy and desolate by DB standards.

The usage of color, imagery, dramatically opposed shots (composition, heights, directions, etc.), and music really make for a good (despite its problems) film that feels thematically, tonally, and weightily different. While you know Goku and Gang are going to make it out alive and all the Roshi/Oolong shenanigans are going on, there is still tension and weight. Broly’s “how much do you love your son” line haunts me in my bored-mid-lecture-thoughts.

As much as I do love Broly in DBS being kinda a tortured sweetheart with a sweet tooth for violence, I find DBZ Broly to be much more compelling. The vibe I got was very much “uncontrollable, wrathful god trapped in a sensitive, underdeveloped emotionally body.” And I feel this is conveyed well in the screentime devoted to the disturbing but valuable time spent between Paragus and Broly whilst in exile from a destroyed Vegetasei. Additionally, having a backstory marred by more corruption than just “well King Vegeta said so” and having on screen attempted infanticide is So. Much. More. Vile.

Broly’s characterization as a deity wolf in Saiyan sheep’s clothing (a fault that is not his) is dangerously appealing. I hate that TFS won out and dominates fandom perception of Broly’s trigger regarding Goku— it makes the whole point of crying being the backdrop to Broly’s early suffering moot for humors sake. 0/10. But if you push past that bs, Broly is SO FASCINATING.

I think another fascinating element of the Legendary Super Saiyan that got lost a little in DBS is Broly’s consciousness. While him going basically non verbal Oozaru mode is still captivating, I think a Broly that jeers, snaps, comments, and berates his opponents creates a more interesting fighting dichotomy. Screaming gets boring after a lil while.

Anyways I just wanted to praise DBZ Broly and gush about some of its facets on a surface level. Maybe I’ll go deeper one day. Oh well. Enjoy the art. Another opinion in the tags below💚🫡

[galexibrain]

Something, something ... parallels. When I was 10yo and watching DBZ for the first time, when it was first aired in Germany, this was my favourite scene in the entirety of DBZ, and it still is to this day:

When the people of Earth all give their energy for the final genkidama that's supposed to finish off Buu.

Linking the German version so you can experience the original soundtrack (I'm sorry, the US dub soundtrack (and the Kai soundtrack for the Buu Saga) can NOT measure up the glory of the original one, and I'm so grateful the German dub kept it):

I was (and am to this day) utterly in love with this particular track, so much that I simply needed to have it with me, at all times.

And here's how I got it in ye olden days before Youtube (well, before I had internet access and knew about YT to MP3 converting lmao):

I had this particular episode taped on VHS (I'm That Old)

I took my phone (Nokia that had the luxury of a COLOR display) and recorded the track. You could literally hear the people cheer on the recording

I put this recording on my phone and listened to it

Yes the quality was crappy. I didn't care

Now, I have it on my MP3 player lol. Still randomly listen to it sometimes <3

So, the things about DBZ that were the most formative to me are: this scene, and Vegeta (who started my love for reformed villains and redemption arcs).

Ok, this has nothing to do with the point I'm trying to make, I just needed to clarify just how emotionally invested I am here.

Now, two decades later, Super gives me this:

Moro Arc, DBS chapter 61

Do y'all understand what this did to me?! Do you even have the slightest idea what I am going through here?

They probably thought nothing of it, but back in the Buu Saga it was Vegeta who came up with the genkidama plan: to take the energy of everyone on Earth, and other planets too, to defeat an enemy too strong for any single person to handle.

Vegeta, the guy who's perpetually allergic to ask for help.

Now, it's Vegeta who does the opposite, and yet, the same: he takes energy that was stolen, and returns it to where it belongs, literally giving people their lives back in some cases. (The symbolism of the Namekians being the ones revived by him is CRAZY.)

And the imagery is so similar? I just. ??!?!?!?! HOW AM I TO DEAL.

ALSO:

DB ch. 515 & 516:

Goku receiving the energy from Earth, perfecting the genkidama, and he throws it.

And now:

Super, ch. 66:

That's the god ki Uub sent, and Vegeta is the one to throw it to Goku to give him the power he needs to end Moro.

And that power literally comes from the reincarnation of the very being they destroyed last time? OH WOW.

(Initially I wasn't so sure what to think about this particular point but hey, the D in Dragon Ball stands for Deus Ex Machina, so ... whatever.)

I'm like. Did they do this on purpose? Is this coincidence?

How am I supposed to be normal about any of this?

Also funny how Buu Saga was the whackiest in DBZ while Moro Saga in DBS is a goddamn fucking masterpiece.

[gokubrain]

are you aware of the hit vegeta image song ‘love is like a ballad’ from the fusion reborn soundtrack where it’s essentially a kakavege love song 😭😭

https://www.animelyrics.com/anime/dbz/ainobaraado.htm

and i’m 99.9% sure it’s about goku too because it uses the word ‘yatsu’ which is only used by men to refer to other men in a derogatory way… it drives me so insane

OH YOU ALREADY KNOWWWW IM WELL AWARE OF THIS LMFAO thank u for giving me the chance to talk about it HAHA

under here cuz its kind of a lot:

lets break down the lyrics shall we ..

right off the fucking bat. starting off STRONG. for vegeta to even have the thought “on this small earth life must be protected to the end” is such a good line but pairing it with “but whenever i look at you i feel like a fool” CRAAZYYYYY. insane. protecting the earth is a huge part of all the earthlings’ characters, and without goku, vegeta wouldnt have those feelings. to talk about protecting earth in one line and then immediately talk about goku next is wildddd. “i want to protect the earth, you taught me the importance of that, and yet when i look at you im reminded that it’s because of YOU that i hold these feelings about this planet.” like okAAAY alright okay!!

“why do i treat you so harshly? why do i hurt you that way? yet still fight against great evils” GRAAAHHHH this is insane right LMAO

vegeta displaying confusion as to why he treats goku the way he does when they share the same goal.. when they fight the same battles.. this self aware-ness is literally what early-stage kakavege IS dude. vegeta feeling conflicted about his actions vs his emotions is the first step to realizing he’s in love with goku.. haha. lol

“for the sake of love […] i would even throw away my rank” VEGETAAA. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUTTTTT LMFAO….

vegeta suggesting he would disown his own ranking, his pride, something very near and dear to him.. this is also early kakavege core LMAO i mean come on. thats just an insane fucking thing for him to say. unreal.

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER….!!!

“IN TRUTH, THIS POWER IS NOTHING. ALL I KNOW IS YOU.” VEGETA……..!!!!!!!!

ALL I KNOW IS YOU? ALL I KNOW IS YOU???

“although i pretend to be a steel wall […] all i know is you” is just. i mean. EXPLICITLY kakavege. this is kakavege poetry. this is vegeta’s struggle perfectly put into lyric form. i cant believe this fucking song exists lmfao

NOW. NOW..

“the smile you give me is always warm” is wild when thinking about how the entire fusion reborn movie consists of 45 minutes of goku smiling lovingly at vegeta LMAO DONT EVEN THINK VEGETA DIDNT NOTICE. !!

“here i am, offering myself completely if we can be together”

AINT THAT JUST THE ICING ON THE CAKE FOLKS. DONT THAT JUST BEAT ALL LMFAO. ANYONE ELSE FEEL SUPER NORMAL RN?

offering myself completely. giving my all to you. devoting myself to you. THIS IS ONE OF THE FUCKING BUILDING BLOCKS OF KAKAVEGE DUDE. THIS IS ONE OF THE RUNNING THEMES, A KAKAVEGE LEITMOTIF. THIS IS SO VEGETA. I WANNA DIE LMFAO

“if we can be together” …. i mean. what even is there to say about that. how much more explicit can he be here. this is the most straightforward thing vegeta will ever say in terms of kakavege lmao this is it folks. this is IT !!!

its just unreal right. that a song like this even exists.. i mean its so obviously about goku, talking about training together and vegeta being mean to him and protecting earth together and throwing away his rank….. if you think even for one second that this is about bulma you are BLIND. like lets all be serious a moment lmao

and i love that this is related to fusion reborn of all things. that movie is the fucking kakavege bible dude i SWEAR. this whole song makes so much sense if you see fusion reborn as a love story, it all fits so perfectly with how vegeta would theoretically be feeling during the (vaguely referenced) place in the timeline that this movie takes place. this is buu arc shit baby its the point of no return for vegeta its the beginning of the end.. he is realizing his feelings for goku.. i live for this shit man seriously this is what i thrive on

also the goddamn song is called “love is like a ballad” i mean what else can even be said lmfao ..!

[rmorde]

All Kyoto Babies Illustration I got so far from Phantom Parade. (with one wild Yuji)

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT KYOTO BABIES:

I've mentioned it before but I'll say it again - I wish Todo and Mai had more moments together as fans of Takada. They really should have bonded over that.

While Todo is the overt "fish out of water" in the group, Kamo is the subtle outsider because of his status as heir and all the baggage that came with it.

Momo is a good senpai. Momo is the best senpai. Her relationship with Mai is the sweetest. Her protectiveness towards the students younger than her is precious. She is also a big Kiki Delivery Service shoutout. BIG SIS MOMO SUPREMACY!!!

While he feels isolated from the group, Mechamaru is actually the favorite NOT BECAUSE THEY CAN PASS OFF A LOT OF WORK ON HIM. It is because he is genuinely nice. Odd with his "robotic" ways but really nice to be around compared with Todo and Kamo who are difficult to be with. ----> Kokichi, being stuck where he is at for years, manages to "fake it till he made it" his social skills via RPGs and dating sims (galge + otome). He really is great at socializing. People just has to look beyond his robotic features and antics. ----> He also loves to pepper conversations with references of different mecha mangas, games, and cartoons. No one gets it but it was fine. He likes pushing to see how much references he could get away with. ----> His heart dropped when Todo managed to understood one reference. Apparently, Takada was the VA of one of the characters in the cyberpunk anime. She was also the singer of the series soundtrack (think of Bubblegum Crisis x Vivy). He literally flew away from Todo before he gets interrogated.

Todo is similar to Gojo: strong and loyal genius sorcerers but really difficult to have as a company. The difference tho is Gojo has Geto and Shoko while Todo "has" Yuji and Takada. ----> Look if the Kyoto Goodwill Baseball Event had been with the Hidden Inventory Gang and Gojo's Infinity is turned off, I 100% believe Utahime would definitely pitch a ball right on to Gojo's face. Everyone will also congratulate Utahime with "Nice pitch" while Geto would look down on a passed out Gojo pityingly saying "Everyone really hates you." That's how it would totally go! ----> Would have totally founded a Takada fans club with Mai at school. He would also 100% include Yuji and Mechamaru in it. Yuji because he is his brother no matter the distance. Mechamaru because he would eventually catch him and interrogate him about the Takada anime.

All Kyoto Babies would survive beyond the jujutsu world. Utahime taught them well. They can build careers aside sorcerers!

I want more about them as much as I want more with the Hidden Inventory Gang and so much many others 😭

*I swear JJK series feels like a cliff notes version of a long-ass manga/anime series the likes of DBZ or Sailor Moon. It feels like there should have been 2-3 arcs dedicated to each generation and group. However, it's scattered all over the anime/manga, games, audio dramas, author's notes, interviews, and light novels. I swear if there is an original content from the stage drama too, I'd eat a book.

[pinkobjectmilkshake]

...dunno what Dragon by Joe Boyd Vigil is going for - doesn't evoke either the Kikuchi nor Falcouner Studios soundtracks for DBZ - but it's a Kami-damn vibe nonetheless

(all this because I thought Gundams Are On Earth fit the vibes of UC Gundam's OST with a DnB flair, can't say the same for Wing since I haven't watched it yet)

[aurasisle]

I watched the original dbz broly movie for the first time in like 18 years. the soundtrack fucks so hard, wtf!!

[bluebudgie]

So I have this long-standing tradition where, after I finish a video game, I sit down and listen to the soundtrack outside of the game's context.

It serves as a sort of "conclusion" to the experience and simultaneously helps me evaluate the game as a whole a little better... After all the soundtrack is often what sticks with us long after we're done actively playing a game. It preserves the memories we've made along the way.

That means: I have finally found the FF Sixteen OST online in its entirety and could finally follow through with this tradition. (Debatable how much it applies considering I didn't actually play the game myself, but it felt necessary.)

The final missing piece to the pissbaby gamer rage essay. Significantly less raging this time, though.

It's okay. I don't love it. There's worse.

I had very unfavourable opinions of the OST during the game itself which might have been due to the overall pacing issues, where large stretches were filled with the same hub music and then everything bombastic all happened at once and either side of the coin was exhausting in its own way.

I still can't believe there are over 200 songs in the OST when I could have sworn I heard like. Maybe 10 or so during gameplay. A lot of it is very same-y. A large part of the OST can be split into "loud choir explosion" or "sad piano". There isn't a whole lot in between. Good for people who like it, not so much for me.

Which means my biggest issue is the very subjective "I just don't like the style". It's not a bad soundtrack, but I'm just really not a fan of the direction the music took. The battle themes are over the top (fair for the equally over the top DBZ kaijū battles, annoying with 3 wolves that show up on the side of the road). The calmer songs don't really hit right for me. No chord progressions or melodies that hook me. Unfortunate. I did however appreciate the electronic influences in the music when the alien baddies were on screen. (in this fantasy game that is based on medieval reality and that's why people of colour cant exi-)

I have also since learned that there isn't one acoustic guitar song that plays for 20 hours straight. There are like 6 or so that all sound the same. I don't know if that makes it better or worse. I hate them all. (I don't hate acoustic guitars. It's these songs in particular.)

That said - I was curious about which ones are people's favourite tracks of the OST and went checking those out in particular. Consistently in people's tops was Ascension and I can't deny that one's been plagueing (semi-endearing) my memory a bunch the past days. Probably the theme that stuck out the most to me while watching the game. If not the entire theme, then at the very least That Violin Part. If you know, you know.

You know what. If you don't know, here:

(footage stolen from here)

Like damn. Good rhythm going on there with the off beats. Also fits the relevant character nicely in terms of mood. And I like that the battle phase before this one has a more low-key version of this song playing before it goes into this full ham version.

I just kinda wish more of the battle music had been a bit more... this. A bit more... subtle. Like yes it slaps hard but this song legitimately feels calm in comparison to the other battle tracks. This drives me nuts.

There's one other song I keep getting stuck in my head which is one that plays fairly close to the end (in the final... "dungeon" (cutscene? sequence? QTE battle?)). I figured out today that I don't actually really enjoy listening to the song on its own but I like it in-game in combination with the voice perfomance. There's an interesting dissonance in it that blends super nicely with the voice acting. (I'm being held hostage by the game's voice acting. It's unfortunately way too good. Voice actors are once again holding too much power over me.)

Other than that... I have one final criticism. The prelude theme. We must. Leave it. Alone. Enough. It's fine playing once as a gimmick somewhere in the game (I do genuinely like the menu (pause screen?) arrangement) but having it woven into what seems like every 5th song feels like someone is smacking a sign into your face that screams "YOU ARE PLAYING A FINAL FANTASY GAME." Seriously it's unbearable. (Also I did take notice of the FF1 overworld theme being rearranged into a battle theme for the final segment of the game. I don't know why, but fine. Not complaining about that one.)

Overall it's a solid "mh" from me. Not the worst OST we've had in the series (thirteen trilogy exis-COUGHAGFNJKN) but definitely on the lower end for me. Not of bad quality, but not my cup of tea at all. Dark Souls III OST executed the epic orchestra choirs better somehow. More interesting composition. Spaced out better throughout the game. Idk.

Welp. Back to getting haunted by voices and violins now o/

[russiandog06]

This is my first time cooking so here me out. I’m in an AJR concert when a paragraphed quote came to mind: “Music is the ultimate combination of logical science, and illogical emotion”. Then the follow up intrusive thought came in like a wreaking ball: a music centered magic system in which music is the bridge between the physical world, one of math, science, logic and reasoning, and the souls of all breathing things.

So as I was trying to figure out how this system would actually work. I thought of the (aura?) sensation of walking through the forest on a hike. How there would be a intuitive thrum from nature itself, with first clue of magic coming form song birds. Music being the bridge between the real world and the soul would be literal, with all living beings having a ‘theme song’. The complexity would reflect the intelligence of the organism. Plants would be very basic having short bits on repeat while animals would be longer and more complex songs that could be played by an orchestra. While humans would have actual lyrics in their songs.

(Should the theme songs be called soul-songs, or something else that’s fancy n stuff?)

(Which could make writing new characters easy, maybe? Just take a song like Yes I’m a Mess by AJR and turn it into a person.)

Meanwhile, another aspect of the song would represent magical capabilities, like volume or intensity, perhaps clarity or maybe quality. You know what, imma pick quality cause a non-magical person would sound like a normal dude while magic users would sound like professionals. Regular animals would sound like a middle school band or a choir of pre-k children, while a dragon would be a full orchestra playing the HTTYD soundtrack.

It terms of a people’s magical capabilities. The common folk would be unaware of soul-songs cause they are not played out loud and cannot be physically heard or detected. Soul-songs can only be instinctively known which is why people ironically say music is like magic without knowing music is literally magic. While common folk are level 1, level 1.5s would be professional singers and musicians who DON’T know about magic, they are just really good at music. Meanwhile, magic users, level 2s, are people who know and can use magic.

Note: being a magic user doesn’t guarantee that they would world-renowned celebrities. In fact, most would try to not be in the public eye to avoid accidental exposure unless they are the best of the best.

Applications of magic would split into different categories. The categories would not be determined by strength but rather by skill and complexity. While strength will be an ambiguous thing that is diverse at all levels. Determined by the quality of the magic user and the circumstances of what they’re trying to do.

The first level would simply be playing a single note to release magic as a physical manifestation. It would be the second hardest stage to achieve due the attempter having to figure out how to take the nature magic/energy of their soul-song and push it into the sound waves made by their instrument. Plus, they wouldn’t be controlling the magic at all, just simply releasing it. Turning the sound wave into a blast of magic. For example, someone on a string instrument, when playing a single note, could release a ‘slice’ of magic that would cut whatever it hits. While someone on a brass instrument would launch a ‘blast’ of magic.

(Like a ki blast of dbz.)

Level two would be achieved by purposely controlling the released magic and weakening its intensity to allow for more complex effects. This is where actual ‘spells’ (not really) would be, like a spell to knock someone out, or make a book float, or pick a lock. However, they can’t control or change anything around them due the nature of how the magic works. It’s already embedded into the sound waves and can’t be injected into other things to effect them at this level, though can still affect objects like telekinesis.

Level three would be changing the sound waves into something else, the ‘conjuration’ level. It has several sub levels ranging from object conjuration, like furniture and blades. Then liquids like water and various chemicals. Next would be gasses like oxygen and hydrogen. Finally, the hardest level would be chemically reactions due to the complexity of making several things at VERY specific amounts to produce a certain effect like fire and explosions. Things that can very easily be overpowered and result in accidental mass destruction.

Level four would be the hardest level to achieve as its the level that bypasses the limits of the second level and transfer the magic from the sound waves and into anything else. This is where actual spells are with applied effects changing the functions of objects (charms) and/or changing the properties of the objects(transfiguration), along with healing too. The difficulty of these spells range based on how detailed and deep the changes are. With easier spells being surface-level applied effects like a stunner, followed by very hard, atomic level changes like turning a thing into another thing; or a turning a person into a dog. Notably, breaking molecules down into atoms and combining atoms into molecules are the easiest while the trickiest spells turn one molecule into another since the magic user isn’t changing the atoms in the molecules, only moving them around. The second hardest spells is to add and remove protons and neutrons from atoms to change an atomic element into another. The hardest spells, however, is to move around electrons, which are smaller, spread out, and constantly moving unlike protons and neutrons which just sit in the nucleus. Moving electrons from one atom to another what electricity is, thus lightning.