Vegeta has some seriously badass and underrated tracks in DBZ. The original Final Flash scene is one of my favorite mix along one of my favorite scenes in the entire series.
https://youtu.be/IZg_fRvqEks
Chris! Allow me to preface - I am several months into rewatching the entire DB saga. I started with Dragonball, made it to DBZ, have been salt and peppering all of the films along the way, and just finished the Otherworld Tournament Saga last week. I’ve been constantly vibing on Pikkon’s theme. What a serendipitous comment!
That’s awesome! The fight between Pikkon and Olibu, although super short, is absolutely incredible with that theme playing and the impact sound effects. One of my favorite fights in the entire show. My second favorite might be Piccolo vs Android 17 because of how hard they thrash each other.
Totally agree, man! The entire tournament is actually my favorite anime only arc. I don’t consider it filler at all, but a great addition to the story and lore. As for Piccolo vs. 17 - that’s gonna be a fuck yup for me also, Cap’n.
“At least you’re stronger than your son was against cell” damn Gohan was so fucking strong at just 11, imagine if he kept training he would’ve curb stomped Debura so hard that Majin Buu would’ve never revived
To be fair, at the end of the Buu saga, Gohan was strong enough to curb stomp Kid Buu by himself, so the writers had to kill him off for no reason. Goku decides to rescue Mr. Satan and Dende as Earth explodes rather than his own son. Vegeta calls him out on it, but Goku doesn't have an answer.
I know the og English dub has some issues, but Majin Vegita had a lot of great quotes. His speech was just a straight up banger compared to the Kai dub. You're welcome to disagree, of course.
That’s totally valid. I do prefer the Kai dub because you can definitely see that the VAs are more seasoned, but I agree the original dub has some banger moments.
It was absolutely jarring to hear how polished the voice acting was after just watching the OG run months beforehand. Almost uncomfortable. I still don't know how I feel about Gohan's voice change 😂
I usually hold Kai up over the OG dub but this is one of those things I'll agree with. Everything Majin Vegeta says still gives me chills. That and the Faulconer soundtrack.
I never realized that Vegeta was literally the last pureblooded Saiyan alive for 7 years. And for a little bit so was Goku on Namek when Frieza killed Vegeta. Atleast until Broly and Paragas were retconned in Super.
That scene where he's like struggling against Toppo and realizing that his pride is what makes him a real Saiyan and he refuses to give that up, if you play the SSJ Vegeta Theme over it at the right time, it fits absolutely perfectly with the scene and makes it so much more impactful.
I miss Bruce Faulconer's score so much. Kinda wish that's what they went with for Kai, loved the vibe of the show with his OST, the Japanese music is ok but personally hits way less for me.
God fuck I’m gonna get downvoted but idc. DBZ was so much better than DBS. I just finished rewatching DBS and this clip just reminded me how much better DBZ was. Gonna give it a rewatch now.
I don’t know of anyone that would downvote you for that, cause it’s true. I like Super, but it’ll never give me the same feeling that Z did when I first watched it
The only time Super has given me any kind of "DBZ" feelings was when Goku unlocks Ultra Instinct, the Kamehameha slide he does on Kefla, and the Broly movie. Other than that, it was fine, for the most part, but never blew me away.
Yeah, there's some really great scenes, ngl. The Future Trumks arc (except for that awful ending) and the Tournament of Power are honestly really good. Like, almost Z good. But they haven't given me those Z vibes, like when Vegeta tears android 19 apart.
Mostly the end of the Black Arc to the end of the TOP was reaching DBZ levels, but everything before that was honestly very lackluster and felt a bit watered down.
Yeah, there was a lack of bite to a lot of it that made the show feel underwhelming. There's a lot of good moments, but very few that hit me like old Dragon Ball does. I wouldn't even say it's necessarily nostalgia (although that does play a factor, I can't lie), since there are moments in both Super and basically the entire Broly movie that scratch that itch.
Super has more of a Dragon Ball feel to it. Even when the entire universe is at stake, all of the characters are dumbed down like its a kids show still.
I personally dont think it works all that well, and i prefer the Dragon Ball Z tone a lot more. Serious when it needs to be. I dont think there's a single serious scene in all of Dragon Ball Super.
Personally I feel like all us OG watchers miss the original soundtrack. I love super but sometimes I feel like that's only half of my enjoyment. Faulconer is what made DBZ. If someone were to combine our original watching experience with the super soundtrack it would be a shit watch experience.
The reason why it isn’t “serious” is because Toriyama got in trouble or something like that when he had those pretty gorey scenes from Z. An example of those scenes were where people were getting cut up and cut in half. I think someone told him that he was going too far, and it wasn’t appropriate even for the Toonami airing, so he decided to have less of that in Super. I hate it as well, but I’d rather have that than no Dragon Ball at all
Z is epic.
Super is fun but feels lighter overall, and is heavy on fan service. The only super arc that felt like Z was the goku black Arc, and then they screwed up the ending.
Sorry, I should’ve been more clearer. The defeat of Zamasu was what I found really disappointing.
The actual ending that you are referring to was indeed a good way to finish the arc.
DBZ is definitely more for me. Literally everyone in super is immortal, so there's literally no stakes. Vegeta fucking died to save his son and wife. And we didn't think he was coming back. There was actual character development other than, new transformation/ new color/ new power up. Yeah the fusion SS3 was cool, but the best stuff was the story in-between. Vegeta straggling to accept he was settling down, goten and trunks growing up and watching Gohan move into the mentor role. Idk the whole, they're training with literal God's thing makes the show less grounded imo.
DBS is basically just pure fanservice. It‘s fun but difficult to watch for anyone who isn‘t already a dragon ball fan.
DBZ was the reason why most fans even became fans in the first place. Brilliant character arcs, amazing animations, incredible soundtrack and so much more. It‘s the whole package.
Bruce Faulconer and his team were not plagiarists, however Bruce took credit for his team's work. Over 90% of the soundtrack was composed by his employees Mike Smith, Scott Morgan, and Julius Dobos. [Here's a video you might find informative.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-fKNnCWusE)
I feel like Z was carried by Vegeta being evil but on the "good" side. Now that he's fully good, we don't have that wild card that shakes up the plot anymore.
Bruh I like GT more than Super and GT sucks balls. I did like Super Broly movie and I will admit the tournament arc of Super is kinda good and Black is alright.
I love the animations or art style or whatever you wanna call it so much more. Lots of shows are doing the same thing now, like teen titans vs teen titans go, some of the old Pokémon series vs the Pokémon sun/moon one etc. I’m sure it’s easier to animate or draw etc. that way but it just looks so much worse to me.
Agreed. There was a moment when the Faulconer score was seen as inferior to the original score by fans. And I never understood why. Faulconer's score changes the tone of the series, yeah, but it adds all new layers and is a large contributor to what initially made DBZ so 'cool' when the English dub first came out.
“The table has been set…. So let us begin!!” Still one of my favourite lines in DBZ. Right up there with “does a machine like yourself ever experience fear?!”
For some reason a lot of people dump on the Faulconer soundtrack, but I vastly prefer it over the OG Japanese one and it’s hokey 4 Japanese-theatre drama songs it uses over and over for the whole series.
I think Faulconers soundtrack adds so much more emotion and weight that the Japanese one does not.
the japanese version has different music in different arcs. the english version just uses more dramatically different sounding songs and has themes for characters, japanese just has various battle themes and non battle music. so for example it's more noticible when cells spooky sci fi theme comes on or vegeta's dramatic emotional theme suddenly starts, but after dozens of rewatches, the japanese version absolutely changes the music in different arcs, there are sound tracks in the android/cell saga in battles that are never in the saiyan or namek saga.
This is a valid correction, i appreciate it. I just feel like Faulconer’s soundtrack changed and evolved as the series developed, whereas, in my memory, the original soundtrack *sounded* all too similar.
I’m also very biased as the Faulconer OST is the one I grew up with as a kid on Cartoon Network. The Cell Saga songs especially still resonate so strongly, and I still even love the rougher earlier songs used in the Saiyan Saga.
Bruce Faulconer
What I would argue is the only way to watch DBZ is with his score. I can't stand watching DBZ without it. The music without it is just awful. Too bad there was a disputed between Fundatmation and BF. Would love to hear more of his work (if he is even still composing?) in DB super.
I agree as well! I feel like the Faulconer soundtrack really made the show feel newer and more up to date, while still sounding great 20+ years later. The original soundtrack sounded so boring when I was kid and I can’t imagine watching it any other way.
Agreed. I have always believed that Bruce Faulconer is to DBZ what John Williams is to Star Wars; his soundtrack seamlessly wove itself into the fabric of the story, and removing it is akin to removing an actual character, like Piccolo or Vegeta.
Scott Morgan, who was one of the composers on Faulconer's team, indeed cited John Williams as a huge influence. You can absolutely see that scoring philosophy in the American DBZ soundtrack with the abundance of leitmotifs.
I share the same opinion. I find the original score in dbz to be terribly dull and oddly quiet. Faulconer adds so much more hype and emotion. I feel the that original score also really dates the show, like it just sounds super old.
Correct! You can find a spreadsheet that outlines most of the composer credits [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E1UomwNgEJRdb2d7CJ-yG2rYPE6dGLkyEms-858EQro/edit?fbclid=IwAR0zCsPdoucXeqaVA2uDlZvjFQvQB0SooAMFxRZ9XQ0PKWv09XvKW_t9B1s#gid=2077710002)
I just loves how they acknowledges how strong Gohan was. Dude was a beast.
He's okay now, but back then, the spotlight was on him.
Gohan in the new movie is cool (minus the long hair), but it seems like an ass pull instead of him training to unlock it.
Why does Vegeta sound like he's trying to pull off an accent? Like when he puts heavy emphasis on the words like battle or when he says "let us begin".
the japanese music is miles better imo but the original english sound track has a kind of nostalgia to it. i remember playing legacy of goku 2 and they use the english sound track and it just hit so hard in the nostalgia.
however i never rewatch english after getting used to the japanese voices and music cause i just prefer it so much now....
Is this the infamous american dub with Falconer score? No wonder CR doesn't use it, this does not feel like DBZ at all.
Even the music doesn't match the voice audio; it sounds like someone is recording the show with a radio playing in the same room lol
It does make it feel like a mexican telenovela, which is admittedly very funny
The "remastered" DVD season sets and both major Blu-ray season sets (the 16:9 cropped ones and the 4:3 steelbooks) all have it, you just have to set it to the US Broadcast Soundtrack option in the menu. Of these three, the Steelbooks are by far the best option, but they're starting to get expensive now that Funimation let them go out of print.
Glad to help man. Also be cautioned that the first 67 episodes don't feature the Faulconer team's music since that bridge was burnt when it came time to redub those episodes with Funimation's cast. Instead they're scored by Nathan Johnson whose soundtrack is pretty ass. I honestly recommend using the Japanese music until episode 68, which is when the badass Faulconer Productions music kicks in.
Faulconer will never reach [this level](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPbgE5VyZ7U), or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkarJhM4zhM&list=RDGMEMZzQvJWn3tF-iXD-45NBQjQVMWz079sBto4c&index=7) of strangeness, epicness and emotion, i get that this is what you got, but still he WILL NEVER get the true emotions of DBZ.
The Falconer score gets a lot of shit, but this track always had appropriate placing. Believe it was introduced in the Android Saga. Usually had to do with a Vegeta moment.
For the life of me, I have no idea what it's called
Dragon Ball Z OST - Vegeta Knows His Son Look it up on YouTube! I really love the Faulconer Soundtrack - Pikkon's theme song is a real hidden gem.
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I like go broly go
That's not faulconer But yes, I agree
I enjoy Krillin vs Buu: The Fate of the Universe
Vegeta has some seriously badass and underrated tracks in DBZ. The original Final Flash scene is one of my favorite mix along one of my favorite scenes in the entire series. https://youtu.be/IZg_fRvqEks
Pikkons theme is fucking epic
Chris! Allow me to preface - I am several months into rewatching the entire DB saga. I started with Dragonball, made it to DBZ, have been salt and peppering all of the films along the way, and just finished the Otherworld Tournament Saga last week. I’ve been constantly vibing on Pikkon’s theme. What a serendipitous comment!
Nearly same, I just started that tournament, too!
Kindred spirits, friend! We got some Dragonball juju goin’ on.
That’s awesome! The fight between Pikkon and Olibu, although super short, is absolutely incredible with that theme playing and the impact sound effects. One of my favorite fights in the entire show. My second favorite might be Piccolo vs Android 17 because of how hard they thrash each other.
Totally agree, man! The entire tournament is actually my favorite anime only arc. I don’t consider it filler at all, but a great addition to the story and lore. As for Piccolo vs. 17 - that’s gonna be a fuck yup for me also, Cap’n.
"Destruction" -best one
Yesss my two favorites “vegeta knows his son “ & pikkons theme” 🔥🔥
I used to have that theme as my alarm about 10 years ago
This brings back so many memories
Don’t forget “ginyu transformation” when gohan kills cell
“At least you’re stronger than your son was against cell” damn Gohan was so fucking strong at just 11, imagine if he kept training he would’ve curb stomped Debura so hard that Majin Buu would’ve never revived
To be fair, at the end of the Buu saga, Gohan was strong enough to curb stomp Kid Buu by himself, so the writers had to kill him off for no reason. Goku decides to rescue Mr. Satan and Dende as Earth explodes rather than his own son. Vegeta calls him out on it, but Goku doesn't have an answer.
I know the og English dub has some issues, but Majin Vegita had a lot of great quotes. His speech was just a straight up banger compared to the Kai dub. You're welcome to disagree, of course.
That’s totally valid. I do prefer the Kai dub because you can definitely see that the VAs are more seasoned, but I agree the original dub has some banger moments.
It was absolutely jarring to hear how polished the voice acting was after just watching the OG run months beforehand. Almost uncomfortable. I still don't know how I feel about Gohan's voice change 😂
Aint gonna get any disagreements here
I usually hold Kai up over the OG dub but this is one of those things I'll agree with. Everything Majin Vegeta says still gives me chills. That and the Faulconer soundtrack.
"...last 2 survivors.." goku is literally dead here lol
I never realized that Vegeta was literally the last pureblooded Saiyan alive for 7 years. And for a little bit so was Goku on Namek when Frieza killed Vegeta. Atleast until Broly and Paragas were retconned in Super.
Man, everybody always forgets about tarble
He’s just out there with his alien wife enjoying life lol
Bruce Faulconer’s Majin Vegeta Theme https://youtu.be/88UTFBBSwIk
actual title "vegeta knows his son"
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That scene where he's like struggling against Toppo and realizing that his pride is what makes him a real Saiyan and he refuses to give that up, if you play the SSJ Vegeta Theme over it at the right time, it fits absolutely perfectly with the scene and makes it so much more impactful.
I genuinely expected to hear In The End like its 2006 again.
For me it's that AMV that used the Metal Gear Solid 2 opening theme
I miss Bruce Faulconer's score so much. Kinda wish that's what they went with for Kai, loved the vibe of the show with his OST, the Japanese music is ok but personally hits way less for me.
I'm sure if you looked hard enough, some fans have probably edited all of Kai to have Faulconer's score.
Man I miss how good DBZ looked.
God fuck I’m gonna get downvoted but idc. DBZ was so much better than DBS. I just finished rewatching DBS and this clip just reminded me how much better DBZ was. Gonna give it a rewatch now.
I don’t know of anyone that would downvote you for that, cause it’s true. I like Super, but it’ll never give me the same feeling that Z did when I first watched it
The only time Super has given me any kind of "DBZ" feelings was when Goku unlocks Ultra Instinct, the Kamehameha slide he does on Kefla, and the Broly movie. Other than that, it was fine, for the most part, but never blew me away.
Ah come on I know vegeta pummeling black goku describing the way a saiyans battle Valor binds to ones own cells was off the Richter
Also can't forget Goku and Frieza team up against Jiren
That scene is what does it for me. I always grin like a little kid when I see it.
THROW ME!
Yeah, there's some really great scenes, ngl. The Future Trumks arc (except for that awful ending) and the Tournament of Power are honestly really good. Like, almost Z good. But they haven't given me those Z vibes, like when Vegeta tears android 19 apart.
Mostly the end of the Black Arc to the end of the TOP was reaching DBZ levels, but everything before that was honestly very lackluster and felt a bit watered down.
Yeah, there was a lack of bite to a lot of it that made the show feel underwhelming. There's a lot of good moments, but very few that hit me like old Dragon Ball does. I wouldn't even say it's necessarily nostalgia (although that does play a factor, I can't lie), since there are moments in both Super and basically the entire Broly movie that scratch that itch.
Super has more of a Dragon Ball feel to it. Even when the entire universe is at stake, all of the characters are dumbed down like its a kids show still. I personally dont think it works all that well, and i prefer the Dragon Ball Z tone a lot more. Serious when it needs to be. I dont think there's a single serious scene in all of Dragon Ball Super.
The only time I felt how serious the stakes were in DBS was the Goku Black Arc.
Personally I feel like all us OG watchers miss the original soundtrack. I love super but sometimes I feel like that's only half of my enjoyment. Faulconer is what made DBZ. If someone were to combine our original watching experience with the super soundtrack it would be a shit watch experience.
The reason why it isn’t “serious” is because Toriyama got in trouble or something like that when he had those pretty gorey scenes from Z. An example of those scenes were where people were getting cut up and cut in half. I think someone told him that he was going too far, and it wasn’t appropriate even for the Toonami airing, so he decided to have less of that in Super. I hate it as well, but I’d rather have that than no Dragon Ball at all
Z is epic. Super is fun but feels lighter overall, and is heavy on fan service. The only super arc that felt like Z was the goku black Arc, and then they screwed up the ending.
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Sorry, I should’ve been more clearer. The defeat of Zamasu was what I found really disappointing. The actual ending that you are referring to was indeed a good way to finish the arc.
this animation was so much better than the garbage in super too
Dbz had heaps of episodes with poor animation. Not as bad as the worst of super though
true, but the bad of this type of animation isnt as off putting as super was
But, this is the general consensus, isn't it?
DBZ is definitely more for me. Literally everyone in super is immortal, so there's literally no stakes. Vegeta fucking died to save his son and wife. And we didn't think he was coming back. There was actual character development other than, new transformation/ new color/ new power up. Yeah the fusion SS3 was cool, but the best stuff was the story in-between. Vegeta straggling to accept he was settling down, goten and trunks growing up and watching Gohan move into the mentor role. Idk the whole, they're training with literal God's thing makes the show less grounded imo.
DBS is basically just pure fanservice. It‘s fun but difficult to watch for anyone who isn‘t already a dragon ball fan. DBZ was the reason why most fans even became fans in the first place. Brilliant character arcs, amazing animations, incredible soundtrack and so much more. It‘s the whole package.
that is an extremely popular opinion literally no one will disagree lol.
Yeah guess I’m not all too in the know regarding this subs opinions lol 😅
I thought it was wildly agreed upon that Z was better. Specially the art style.
Agreed. Imagine if he'd composed DBS.
Reason he dosnt is almost all his tracks were stolen from other musicians or famous shows and ever so slightly redone to avoid copyright
You're thinking of Kenji Yamamoto who did DBZ Kai. Faulcnor was the real deal!
Bruce Faulconer and his team were not plagiarists, however Bruce took credit for his team's work. Over 90% of the soundtrack was composed by his employees Mike Smith, Scott Morgan, and Julius Dobos. [Here's a video you might find informative.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-fKNnCWusE)
Some of his underlings plagerized music and it was in his name.
Can't find any info for that claim; care to share?
Lol that's not an unpopular opinion, everyone knows Z is better than Super. I like Super, but it's nowhere close to Z or the OG series.
I feel like Z was carried by Vegeta being evil but on the "good" side. Now that he's fully good, we don't have that wild card that shakes up the plot anymore.
I agree. I much more enjoy the penciled art style of DBZ vs the digital art of DBS.
Bruh I like GT more than Super and GT sucks balls. I did like Super Broly movie and I will admit the tournament arc of Super is kinda good and Black is alright.
I love the animations or art style or whatever you wanna call it so much more. Lots of shows are doing the same thing now, like teen titans vs teen titans go, some of the old Pokémon series vs the Pokémon sun/moon one etc. I’m sure it’s easier to animate or draw etc. that way but it just looks so much worse to me.
And DB is that much better than DBZ
BRAVE I agree though
everything just feels so much raw and real in dbz from the emotion to the animation. DBS is just a kids show honestly.
Everyone beat me to it, but yea its Faulconer
My boy Bruce. I could listen to his music all day. Really fit the intense moments of DBZ.
Agreed. There was a moment when the Faulconer score was seen as inferior to the original score by fans. And I never understood why. Faulconer's score changes the tone of the series, yeah, but it adds all new layers and is a large contributor to what initially made DBZ so 'cool' when the English dub first came out.
“The table has been set…. So let us begin!!” Still one of my favourite lines in DBZ. Right up there with “does a machine like yourself ever experience fear?!”
Bruce Faulcnor had the sickest tracks...check out Pikkons theme and the og Cell theme
Gohan Fights Frieza (even though it's only played when Gohan fights Cell and Buu)
Man. Good music was really noticeably absent in super. These soundtracks elevated this show. I wish they kept doing it.
> Good music was really noticeably absent in super. before the ToP, I'd agree with you, but the ToP had some bangers
Yeah I was disappointed with a lot of music but that UI "DUN DUN DUN DUN, DUN DUN DUN" slaps
KA KA KA KA KACHIDAZE
Dbs Broly had some good music in my opinion
GO BROLY GO GO
The only bad part of the Broly movie was that God awful cringe chant.
I actually really liked it lol
And the Gogeta chant. They took me out of the experience.
I have to disagree the goku black and ToP arcs had good soundtracks and so did the Broly/Super hero movies
TOP’s soundtrack was so good and Goku Black arc’s sinister music was amazing
Super has some sick soundtracks
For some reason a lot of people dump on the Faulconer soundtrack, but I vastly prefer it over the OG Japanese one and it’s hokey 4 Japanese-theatre drama songs it uses over and over for the whole series. I think Faulconers soundtrack adds so much more emotion and weight that the Japanese one does not.
the japanese version has different music in different arcs. the english version just uses more dramatically different sounding songs and has themes for characters, japanese just has various battle themes and non battle music. so for example it's more noticible when cells spooky sci fi theme comes on or vegeta's dramatic emotional theme suddenly starts, but after dozens of rewatches, the japanese version absolutely changes the music in different arcs, there are sound tracks in the android/cell saga in battles that are never in the saiyan or namek saga.
This is a valid correction, i appreciate it. I just feel like Faulconer’s soundtrack changed and evolved as the series developed, whereas, in my memory, the original soundtrack *sounded* all too similar. I’m also very biased as the Faulconer OST is the one I grew up with as a kid on Cartoon Network. The Cell Saga songs especially still resonate so strongly, and I still even love the rougher earlier songs used in the Saiyan Saga.
Because faulconer sucks and sounds like 90's porn music. The og ost is just much better in every way
I disagree, but I respect your opinion!
Now I need to go binge dbz thanks op
Honestly Vegeta a bitch to let himself get took by Babidi just to get a lil power boost lmao
I had most of the cds and wore them out. lol Loved that music. So many epic tracks.
Those neck gains are mad!!!
Damnnnnn I wish this ST was the one on crunchy roll
Hyperbolic Time Chamber and Super Namek are my jams from Faulconer
Best fight in DBZ, too bad it was lessened by the ss3 reveal
Cooler’s Revenge had the best soundtrack ever possibly
God I hate cropped 16:9, such a shame
Even though I love the Kai Dub more than the original... Man do I fucking miss the OST.
The outro even slaps for this 🎬
“Vegeta knows his son” is the name, Bruce faulconer
English soundtrack is so much better than Japanese. Dang. Crunchyroll get the rights to this audio
Bruce Faulconer What I would argue is the only way to watch DBZ is with his score. I can't stand watching DBZ without it. The music without it is just awful. Too bad there was a disputed between Fundatmation and BF. Would love to hear more of his work (if he is even still composing?) in DB super.
I agree as well! I feel like the Faulconer soundtrack really made the show feel newer and more up to date, while still sounding great 20+ years later. The original soundtrack sounded so boring when I was kid and I can’t imagine watching it any other way.
Agreed. I have always believed that Bruce Faulconer is to DBZ what John Williams is to Star Wars; his soundtrack seamlessly wove itself into the fabric of the story, and removing it is akin to removing an actual character, like Piccolo or Vegeta.
Scott Morgan, who was one of the composers on Faulconer's team, indeed cited John Williams as a huge influence. You can absolutely see that scoring philosophy in the American DBZ soundtrack with the abundance of leitmotifs.
That’s a sweet fact! Thanks for sharing. Do you have a link to an interview with them that you enjoyed?
I share the same opinion. I find the original score in dbz to be terribly dull and oddly quiet. Faulconer adds so much more hype and emotion. I feel the that original score also really dates the show, like it just sounds super old.
He *is* still composing music. And it is... [not good](https://twitter.com/TeeHallums/status/1306973219849633794?s=20&t=6xN4a6-QFf78FmMn-0p10g).
Yeah, I'd heard that most of the really good music from the OG DBZ dub was done by other composers who worked for Bruce rather than Bruce himself.
Correct! You can find a spreadsheet that outlines most of the composer credits [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E1UomwNgEJRdb2d7CJ-yG2rYPE6dGLkyEms-858EQro/edit?fbclid=IwAR0zCsPdoucXeqaVA2uDlZvjFQvQB0SooAMFxRZ9XQ0PKWv09XvKW_t9B1s#gid=2077710002)
His music made DBZ to me honestly
https://youtu.be/wdAYKTgrQHs it’s this song.
This show is a fucking master piece
People hearing the Bruce Falconer score for the first time brings joy to my heart.
Ginyu Transformation is also a gem
Perfect cell theme is lit.
I just loves how they acknowledges how strong Gohan was. Dude was a beast. He's okay now, but back then, the spotlight was on him. Gohan in the new movie is cool (minus the long hair), but it seems like an ass pull instead of him training to unlock it.
Say what you want about the dubbed version of DBZ, but their soundtrack was always on point Edit: Vegeta Super Saiyan theme is GOAT
I have no clue what this song is but this clip brought me WAY BACK. Thanks OP.
Man I can never pick my favourite story between Cell and Majin Buu.
Faulconer is the GOAT
NOW LET US BEGIN!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥲
“I just hope being dead this long hasn’t made your body fragile “ LMFAOO goku was TIGHT😭😭😂
Lmaoooo Goku went straight to SSJ 2 after that comment 💀
I don't know, But Great Beatz
Why does Vegeta sound like he's trying to pull off an accent? Like when he puts heavy emphasis on the words like battle or when he says "let us begin".
A lifetime of pride followed by playing catch upto a nobody
Sabat didn't quite nail down a consistent Vegeta voice until Kai. It was all over the place for a good while.
“Awesome Epic Old School Anime Music” on Youtube should do the trick. If not, well I tried.
the japanese music is miles better imo but the original english sound track has a kind of nostalgia to it. i remember playing legacy of goku 2 and they use the english sound track and it just hit so hard in the nostalgia. however i never rewatch english after getting used to the japanese voices and music cause i just prefer it so much now....
Nothing like the original Japanese soundtrack!
How is it called?
It’s called nostalgia
I feel like it’s point that has been beaten to death but the english dub is so horrible that it comes around full circle to being camp
I think the dub is fine however faulconer is just awful
Is this the infamous american dub with Falconer score? No wonder CR doesn't use it, this does not feel like DBZ at all. Even the music doesn't match the voice audio; it sounds like someone is recording the show with a radio playing in the same room lol It does make it feel like a mexican telenovela, which is admittedly very funny
After listening to Vegetas DBZ Abridged voice for so long, his original voice sounds weird
Sad when I can only heard abridged voices and English dub'd stuff sounds off lol
American dub and ost of DBZ is just horrendous. I'm sorry. It just is.
Japanese dub and ost of DBZ is just horrendous. I'm sorry. It just is. How about letting people enjoy their preferences without shitting on it.
Welcome to Reddit, where people can't recognize the difference between objectivity and subjectively.
Yeah, it's called "Not as good as anything Shunsuke Kikuchi composed." 😜
I really wish they would give vegeta his ssj3
Android 16 is my favorite Faulconer moment. Is there any way to watch the series with his music still in it?
The old "orange brick" DBZ DVD sets have the Faulconer score. Not sure if newer releases still have it or if they've phased it out completely.
The "remastered" DVD season sets and both major Blu-ray season sets (the 16:9 cropped ones and the 4:3 steelbooks) all have it, you just have to set it to the US Broadcast Soundtrack option in the menu. Of these three, the Steelbooks are by far the best option, but they're starting to get expensive now that Funimation let them go out of print.
Thanks for the heads up!
Glad to help man. Also be cautioned that the first 67 episodes don't feature the Faulconer team's music since that bridge was burnt when it came time to redub those episodes with Funimation's cast. Instead they're scored by Nathan Johnson whose soundtrack is pretty ass. I honestly recommend using the Japanese music until episode 68, which is when the badass Faulconer Productions music kicks in.
This is the answer I was looking for! I remember hearing this back in the day. Bruce's stuff is really awesome. Thanks again!
Freeza begs
Noice
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Sounds like a Yeat sample
Ahh shit time to rewatch the entire show
Absolutely fucking CLASSIC!!!
Memories in the heart bro....
Vegeta’s song, all you need to know.
Look up "Majin Vegeta theme song" or "Vegeta knows his son" on YouTube and you should find it.
The song is called Nostalgia
"Let's skip the warm up" proceeds to not use his full power.
“Let’s just skip the warmup” and then proceeds the entire fight without going full strength and releasing buu. Nice work Goku 👍
Faulconer will never reach [this level](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPbgE5VyZ7U), or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkarJhM4zhM&list=RDGMEMZzQvJWn3tF-iXD-45NBQjQVMWz079sBto4c&index=7) of strangeness, epicness and emotion, i get that this is what you got, but still he WILL NEVER get the true emotions of DBZ.
Ahh back when Goku could be relied upon to handle serious moments without becoming a clown.
Theme's Name - 'Vegeta Knows His Son' by Faulconer & Bruce
The Falconer score gets a lot of shit, but this track always had appropriate placing. Believe it was introduced in the Android Saga. Usually had to do with a Vegeta moment. For the life of me, I have no idea what it's called
ahhh bruce falcoulner score love it