Bruce faulkoner is a genius. plain and simple, his music made the original American dbz even more epic, and set the mood better then any music that could have accompanied it.
It's Scott Morgan who worked for bruce while bruce took the credit.. huge legal issues iwth that hence why funimation can't use the music anymore cause they no longer have the rights due to all the legal crap... tragic cause it's some of the best anime music there is
Bruce faulkoner’s team definitely made history here, but it was very wrong for bruce to take all the credit, im sure he probably contributed the least to the ost anyways
Not "more epic," just epic in a different way. And no, Bruce Faulconer did not "set the mood better then any music that could have accompanied it." Shunsuke Kikuchi's already composed his music to convey the intended tone for each scene and did so before any other composer who worked on the show, so anyone tasked with rescoring those scenes should convey more or less the same tone while putting it in his own language. There were even instances where Faulconer hated replacing Kikuchi's score with his own music.
+Retro Gaming Guitarist Can't believe I didn't notice it until you pointed it out, but yeah Vegeta's aura while powering up to fight Frieza resembled Goku False SuperSaiyan aura from Lord Slug. I wonder if that was intentional...
If you get what you want because someone forcibly gives it to you and not because you obtain it yourself then it is slavery with a positive outcome, but still slavery.
This music is what made the series sooo great! I cant watch the anime without these beautiful master peaces in it! It creates wonder and puts me into a state of euphoric epicness and takes me to a place I can not describe. This music makes the DBZ world come to life! Bruce Faulconer, you are my hero! Hope you can make this beautiful and epic music for Dragon Ball Super when it comes to the U.S! DB is not the same without it!
@Merciless Freak so what, you just said the tracks were awful, you didn’t even mention the creator. I’m just saying that you don’t have to be rude towards someone else’s comment that has good intentions. I do not wish to offend you or anyone by saying this.
@Merciless FreakIt's not really nostalgia. The American soundtrack just sounds good and memorable to me and many others. Much more than the generic japanese score. By the same argument, it can also be said that japanese OST is only liked due to nostalgia. In my area, when dbz first aired, the regional dub had funimation script but kept the original soundtrack. Sometime after that I watched the DBZ dub with American soundtrack. Yet today, most of the memorable moments I remember about dbz are from the American dub while I don't remember much at all from Japanese score.
@Merciless Freak I understand YOU'RE a snob. An adaptation can be so in name only, but if the final product is good, it's still good - in one's subjective interpretation. Let me tell you this, I never bought into the claims that, barring the backlash to Episode 5, DBS was unique with Toei's cheap management of cutting costs. No, plenty of classic Dragon Ball Z episodes are frankly poorly made, and DBS itself possesses many finely animated episodes - such as Episode 12. And I say that all as somebody who loves both the Faulconer _and_ Kukichi scores. Just depends on context for me. If you hate the Faulconer scores, whatever... that's _your_ call. But you act full of yourself and more here to bait, not for a rational discussion. Eh, but that's the Internet, I guess. What can you do?
This is my childhood, trying to pump the veins on my forehead and arms to feel my power level rising and maybe move some rocks around with my ki. Unfortunately i have the power level of Oolong.
Does anyone else think Bruce Faulconer's music for DBZ is total genius? I find that DBZ was excellent just using the original sounds and music, but Faulconer's contribution just lifts the feel of characters and atmosphere to another level.
I felt it was hit or miss, less to do with the music itself and more the scenes they were matched with. That said, there scenes where the music of both versions were pretty stellar, such as “Day of Fate” vs “Gohan’s Anger” for the SSJ2 transformation.
Listening to this while drinking a pre workout from Kaged Muscle while warming up 🔥💪, gonna do some muscle building calisthenics and some boxing, this soundtrack always gets me pumped up 💯🔥🔥🔥👊
I use vegeta themes and speeches for motivation when I work out. Because nothing motivates yoy more than the guy who has been nr2 all his life yet trains his ass off to improve himself and become stronger. Moral of the story: even if you don't win or are the main character, never stop improving yourself.
+HeIIoHater Aghhh I WAS THE PRINEVILLE I LIVED ON MY STRENGTH ALONE NO ONE ABOVE ME I HAVE THE ROYAL BLOOD OF A SUPERIOR CLASS YOUR JUST A LOW LEVEL CLOWN
The Faulconer soundtrack for DBZ honestly sounds like it would fit in the American version of Sonic CD. They’re both atmospheric and gritty to a key, and it’s so good.
“Vegeta!” “Ah, so you must be Cell. Hello.” “What? Don’t tell me you’ve come here to protect the Androids. How noble of you.” “No, I’ve come here to tell you your times up.”
I first watched the original Dragonball in German, I can't remember what music it used. But I do remember when I moved to the States that DBZ music hit hard. Rock the dragon was how I remember first watching Z. The Gohan ssj2 music it great in both original Japanese and the American version.
It's weird that i've had this part of the song in the back of my head for a long time and I completely forgot where that came from until I started watching this series again recently. I'm glad I found it too.
2:57 also plays when: goku unvanish frieza spin frieza punches goku 2 times but misses frieza kicks goku but misses Goku: HAAA! goku tries punchs frieza but also misses frieza spins goku rushes to frieza frieza try attack with tail but misses goku lands to ground frieza blasts huge blast goku suprised goku try dodge it faster with firing blast goku in the effect frieza tries to blast goku with eye beams but misses (because frieza cant sense it) Goku: Wow. He can't sense where i am. Hmm. goku looks at back frieza eye beam at goku but misses
I'm not American but Faulconer's soundtracks are way way way better than Kai or the original Japanese. The Original Japanese doesn't fit the feel of DBZ at all, and feels like something they would play at a gay parade.
Agreed. Sometimes stuff is just better. This is one of those cases. Also I can speak Japanese fluently and watch anime entirely in Japanese and can admit this soundtrack is 100x better.
Not "obviously." You aren't them. You don't know how they think. And you don't know "how anyone could hate this music" because you fail to understand that not everyone is you.
Vegeta has some of the best themes hands down
same with piccolo
Lego Dead Fleet Gaming And Gohan
Word but in the show it's got the church bell sound effect
Makes it more dramatic
XX Slendermom XX hells bells right?
But Shenron has the best theme overall.
"Are you ready now, TO WITNESS A POWER NOT SEEN FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS?!?"
I swear that was one of the hardest lines in Dragon Ball
Bruce faulkoner is a genius. plain and simple, his music made the original American dbz even more epic, and set the mood better then any music that could have accompanied it.
Ginyu Transformation theme is a theme actually composed by Bruce
It's Scott Morgan who worked for bruce while bruce took the credit.. huge legal issues iwth that hence why funimation can't use the music anymore cause they no longer have the rights due to all the legal crap... tragic cause it's some of the best anime music there is
The point is that it was a team effort.
Bruce faulkoner’s team definitely made history here, but it was very wrong for bruce to take all the credit, im sure he probably contributed the least to the ost anyways
Not "more epic," just epic in a different way. And no, Bruce Faulconer did not "set the mood better then any music that could have accompanied it." Shunsuke Kikuchi's already composed his music to convey the intended tone for each scene and did so before any other composer who worked on the show, so anyone tasked with rescoring those scenes should convey more or less the same tone while putting it in his own language. There were even instances where Faulconer hated replacing Kikuchi's score with his own music.
Listening to this in the gym on loop in 2024 whatsup
Currently
Bruce's music's never gets old for me.
Not bruces
@@HistoryandReviews True, it was a collaborative effort.
Falconer Productions Teams
Mike Smith / Scott Morgan / Julius Dubos music*
"ONLY ONE OF US IS LEAVING ALIVE!"
Frieza: Only one of us is leaving alive!!
Guess what... only one did :D
actually they both left there alive
Does anyone know the name of this theme
Dbz is life ND goku(kakarot) is really a true hero ND my true hero for ever!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The laser tag place yesterday had this in their playlist - and since I was the only one who knew what this was, I got high score, hah.
Steve M me 2 and I never got killed because there's one thing a DBZ fan keeps and that's their pride!!!!!!
Was it over 9000
Ozpin dude that's must of been so epic
Ozpin SHOW THEM YOUR SAIYAN PRIDE
Wtf where do you play laser tag cause that’s gotta be like the best thing ever
i actually play this soundtrack in my car lol
Don't ever be ashamed to admit this, I play rowrow fight the powa in my car ;)
+Energy Zex that guitar captures my soul bro lmao
same, omw to the gym
I hope I drive by you one day
If your picture is actually your car, that's a bitching Jaguar you got.
When I hear this I always think of the moment Vegeta powers up in front of Frieza in what resembles a False Super Saiyan transformation.
^^^^ LMAO Ikr ..
+actinandmyosin It plays in several scenes, stop being a smartass
+Bahaa Mansour yea but most epic in that scene
B M Wut
+Retro Gaming Guitarist
Can't believe I didn't notice it until you pointed it out, but yeah Vegeta's aura while powering up to fight Frieza resembled Goku False SuperSaiyan aura from Lord Slug. I wonder if that was intentional...
Tell me, is it slavery when you get what you WANT?
If you get what you want because someone forcibly gives it to you and not because you obtain it yourself then it is slavery with a positive outcome, but still slavery.
in vegetas case vegeta wanted it
Boom Hower No. Vegeta said it when this theme played.
Ninja-Turtle Man considering he was getting what he wanted its more indentured servant.
“This is between me and your circus clown of a father”
This music is what made the series sooo great! I cant watch the anime without these beautiful master peaces in it! It creates wonder and puts me into a state of euphoric epicness and takes me to a place I can not describe. This music makes the DBZ world come to life! Bruce Faulconer, you are my hero! Hope you can make this beautiful and epic music for Dragon Ball Super when it comes to the U.S! DB is not the same without it!
@Merciless Freak then you need to clean the shit out of your ears or cut them off like Van Gough.
@Merciless Freak Don’t be so cold man, I think the Bruce Faulconer tracks are awesome, don’t be so rude.
@Merciless Freak so what, you just said the tracks were awful, you didn’t even mention the creator. I’m just saying that you don’t have to be rude towards someone else’s comment that has good intentions. I do not wish to offend you or anyone by saying this.
@Merciless FreakIt's not really nostalgia. The American soundtrack just sounds good and memorable to me and many others. Much more than the generic japanese score. By the same argument, it can also be said that japanese OST is only liked due to nostalgia. In my area, when dbz first aired, the regional dub had funimation script but kept the original soundtrack. Sometime after that I watched the DBZ dub with American soundtrack. Yet today, most of the memorable moments I remember about dbz are from the American dub while I don't remember much at all from Japanese score.
@Merciless Freak I understand YOU'RE a snob. An adaptation can be so in name only, but if the final product is good, it's still good - in one's subjective interpretation. Let me tell you this, I never bought into the claims that, barring the backlash to Episode 5, DBS was unique with Toei's cheap management of cutting costs. No, plenty of classic Dragon Ball Z episodes are frankly poorly made, and DBS itself possesses many finely animated episodes - such as Episode 12. And I say that all as somebody who loves both the Faulconer _and_ Kukichi scores. Just depends on context for me. If you hate the Faulconer scores, whatever... that's _your_ call. But you act full of yourself and more here to bait, not for a rational discussion. Eh, but that's the Internet, I guess. What can you do?
This song even made me power up like I was facing Frieza. The end result was a short silent fart.
LMAO.
This is my childhood, trying to pump the veins on my forehead and arms to feel my power level rising and maybe move some rocks around with my ki.
Unfortunately i have the power level of Oolong.
I beat both of you.. I got power level of farmer with shotgun
You guys have power levels ?!
Jumpy Cat that isn’t canon.
I have the power level of puar
QWERTYUIOPNNNNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMKKKKKKKKKKMMMMMMMMMKMMKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKNNNNNNNNNNNN WEERTYYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNM NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNRTYUIOBNNNNNNNNNNNKJJNNNN MMMM
We need music like this in DBS !!! It would become so epic
The animation needs better work as well... Especially Trunks, Vegeta, and Android 18. They looked way better in Z
super needs to be annuled and debunked. its trash bro. atleast anime, mangais a bit... less trash.
@Death rager dawg I'm just grateful to get more db content, super has problems but there is some dope shit in there
Super’s writing is complete shit
Would it really? DBS was _kinda_ disappointing. Just a tad. At least until the Tournament of Power.
Faulconer believed Vegeta's hype just as much as Vegeta himself.
I AM THE HYPE🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
0:30
damn, that part when the siren like sounding guitar at the background kicks in. give me goosebumps. badass as fuck
You mean 0:31, but I understand your point.
"Cell! Come out or I'll blast you out of there!"
"Incredible! Where did Vegeta get that kind of power?"
Nope it was eighteen ;)
www.dailymotion.com/video/x3fomqv skip to 03:49 ur welcome ; ]
Peanut Live 18 said the same thing when he Vegeta was charging up on cell
But that's the point Piccolo didn't say that when Vegeta was Powering up against Frieza....
World-The-Fire Piccolo was the first the say it
theres one thing a saiyan always keeps..his PRRIIIIIIIDEEE!!!!!!
Fax
3:13 That little split second switchup on the guitar is amazing
I know right
2:57 when vegeta unleashes a volley of energy blasts on cell after he hurt trunks
I loved that episode.
"Cell come out of there if not I'll blast you out"!!!
broncofan99 "AAAAHHHH!"
When Vegeta pushes the ki blast at Goku in the World Tournament.
Best part
The very beginning of Goku and Frieza's epic fight.
Probably the most anticipated bout of 90s anime. Epic
Fr they was moving so fast and the music was perfect
Which episode they played this theme for Goku and Frieza?
One of the best workout tracks in DBZ.
#1 Gohan's anger
#2 Vegeta powers up
#3 goku sjj1
#4 super saiyan 3 theme
+Ben Reed Make youre number 5 song piccolos theme and it right to a point.
Vegeta's is number 1 go on gohan angers video and put this not here
dont forget one more trucks theme, that special buu buus track and the vegito first appearance track
Super Buu's theme.
Vegeta's Piano of doom beats em all.
" that's right my friend. Let me ask you, does a machine like yourself ever experience fear?!"
This soundtrack is so memorable.
0:31 best part
Does anyone else think Bruce Faulconer's music for DBZ is total genius? I find that DBZ was excellent just using the original sounds and music, but Faulconer's contribution just lifts the feel of characters and atmosphere to another level.
I felt it was hit or miss, less to do with the music itself and more the scenes they were matched with. That said, there scenes where the music of both versions were pretty stellar, such as “Day of Fate” vs “Gohan’s Anger” for the SSJ2 transformation.
So do new fans even know about the old music?
I hope so
for the most part, probably not. this shit is legendary
Maggie Spears yup!
yea some guy puts falconer music on db Super, so they hear it
they don't know shit
fuck em
Also when Majin Vegeta blasted Goku at the Martial Arts stadium and that was so epic.
I found a female dbz fan, will you marry me???
Listening to this while drinking a pre workout from Kaged Muscle while warming up 🔥💪, gonna do some muscle building calisthenics and some boxing, this soundtrack always gets me pumped up 💯🔥🔥🔥👊
0:19 Goku: Answer me! Vegeta! Do you let yourself be a slave?!
Answer me Vegeta!!! Do you let yourself be a slave!!?
Rolex16th
(Slowly reaches hand to right, releases ki bolt, explodes part of stadium.)
"Tell me-is it slavery when you get what you WANT?"
Tell Me
IS IT SLAVERY WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT!?!?
@@theakshatdubey *creepy smile*
@@lilyanon5538 *Hells Bells plays in the background*
When a supporting lead character in one of the worlds most popular animes ever has the baddest ass theme song in the series.
I use vegeta themes and speeches for motivation when I work out. Because nothing motivates yoy more than the guy who has been nr2 all his life yet trains his ass off to improve himself and become stronger.
Moral of the story: even if you don't win or are the main character, never stop improving yourself.
"NEVER SAY DIE"
VEGETA NO!!!!!!
Ahahahahahahahahahaha
*Fires Energy Blast*
"Tell me, is it slavery when you get what you want!?"
HeIIoHater on point ;)
+HeIIoHater Aghhh I WAS THE PRINEVILLE I LIVED ON MY STRENGTH ALONE NO ONE ABOVE ME I HAVE THE ROYAL BLOOD OF A SUPERIOR CLASS YOUR JUST A LOW LEVEL CLOWN
prince*
"ANSWER ME!! VEGETA!! DO YOU LET YOURSELF BE A SLAVE?!"
One of the best PowerUp scenes in DBZ
Yes
Dragon Ball will never be the same 😓
The Faulconer soundtrack for DBZ honestly sounds like it would fit in the American version of Sonic CD. They’re both atmospheric and gritty to a key, and it’s so good.
There’s the standard American soundtracks for any anime that all sounds generic..
But then there’s Bruce Faulconer for Dragon Ball Z…
Dragon Ball Z Bruce Falconer is Amazing
“Vegeta!”
“Ah, so you must be Cell. Hello.”
“What? Don’t tell me you’ve come here to protect the Androids. How noble of you.”
“No, I’ve come here to tell you your times up.”
The music of gods. So fucking epic
This was used perfectly in Goku vs Frieza
“I HATE YOU”
when majin vegeta blows the stadium "is it slavery when you get what u want?" f**king brutal
Listening to Vegeta's music in my studio designing, good stuff 💯
I think this is vegeta's signature song like if you agree
Luke McCool Vegeta ' s super Sayain Hells Bells is probably more iconic but I love this one a lot.
This one was my favorite of all time
"This time, you face your worst nightmare Frieza... I AM A SUPER SAYAN!!!!.... UUUUHHHARHHHGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I can hear Vegeta scream AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHH! Powering up for Final Flash.
when Im working out and feel my muscles getting heavy/tight I play this song.
2:57 epic part
Watching DBZ these sound tracks are Engraved into my Mind.
Thanks for posting awakening old memories.
This is gonna be my new gym crank
Mine, too.
Fav one 🙌
I first watched the original Dragonball in German, I can't remember what music it used. But I do remember when I moved to the States that DBZ music hit hard. Rock the dragon was how I remember first watching Z. The Gohan ssj2 music it great in both original Japanese and the American version.
1:48 I've been searching so long for this part. Finally
It's weird that i've had this part of the song in the back of my head for a long time and I completely forgot where that came from until I started watching this series again recently. I'm glad I found it too.
The climax of this song is pretty sick
2:58 Thank God, I was looking for that part of the track like crazy!
2:58
*Rapid Energy Fire*
I swear this song gets me so pumped for the day. Remembering back to what Vegeta went through is legit motivation for me lol
I’m playing this shit at my graduation !
Do it
2:58 is just too great. would be so cool if that part plays when Vegeta gets Ultra Ego in the anime but that probably won’t happen
This also played when Goku was desperately trying to start up Frieza's ship to flee the exploding Planet Namek.
1:46 - 2:07 just resonates with me.
When things are bad but somehow gets worse
For me, it reminds me of everything , even your life itself hanging by a thread . But yet it’s like ultimate nostalgia because this was 22 years ago!!
Frieza and goku fighting: only one of us leaving alive!
Incredible! Look! Vegeta's transforming. Where did he get this kind of power?
2:58-3:27 is my favorite part.
2:57 also plays when:
goku unvanish
frieza spin
frieza punches goku 2 times but misses
frieza kicks goku but misses
Goku: HAAA!
goku tries punchs frieza but also misses
frieza spins
goku rushes to frieza
frieza try attack with tail but misses
goku lands to ground
frieza blasts huge blast
goku suprised
goku try dodge it faster with firing blast
goku in the effect
frieza tries to blast goku with eye beams but misses (because frieza cant sense it)
Goku: Wow. He can't sense where i am. Hmm.
goku looks at back
frieza eye beam at goku but misses
Frieza:ONLY ONE OF US IS LEAVING ALIVE!
The first 5 seconds are enough for me. I would not want to be on the other side of who this theme was playing for.
"Vegeta... it's your turn! Now show us what a pure blooded saiyan can really do!"
Exellent son qui retranscrit à merveille l'entraînement de vegeta dans la salle de gravité.
Vegeta, it's your turn. Now show us what a pure blooded saiyan can really do.
RIP Akira Toriyama!!
Ssj3 Goku:Good if he can keep that up for a minute we should do just fine.
3:09
This is one of the most underated dbz theme's
1:48 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY FOUND
Curt Jones ive been searching for years!!!!!
@@JayWayTheAlien lol its legitimately been almost 20 years
And his debts must be paid!!!!
This shit hard ! 💯💪🏽
"Behold! The true power of a saiyan prince!"
- Vegeta! Do you let yourself be a slave?
- Tell me! Is it slavery when you get what you want?
One of the best scenes of Dragonball Z.
"What's this?? His energy's still growing!!"
"Are you ready now? To witness a power not seen for thousands of years?!"
“ANSWER ME VEGETA, DO YOU LET YOURSELF BE A SLAVE!?”
0:00 - 3:27 best parts
love 1:15 - 1:45 - 2:08 love that part than again at 2:27 - 2:45
EPIC
"That's right. You had no idea did you?
I have been a Super Saiyan for years and now... I, too, have the power of a god."
at 0:30 vegeta: "i have unleashed my inner saiyan strength and now i must obliterate all you living fucks"!
The best theme after the dragon summoning
bruce just be killing these beats man,da man is a beast
this music gave "depth" to the show
Will vegeta finally transform to super Saiyan find out next time on Dragon ball Z
I'm not American but Faulconer's soundtracks are way way way better than Kai or the original Japanese. The Original Japanese doesn't fit the feel of DBZ at all, and feels like something they would play at a gay parade.
🤣
May I ask where you are from?
Agreed. Sometimes stuff is just better. This is one of those cases. Also I can speak Japanese fluently and watch anime entirely in Japanese and can admit this soundtrack is 100x better.
This definitely is better the music on the original it fit Original Dragon Ball but not DBZ
@@zopheir5019people have different tastes not everyone likes the same thing
The last second theme im sprinting through the woods period
EMPOWERS
The people who gave this a thumbs down are obviously DBKai fans. Idk how anyone could hate this music
Not "obviously." You aren't them. You don't know how they think. And you don't know "how anyone could hate this music" because you fail to understand that not everyone is you.
@@imfsresidentotaku9699 I didn't ask you -_-
FINAL FLASH!
This theme made Super Saiyan Goku vs Frieza epic.
“You are a fool...I am going to CRUSH you and throw you into the wind!”