Bruce Falconer's The Best of Dragon Ball Z American Soundtrack Volume 1

[@NGWhite-mw9kz]

Time stamps as follows. 0:00 DragonBall Z 1:03 Call Out the Dragon 2:04 Future Trunks 3:40 Gohan Fights Frieza 5:11 The Makyo Star 7:15 Garlic Jr. Theme 9:12 King Cold 10:12 Frieza's Revival 11:42 Heroic Trunks 12:52 Android 16 14:40 Perfect Cell Runs 17:07 The Howling 18:23 Android 17 & 18 20:24 Destruction 22:19 Gohan & Icarus 24:36 The Cell Games 26:55 16 Rips off Cell's Tail 30:54 Vegeta's Theme 31:55 Vegeta Powers Up 35:23 Vegeta Super Saiyan 36:20 The Dragon Theme 41:07 Hyperbolic Time Chamber 45:01 Goku's Spirit Bomb 51:33 Super Namek 53:43 Pikkon's Theme

[@nekomaster1000]

Hey, thank you for writing this out man! I woulda done so myself but didn't have the energy :')

[@gintoki9986]

Revenant Warrior We need more people like you

[@AltoStratusX1]

Bless you sir

[@bryan_0794]

Vegetas theme thooo

[@TheShadow1347]

Thanks 🙂

[@R0n1n760]

There will NEVER, I repeat NEVER be a American Soundtrack for a anime that hits as hard as the DBZ series. These just have so much emotion, its crazy how just a song can tell story with no words or video. Thank you for uploading this masterpiece.

[@martindiaz1263]

@Elliott Nahum yup

[@ReeceCoza]

@Elliott Nahum the Japanese original is so corny, cartoony and makes the anime really only appealing to a typical weeb

[@ReeceCoza]

@Elliott Nahum funny cause I'm Australian, it was changed to Bruce ost to nearly every white and European English speaking country

[@ReeceCoza]

@The Fantom Convoy he approved it, and so he should, it works better, sold better and pathed its way out of Japan and into other countries as a golden anime for everyone

[@ReeceCoza]

@The Fantom Convoy you do realise naruto, one piece and dbz all become blown up animes and most commonly known due to its outer Asia audience right? Dbz set the path to other counties to invite other animes which naruto and one piece joined. And like said, if the majority of these countries had the Bruce falconer as their ost and it was kuch perfered its an easy Victor, even look at the comments, more are in favour of Bruce then OST, which is right, you can have your own opinion which is okay, which most people who grew up on the Japanese tracks will most likely perfer due to its nostalgia, but overall its a given the tracks were more cartoonish and given it would of survived well in most European and white countries due to its weak instrumentals, same goes to the vocals on the characters

[@hopeless4ever]

This soundtrack in particular gave the show an uncanny feel, such that I still remember the music today.

[@NicoBleackley]

Still gets me hyped to this day. This soundtrack used to send me into straight spasms of excitement as a little kid lmao

[@sammehlberg6664]

Still does, I'm 34 in my garage in the middle of the night singing along

[@DanEMO592]

I still scream when I hear these 🙌🏼

[@saphojuiced]

"I noticed there were no proper uploads of it on KZbin, so I wanted to fix that!" A gentleman and a scholar. My gratitude to you.

[@sonjaadamson1714]

It's a damn shame that Bruce basically took all the credit. It wasn't just him, it was a whole team of composers. Mike Smith, Scott Morgan, and Julius Dobos were the *main* composers for DBZ. According to Morgan, Bruce only did around "eight percent" of the music done. Morgan mainly did the guitar work, Smith did most of the writing and arrangements, and Dobos worked heavily on the Buu sagas. The three are technically a band now called SSJ (Smith, Scott, and Julius XD)

[@nekomaster1000]

Yoo, what? I've never heard of this before! How did you learn this? In an interview somewhere?

[@Kibogu]

@@nekomaster1000 I've seen some guys post on videos before claiming to be them.

[@sonjaadamson1714]

@@nekomaster1000 Smith covers most of the details here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5DWiYKnqt-rptU As well as other interviews on his channel and on reddit.

[@gespenst1329]

@@nekomaster1000 Geekdom101 channel and Kanzenshuu.

[@CophinRuinz0rKestra]

Well not basically, he *did*. And none of those 3 actual composers to my knowledge have ever recieved a cent from Bruce's royalties and/or CD sales.

[@7kingafri462]

Just beautiful. Wish I could capture a generation like this guy's music. Matched perfectly with the Z fighters

[@regomar]

I really miss those days of watching DBZ with faulcner music

[@franky.378]

Dbz had a Great run

[@JonesDylan874]

Me too!

[@melonmasher]

then just watch it again lol

[@regomar]

Man I don't have time to rewatch DBZ @@melonmasher

[@melonmasher]

@@regomar that sucks bro

[@SAMxBWreck]

35:27 holds dear to my heart 🦹🏼‍♂️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@SAMxBWreck]

the super saiyan vegeta piano of doom.. when he put fear into android 19 ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@DemonDriver31]

The 1st time vegeta said he has become a super saiyan was against frieza we knew what happened then. This time vegeta transformed into a SS and damn he became unstoppable.

[@darthjarjar5309]

Reminds me of a gameboy advanced dbz game I had, can’t remember the name.

[@knutzano]

this shit is the best thing to listen to at the gym

[@crisduta6229]

Let me ask you: Does a Machine like yourself ever experience fear?

[@jreiland07]

DBZ was made immeasurably better with the Faulconer soundtrack and I can’t be convinced otherwise.

[@nowonmetube]

BS

[@fatguygetsmad6954]

@@nowonmetube i Could say this with confidence without this music would have never watched it 🤷‍♂️

[@RicketyRocketyRoo]

@@nowonmetube L+Ratio

[@nowonmetube]

@@fatguygetsmad6954 same the other way around. I would try but I don't know if I could stand it. The English dub wasn't bearable to me.

[@fatguygetsmad6954]

@nowonmetube this was my first anime I have watched, if i watched it in the original Audio would have never liked it, gokus girly ass [when he's grown man dbz cell saga ]voice hell nah dude. I Grew up with manly type characters GIJoel,heman,Superman then niggas. But thank God I saw dbz first in English because I was hooked then. The music and all the Voice actors made me truly fall in love with the show.

[@PawnMan]

Yes. Dragon Ball Z Kai is almost unwatchable because they ditched the Bruce Falconer soundtrack and that should be criminal

[@Sceptile-hc4dg]

They used the Japanese soundtrack

[@tas9079]

Japanese one better

[@davidmatthews2983]

Japanese one is inferior with English voices, Bruce should stay because that’s what the music matches the era in which we all saw it in western countries

[@ManMan-cb8gh]

Music is subjective no matter what they picked there will always be people that are unsatisfied

[@fatguygetsmad6954]

@@ManMan-cb8gh my thoughts exactly i never liked the Japanese music growing up it made the show lame for me but all my friends say its better i call them all weebs and kick there assas in smash bros

[@Teaman01]

I wish this soundtrack was in the HD remake of the show. It fit how hardcore the situation really was.

[@MilkDadsAdvice]

They changed ALOT to make it more soft ppl friendly.. they don't even have the same lines or voice actors, some scenes were taken out.. not as intense at all.. and then they went EXTRA soft with super😂

[@stuntman3872]

30:59 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hell’s Bells 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 still remember the first time they played this joint

[@philippebrebion6203]

can we talk just how the vegeta super saiyan theme reflect exactly what a real vegeta would be like ... legendary, terrifying ...

[@MegaBrightestStar2]

I already know how each song plays like which one is next and how it sounds from listening to them a lot. and it amuses me every time.

[@Canecoster]

Why do people hate on the Faulconer OST so much? I can't understand cause this songs are so friggin BAD ASS!

[@ChrisHighlights]

The main reason is because the lack of silence but for me the Faulconer OST is my favorite

[@sonicsupergod]

No one hates this. Only the weebs trash talk and troll anything that is western related when it comes to anime or manga.

[@crim1662]

because the placement is ass

[@softhaus4485]

The faulconer score has alot of banger themes but funimation had some very bad storyboard. They made it so that there was almost always music playing, and this was to line up with the audience of american children. Dunno but I guess its some strange american culturural thing

[@c0c0nutbeans]

I watched DBZ with the japanese music until the buu saga. ssj3 theme is my favorite

[@jax8740]

Hyperbolic time chamber is the coolest shit.

[@ZenataUSA]

42:42 absolute slapper of a track

[@gohanbeatz9798]

The spirit bomb theme will always be my favorite Bruce falconer Dragon ball z score.

[@ThallFather]

And this...is to go...even further beyond.

[@yosoymaestrodelapanocha5800]

I love dragon ball super but it will never hit as hard as dbz without this kind of music

[@Daniel---Ruiz]

Ignore this comment, just bookmarking my favorite parts 7:15 14:40 20:24 35:23 42:40 51:34 53:43

[@dastran2731]

Do you the the score when Goku powers up against ginyu

[@XBullitt16X]

Man listening to it again, the soundtrack really is sooo 80s, I love it!

[@Phoebe5448]

The guitars and the electronic flutes are amazing to me!!

[@gespenst1329]

It's late 90's though, even the 80's had higher quality (Vince DiCola TF movie).

[@darthchococrispi7989]

grew up hearing the jp ost but gotta admit that usa ost got some outstanding tracks

[@lancedooley7558]

Long Live the days of old. Thanks Bruce Falconer.

[@dragonmaster951753]

20 years later and still amazingly epic

[@hardcoreftw95]

if only you could still find the show with the original soundtrack, they all have the damn DB tracks, these tracks MADE the show

[@Ozeki_Negima]

I loved both soundtracks. It wasn't Falconer's fault the editors/producers spammed the music without any silent spaces like the original series. I think that hurt the dub more than anything--you need that audio "negative space" if you will. Not every scene needs BGM, you gotta let some things breathe.

[@RonnieJamesDeodorant]

true, i think they could have calmed down a bit, but I noticed the Ocean dub had that same issue too. It's weird because I don't remember that being a major problem with other shows besides DBZ.

[@deaj8450]

I'm watching the funi run of dbz again as we speak and honestly I don't even notice the lack of silence at all. Many times the score is incredibly quiet in the background for that purpose, and I find that the choice of songs in the score is absolutely fantastic. I really don't see how it's noticeable or distracting for some, though I am a big prog music buff so it doesn't bother me to have constant sounds.

[@Hjernespreng]

Faulcner wasn't the creator of most of the music. He just took all the credit.

[@giornothepastaboss285]

Those songs are EPIC and give me POWERERRR!

[@cbsvth22]

Wow!!! A time machine to the 90s and early 2000s wow!!!

[@lildarryl5067]

That spirit bomb theme gave me chills

[@doodguytheblank2403]

17:42 Is that the pizza tower scream 💀

[@OmegaZeero]

Bruce is the 🐐

[@Phoebe5448]

And Mike Smith and Scott Morgan!!

[@legendarymarston9174]

@@Phoebe5448 Don't forget Julius Dobos!

[@Phoebe5448]

@@legendarymarston9174 yes!! Everyone on the OST is a legend!! 👍

[@DionSidney]

20:24 destruction Best memories ever! That moment when Future Trunks went super saiyan in front of Mecha Frieza! 10 year old me went crazy!

[@nekomaster1000]

Yeaaah, it was sick!!

[@gespenst1329]

That was one of the pitfalls of the dub though. Totally missed the mark.

[@LITTLE1994]

Ah, yes, the American TV version music we all loved for Z.

[@IcemenMike45]

Love the American score of DBZ

[@mikegee6523]

It’s crazy how for every song .. you remember pretty much every DBZ scene it was played for

[@gdn7]

17:15 ...sounds similar to that forest stage in mortal kombat

[@disc_drive_gamers5495]

Imagine having ost music following u around day to day... damn the potential

[@MilkDadsAdvice]

It's called a speaker buddy...

[@iliminator7]

Or headphones buddy ….

[@joeynatoanime]

bruce absolutely SNAPPEED

[@nekomaster1000]

You're telling me dude! Got a favourite track from him?

[@joeynatoanime]

@@nekomaster1000 idk which 1 it is exactly but the 1 where namek gets blown up & where goku "kills" frieza on namek...it's like the choir one. goes crazy!!! you?

[@speccyy1]

20:25 is my fav one.

[@electrocast]

i loved listening to this cd when i was in high school, was so upset i couldn't find the other parts in suncoast when i got it. lost my copy a long time ago & to this day i still find myself hoping i happen across it when shuffling through old stuff i own. i still have the jewel case, too...

[@devdeuce93]

Suncoast allowed me to nerd out as a child and buy those fancy vhs box sets

[@electrocast]

@@devdeuce93 i loved stuff like that. i still own my complete pokemon indigo league on vhs even though i rebought the dvd release years ago. i just can't make myself let go of it...

[@SanFordBeats]

@@electrocast respect

[@OnLyFuN1306]

Gives a much better atmosphere to the series than the original soundtrack

[@norbertoenrique8340]

An anime that requires an ENTIRE SOUNDTRACK to be created just for localization purposes is magnificent in its own right

[@Kaveman.]

Omg 42:40 is still so crystal clear in my memory!

[@Avatar013]

What is the name of that track???

[@blessup5378]

OMG!!!! Amazing, making me so nostalgic

[@Kaveman.]

KITE T[VR] No idea, I just get a wave of memories from The Cell Games in the Cell Saga

[@Kaveman.]

Bless Up I know!

[@Fireteen97]

It is the hyperbolic time chamber theme, but it was used multiple other times too, most notably when Gohan goes ssj2 for the first time in the cell games and when goku goes ssj3 for the first time fighting Majin Buu.

[@elijahthompson457]

Bro this shit hit like the year 2001 and I'm here for it 💯

[@TheresaCann]

And I’m suddenly 10 years old again. First anime soundtrack I ever owned 🥹🥹🥹💖

[@blessup5378]

30:54 - 45:01 is unforgettable

[@ReeceCoza]

@Elliott Nahum no that was cringe af..

[@TheWitch297]

@Elliott Nahum that's the music that pops into your head when buff guys with over 1billion power level starts clashing fists?...To each their own...

[@XBullitt16X]

My childhood, DBZ the only anime I ever prefered the english localisation of.

[@MasterXeno0]

The end of "Vegeta- Super Saiyan" hits hard to me. The synth right at the end hits just right. I don't know why, but it does.

[@mikeecua2694]

Best music ever for dragon ball Z

[@LibertarianMinded]

Garlic Jr always gives me bad chills ☠️

[@PurpleAdamo]

Bruce Falconer is a legend

[@dangerguy32]

Twitter can never make me hate you Bruce

[@nekomaster1000]

You're so real HAHA

[@dangerguy32]

@@nekomaster1000 lmao they been tryna say his soundtrack only had 3 hits, i had to confirm that was NOT TRUE

[@coca9152]

isn't it weird that i am more familiar with the falconer score, but i never ever watched the american one as a kid? only after some years. weird i know and that means it's the best score

[@blur7491]

Will never understand why they made pikkon's theme such a banger

[@deaj8450]

There were 4 composers on this soundtrack, Bruce only doing between 5 and 10 percent of these songs himself. Scott Morgan wrote Pikkon's theme as the very last theme he wrote for the show, so I guess he wanted to go out with a bang.

[@alexlun4464]

This soundtrack gives DBZ a whole different feel, and in terms of quality and epicness is in pair with the japanese soundtrack.

[@JonesDylan874]

I tell ya, this soundtrack DEFINED DBZ in the US. If only Kai used this...

[@dbzjack2669]

No. Kai music is better without Bruce Falconer

[@JonesDylan874]

@@dbzjack2669 HOW DARE YOU

[@dbzjack2669]

@@JonesDylan874 are you going to cry to your god Bruce Falconer?

[@TheWitch297]

@The Fantom Convoy Kai wasn't even successful as far as Toei is concerned. And while we're on remakes, the series has to be reanimated for widescreen, no more cropping old 4:3 footage. The Falconer music was legendary and even though they remade it, Kai just couldn't compete with the drama and flavour the OG music gave Z.

[@lordkai59]

@@TheWitch297 cap

[@oz0006]

0:52

[@jeremysmith3859]

I remember the music always was paced just right for how the show was going like if frieza was doing killing someone or goku was powering up there was music that matched it or just watch the early 2000 dub for the android saga and listen to the background music the ominous music played for the androids or trunks’s theme when he appears to destroy frieza it fit but the new stuff just suck

[@mikeecua2694]

Beautiful

[@Aqua.man045]

20:24 similar opening to “pull the plug” by death

[@Koohai]

I grew up on Kai with Yamamoto and Kikuchi but you cannot deny how great and iconic the Faulconer productions tracks were for Dragon Ball.

[@sonicsupergod]

The Japanese soundtrack is okay. But this... This!... This is beyond legendary!

[@fatguygetsmad6954]

The Japanese soundtrack HAD to grow on me before I liked it It's when I started to slowly turn into a weeb I started to like it. But i could never watch Z or GT in japanese but Oddly enough I could watch dragon ball in japanese idk 🤷‍♂️ And no I didn't watch it in order I saw Z 1st

[@SSJBart-jb5dw]

at 20:24 all you can hear is..."Oh no! Yamchaaa!!!"

[@garyallen1833]

i remember this theme when future Trunks turned super saiyan on Meta Freiza that was bad azz

[@SSJBart-jb5dw]

@@garyallen1833 "It's those eyes. They have...the same eyes!" " Frieeeeeezaaaaaa."

[@williamweber6406]

Vegeta going super saiyan for the first time has gotta be one of my favorites that music is just fucking unbelievably hype.

[@sarbou8439]

as a native south american i just realised that the soundtrack od DBZ is diferent in the USA, it's kind of weird, but i still like it!

[@salt20xX]

i love how future trunks is full of DnB

[@XNarutoXbleach]

so good

[@Serching4JerryGarcia]

All the Bruce Faulconer soundtracks are available on Spotify.

[@pabloespinoza8039]

Heroic trunks theme is badass

[@TheWaInut]

I love the original JP score, I think it fits dbz the best... But god I love this one so much. Total Nostalgia talking but I think what makes it so memorable is it has very strong character themes. Vegetas theme is fantastic

[@nekomaster1000]

You get it!!

[@KensDreaming]

I'll never forget my mom telling me to turn this s*** down because it was playing too loud from my headphones from across the house. that's how much this slapped back then.

[@abraham_gaming5904]

He was so creative

[@tonypellock5326]

9:30 I always get up and move my ass side to side on that one.

[@Outlawthis]

legend

[@user-s9eu8ce9fw]

34:53

[@mikeyblaise18]

That should've been the main theme song for dragon ball Z The Cartoon Network intro🙂😁😁😁😁😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@JagoShogun]

It feels futuristic, alien, like how many of our cast are from outer space, but also mythological and mystical, like the themes that inspired it, and the more magical characters like the Kais, Majins, or even the Mystical Dragon Balls. It sounds innocent like 16 or goku, or can capture the black-air-force energy of cell and vegeta, or baddassery of Pikkon, man, this is the defacto DBZ score for me.

[@seeralinnayager4]

I could not find first 30 secs music of Bow down to the prince episode ( when super vegeta punches cell in the gut whilst trunks watches the battle ... Do you know what this song is called? Thanks 😊

buenas musicas de la version americana de dragon ball z doblaje inglés

[@New2RetroReviews]

Remember the guys from team4star. It liking the music done in America and I'm like...."how? It amps up the fights so much."

[@PizzaTimeGamingChannel]

0:40 Oh hello there, childhood 😊

[@Christian-iy9ox]

The fact that some people don't like this soundtrack shows you that not all opinions are created equal. Like, are you serious? I hate the other scores, they're so obnoxious and don't fit the show at all. This shit made the fights so much more epic

[@salt20xX]

both scores have their highs and lows, debate closed.

[@Christian-iy9ox]

Sure lol@@salt20xX

[@Pianosuga08]

This the DBZ I know 😎.

[@devdeuce93]

Hey does the Kai version play these tracks? I remember hearing these songs on the VHS tapes I had as a kid but I never heard them on any other DBZ dub

[@trashbandicoot8106]

@@devdeuce93 DBZ Kai uses the Japanese OST. If you're looking for DVDs with the Faulconer music, check out the remastered orange box sets.

[@Darian-mk1bw]

@@devdeuce93 the blu ray seasons also have this soundtrack

[@majestixamvs4917]

Who else is listening to this while playing fighters z

[@sparda7786]

Kakarot! Baby!

[@samhyde4996]

Bruce Faulconer score reminds me a lot of Ministry and Front Line Assembly...

[@00yurifan]

Me gusto bastante el ost, aun que parece más de un juego Rpg que de dragón ball XD Aun así esta bueno.

[@NimeetaA]

Can anyone please tell me the name of that wedding bell-like THEME (soundtrack?) in the Namek/Frieza saga? Thank you 😗✌🏼

[@thaboyash3691]

I think it's called braveheart victory ost

[@dennisvivaz]

Tears 😭😭😭

[@SammyG21x]

This was much better than the Japanese soundtrack

[@fatguygetsmad6954]

I've grown to like both of them but I definitely like this one more

[@krtlkid]

​@@fatguygetsmad6954100 percent from hearing these.

[@dannyascuntar2483]

Ugh where can I watch the series with this music ????

[@mr.jayjay2401]

they have them on bluray i believe on amazon. Not the Kai ones.

[@devdeuce93]

@@mr.jayjay2401 I just caved and purchased due to this comment. Thanks Fucker

[@MrFreshGamer101]

@@devdeuce93 lmao

[@Darian-mk1bw]

Orange boxes or the non kai blu rays seasons

[@wishbone1231]

is there anyway to watch dbz with his music

[@SonicDBZ]

funimation singles from way back and the season blu rays

[@AK-lg2ub]

Or you could just watch the remastered version

[@DarkMatter500]

Look up a little site called "FunOnline" :)

[@markhaggray4322]

HypnoGaming how u watch it thoe without all of the damn ads ?

[@hypn0298]

mark haggray close them when they pop up

[@Wanderer2086]

Does the piano song that always come after the Dragon Theme has a name?

[@inspiradorupees3029]

RIP 😢

[@drinknukacola5315]

I like to listen to this when I play a dragon ball game

[@theofficialliedetector1545]

Please upload the other 8 albums

[@TheBenjas99]

35:23

[@dimebag124]

Awesome!!!

[@Tor-Erik]

Dragon Ball Super will be much much better if it had Bruce Faulconer music.