The Dragon Ball Z Bruce Faulconer Story

The ENTIRE HISTORY Of Bruce Faulconer and Dragon Ball Z and Funimation. Who was REALLY behind the Faulconer Productions score? Will Bruce Faulconer RETURN to Dragon Ball Super? On this Dragon Ball In Depth, you get the entire story of Bruce Faulconer DBZ music from start to finish.
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[@lebrunjemz1877]

DB fans be like: "Is his music canon?"

[@tori-botsensei712]

Lebrun Jemz lmao!

[@spacedp]

@Lebrun Jemz HAH

[@el_rey_romero2732]

Lebrun Jemz Omg 😂😂👏💯

[@RicardoPerez-jf9xw]

lol for me.. yes!

[@blackg450]

Lebrun Jemz In response to these fans: I don't give a fuck!

[@spirit1219]

When the piano plays You know what to do Run as fast as you can.....

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

Doodoo doodoooodoooodoooo doodoo doodoooodooodoooo...

[@Benja6089-]

A Person With a Name Either vegetas theme or tellytubbies

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

I was thinking more Cell's theme... OH! Okay, I realize my mistake, that first comment was about the Falconer soundtrack...

[@sonkatakuna9224]

A Person With a Name what song is this?

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

I'm pretty sure it's Perfect Cell's theme, but as i said before, I forgot this video and the original comment was about the Faulconer soundtrack, I just did the theme I was most familiar with, thanks to TFS, so it's probably not from him.

[@Milennin]

For me, watching DBZ without Faulconer soundtrack is like eating pizza without cheese on it.

[@darellhunter6621]

That's nostalgia talking, DBZ is great without his music.

[@GetBackRy3x]

Darell Hunter we don’t care we like Faulconers music god damn

[@Milennin]

@The Fantom Convoy Ocean Dub is pretty good too, and does the job fine before Faulconer comes in.

[@ch2010ize]

For me watching DBZ with Faulconer or Johnson or Menza music is like eating Pizza with ketchup dumped on it.

[@justybd5450]

@@darellhunter6621 I had to stop watching it when future trunks came to kill frieza. The music sounded like bad 80s arcade music I had to get on Funimation just to go watch the fight on KZbin to hear Bruce falconers music. The Japanese ost fit for dragon ball but for Z fall.

[@yonyunior]

The faulconer music gave a whole new tone and vibe to DBZ. Made me view it as such a cooler show

[@NeonPizzas]

It made it feel americanized, but in a GOOD way. Still mostly stands the test of time!

[@work90]

@@NeonPizzas it made it more iconic

[@snoopersmokio]

It’s what made the show good

[@unkono]

The Japanese music sounded alot older

[@baki2332]

Made it so much more deep. So much.

[@xaviercordell9]

Bruce falconer music gave DBZ so much life it's the best it made the show more intense

[@xaviercordell9]

@The Fantom Convoy not at all I know America did sum right wen they put that Bruce falconer music with this amazing show ima tru fan but the Japanese music jus doesn't hit the same

[@xaviercordell9]

@The Fantom Convoy the only thing about the English is they changed a few lines other than that it's the same series not saying the Japanese isn't good it jus doesn't give me hype feeling it's like chicken without seasoning

[@xaviercordell9]

@The Fantom Convoy I tbh would rather read the Manga

[@xaviercordell9]

@The Fantom Convoy lol it's not that bad I've seen worse I for one like the fillers some of it adds to the story

[@JaxBlade]

This was Phenomenal Geekdom Im not gonna lie I still Love Bruce Faulconer and his TEAM's Music to this day and its the staple of my workout playlist when training and it brings me great nostalgia so i can never hate it But I DO still love the Japanese OST as well. Ive said it before Ive said it again the American version of DBZ i see with this ACTION SUPER HERO SERIES VIBE while the Japanese version is this MYSTIC Kung Fu Series Vibe. I love both for what they are and can enjoy em either way. Great work dude

[@IDoWorkSuckaI]

JaxBlade I feel the same way man... his music really can help you get through that last pump!

[@Geekdom101]

word, well thank Julius Dobos and Mike Smith and Scott for them gains.

[@IDoWorkSuckaI]

Geekdom101 Morganstudios on KZbin is lit

[@Artybruh]

listening to hyperbolic timechamber is soooooo damn good when hitting the weights!

[@728boogum]

Man I miss Bruce, I wish he was involved with Super it would be so much better.

[@afropunkx]

I love dragon ball, but I honestly struggle to feel the same way about it without Bruce Faulconers music.

[@onemogain23]

Idgaf what anyone has to say The Faulconer music is the best, especially the transformations.

[@chrisgangsta]

SS2 Gohan! Unforgettable

[@MrKarate255]

onemogain23 for real

[@justinsmith7217]

onemogain23 Same

[@michaelboles5726]

In YOUR opinion. It's is not a fact

[@rizjaved8619]

@The Fantom Convoy check my channel i made alot from dbs

[@ComicsLamar]

I prefer Faulconer's music. Yes, it's what I grew up with.

[@tori-botsensei712]

Ripper 30 yeah man but these nostalgic people won't understand that, it's their loss

[@devilsadvocate2251]

Soji SideQuest Congrats coz you are one of the brain dead zombies.

[@thanatos5781]

"Cause I grew up with it" L

[@BlueTechnique]

I guess you meant the music composed by Julius, Scott & Mike. Agreed.

[@tori-botsensei712]

Ripper 30 agreed man faulconer doesn't fit DB

[@OneRandomVictory]

Loved the Faulconer score! SS3 Goku theme SS Vegeta theme Perfect Cell theme Babidi Casts Spell Hells Bells Hyperbolic Time Chamber Frieza's Death Vegeta Knows His Son Super Namek theme Ginyu Transformation Dragon theme Super Buu theme Prelude to Conflict So many great themes...

[@daseal1479]

Nail's Gift, Heroic Trunks, pretty much ALL the Android Saga themes, the list goes on and on.

[@tpoas1148]

A Hero's Sacrifice (Theme) is the best🙌🏼

[@Ben-xz3bo]

My favourites are gohans anger theme and vegetas main theme

[@ogbtom]

The Howling theme

[@BoricuaLouieV]

Ginyu-Frieza theme

[@Iskander-M16]

Faulconer’s music made db a more serious snd intense vibe to the show. It tore at your heart and synced extremely well with the scenes.

[@gespenst1329]

Nope, it was hit-or-miss most of the time.

[@PoonamSingh-jm3rk]

It was most of the time serious and had a mystical feel to it Japanese sound track was soo less serious i could never enjoy it meanwhile falcouner was never ever a miss it's score was a strong topping to already good dish which got spoilt due to japanese sound track ,even the kai soundtrack took inspiration from falcouner scores with those mystical feeling and angelic choir things

[@Iskander-M16]

@@PoonamSingh-jm3rk I couldn’t have said it better my friend!

[@gespenst1329]

@@PoonamSingh-jm3rk Future Trunks’ debut would like a word. Totally ruined in the dub.

[@kingnothing5678]

*and

[@scrappy1416]

Doesn't matter whether you grew up with bruce's music or not. Those themes were the hype. They contributed to the intensity of the show deeply and it really helped raising the emotion of the scenes. I want it back.

[@kwameoluwasomi]

Yeah, I got the shitty Canadian version. I didn’t even know Bruce existed until I was searching the web to find Buu Saga clips to rinse. Took a while to find, back then, but I eventually did and they were, of course, Funimation clips. The first was Goku finally killing Buu, and I was like, “who’s this voicing him? AND WHAT’S THIS MUSIC?!”… so yeah, first Bruce Faulconer OST I ever heard is what’s known as the SSJ3 theme.

[@Geekdom101]

I should mention that there are a handful of unreleased tracks Funimation still has SUPPOSEDLY... but it really isn't part of the core story.

[@hollyfonseca942]

Geekdom101 this is my favorite video you made so far as always good work

[@xeroxed7766]

There is a channel that RIPS unreleased faulconer music known as coycoy88

[@dasboot9919]

Thank you for not trashing Falconer music. So many people say how garbage it is but as you mention... For the people that grew up only seeing that version of DBZ the Falconer Score brought life to the series.

[@GoseiWhite]

Geekdom101 I would love for you to talk about the Kai music that got pulled and replaced?? thanks D

[@LenoresW]

Do you know if the dub for Super will use the original Japanese score?

[@QaamansLand]

Masterpiece

[@iamfer693]

Detective Q shh

[@dannynolovexx11xx39]

lmao

[@ZyrusSmith]

Play me in Xenoverse 2. I'll destroy you.

[@kassiuskae8541]

Bruce Falconer music and the Narrator voice always gives chills.

[@Flametasticeedits]

Eeww

[@Morganstudios]

Thanks for the shout out! Great video! Julius just sent me a link to this :) Mike Smith deserves HUGE props for his work as well. He was there from the beginning, much of the classic Z sound came from his own personal gear in fact.

[@BlueTechnique]

Isn't it true that Julius had already composed scores and even had a platinum album before he started composing for DBZ? The video say you guys were college kids, but I think Julius was young but already successful. Didn't you and Mike compose for other projects before DBZ?

[@Morganstudios]

Julius had in fact done quite a bit before he came to the States. I wouldn't be sure of myself enough to state it all though, I know he had done a lot of work with live orchestra that I'm very jealous of, I've been chatting with him. Maybe he'll comment :)

[@juliusdobos]

Hi Blue, thanks much... that would be correct. Scott, no reason to be jealous, you guys both played the guitar way better than I can even today:)

[@Morganstudios]

Looks like he did have a platinum album! He says it's no big deal lol. Modesty. I missed your last question there. I scored a PC game back in 2002 called Empires Dawn of the Modren world and have done various scores for small videos. Also a couple things for Microsoft's Direct X and Xbox groups. Nothing famous though, mostly tech demos and a small app called Voice Studio.

[@BlueTechnique]

Thank you Morganstudios and julius dobos | forgotten future! It's awesome to learn about your other projects and music directly from you. As an Xbox gamer and a forgotten future fan, I'm honored.

[@VengePlayz]

His music fits so many moments.

[@tori-botsensei712]

Vengefulwilberg his music doesn't fit DragonBall as a whole

[@VengePlayz]

Tori-bot Sensei Dat is your opinion bruh. i love them.

[@tori-botsensei712]

Vengefulwilberg okay bro

[@VengePlayz]

I can respect your opinion doe. We all have our own tastes. There is always room for improvement. Super's ost is enjoyable and fits the mood well.

[@nelsonchavez308]

I agree, I felt that the music elevated certain moments like transformations, speeches, and epic fights.

[@tylerroach928]

I can watch DBZ without the faulconer music but it just fits so well that it doesn't feel right without it

[@tori-botsensei712]

Tyler Roach I respect your opinion

[@IAmProdAG]

@Jumpy Cat I second your comment 😂

[@aaronchiam8801]

@Jumpy Cat the fact that he liked faulconer is actually an opinion

[@JJ-fl2bu]

Yeah, we'll respect your opinion! 👍🏼😉😁

[@oliverrites2656]

Right ?

[@SaiyanEnigma]

I'm really glad to see that Scott and the others are finally getting some recognition here. Scott told me the story about all this bullshit a few years ago and I was completely livid about it. Just imagine if you were in their shoes, composed all this epic music for one of the most successful animes in history, but nobody will ever know you did it because of Bruce taking all the credit and glory. To hell with that.

[@ZerMetalFight]

100th like. Miss you Enigma ❤

[@NeonPizzas]

Bruce composed, like what, 7 or 8 tracks? and Scott, along with some other dude helmed the rest?

[@amberslahlize7961]

To be fair, it would be difficult to capitalized on that version of Dragon Ball Z if you had to name every composer who were involved.

[@zerosaber257]

One great example of dubbing/localization done right! I couldn't imagine watching dragonball z without bruce falconer tracks.

[@gespenst1329]

The dub wasn’t done right at all.

[@grimsavage934]

The Faulkoner score is amazing. Yes much of it is considered fluff. Duh, it never stopped. But think about Vegeta, SS3, Teen Gohan, Perfect Cell or Super Buu's theme & it's this score that they remember. & thanks to KZbin, that will never be forgotten.

[@yamchathewolf7714]

It amazes me how so many people are only talking about witch dragon ball music is the best even though Geekdom even said in the beginning how this video isn´t about that at all.

[@haltihirvela8008]

That´s the dragon ball community for ya.

[@kaikedaanalysis3035]

I mean, it's all well and good for people to discuss what they prefer but a lot of these comments are just "I like this one better" and those sorts of comments don't really add to the discussion at all.

[@spairly9895]

Kairi Yajuu Analysis and than someone(mostly kai) replied forced down their opinion on other. 😞

[@Damitsall]

I loved the Falconer score in Dragonball AF, that was dope.

[@hrnbrigade4991]

Ssj5 theme is the best.

[@RDan_]

Lmao

[@spinejackal]

Falconer Productions & there music will always be my version of DBZ. It's so iconic and elevated the series in my opinion along with great animation & sound design the series hasn't been surpassed even by its own kin or competitors.

[@jaygonzalez8575]

Mine too

[@AustoLaVista]

My top 3 favorite Faulconer scores are Vegetas Hells bells SSJ3 Goku Ginyus transformation

[@ArkinesVT]

AustinLong1639 final flash

[@LuigisNo1fan]

I don’t even like most of the Faulconer music, but I love the SSJ3 theme.

[@RheemQ]

@@LuigisNo1fan I jus like his vegeta themes and ssj3 theme other than that I could care less

[@hatemoutdoors2556]

You forgot gohans anger theme

[@juliusdobos]

Guys, reading the wide range of comments here, I'd like to clear up some things - regardless of where you stand when it comes to replacing a show's score. If you hate a show's Americanized score, please understand that replacing the score is not any composer's choice. For us, composers, at the end of the day it's a job. A job that we can get very passionate about and often don't even think of as work..! But in reality, scoring films is a competitive but rewarding profession that you have to work very hard in. Would you say "no, I don't want to work on this transplanted show because the original is good enough" and refuse the job? Of course, no. (I can only refuse projects simply based on my taste now after doing this for 20 years... usual projects. Still, I wouldn't say no if Joseph Kosinski approached me to score his new movie, whatever the topic:). Almost always, it's the producer or director who ultimately decides the amount, the feel and the TYPE of music the composer is hired to compose, based on marketing reasons or their personal beliefs. In fact, composers are often given specific notes for each scene about what to express musically. So if you hate the US soundtrack of your fav show, or the fact that the score never stops, blame the producer or director (or the general audience's expectations!), not the composer. If you love the score of a show, please find out who the actual composer is, before you praise or even support the name that's marketed to you. There is lots of ghostwriting and stealing in this business, less in some cases and an extreme amount in others... some are based on fair contracts, some are astonishingly unfair, unfortunately. Do your research, listen to the composers' other works, use your ears and it will be very easy to tell the true composers from the fakes. And, never simply fall for the credits. Lastly, if you are thanking Scott, Mike and myself for our music, well... thank you very much - and congratulations on seeing through the greed, lies, deceit, and self-marketing that has saturated many soundtracks thank to some foul corners of the entertainment business. Cheers and happy listening!

[@BlueTechnique]

Thank you julius dobos | forgotten future. Great points and eye-opening advice. I'm happy to belong to the last group!

[@Goblin_Hands]

It's really too bad that "Foul Corner" doesn't sell the rights back, or you guys don't regroup together...but even then I guess they'd have to be entirely new tracks. I just love the music so much, that even watching the "CZ Edition" of BoG or even edited clips of super with your team's score was fantastic. My favorite DBZ games are Legacy of Goku II and Buu's Fury, and a very big reason for that is the score alone. Going back and watching versions of DBZ without the score isn't even close to the same. Actually, I try to imagine the score, even though it's not there or simply play it in the background. It's also one of the reasons it's hard for me to enjoy Dragonball Super; very few scores are even memorable, which is a shame. I feel like many of the fans of the original Japanese score don't even prefer the English dubbing of Z, so really, if only substituting music was not a thing of the past, and no lawsuit ever took place, fans of the English dub might be treated to something special once again. Thank you.

[@Rini1909]

julius dobos | forgotten future heyyy. I never knew all these details until i watched this video and i am so glad that i did. I have been enjoying your music for yearsss now. I can't have enough of it. I even send the tracks to some of my friends who love it too. Thanks for all the amazing tracks that just give me that feel good vibe all round no matter what mood I'm in! Thanks to all of you...

[@MR-de6of]

Thank you!

[@MR-de6of]

Wait. You composed the theme for Goku’s Super Saipan 3 transformation? Answer me!

[@jesterfromthecave6691]

DBZ doesn’t feel the same without the US replacement scores. Just my opinion though.

[@xenmaster5354]

@Matthew Herman The lack of music?

[@awwgez]

His music was iconic. DBZ will always be gold but his music took the show to another level. I want him back. DBZ for life.

[@benslaughter8678]

Yes, dude. The Faulconer score is INCREDIBLY nostalgic for me, but I also really like the music on top of that. Maybe I'll watch the entire series with the Japanese OST and see how it feels.

[@work90]

@@benslaughter8678 Japanese score is very good. But faulcanour takes the cake

[@liceafilms]

No

[@eggsr2bcrushed691]

He won't be coming back. Faulconer became a nobody after DBZ and replacement scores aren't a thing in this day and age anymore.

[@gespenst1329]

@@eggsr2bcrushed691 He was a literal who before as well. Nothing notable before or after.

[@Lantern365]

I feel bad not appreciatimg Scott Morgan and Julius Dobos for making my favourite soundtracks from Cell saga and Buu saga

[@LordFrieza]

Really good video man, seriously enjoyed it. You really knocked this one out the park, I learned a lot I didn't know from this. And, I'm glad I'm much more informed now! Thanks Geekdom! You rock!

[@justvibin3500]

lel

[@ranger2323]

Lord Frieza

[@atticusstephenson2895]

I heard you died, I'm sorry for your loss my guy.

[@greenman9123]

as a musician I love how you always mention who did scores in episodes and pay attention to this aspect of anime

[@poopwalrus255]

“Gohan Fights Frieza” is the best Faulconer score hands down. SS3 Theme is a very close second. Vegeta’s theme is just iconic as well. So many good Faulconer tracks.

[@gespenst1329]

That track is literally from some low budget shooter game.

[@UltraMarioBros4]

@@gespenst1329 Elaborate?

[@gespenst1329]

@@UltraMarioBros4 Gohan Fights Frieza? Well, the sound quality (of the MIDI guitar in particular) is even more compressed than something like DOOM would be for the most part. And generally it’s like that kind of track you’d play when a shooter gets really intense.

[@UltraMarioBros4]

@@gespenst1329 But when its all mashed up with other instruments, it sounds pretty badass, you have to agree.

[@gespenst1329]

@@UltraMarioBros4 Well… yes… but the ear-rape is excessive. Which is one reason people may not like it.

[@MozillaVulpix]

and that's why Faulconer isn't coming back for Super. There you go.

[@misaelolvera6232]

MozillaVulpix he shouldve never been there at all. yeah i love you and i know you get excited when you hear his music but the original sounds better in every way.

[@tornadragon4047]

No I hate the original music it only sounds good on Dragonball not z and ok on super

[@risseer23]

The og music is trash...i have the orange box collection with Japanese dub/music it's just not good when compared to Faulconer's music not even close.

[@michaellai536]

The original soundtrack is a masterpiece

[@anthonyargueta2361]

Michael Lai both are good, if i had to pick i would pick bruce but the og is good also

[@philo2189]

Not just that his music is great his music always fit PERFECTLY with the moments in Dragon Ball Z like when vegeta was first turning super saiyan against the androids and the camera cut to Vegetas hair turn yellow AT THE PERFECT MOMENT FROM THE BACKGROUND MUSIC or when goku first turned super saiyan and the camera cut to his hair turning yellow at THE PERFECT moment of the music Bruce Falconer is just amazing

[@tori-botsensei712]

Imaginary Player but as a whole it doesn't fit DragonBall the theme should be very cheerful that's what Bruce Faulconer is missing

[@philo2189]

Tori-bot Sensei Gohan turning super saiyan after cell stomp a androids head in isn't cheerful neither are the moment I said here

[@tori-botsensei712]

Imaginary Player Bruce Faulconer music makes it look like a badass fighting show but as a whole the show's theme should be cheerful and joyful that was what Bruce Faulconer was missing

[@philo2189]

Tori-bot Sensei How? Lmao maybe in Dragon Ball but in Z for the most part everyone is dying and fighting for their lives

[@UnifiedEntity]

Tori-bot Sensei Didn't see anything cheerful in massive amounts of genocide. Torture, forms of dismemberment

[@paintbrush3554]

both soundtracks sound great to me. they both have their charm. bruce definitely gives dbz more of a scifi vibe while the original feels martial artsy

[@Luka1180]

I find Kikuchi to be more epic, grand and heroic too. More intense and unnerving, emotional and more serious too.

[@therevere9317]

So then why doesn't funimation hire Scott Morgan and Julius dobos to create a few tracks for super, since their beef is with Bruce?

[@Morganstudios]

Or Mike Smith! He wrote more than any of us!

[@Oni64]

Did some of the gear you guys used consist of the Yamaha DX7 Synth?

[@drifter402]

Aren't they using the original soundtrack? I don't think they do that any more.

[@v-trigger6137]

because this is not the 90s anymore. nowadays the studios tries to keep the anime as much as accurate as possible to the original Japanese version.. unless they want to face backlash from the other half of the community, I don't think they will ever gonna try to replace the scores

[@DaTruthDT]

This is a really damn good video Geekdom. Really damn good. Great work man. I really appreciate all the effort you put in to this.

[@Datboiruss]

Yoooooo what the, wassup truth from three years! Love your Dokkan vids bro keep on doing them!

[@soyakat]

👀 you're not just a whale but a man of culture as well

[@laithakkad2221]

I didn’t know this comment section was the ocean lol

[@stormynightpictures]

Give me Falconers music with Kai’s dialogue.... I would die happy.

[@abramwalker882]

@Majin Vegeta Just give me my old kid goku and gohan. Stephanie is irreplaceable in my opinion. It's literally ruined the rest of the franchise for me. I can't stand hearing the current gohan in Kai and the games. He is my favorite character too. It hurts deep man.

[@reiss_max]

Ewww

[@abramwalker882]

@Majin Vegeta I don't rewatch the filler. I can't get on with that part of OG dbz anymore

[@abramwalker882]

@Majin Vegeta And I hate Super. I didn't finish watching it until 2 months ago? Why are bringing it up when I didn't? And DBZ is a story ABOUT fights dude. Go read the manga again.

[@kylefields3951]

@@abramwalker882 Nadolny was easily one of the most skilled VA's in funimation's cast. It's not even close. Her, Justin Cook, Kyle Hebert, and Sonny Strait were so much better than everyone else.

[@KingPBJames]

Grew up with Faulconer's music, collected the entire soundtrack because it's badass, but I still watch DBZ with the Kikuchi's OST. It's just more dramatic and serious. That said, Scott Morgan is a great guy and guitarist and I love his music and the rest of Faulconer's. It's great for gaming, and stuff.

[@4spurta]

Ew. Liea

[@Adamsennin]

Faulconer productions was highly influential and inspired fans. everyone that contributed helped shape DBZ in America. great video, Geekdom

[@MxPotato84]

My favorite score of his is Vegeta's theme, "Hell's Bells". I get goosebumps and smile ear to ear every time i hear it!

[@Prodigy396]

Bruce Falcouner is the best.

[@tori-botsensei712]

Son Goku I respect your opinion

[@joshbrown6562]

Faulconer Productions Score is the best* I think you mean.

[@BlueTechnique]

You mean the best and trickiest business guy? Have you actually watched the video?

[@PKWinning07]

Did you even watch the video? Independent of how you feel about how the Falcouner Productions score the dude was a piece of shit who contributing little to nothing to a good number of the soundtrack.If you check out the KZbin channels in the description it literally takes like 10 seconds of listening to any of their stuff to realize where the bulk of the work came from.

[@thanatos5781]

L

[@zipshot]

I've been watching this show for the majority of my life and had no idea about any of this. Thank you so much for the video; the music has always been one of my favorite aspects of the show. Glad I now know where the credit should go

[@swagnostic132]

as a composer and musician who grew up loving both the og soundtrack and faulconer's very equally, it's awesome to see a retrospective of someone who's been soooo influential to my entire life! thank you so much for this!

[@GoldStorm07]

Super Saiyan 3 is definitely a very good track. My favourite Faulconer Productions piece is Mysterious Youth, which I find to be very underrated.

[@Mothlover69]

GoldStorm07 my favourite is heroic Trunks

[@Pepenic]

Then you must love Heaven sent this episodic heroic Trunks

[@anwmus]

That music played during Gohan's & Cell's Kamehameha clashing was absolutely incredible! The music rings in my head to this day!

[@benjaminsnowvlogs]

As both an violinist and a Dragon Ball fan I must thank you for this video man. I never knew the English music for DBZ had such a crazy history back in the day. I really hope you do more in-depth videos dealing with the music of Dragon Ball, this was a very good and enjoyable one! :)

[@dontatme__]

DBZ ost is so god awfully DATED. Bruce Faulconer made it EPIC.

[@gespenst1329]

Ginyu Transformation is the only epic thing he composed really.

[@lebrunjemz1877]

This was actually a very interesting video, especially when it got to the legal stuff. Just wanna say, you got any plans for a video on the kenji yamamoto score/plagiarism?

[@tori-botsensei712]

Lebrun Jemz That will be great!

[@Geekdom101]

hmmmm

[@tori-botsensei712]

Geekdom101 do it geekdom

[@kaikedaanalysis3035]

I'll watch it. That's another thing that I'm completely lost on and suck at researching for myself.

[@TheBrianycpht]

Back in 2003 I emailed him to see if he'd be doing GT, and he emailed me back with those email addresses of the high level employees. It was almost an immediate response. It was as if he had a form letter ready to go!

[@lll_Number_One]

Ik he clearly didn't do it but what did he say?

[@TheBrianycpht]

@@lll_Number_One Basically, it was a form response that said “Name, could you do me a favor? Would you email them at (address) and let them know how much you like my music?”

[@starstudio8402]

@@TheBrianycpht lol

[@TheSalemSagas]

To me. He is dbz. The only anime I choose to watch in English with the English ost is dbz.

[@MistareFusion]

Awesome video! Glad to see all of that stuff we talked about come to life.

[@baki2332]

His music took this anime to a completely other level. It added heart,drama,fear,pain,sadness,sorrow. To me it’s what made dragon ball Z the absolute perfect anime.

[@gespenst1329]

Sadness? Sorrow? Since when?

[@baki2332]

@@gespenst1329 did u even watch it? lol. Da fuk

[@gespenst1329]

@@baki2332 No such thing exists in that show tbh (barring Future Trunks), and this score highlights that even less in general.

[@baki2332]

@@gespenst1329 u literally have no idea what the fuck u talking about

[@AbsalonWhiteJr.]

I know this is an old interview but something very important for people to know is that Mike Smith is actually responsible for 90% of the faulconer score, from the Ginyu saga to the buu saga. He was the first composer to be brought on and has stated in numerous interviews that he was the one who started that “DBZ” sound in the score. Scott Morgan also released a music sheet created by himself that gives credit to which of the 4 composers created what track throughout all 9 albums, and on that music sheet you will find that 90% of the songs across all 9 albums were composed by Mike Smith! Just to name a few that Mike Smith did, “SSJ Transformation” (Goku’s SSJ Theme), every single vegeta track ever produced including his “hells bells” theme and his Ssj theme, “The Dragon Theme” and many many more. So to put it to you like this, Mike Smith did 90% of the faulconer score, Scott Morgan did 5%, Julius Dobos did 4% and Bruce Faulconer did less that 1%.

[@spectraphantom6597]

Yep, almost everything was all ghost writers.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

This is amazing, thank you for all the info!!

[@PoonamSingh-jm3rk]

Cool ,man thanks to these guys, without them i can't even withstand Japanese goofy aah soundtrack for dragon ball z which has no sense of power to it and sounds like any 90s anime

[@km09.]

Lies! Stop lying!!!

[@PoonamSingh-jm3rk]

@@km09. dbz cell bruce theme: pure rock guitar and heavy metal track , dbz japan cell theme: oops there isn't one lol

[@S60Rguy]

Great video and info as always Geekdom101. Thanks for all you do for the community!

[@pj4ever10]

Great video! Thanks for doing the research. Always been a big fan of the Faulconer score while also loving the original Japanese music. They're both worth listening to in order to get a fuller experience of the series.

[@s0ulsynth]

Loved the video! Greatly structured and presented! My respect for your channel has risen at even greater heights. Also I actually grew up hearing the Japanese soundtrack cause DBZ rarely appeared on the television at where I lived. I watched it on internet and heard the Japanese soundtrack for the series.

[@tori-botsensei712]

WarHawk you're lucky

[@s0ulsynth]

Not so lucky though! At that time I had really shitty internet which made it hard for me to even watch it there. I had to wait for a whole fucking hour for the video to load up. Those were hard days for me as a DB fan.

[@Temporalmixproductions]

Bro, I remember the first time DBZ replaced Dragon Ball in the same time slot. When I heard, "Dragon! Dragon! Rock the Dragon!" I stopped everything I was doing and proceeded to have my mind blown by the greatest intro of cartoon history, and one of the best animes of all time.

[@ednunnelley]

Some of us know how much work you put into this video... along with the rest of your content. Thank you Big D for all your dedication. Us fans are a lot more informed and enthusiastic because of you bro. It's been fun to watch your channel grow in the last year and a half. Keep it up bro, you were made for this, for us.

[@Artybruh]

I've always wanted a comprehensive and unbiased video about Bruce Falconer and this is exactly it! Thank you so much. I got lost in all the Kanzenshuu posts about this topic, but from what I have previously read I can tell you are being VERY unbiased and fair to all parties involved

[@jtbrah6995]

DBZ was good but Bruce Faulconer's music made it LEGENDARY

[@jtbrah6995]

Just saying

[@BlueTechnique]

I suppose you meant Morgan's Dobos', Smith' music made it legendary.

[@tori-botsensei712]

What you've said is false/wrong even though it is still an opinion

[@thanatos5781]

JT Brah L

[@shitisreal4046]

"Bruce Faulconer's music made it LEGENDARY" For American , most of the rest of the world never heard the Falcaune's soundtrack x)

[@DiZtheJedi]

Good to know. I've always known that there was beef between Faulconer and Funimation, but I didn't know that there were internal problems for Faulconer Productions as well. A lot of unbiased clarification here, well done.

[@RetroRanter]

now this is a video I've been waiting forever for thanks man think I'll enjoy this :)

[@CaptainFalcon07]

Faulconers music always nailed it when it needed it to.

[@brypete]

I grew up with dbz on toonami... And I loved the music when nothing was going on...and I also enjoyed the Japanese version as well...there both good...plus let's be real..Vegeta's bells and cells theme hits hard...

[@jp3813]

It's nice to hear different interpretations. I like Faulconer's music, but to those who only grew up w/ the American version, there are uploads of "Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure". It's a powerful experience to recap the original show in concert. Especially Gohan's SSJ2 transformation.

[@PepperScarProductions]

I have no idea why I've never seen this channel. I love DBZ and Gundam...and this video hits the nostalgia factor 10 fold! 100% subbed! Great work! Dude you could do a mean Trunks voice!

[@chrisgangsta]

I never realized that DBZ had music all the time playing on the background yet it's such a big part of the nostalgia I prefer the blu ray release over the Dragon Boxes just for it.

[@prlito9mm]

Same! i loved it during the Ginyu saga I had recorded the episodes con vhs and would play it back over and over... Simpler times then

[@samuelcampos1411]

This music literally has a chemical, physiological, mental affect on me and makes me physically stronger at the gym. It’s crazy!!

[@fastbusiness3195]

I respect the japanese OST but Bruce Faulconer made Dragon Ball Z EPIC!

[@AncientSpirit.]

I agree

[@TheRedFoxization]

Faulconer has NOTHING on Kikuchi and his orchestra ! You can stay with your shitty synthetic score made by an ass.

[@AncientSpirit.]

TheRedFoxization Lol you're just mad cause the Faulconer score fits Dragon Balls universe way more , the japanese score sounds like fucking circus music can't take it serious lol

[@LiLTailormade]

FACTS!!!!

[@callous2k486]

DBZ was still Epic before Bruce Faulconer

[@heartagram_616]

I live in Dallas, and I recorded a Jazz album under Bruce's supervision at Cake Mix studios in 2014! It was truly an honor!

[@Joes_Z-Music]

Hey Geekdom101, I just watched this and it was pretty good! One note--the story about the emails from Faulconer giving out Funimation executives' private email addresses is 100% true. I should know--I received one and acted on it. I was in high school in the early 2000s. I saw an email address on Faulconer's website and sent him an email requesting tracks for future CD releases. I know for sure he read it because he responded in a way that was clearly not computer-generated, and since I was pretty specific in my requests, I actually got a lot of what I asked for (2 tracks on Best of DBZ Vol. 3; 6 tracks on Best of DBZ Vol. 4; and 3 on Best of DBZ Vol. 5, and 1 on Best of DBZ Vol. 6). In roughly 2002, Bruce sent out an email to, as far as I can recall, anyone who ever emailed him, whether it was positive or negative feedback or song requests for the CDs. I no longer have that email address, but the gist was what you explained: he wanted to do GT, which at that point did not have a composer attached, and he wanted a showing of support for the Funimation executives. I was one of the ones (you know--being 16 and all) who actually followed through and emailed Gen Fukanaga. Needless to say, Gen never wrote me back and Bruce stopped responding to emails shortly after Best of DBZ Vol. 6 came out. But I just wanted to tell you that this story isn't just a story; it's true.

[@tarnish7476]

Geekdom coming in clutch I was bored this morning

[@chefinabottle]

Den10310 lol me too

[@ss3gotenks591]

Its not the morning

[@imnoob2494]

PureMagicDragon in their timezone

[@eldetpacko7401]

I watched it when I was doing chores like a podcast

[@FireStormGX]

Learned so much from this video. Now I know the history regarding Bruce Faulconer👍

[@Serralas]

Awesome video. Im glad they don't replace music anymore because even though I love the Bruce and other guys DBZ music I also love the DBS soundtrack.

[@samroman2235]

Dude! Thanks for sharing the links to ALL of these talented artists!

[@_malik-52]

Bruce's SSJ3 theme, SSJ theme, Both Vegeta's themes, Gohan's and Majin Buu are good. But some of his other music just feel out of place sometimes.

[@Geekdom101]

thats all Julius and Scott

[@_malik-52]

Logan Larocque His normal and SSJ version of it what I meant. #ToLazyToWriteIt

[@Morganstudios]

Mike and Julius actually! I did some guitar work on the Vegeta theme.

[@Geekdom101]

so happy to see you here Scott, I WANT TO INTERVIEW YOU!!!!

[@Gokussjdensetsuno45]

The first SSJ Transformation scene is unfitting. The entire scene is supposed to play as a dramatic and downright horrifying scene, not something kewl or badass, the same can be aplied to the super saiyan 3 scene.

[@0ppaiDragon]

Tremendous piece. I've heard of the rumors behind why Bruce Faulconer never came back but this piece puts everything in perspective. I've watch DBZ in Spanish, English & Japanese (English been my favorite & Japanese been my least favorite) and I can tell you that whenever I think of something epic in DBZ it has the Faulconer team music. It just brought so much to the anime. Spanish dubs tend to dub/recreate the OPs/EDs but nothing like what Funimation did with Bruce. Tbh, I wish there Faulconer like projects in anime. If you don't like it, you could always default to the original but as Bruce proved... Many still rank his music version of DBZ above the original (myself included).

[@nbrosna1]

Awesome! Well researched and unbiased. Great vid, man. Many thanks!

[@joshcoca3160]

This has to be one of the best videos you have made.

[@Jcarroz]

Love Bruce’s stuff and it makes the series for me. I watch DBZ in Japanese and some of the tracks work, but it’s just not as epic as Falconer’s stuff

[@MTWENTY]

In my opinion, Faulconers score is the definitive score for DB. I really wished he handled Dragon Ball Super

[@shortycruz4232]

It's what turrned me off from super just to light hearted n soft.

[@lordkai59]

Ew..no

[@edselflores513]

Bruce, Mike, Dobos, and Scott. Remember it was a collaborate effort!

[@shiekastate]

@Raheb Imagine telling someone they aren't a real fan of something because they don't value the parts of it you do as much as you think they should. Gtfo with that crap.

[@jakighcolburnchannel3584]

2 years, too late, IK but... Honestly, I think just DBZ is fine, if he did do DBS, it could fit, but I would prefer Sumitomo’s work more than the Faulconer score for Super, and I would definitely be the opposite for the OG DB where I say the Kikuchi score would be better there, I think DBZ is the perfect place faulconer should be

[@junglezone7323]

This is one of the best videos you've done 👍

[@royalsaiyanelite198]

Bro, I drive a semi and I play your content as I drive. I love it when you say "I will talk to you down the road".

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

I didn’t grow up with the falconer soundtrack and I prefer it

[@Spencer_232]

Me too bro, that's one of the reasons why I prefer dbz over kai!

[@BeenSauce]

I can understand why many prefer Faulconer's music, but DBS's score is actually pretty good, especially for the Trunks arc. He simply *cannot* take the music from Super's score.

[@shiekastate]

I gotta hard disagree fam, I can't stand the Super score, but I also can't stand the writing either. A Falconour type score wouldn't work in Super because the tone is so different overall and imo, nowhere near as tense even though the scales are much higher. Ultra Instinct is my most hated transformation theme.

[@jaygonzalez8575]

Nothing compare too DBZ

[@SplicerYT]

Faulconers music is so good that with any DB game I play I mute the in game music and play to his OST in the background cos it’s that good.

[@gespenst1329]

“His”

[@deannaw]

Great video! really enjoyed it 👍🏼

[@D2Kprime]

Anyone who loves the Faulconer style need to sub Scott Morgan and Saiyan Enigma's KZbin pages. Their newer tracks are freaking amazing. Well done video.

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

It’s a real shame we’ll never have him return, because my God SS3’s theme will forever be my favorite track from DB. Ever. It’s also some of my favorite music of all time in general and I sincerely respect Faulconer and Julius Dobos especially for their work.

[@gabriel262]

Wow this video is fantastic Im supprised it hasnt been viewed more

[@LT32Duce]

Thank you for the insight, this video really gave me information that i wanted answered, and makes me feel better knowing why the music changed so much from when i watch this as a kid. i was a huge fan of faulconer and just thought we was screwed over because of fans and really never got a story, but this really cleared things up, like always, geekdom you rock man thanks!

[@shiroyasha9886]

Hell's bells and the piano,i think Bruce was with god when he created those two masterpieces

[@johnton3962]

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[@tori-botsensei712]

uub the rap god it better be a joke lol

[@johnton3962]

Tori-bot Sensei it is I've been L ing his vids since 30 k

[@tori-botsensei712]

uub the rap god lol

[@johnton3962]

Buckeyeguy 1942 1.2.3. LEBRON😂😂

[@jarolthesaiyan]

Great video, definitely a very informative one. Hopefully a Kenji Yamamoto video is coming soon ;)

[@cutthroat814]

Hell yeah! I love the music Bruce and his team did on DBZ but I didn't know any of this. Great video man, I love these types of videos. I'm sure they take a lot of time to make and don't get the views they deserve. I'm lazy, where/how can I contribute?

[@animekrayz5585]

Bruce Faulconer was like the Dragon Ball Version of Ubisofts Patrice Desillets The impact that they left on their respective series will live on in our hearts forever

[@lamarrdijey660]

I love both the Faulconer & Kikuchi scores, both have their respective strengths & weaknesses. I may slightly prefer Faulconer for Z, but overall I prefer the entire body of Kikuchi's work across both DB & Z. All-around great music I always listen to, though.

[@JJpleex]

This channel is very dope. Glad I found it!

[@rafagrupp4953]

What a great video, I've years wanting to know what happened with the doubt in the back of my head and I finally stumbled on this video just cleared everything out

[@gespenst1329]

Dig deeper, on Kanzenshuu forums. Scott Morgan has an account on there.