Dragon Ball Z Theme Song Mp3 Free Download

[Georgina Garding]

Main Title, also called Gotta Find That Dragon Ball!, is the theme song used in the opening sequences of the BLT dub of Dragon Ball episodes 1 to 13. The instrumental version of this theme is used for the credits. It is known simply as "Main Title" on the official soundtrack, but commonly referred to by the first line in the lyrics.

This is the theme used in Funimation and BLT Productions initial attempt at an English dub of Dragon Ball during 1995. Thirteen episodes were produced using voice talent from Ocean Studios and released through TriMark / Lion's Gate Films. This dub used a completely different musical score from the Japanese original, composed by Peter Berring.

The song is best known for serving as the opening theme song of the Dragon Ball anime series. It later was re-released on mini CD on March 21, 1998. It is coupled with "Romantic Ageru yo" (Japanese: ロマンティックあげるよ, Hepburn: Romantikku Ageru yo, "I'll Give You Romance"), the show's outro/closing theme song by Ushio Hashimoto.

The audition for the job of composing the theme songs to the Dragon Ball anime adaptation was held in December 1985.[1] Composer Takeshi Ike was invited to participate by a producer who said he was good at writing melodies for girls, and given lyrics to two songs.[1] He composed "Romantic Ageru yo" in about 10 days, and then used the remaining two days before the deadline to compose "Makafushigi Adventure!".[2] Ike later said he heard that around 30 demos were submitted for the opening theme alone, indicating a big audition for the time period.[1] He then found out that he had been given the job for both the opening and ending songs at the same time, which was unusual.[2]

The same producer, who was fluent in English, requested Ike create several different melodies for the part in "Makafushigi Adventure!" where the English word "adventure" is sung, in order to match the native pronunciation. But Ike believed it would not be a problem because Yuriko Mori's lyrics used katakana for the word, and ultimately submitted his first version.[2] The "ma" in the word "makafushigi" was originally written with the Japanese character 摩 that means "rubbing or grinding", but Mori changed it to 魔, the character used in the word "mahou" which means "magic", to better fit the world of Dragon Ball.[2] Singer Hiroki Takahashi recalled the song was difficult to sing, "I remember when we were recording it in the studio, there were so many little cues for timing that I had to follow. The 'ze!' in the starting bit when I sing 'Tsukamou ze!' is something between a 16th and an 8th note, I had trouble with that. (laughs)"[3] "Makafushigi Adventure!" remains the only anime song that Takahashi has sung.[3]

Ike composed "Romantic Ageru yo" with the image of Bulma and feeling like a girl in mind.[4] He praised arranger Kohei Tanaka's "innovative" drum beat rhythm in the song's opening.[4] Both theme songs were recorded on the same day at Mediabum studios near Shiba Park.[4] "Romantic Ageru yo" was sung by female singer Ushio Hashimoto. Sometime later, it was suggested that a chorus be added and Ike harmonized a male chorus to follow the main melody.[4]

Takahashi recorded a new version of "Makafushigi Adventure!" that was released as a single on July 20, 2005, under the title "Makafushigi Adventure! (2005 Ver.)".[5] It is coupled with new recordings of "Mezase Tenkaichi", "Dragon Ball Densetsu", and "Aoki Tabibito-tachi", which were insert songs in Dragon Ball. The single's cover art features characters from the anime. A "self-cover" version of the single, featuring Takahashi as the cover art, was released as an iTunes exclusive.[6]

In 1989, Harmony Gold created their own version of the song for their short-lived English dub of Dragon Ball, using the original Japanese music. It features an unknown singer, while the lyrics are credited to Kathryn Nelligan.

Funimation Entertainment also recorded the opening and closing themes, sung in English for their dub. "Mystical Adventure!" was sung by Jimi Tunnell and "Romantic Ageru yo" by Daphne Gere. Though the lyrics were not a literal translation of the original Japanese, they were still somewhat faithful.

In 1998, the group Animetal recorded a heavy metal cover of "Makafushigi Adventure!" for their album This is Japanimetal Marathon.[7] The Animetal tribute band Animetal USA covered the song in English on their 2011 self-titled debut album.

While this seems hardcore for a shonen anime at first glance, events in the film would eventually make "Eternal Sacrifice" quite perfect for what Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan represented at the time. With a threat like Broly unbelievably dominating the combined forces of the Z-Warriors and their Super Saiyans, the theme song fulfills its purpose by reminding fans to keep themselves on the edge of their seats.

When things started getting more serious in Dragon Ball Z - both in terms of art style and the stakes for each fight with the Cell Saga and the Majin Buu Saga, things just became ripe for yet another song. This was the role "We Gotta Power" had for Episodes 200 to 291 for the series. Again by the powerhouse that is Hironobu Kageyama, this song is a more action-packed take on the series.

Serving as the opening of Dragon Ball Z Kai is "Dragon Soul" by Takayoshi Tanimoto, and its cheerful and upbeat tune is a perfect way to encapsulate the shortened but equally intense tone of the abridged Dragon Ball format. While not as action-packed as the likes of "Cha-La," the opening to accompany "Dragon Soul" is equally immersive.

Starting with the fleshed-out visuals, Dragon Soul immediately begins with Shenron on the centerpiece of dark skies and cackling lightning, and then Goku and the gang zoom in to meet the threat. It transitions to bluer skies with Goku and Gohan training, as well as Goku and Vegeta fighting on Earth with the threat of Freeza looming over the horizon.

For a song that is more of a ballad than containing action-packed mayhem, "Dan Dan Kokoro Hiraketeku" by Field Of View serves as the theme song for Dragon Ball GT. And for a time when fans thought Dragon Ball GT was the anime to cap off the series, Dan Dan was the perfect song to send the series off.

Does anyone know the lyrics for the theme song I tired searching Google but found nothing not even the jap lyrics just wanted to know what the guy is saying as I have always found the dragon ball theme songs to be "not bad" for not being able to understand a single word.

Anime intro music lyrics are always lame. The music is sometimes pretty good, but the lyrics are always borderline non-sense about the courage of love or the destiny of youth. It's a cultural difference where they'll sing about concepts that get you excited in order to get you excited about the show, but without the cynical/sarcastic response it would get here. There's less pressure for the song to be about the show.

Plus they're more open to using popular music and bands for anime intros, and popular music tends to be random in any language. Odds are if you take your favourite bands best song, remove the beat and think about what the lyrics are actually saying instead of how well the words work together and it will be borderline gibberish or super lame.

Dragon Ball Z has become one of the most popular anime franchises for North American anime fans. While many viewers were introduced to Goku and the Z-Fighters thanks to Toonami, the Cartoon Network programming block wasn't the first time the anime hit the small screen in the West. First sporting the now legendary theme song, "Rock The Dragon", Dragon Ball fan animators have celebrated Goku Day by releasing a new collaboration that recreates the tune that helped introduce countless fans to Akira Toriyama's masterpiece.

For those who want some background on "Rock The Dragon", it was created by musicians Shuki Levy, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Sweet. Rather than simply taking footage from arcs like the Saiyan and Frieza Sagas, the theme song also took footage from the first trilogy of films that populated the Dragon Ball Z franchise. Dead Zone, The World's Strongest, and Tree Of Might saw Goku and company taking on villains that appeared outside of the main continuity, including Garlic Jr., Dr. Wheelo, and Turles. When Dragon Ball Z came to Toonami, the programming block mostly replaced "Rock The Dragon" with unique introductions that would splice together footage and original music, but the first DBZ theme song remains a classic.

The new take on the classic Dragon Ball Z theme includes the following animators: Brianne Drouhard, Worthikids, Aaron Long, RubberRoss w/Giwi Quinn, Taketa, Charlie Bryant, David Liu, Nas Pasha, SmallBu, Tom Barkel w/Sarah Harper, Ashley Nichols, Louie Zong, Paul Robertson, Arin Hanson, KC Green, Parker Simmons, and Abby memedokies. Every year, May 9th is Goku Day, meaning it is the perfect time to celebrate the franchise that remains the pinnacle for many shonen fans.

This year's Goku Day is a bittersweet one as it is the first one without Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. Passing away earlier this year, the world mourned the loss of the legendary mangaka as countless artists, fans, and even world leaders paid tribute to Toriyama. Following Toriyama's passing, the Dragon Ball Super manga has been placed on indefinite hiatus, leaving many manga readers to wonder if the series will continue with only artist Toyotaro at the helm.

Want to see more tributes to the Dragon Ball franchise in the future? Follow along with Team Anime on ComicBook for all the latest on the Z-Fighters and hit me up directly @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the shonen universe.

The Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series and the Dragon Ball Z Game Music series have each their own lists of albums with sections, due to length, each individual publication is thus not included in this article.

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