Dragon Ball Z Game Music is a series of soundtracks of various video games based on the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z for the Famicom, Super Famicom, PlayStation, and Saturn consoles. They were produced from 1993 to 1996. Most, with some exceptions, were distributed by Forte Music Entertainment, and were released in Japan only.
Gaiden
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyan Zetsumetsu Keikaku Game Music
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyan Zetsumetsu Keikaku Game Music (ドラゴンボールZ外伝 サイヤ人絶滅計画ゲームミュージック, Doragon Boru Zetto Gaiden: Saiyan Zetsumetsu Keikaku Gēmu Myūjikku, Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan To Eliminate the Saiyans Game Music) is the official licensed soundtrack of the video game of the same name for the Famicom system and later the Playdia's Shin Saiyan Zetsumetsu Keikaku Parts 1 and 2. It was released by Forte Music Entertainment on October 21, 1993.[1]
It features music that was composed and arranged by Keiju Ishikawa. For the most part, the arrangement is composed of synthesizer keyboard-based work with added drum loops; however, there are a few tracks that contain guitar work. One feature on this album is that the tracks are listed in English instead of Japanese.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden Game Music (ドラゴンボールZ超武闘伝ゲームミュージック, Doragon Bōru Zetto Chō Butōden Gēmu Myūjikku, Dragon Ball Z: Super Fighting Story Game Music) is the official licensed soundtrack of the video game of the same name. It was released by Columbia Records on March 27, 1993.[2]
This album features arranged (reproduced in a higher quality of musical resources.) tracks that were performed by Hyper Monolith.
Track listing:
《オープニング》超武闘伝のテーマ 《Ōpuningu》 Sūpā Butôden no Tēma/《Opening》 Theme of Super Butôden
《バトルステージ1》ピッコロのテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Wan》 Pikkoro no Tēma/《Battle Stage 1》 Theme of Piccolo
《バトルステージ2》ベジータのテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Tzu》 Bejīta no Tēma/《Battle Stage 2》 Theme of Vegeta
《バトルステージ3》フリーザのテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Surī》 Furīza no Tēma/《Battle Stage 3》 Theme of Freeza
《バトルステージ4》人造人間20号のテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Foru》Jinzōningen Jūnigō no Tēma/《Battle Stage 4》Theme of Artificial Human #20
《バトルステージ5》人造人間18号のテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Faivu》Jinzōningen Jūhachigō no Tēma/《Battle Stage 5》Theme of Artificial Human #18
コンティニューのテーマ Kontinyū no Tēma/Theme of Continue
《バトルステージ6》セルのテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Shikkusu》Seru no Tēma/《Battle Stage 6》Theme of Cell
《バトルステージ7》人造人間16号のテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Seban》Jinzôningen Jūrokugō no Tēma/《Battle Stage 7》Theme of Artificial Human #16
《バトルステージ8》セル完全体のテーマ 《Batoru Sutēji Etto》Seru Kanzentai no Tēma/《Battle Stage 8》 Theme of Perfect Cell
ファイナル・バトルのテーマ Fainaru Batoru no Tēma/Theme of Final Battle
《エンディング》新たなる闘いへ 《Endingu》Arata Naru Tatakai e/《Ending》Toward a New Battle
《???》超武闘伝:?のテーマ 《???》Sūpā Butōden: ? no Tēma/《???》Theme of Super Butôden: ?
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 Game Music (ドラゴンボールZ超武闘伝ゲームミュージック, Doragon Bōru Zetto Chō Butōden Tzū Gēmu Myūjikku, Dragon Ball Z: Super Fighting Story 2 Game Music) is the official licensed soundtrack of the video game of the same name. It was released by Forte Music Entertainment on December 21, 1993.[3]
This album features arranged tracks, two of which were performed by a live orchestra and the rest remixed reprises.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 3 Game Music (ドラゴンボールZ超武闘伝3 ゲームミュージック, Doragon Bōru Zetto Chô Butôden Surī Gēmu Myūjikku, Dragon Ball Z: Super Fighting Story 3 Game Music) is the official licensed soundtrack of the video game of the same name. It was released by Forte Music Entertainment on October 21, 1994.[4]
This album features arranged (reproduced in a higher quality of musical resources) remixes by Kenji Yamamoto, since a majority of the compositions also appeared in Super Butoden 2.
Track listing:
OVERTURE～迫る！！「天下一武道会」～ OVERTURE~Semaru!! "Tenkaichi Budôkai"~/Overture: Drawing near!! The "Tenkaichi Budokai"
「オープニングテーマIII」～激動の「天下一武道会」開催！！～ "Ōpuningu Tēma Surī"~Gekidô no "Tenkaichi Budôkai" Kaisai!!~/"Opening Theme III": The Chaotic "Tenkaichi Budôkai" Convenes!!
「孫悟天～トランクス」～少年の部、決勝戦～ [Son Goten~Torankusu]~Shônen no Bu, Kesshôsen~/"Son Goten~Trunks": Category of Juveniles, Final Games
「新Z戦士」～本戦始まる！！～ [Shin Zetto Senshi]~Hon Sen Hajimaru!!~/"New Z Warrior": True Battle Begins!!
「悟空」と「ベジータ」のメドレー～宿命の対決～ [Gokū] to [Bejīta] no Medorē~Shukumei no Taiketsu~/ Medley of "Goku" and "Vegeta": Showdown of Fate
「魔人ブウ」～魔人の復活～ [Majin Buu]~Majin no Fukkatsu~/"Majin Buu": Revival of Majin
「青年トランクス」のテーマ Variation～未来から来た超戦士～ [Seinen TORANKUSU] no TĒMA Variation~Mirai kara Kita Chô Senshi~/Theme of "Young Trunks" Variation: Super Warrior that came from the Future
Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden Assault Compilation Game Music (ドラゴンボールZ超悟空伝突激編ゲームミューヅック, Doragon Bōru Zetto Chō Gokūden Totsugeki-hen Gēmu Myūjikku) is the official soundtrack video game of the same name for the Super Famicom. It was released on April 21, 1995.[5]
This feature arranged work composed by Kenji Yamamoto. A few tracks on this album were performed by orchestra. The soundtrack has been referred as ahead of its time.[6]
Track listing:
孫悟空の旅立ち Son Gokū no Tabidachi/Embarkation of Son Goku
龍球を求めて Ryū-Dama wo Motomete/Seeking Out the Dragon Balls
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 Game Music Birth Compilation (ドラゴンボールZ アルティメイトバトル22 ゲームミューヅック 誕生編, Doragon Bōru Zetto Arutimeito Batoru Towintetzū Gēmu Myūjikku Tanjō-hen) is the licensed soundtrack of the video game of the same name that was exclusively for the PlayStation. It was released by Forte Music Entertainment on July 21, 1995.[7]
This album features arranged versions of the game's music, composed by video game composer Kenji Yamamoto, as well as a vocal duet of the game's closing theme, Eien no Yakusoku, by Hironobu Kageyama and Kuko.
Track listing:
永遠の約束・オーバーチュア Eien no Yakusoku Ōbāchua/Promise of Eternity: Overture
Dragon Ball Z: Game Music Awakening Compilation (ドラゴンボールZゲームミュージック・覚醒編, Doragon Bōru Zetto Gēmu Myūjikku Kakusei-hen) is a compilation soundtrack album of various video games. It was released Columbia Records on December 21, 1995.[8]
The album features music from both Super Gokuden 2 and Ultimate Battle 22 composed and performed by Kenji Yamamoto. Also included, are the vocal versions of "Hikari no Willpower" and "Namidami Taina Ame ga Furu", plus vocal and karaoke version of "Eien no Yakusoku" by Hironobu Kageyama and Kuko.
Dragon Ball Z: Game Music Rebirth Compilation (ドラゴンボールZゲームミュージック・再生編, Doragon Bōru Zetto Gēmu Myūjikku Saisei-hen) is a licensed video game soundtrack from various games, and is also the follow-up to the album Dragon Ball Z: Game Music Awakening Compilation. It was released by Columbia Records on April 20, 1996.[9]
This release includes music from Shin Butoden and Hyper Dimension to name a few. The album cover has miss lead many people to believing that the album is exclusive to the music of Hyper Dimension.
Track listing:
真武闘伝のテーマ Shin Butōden no Tēma/Theme of True Fighting Story
Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu Game Music (ドラゴンボールZ偉大なるドラゴンボール伝説 ゲームミューヅック, Doragon Bōru Zetto Indainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu Gēmu Myūjikku, Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Dragon Ball Legend Game Music) is the official licensed soundtrack of the video game of the same name. It was released by Columbia Records on August 21, 1996[10] and again on Columbia's R-Ban series on October 21, 2001.[11]
The game has the distinction of being the only one in the series with an original score during the 32 bit era. The music was composed and arranged by Kenji Yamamoto and includes three vocal version tracks by Hironobu Kageyama and Shin'ichi Ishihara. The red book from Saturn version of the game includes music that can be accessed when played in an ordinary CD player, but some of these tracks are opening narratives by the series narrator Joji Yanami.
Track listing:
"Prologue"
"Sign~兆~" (Vocal Version) SIGN~Kizashi~ (Vocal Version) /Sign: Omen (Vocal Version)
"Theme of Assault" (Medley Version)
"Crisis" (Powerful Arrange Version)
"Fear" (Medley Version)
"Theme of Mortification" (Medley Version)
"Fire of Black~黒い炎~" (Vocal Version) FIRE OF BLACK~Kuroi Honō~ (Vocal Version)/Fire of Black: Black Flame (Vocal Version)
"Restoration" (Medley Version)
"Exhilarating" (Powerful Arrange Version)
"エンディング・テーマ Never Ending, Never Give Up" (Vocal Version) Endingu Teimu: Never Ending, Never Give Up (Vocal Version) /Ending Theme: "Never Ending, Never Give Up" (Vocal Version)
