History AwesomeMusic / DragonBallZAbridged

While, for the most part, the series uses music from ''DBZ's'' original Japanese soundtrack by Shunsuke Kikuchi, ''Kai's'' soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto, and both ''Super's'' and the last [[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods two]] [[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF movies]] soundtrack by Norihito Sumitomo ---much of which is already awesome on its own---occasionally we'll get something special.

While for the most part the series uses music from the original Japanese ''DBZ'' soundtrack by Shunsuke Kikuchi or the ''Kai'' soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto (much of which is already awesome on its own), occasionally we'll get something special.

** A beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxmapNajZM music box version]] plays between the two parts of TheStinger in Episode 60 Part 3, accompanying a sweet picture of [[spoiler:Android 16's soul relaxing with the birds in Heaven]] and a credit to the Patreon supporters.

* Cell's performance of [[Music/FrankSinatra "My Way"]] during his death. Takahata manages a completely straight-faced, full-throated rendition of the song to make Sinatra himself proud, and all while staying firmly in the character's voice.

* The climactic, final Kamehameha beam struggle between Gohan and Cell and the build-up to it has an epic musical suite, the "[[https://youtu.be/7yTt5jGEoaM Father-Son Kamehameha Song]]". It starts with a cue from Demon King Piccolo's leitmotif in Kikuchi's score, moves into a uses an orchestral rendition of "Day of Fate" with some dramatic rises and falls, and concludes with a cue from Perfect Cell's leitmotif in the Faulconer score. For bonus points, spliced in the middle of the orchestral is a piano version of "Gohan Angers" from the Faulconer score.

* The climactic, final Kamehameha beam struggle between Gohan and Cell and the build-up to it has an epic musical suite, the "[[https://youtu.be/7yTt5jGEoaM Father-Son Kamehameha Song]]". It starts with a cue from Demon King Piccolo's leitmotif in Kikuchi's score, moves into a uses an orchestral rendition of "Day of Fate", and concludes with a cue from Perfect Cell's leitmotif in the Faulconer score. For bonus points, spliced in the middle of the orchestral is a piano version of "Gohan Angers" from the Faulconer score.

* The climactic, final Kamehameha beam struggle between Gohan and Cell and the build-up to it has an epic musical suite, the "Father-Son Kamehameha Song". It starts with a cue from Demon King Piccolo's leitmotif in Kikuchi's score, moves into a uses an orchestral rendition of "Day of Fate", and concludes with a cue from Perfect Cell's leitmotif in the Faulconer score. For bonus points, spliced in the middle of the orchestral is a piano version of "Gohan Angers" from the Faulconer score.

* The climactic, final Kamehameha beam struggle between Gohan and Cell and the build-up to it has an epic musical suite called "The Father-Son Kamehameha". It starts with a cue from Demon King Piccolo's leitmotif in Kikuchi's score, moves into a uses an orchestral rendition of "Day of Fate", and concludes with a cue from Perfect Cell's leitmotif in the Faulconer score. For bonus points, spliced in the middle of the orchestral is a piano version of "Gohan Angers" from the Faulconer score.

** "My Name is Perfect Cell", the second villain song of the series after "Frieza's Favorite Things":
--->'''Perfect Cell:''' My name is Perfect Cell, and I'd like to say... Hello.

* The climactic, final Kamehameha beam struggle between Gohan and Cell and the build-up to it has an epic musical suite incorporating an orchestral rendition of "Day of Fate", cues from the Kikuchi score, and from the Faulconer score, cues from the Perfect Cell leitmotif and even a piano rendition of "Gohan Angers" from the Faulconer score.

** A beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxmapNajZM music box version]] plays between the two parts of TheStingerin Episode 60 Part 3, accompanying a sweet picture of [[spoiler:Android 16's soul relaxing with the birds in Heaven]] and a credit to the Patreon supporters.

** A beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxmapNajZM music box version]] plays between the two parts of TheStinger, accompanying a sweet picture of [[spoiler:Android 16's soul relaxing with the birds in Heaven]] and a credit to the Patreon supporters.

** A beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxmapNajZM music box version]] plays between the two parts of TheStinger, accompanying a sweet picture of [[spoiler:Android 16's soul relaxing with the birds in Heaven]] and a credit to the Patreon supporters.

** Piccolo's BigDamnHeroes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ada9xsMnm4&t=656 moment in Episode 25]] uses [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Magus' theme.]]

* The climactic, final Kamehameha beam struggle between Gohan and Cell has an epic musical suite incorporating an orchestral rendition of "Day of Fate", the Perfect Cell leitmotif, and even a piano rendition of "Gohan Angers" from the Faulconer score.

* As for the use of music not specifically made/remade for the series:

-->'''Freeza:''' ''Peaceful young races with fire on their houses,\\

These are a few of my favorite things.''

-->'''Freeza:''' Peaceful young races with fire on their houses, millions of voices all silenced like mouses, watching the cowards bow to their new king, these are a few of my favorite things.

* Episode 60 brings back the classic "Tamashii vs. Tamashii" theme, but in a haunting English-translated version provided by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/PaCuevas Paulo Cuevas]], a very well-known Spanish singer who has done covers for actual ''Dragon Ball''-related songs as well as other anime.
* As for the use of music not specifically made for the series:

* For Vegeta's iconic Final Flash against Perfect Cell, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1daGIebkZRc a faux orchestral remix of Vegeta's SSJ theme]] from the Bruce Faulconer soundtrack plays. Notable for being one the only Faulconer songs used in ''Abridged'', as TFS in general greatly prefers the Japanese soundtrack.

* Episode 60 brings back the classic "Tamashii vs. Tamashii" theme, but in a haunting English-translated version.

* For Vegeta's iconic Final Flash against Perfect Cell, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1daGIebkZRc a faux orchestral remix of Vegeta's SSJ theme]] from the Bruce Faulconer soundtrack plays.

* "Plan to Eradicate Christmas" has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn6Qhhctgko a pretty bitchin' soundtrack all its own.]]

** "A Super Saiyan", an affectionate parody of "A Giant Woman" from WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse. Doubles as [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]], because it is about how much Goku wants to see Gohan grow strong and become a Super Saiyan.

** "A Super Saiyan", an affectionate parody of "A Giant Woman" from StevenUniverse. Doubles as [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]], because it is about how much Goku wants to see Gohan grow strong and become a Super Saiyan.

** Piccolo's BigDamnHeroes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ada9xsMnm4&feature=youtu.be&t=656 moment in Episode 25]] uses [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Magus' theme.]]

** The final battle of ''Plan to Eradicate Christmas'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hd8jLgpaZQ "Christmas/ Sarajevo 12/24" by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra]] as the background music.

* "Plan to Eradicate Christmas" has a pretty bitchin' soundtrack all its own. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn6Qhhctgko Here it is, for all to bear listen to.]]