It's a nice contrast of musical elements that represent the childish nature of Goten and Trunks and at the same time the great destiny that lies ahead of them.Įven more prominently, Goku's and Vegeta's themes not only are the highlights of the album, but are also two recurring main themes, with many sections and motifs being used throughout the various arrangements. Overall, it's catchy and fun, but also subtly bittersweet.
Later the track becomes fast and upbeat, blasting with quirky synthpad melodies, fast piano chords and some really cool guitar work. The intro is particularly impressive, starting with a quiet bass line in conjunction with some beautiful and mellow guitar notes. It's a catchy and upbeat theme with a youthful and hopeful vibe that characterizes the little Saiyan warriors. The third track "Grandchild Goten ~ Trunks ~ Boys' Section Final Match" it's a perfect example of this. Many tracks are medleys of various themes and sometimes represent more than one character or event. This album establishes some of the best character-defining themes in the entire Butouden series, or even in anything related to Dragon Ball for that matter. While exceptionally retaining the aforementioned "Dragon Ball sound" from the animated series into the second Butouden album, with Super Butouden 3 Yamamoto marginally surpassed and expanded upon that style, keeping the influence from the anime soundtracks to please fans while making things fresh and game-ish to attract new audiences. Musically, this allows for an eccentric and special aural experience. More specifically, Dragon Ball's music is characterized by the original mix of ethnic motifs of mostly Asian and Middle-Eastern influences that fuse to create an unique soundscape that fits Dragon Ball's magical and vast world full of multi-cultural elements inspired from real life. Composed and arranged by Kenji Yamamoto, the games' musical identity kept on expanding and enriching with each consecutive installment, while keeping at the same time the unique Dragon Ball feel. Following the successful but slightly controversial formula of its predecessor, Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3 is yet another arranged album in the Butouden game franchise, featuring classical music and other eccentric styles.
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