Dragon Ball Z 3 Original Soundtrack

Dragon Ball Z 3: Original Soundtrack (ドラゴンボールZ3 オリジナルサウンドトラック, Doragon Bōru Zetto Surī Orizinaru Saundotorakku) is the official licensed soundtrack of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 video game for the PlayStation 2. It was released by Team Entertainment on March 2, 2005 in Japan only.[1]

Dragon Ball Z 3: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Kenji Yamamoto
ReleasedMarch 2, 2005 (2005-03-02)
GenreRock
Jazz
Length77:34
LanguageJapanese
LabelTeam Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Soundtrack chronology
Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack
(2005)		 Dragon Ball Z 3: Original Soundtrack
(2005)
Singles from Dragon Ball Z 3: Original Soundtrack
  1. "俺はとことん止まらない!!"
    Released: February 23, 2005

Album information

Like its predecessor Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack this album contains a collaboration of American as well as Japanese artists. American credits include Steve Lukather guitarist of the 80's rock band Toto and 70's R&B Soul Funk band Tower of Power, but despite these credits the album remains a Japanese exclusive. The opening theme "Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai" is performed by Hironobu Kageyama.[2] As its title suggests this release stays focused on tracks that are heard on Budokai 3, unlike its predecessor which focused on the first two games on a single disc. As a result, the soundtrack's track list appears to contain a more complete selection. However, many compositions that were featured throughout the trilogy's story modes yet were left out of the previous soundtrack were still overlooked, prompting many disappointed fans to rip copies of the tracks straight from the game itself.

Ironically, many of these and a few cuts from the previous soundtrack were used for the North American release of Budokai Tenkaichi[3] because at the time of that game's release neither Funimation nor Atari had secured rights to the compositions by the anime's composer Shunsuke Kikuchi which was used in that game. The cuts used appear to have rip straight from this album as the instrumentation does not loop as it did in the Budokai games. Like the previous soundtrack Z & Z 2, the back of the album's jewel case feature track listings in both Japanese as well as English. However, a few of the English names are not all direct translations, but distinct track names the songs were given when the game was released as Budokai 3 (see below). Also like the previous soundtrack with Budokai 2's opening theme "Kusuburu Heart ni Hi o Tsukero!!", the Budokai 3 theme song "Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai!!" is only presented in this collection its TV size version as it was heard at the beginning of the game. However, the full versions of both songs, performed by Hironobu Kageyama, were released coupled in a single disc between the two soundtrack releases.

Track listing
  1. "俺はとことん止まらない!!
    Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai!!/I Won't Stop 'Till the End!!
  2. "MISSION～新しき神話を創れ～"
    MISSION ~Atarashiki Shinwa o Tsukure~/Mission: Make A New Legend
  3. "天空の闘い FOR JUSTICE"
    Tenkū no Tatakai FOR JUSTICE/Sky Battle For Justice
  4. "勝利へのインパルス"
    Shôri e no Inparusu/Impulse Towards Victory
  5. "We Go Nuts!"～誰も眠れぬ夜～
    We Go Nuts!~Dare mo Nemurenu Yoru~/We Go Nuts!: Restless Night
  6. "Under the Gibbous Moon"
  7. "不屈"～Indomitable Spirit～
    Fukutsu~Indomitable Spirit~/Fortitude: Indomitable Spirit
  8. "Hand"-in-Hand Fight
  9. "午前0時のシャッフル"
    Gozen Zeroji no Shaffuru/12:00 Midnight Shuffle Time
  10. "24-7 Crazy"
  11. "疾風チャレンジャー"
    Shuppū Charenjā/Hurricane Challenger
  12. "Twist of Fate"
  13. "ouT oF CoNTRoL"
  14. "Heartbeatが聴こえるかい?"
    Heartbeat ga Kikoeru Kai?/Can You Hear The Heartbeat?
  15. "Ultra dAnce in Battlefield"
  16. "銀河を超えて"
    Ginga o Koete/Over The Galaxy
  17. "Night of Tempest"
  18. "I'm In Tip-Top Shape"
  19. "炎のOutsiders"
    Honō no Outsiders/Blazing Outsiders
  20. "Flight in the Dark side"
  21. "暁"(あかつき)の闘い
    Akatsuki no Tatakai/Daybreak Battle
  22. "魔の勢力"
    Ma no Seiryoku/Might of Evil
  23. "Ultimatum"～最後通牒～
    Ultimatum ~Saigo-Tsūchô~/Surrender Or Perish
  24. "暗黒からの強者"
    Ankoku kara no Kyôsha/Powerful Man From The Darkness
  25. "宇宙最大の作戦"～Great Tactics～
    Uchū Saidai no Sakusen~Great Tactics~/The Greatest Tactics in the Universe: Great Tactics
  26. "青空を抱きしめて"
    Aozora o Dakishimete/Embrace The Blue Sky
  27. "Expectation"(Remix)
  28. "Twist of Fate"～ouT oF CoNTRoL(Remix)

Track Name Changes

Like the game's previous two installments Budokai and Budokai 2, the names of various music tracks were changed when it was released in English-speaking countries as Budokai 3 for localization. The name changes are as follows:

1. The Ultimate Energy!!
11. Step On It
22. Warning
24. Chaos
26. Sky High

Reception

Upon the game's release, the music received mixed reviews from gaming critics. Although it would receive high scores like 8 on GameZone,[4] some critics still referred to the music as repetitive and corny. Yet it was appropriate for conveying the game's atmosphere.[5][6][7][8] Luke Van Leuveren of Palgn states "the sound is generic but annoyingly addictive".[9] However, Jeremy Dunham of IGN thought the music sounded terrific[10] and Tony "Zing" Tomas of WHAM! Gaming called it top notch.[11]

gollark: The scaling is logarithmic.
gollark: 12.7 hours.
gollark: (the bees are facts)
gollark: Spontaneous tetrational apiogenesis.
gollark: See, it's slightly annoying to bring it up from my computer (I basically have to rerender it) but very annoying on my phone (I don't have it there, so I have to *find* it).

References
  1. "Dragon Ball Z 3: Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Team Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
  2. "Soundtrack - Dragon ball Z3 (2005, Team Entertainment, KDSD 00060)". Stevelukather.net. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
  3. Kaplan, Dave (October 30, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi". Gamer 2.0. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. Knutson, Michael (November 23, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Time for another fight for the universe!". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  5. Long, Bill (February 18, 2005). "DragonBall Z: Budokai 3 Review". PSXExtreme. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. Sayre, Daniel (December 24, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3". Game Chronicles. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  7. Liz, Jose (Nov 16, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (PS2)". PGNx Media. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  8. Davis, Ryan (Nov 15, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  9. Van Leuveren, Luke (Nov 26, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Review". Palgn. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  10. Dunham, Jeremy (November 17, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3, It's the best Dragon Ball Z game ever, and more importantly, it's actually pretty good!". IGN. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  11. Tomas, Tony (November 19, 2004). "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3". WHAM! Gaming. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
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