Dragonball Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Dragonball Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2009 Twentieth Century Fox film Dragonball Evolution, directed by James Wong, by composer Brian Tyler. It was released on March 17, 2009 in the United States,[1] on March 30, 2009 in Europe,[2] and on April 15, 2009 in Japan.[3]

Dragonball Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Brian Tyler and the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
ReleasedMarch 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)
RecordedNewman Scoring Stage
GenreFilm score
Length57:17
LabelVarèse Sarabande
ProducerBrian Tyler
Robert Townson
Alternative cover
International Cover

The score was met with positive reviews from music critics who also drew comparisons to Tyler's previous works as well as other composer works.

Development

A fan of the franchise, Tyler jumped at the job when he was offered it before filming even began. He called director James Wong stating that "they could make the film very, very epic". Tyler stated that the basis for his score is on the vibe that film is a parallel universe with a mythic aspect.[4] He began work on the project before the initial filming[5] by writing various themes to the anime itself. With the notion that a particular theme would be fitting for characters such as Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan. Tyler stated that he didn't want to go with "pop, synthpop stuff" that was presented in the anime as it was live-action. Yet he wanted something that "kind of stood outside of time a little bit more". But there are references to contemporary music within the score.[6] Tyler conducted the score with Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra at the Newman Scoring Stage on the Twentieth Century Fox lot. With orchestrations by Robert Elhai, Brad Warnaar, Dana Niu, and Pakk Hui.[7]

Track List
#Track titletime
01The Legend1:13
02Dragonball Evolution3:26
03Fulums5:14
04Kaiou Samma2:34
05Goku3:09
06Gohan's Special Gift0:57
07Master Roshi3:45
08The Journey Begins0:58
09Lighting the Torches2:44
10Vengeance5:55
11Chasing Dragonballs2:41
12Lord Piccolo2:51
13Mai Vs Chi Chi3:55
14A Higher Calling2:03
15Body Work1:26
16I Dream of Chi Chi0:54
17Grime Vinyl1:52
18Unwelcome Strangers2:12
19Bulma and Yamcha1:51
20Things to Come1:42
21Battle6:20
22End Game1:32
23Dragonball Evolution Main Titles1:32

Reception

The album received a fair reception in contrast to its corresponding film. In his Evolution review, Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network gave the score a C grade.[8] Christopher Coleman of TrackSounds praised the soundtrack, stating that Tyler's status as a fan of the series helped fuel his performance. He then recommended the album for those who enjoyed Tyler's work in such films as Timeline and Eagle Eye.[9] David Abraham Dueck referred to the soundtrack as "a solidly engaging, robust, and complex musical thrill ride". Yet he felt that it wasn't groundbreaking, stating that did very little to stylistically deviate from Tyler other works.[10] Tom Hoove of ScoreNotes gave the soundtrack an eight out of ten, citing the music as respectable. Yet like Dueck, Hoove would comment that the score was not groundbreaking, he then continued that the percussion sequences were easy to get into, and would also go on record citing "Chasing Dragonballs" and "Grime Vinyl" as favorite tracks.[11] James Southall of Movie Wave gave the soundtrack three and a half stars. As he felt that while the soundtrack played too long, it was not much of a problem. As Tyler was able to keep his pace throughout the film. He would also describe that album as an amalgamation of Timeline and Danny Elfman's Batman and Spider-Man scores.[12]

Release history
Country Date
United States March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)
Europe March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)
Japan April 15, 2009 (2009-04-15)
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References
  1. "Varèse Sarabande Product Details Dragonball Evolution". Varèse Sarabande. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  2. "Dragonball Evolution: Original Soundtrack". Play.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. "ブライアン・テイラー/オリジナル・サウンドトラック『DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION』[Original recording] [Soundtrack]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  4. "Part 2 of Collider's Exclusive Video Interview with Composer Brian Tyler". Collider.com. September 29, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  5. Collura, Scott (April 15, 2009). "The Fast & Furious Evolution of Brian Tyler: Pt. 2, From Dragonball to Rambo to Aliens vs. Predator… Page 1". IGN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  6. Collura, Scott (April 15, 2009). "The Fast & Furious Evolution of Brian Tyler: Pt. 2, From Dragonball to Rambo to Aliens vs. Predator… Page 2". IGN. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  7. Goldwasser, Dan (February 6, 2009). "Brian Tyler scores Dragonball Evolution". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  8. "Dragonball Evolution - Review - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  9. Coleman, Christopher. "Great Balls of Fire". TrackSounds. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  10. David Abraham Dueck (April 8, 2009). "Dragonball: Evolution Soundtrack Review, Another Thrilling Action Score from Brian Tyler". Suite101. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  11. Hoove, Tom. "Dragonball: Evolution". ScoreNotes. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  12. Southall, James. "Dragonball: Evolution, Exciting action score marks a real return to form for Tyler". Movie Wave. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
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