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NEWS: Dragon Ball, Kamen Rider, Doraemon Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi Passes Away at 89


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Soul_Punisher



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:37 am Reply with quote
Damn..So Sad to hear..
This Man is Truly a Legendary Composer in lots of his work I Love! May He Rest In Peace.

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Psajdak





PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:51 am Reply with quote
He composed such wonderful and memorable music in Dragon Ball.

Rest in peace.
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Zeino



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:03 am Reply with quote
Damn.... His music in Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z can at the start be an acquired taste if you were raised on the Saban/Funimation dub's music but once you experience the score, it grows on you and you start to see the genius of it. It's true to the series inspiration of wuxia and kung fu films and there is no other anime soundtrack like it. Rest in Peace, Kikuchi-san.

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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:33 am Reply with quote
RIP. Made some iconic tracks.
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Dextres



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:15 am Reply with quote
Rest in Peace.
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snake-eyes



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:55 am Reply with quote
Rest In Peace, to the Finest Composer of the last 50 years! Grendizer, Getter, Sister Street Fighter, and too many more to list.
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JeffreySweeney





PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:19 am Reply with quote
Somer-_- wrote:
RIP. Made some iconic tracks.


Definitely some iconic tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgEbzEq5oeQ
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:55 am Reply with quote
One of my favorite anime music composers. RIP.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:16 am Reply with quote
Zeino wrote:
Damn.... His music in Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z can at the start be an acquired taste if you were raised on the Saban/Funimation dub's music but once you experience the score, it grows on you


For some of us otherwise it was a pretty easy and enjoyable listen throughout.

That aside shame about his passing.
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Amarantine



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:03 am Reply with quote
His music for Dragon Ball was the soundtrack was my childhood. Thank you so much for the gift, Kikuchi.

These pieces are absolute classics:

https://youtu.be/otFflybdJp8
https://youtu.be/LO3lncHGkig
https://youtu.be/8Rkdy5tVxNg
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DCR



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:29 am Reply with quote
Rest in peace and thank you for everything, Shunsuke Kikuchi.

I've spent my whole childhood and teenage years listening to his wonderfull musics. More than I've ever listened to any other kind of music or songs.
Grendizer, then Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my youth, then Dragon Ball, then DBZ.
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taishou*



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:34 am Reply with quote
He's made so many culturally iconic works, this really is a heavy loss. May he rest peacefully.
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Zhou-BR



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:03 pm Reply with quote
What a giant. If he had worked on nothing but Dragon Ball, he'd still have left a mark on millions of people all over the world. May he rest in peace.
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Sailor Sedna





PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:53 pm Reply with quote
RIP, you were one of the best composers of all time, and your wonderful contributions to music for both anime and tokusatsu will never be forgotten and may they never fade from peoples' memories. Crying or Very sad
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JohnRhogan



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:32 pm Reply with quote
So sad to hear about Kikuchi's passing. I loved his music for (of course) Dragon Ball Z. ShenLong has taken Kikuchi to a better place. We will miss you Kikuchi-san. Thank you for your musical contributions in anime.
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