Judging from the instant wave of hype the mere announcement of Dragon Ball FighterZ sent through the community, one could easily deduce that a good portion of the FGC is already well familiarized with the Dragon Ball universe.

As we eagerly await the game's release some time in 2018, I'd like to pass a little bit of the time by revisiting one of the coolest, yet sometimes overlooked aspects of the anime series: it's music.

Dragon Ball is often segmented into sagas based on the villains that the mainstay fighters take on. Most villains have their own themes that play repetitively, though in small parts, throughout the episodes that they are featured in.

I remember some of these themes were so perfectly melded in with the action that as an enticed viewer, I wouldn't necessarily notice them as their own entities. Instead, I'd remember them as part of the whole Cell or Vegeta experience, and would recognize them as musical themes only when hearing the music standalone some time later.

I've rounded up a few DBZ themes to share with those that have yet to hear them as well as those who can share my sentiment that they are just as good the 100th time around.

A huge thank you to composer Bruce Faulconer, who did the music for the show on Cartoon Network from 1999 to 2008.

This isn't at all an exhaustive list of the series' best themes, and I encourage DB fans to share their personal favorites with links in the comments section. I kick this off with my personal favorite, Goku's Super Saiyan Three transformation: