Iconic Dragon Ball Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi Passes Away At 89
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Sadly,
Dragon Ball’s legendary music director, Shunsuke Kikuchi, has left us today, at the age of 89. Reportedly, the Japanese composer died due to pneumonia.
Born on November 1, 1931, Kikuchi worked on several popular television series and movies. His music composition for popular anime such as
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Doraemon, and Kamen Rider was nothing short of spectacular.
Kikuchi’s most notable work was
Doraemon anime’s theme song,
“Doraemon no Uta.” What’s fascinating is that the theme song stayed with the series for 26 long years.
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