Nathan Johnson

Johnson composed the complete score for Funimation's English-dubbed Dragon Ball Z, including critical films like World's Strongest, The Tree of Might, Wrath of the Dragon, and Fusion Reborn. He also rescored the first 67 episodes of the series for the Ultimate Uncut Special Edition, a major undertaking that defined the sonic landscape of Funimation's dub for American audiences. He notably learned to play the ocarina specifically to compose Tapion's theme for Wrath of the Dragon.

Johnson studied law at the University of Texas, initially balancing legal practice with music composition. An encounter with FUNimation co-founder Robert Cocanaugher, who happened to be his landlord, led to a meeting that changed his career. He abandoned his law practice to pursue music full-time, ultimately becoming the last in-house Funimation composer before the company discontinued its music division in 2005 due to cost-cutting measures.