Texas' new attorney general Nathan Johnson wrote music for Dragon Ball Z
Texas' new attorney general Nathan Johnson wrote music for Dragon Ball Z
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Caroline GaspichWed, November 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM UTC
Nathan Johnson is the new Texas Attorney General following the midterm elections -Credit:Avi Adelman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (Avi Adelman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
New Texas Attorney General Nathan Johnson had a fascinating path to politics, including a period when he wrote the musical score for the hit animated series Dragon Ball Z.
This week, Johnson, 58, was named the new attorney general of Texas after his victory over Republican Mayes Middleton in the midterm elections. Johnson secured the win after being met with 52.3% of the votes in the state to Middleton’s 46%, according to the .
Johnson's win was monumental, as he will be the first Democratic Texas Attorney General since Dan Morales, who served from 1991-1999. This comes as Democratic nominees unexpectedly swept the state, including James Talarico, who won the U.S. Senate seat against Ken Paxton.
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As Texas voters are eager to see the change he will bring to the Southern state, we're taking a look at his unexpected ties to the entertainment industry, as he helped to create the iconic Dragon Ball Z series.
Before practicing business law and bankruptcy law, the 58-year-old politician had a career in the music industry. Johnson owned a music production company, where he composed music for the Funimation Entertainment-produced uncut English dub of Dragon Ball Z.
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Johnson composed the musical score for Dragon Ball Z -Credit:Prime Video
Johnson created music for the films Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest, Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (with I.O.N.), Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (with Dave Moran)*, and Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon. He also composed music for 67 episodes of the series.
Dragon Ball Z was a huge global cultural phenomenon in the 90s, leading to a rise in the popularity of Japanese animation. The series ran for nine seasons, with hundreds of high-action episodes. Dragon Ball Z is based on the manga series created by Akira Toriyama, which was inspired by the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Johnson has always had a lifelong love for music and playing instruments, and has a talent for playing the piano and the ocarina.
Johnson beat Republican Mayes Middleton in the midterm elections
After fans made the discovery, many took to X sharing their excitement over the unexpected connection. One person wrote, "Johnson is a cool dude. Extremely qualified for the job as well."
Another user added, "this is [expletive] aura. imagine him walking into the office first day with super gogeta’s theme playing. [expletive] aura farmer."
While a third person wrote, "…Yep. That confirms it. 2026 has got to be the craziest and most unpredictable year humanity has ever experienced. I genuinely feel like I’ve entered another reality over the course of just the past 24 hours."
Another stunned fan posted, "What in the world is going on!? First the blue tsunami from democrats winning senate the and now I’m finding out the guy who composed the super gogeta theme is a Texas attorney general!? What’s going on today!?"
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
