He is the President of Faulconer Productions Music Corporation and its CakeMix Recording Studio, based in Dallas, Texas.
He has written numerous works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, choral music and instrumental groups since the 1960s.
Due to his father's career, the family lived in various locations, including California, Florida, Hawaii and New Jersey.
Boys' Life described his music as "somewhat unconventional in its fresh, bold style, and warm and rich in appeal".
[12] He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts for 1981–82 and composed a work for chorus which was commissioned by the Marygrove College of Detroit.
2, subtitled "Fatter Fiddles Flowing Freely", was performed at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, during a two-day residence by Faulconer on March 1 1991, where it was commissioned for Professor T. David Lowe.
[18] In 1991, Faulconer composed the American version of the theme tune to the Japanese animated film Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug.
[19] In 1997, Faulconer composed the score to the David Stephens sci-fi film Lebensborn, which also used some of the music of Richard Wagner.
[20] From 1999 to 2003, he composed music for the successful series, Dragon Ball Z, scoring 243 episodes which aired on Cartoon Network until 2008.
[14] In finding inspiration for composing for the series, Faulconer has stated: "I would watch episodes and keep in mind what music would fit the mood.
The Dallas Observer wrote that the Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug score: "conveys pulse-pounding action and promises of adventures with chord-spewing guitar riffs and heavy moments of sadness and tension by using synthesized beats and echoing chimes.
[27] Faulconer has composed a Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, known as "Dragon Amnesty", in which he draws upon fantasy and sci-fi influences.
[28] He is the President of Faulconer Productions Music Corporation and its CakeMix Recording Studio, and is based in Dallas, Texas.