King Gourmeth: Difference between revisions

King Gourmeth
	グルメス王 (Gurumesu-ō)
English Name(s)	King Gurumes
Name Pun	Gourmet
Appears in	Dragon Ball Movie 1
Created by	Akira Toriyama
Japanese VA	Shūichirō Moriyama
Canadian VA	Garry Chalk
Funimation VA	Jeremy Inman
Personal Data
Title	King
	v · d · e

← Older edit Newer edit →

Revision as of 20:35, 22 January 2021

This page is incomplete.
Kanzenshuu wiki team members are aware that they must edit this page to add missing information and complete it.

Gourmeth is a fictional character created for the first Dragon Ball film, The Legend of Shenlong, which premiered on 20 December 1986.

Biography

Name

King Gourmeth's name is derived from the French word "gourmet" (グルメ gurume).^[1]

The name of Movie 1's enemy, King Gourmeth, is a pun on the word gourmet, meaning fine dining or a connoisseur of good food. At the time, there was a gourmet boom, with numerous collections of TV shows and magazines. King Gourmeth was a character who adopted and embraced that trend.

Production

King Gourmeth was designed by Akira Toriyama, along with several other key characters in the film.^[2]^[3] His design was then adapted by Minoru Maeda for animation.

Performance

Music

King Gourmeth has a leitmotif composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi that is used in his scenes and in scenes involving his servants Vongo and Pasta. Most of the background music (BGM) tracks with this theme were never officially released. All of them are in the key of F Minor.

**^† reference**
"Gourmeth's Theme" Theme Group
Debut	Kanzenshuu Catalogue	Official Catalogue	Release
Dragon Ball Movie 1	K-203	K-203	Unreleased
	K-204	K-204
	K-205	K-205
	K-209	K-209
	K-231	K-231^†
	K-235	K-235
	K-244	M247	Daizenshuu 2:23(b)
	K-248	K-248	Unreleased
	K-249	K-249
	K-250	K-250
	K-251	K-251
	K-254	K-254
	K-255	K-255
	K-256	K-256
	K-257	K-257
	K-260	K-260
Dragon Ball Z Episode 19	K-XX	K-XX

Gourmeth's theme is introduced in K-203, the first piece following "Mystical Adventure!" in Dragon Ball Movie 1. The theme is fully stated in the bassoon in the second half of the piece.

Gourmeth's theme is stated in full by the bassoon in K-203.

Notes

References

↑ "'86~'88 MEMORIAL". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 6: Movies & TV Specials. Japan: Shueisha, 04 December 1995. ISBN 4-08-782756-9. (p. 40)
↑ "[鳥山明ほぼ全仕事平日更新24時間限定公開！"] (05 February 2018). Dragon Ball Official Site.
↑ "'The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama': Work #016" (05 February 2018). Kanzenshuu.

[1] "'86~'88 MEMORIAL". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 6: Movies & TV Specials. Japan: Shueisha, 04 December 1995. ISBN 4-08-782756-9. (p. 40)

[2] "[鳥山明ほぼ全仕事平日更新24時間限定公開！"] (05 February 2018). Dragon Ball Official Site.

[3] "'The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama': Work #016" (05 February 2018). Kanzenshuu.

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 ==Music==
-King Gourmeth has a leitmotif that is used in his scenes and in scenes involving his servants [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]. Most of the background music (BGM) tracks with this theme were never officially released. All of them are in the key of F Minor.
+King Gourmeth has a leitmotif composed by [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] that is used in his scenes and in scenes involving his servants [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]. Most of the background music (BGM) tracks with this theme were never officially released. All of them are in the key of F Minor.
 {| class="wikitable" align="center" style="max-width:80%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
 !colspan=4|"Gourmeth's Theme" Theme Group
@@ Line 114: / Line 114: @@
 Gourmeth's theme is introduced in [[K-203]], the first piece following "[[Mystical Adventure!]]" in [[Dragon Ball Movie 1]]. The theme is fully stated in the bassoon in the second half of the piece.
 [[File:Gourmeth-Theme-203.png|thumb|center|600px|Gourmeth's theme is stated in full by the bassoon in [[K-203]].]]
 ==Notes==
 {{notelist}}