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K-4
	Goku keeps his balance as the log rolls downhill.
; Unreleased
; Unreleased
Tonality	G7
Length	0:17
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-4
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Last Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 71
Debut Release	Unreleased
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K-4 is the Kanzenshuu catalogue number assigned to an unreleased piece of background music (BGM) composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dragon Ball anime in 1986. The piece debuted in Dragon Ball Episode 1 which was broadcast on 26 February 1986.

Overview

K-4 is given the title "Out of Control" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant,^[1] the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Compositional Analysis

K-4 is a 5-bar piece built on a B˚⁷ tonality (B-D-F-A♭). For two bars of 4 beats plus one bar of 3 beats, the violins descend in a chromatic run pattern (sometimes mirrored an octave lower in other instruments) until they reach the penultimate bar, where the root diminished triad is stated twice: A♭-B-D. In the final bar, that A♭ descends a half-step to G, forming a G dominant 7th chord (G-B-D-F). This suggests a further resolution in C Major or C Minor; G⁷ is the dominant of either. In Dragon Ball, the piece is always followed by at least a short time of musical silence, so the expected resolution of G⁷ never happens.

Usage and Variations

Below is a table of every usage of K-4 in Dragon Ball.

K-4 Usage and Variations
Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1:	0:20: After the first five beats of the descending strings, the track is looped back to the top of the string descent (after the opening chord). Then the track plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 31: The fake Dragon Ball falls from Pilaf's air fortress.	0:21: After the first six beats of the descending strings, the track is looped back to the top of the string descent (after the opening chord). Then the track plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 32: Colonel Silver's men are swallowed by quicksand.	0:11: After 8 beats of descending strings, the track skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 71: Oolong and Lunch's airplane takes a dive. Lunch sneezes and then takes control	0:21: After 8 beats of descending strings, the track is looped back to the fifth beat. Then the track plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Z Episode 12: Goku falls off the Serpentine Road.	0:17: Full track.

References

↑ "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.

[1] "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.

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+| image         = [[File:K-4 pan.png|250px]]
 | caption       = Goku keeps his balance as the log rolls downhill.
-| key           = G7
+| key           = G<sup>7</sup>
-| length        =
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 | catalog       = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi catalogue|K-4]]
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 ==Overview==
+K-4 is given the title "Out of Control" on ''The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant'',<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://kenisu.webs.com/dragonballbgm.htm|Website=The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant|Title="The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu"|Date=11 June 2008|AccessDate=30 June 2019}}</ref> the most common source for fan titles of [[Shunsuke Kikuchi|Kikuchi]]'s compositions.
 ==Compositional Analysis==
-K-4 is a 5-bar piece built on a B˚7 tonality (B-D-F-A♭). For two bars of 4 beats plus one bar of 3 beats, the violins descend in a chromatic run pattern (sometimes mirrored an octave lower in other instruments) until they reach the penultimate bar, where the root diminished triad is stated twice: A♭-B-D. In the final bar, that A♭ descends a half-step to G, forming a G dominant 7th chord (G-B-D-F). This suggests a further resolution in C Major or C Minor; G7 is the dominant of either. In ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', the piece is always followed by at least a short time of musical silence, so the expected resolution of G7 never happens.
+K-4 is a 5-bar piece built on a B˚<sup>7</sup> tonality (B-D-F-A♭). For two bars of 4 beats plus one bar of 3 beats, the violins descend in a chromatic run pattern (sometimes mirrored an octave lower in other instruments) until they reach the penultimate bar, where the root diminished triad is stated twice: A♭-B-D. In the final bar, that A♭ descends a half-step to G, forming a G dominant 7th chord (G-B-D-F). This suggests a further resolution in C Major or C Minor; G<sup>7</sup> is the dominant of either. In ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', the piece is always followed by at least a short time of musical silence, so the expected resolution of G<sup>7</sup> never happens.
 ==Usage and Variations==
+Below is a table of every usage of K-4 in ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]''.
-==Identification==
+{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="max-width:750px; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
-K-4 is given the title "Out of Control" on ''kenisu's Magicant'',<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://kenisu.webs.com/dragonballbgm.htm|Website=The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant|Title="The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu"|Date=11 June 2008|AccessDate=30 June 2019}}</ref> the most common source for fan titles of [[Shunsuke Kikuchi|Kikuchi]]'s compositions.
+!colspan=4|K-4 Usage and Variations
+|-
+!scope=col; style="width: 30%"|Scene
+!scope=col|Length and Variations
+!scope=col|Setting
+|-
+|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Episode 1]]:'''<br>
+|style="text-align:left"|'''0:20''': After the first five beats of the descending strings, the track is looped back to the top of the string descent (after the opening chord). Then the track plays to the end.
+|[[File:K-4.png|250px]]
+|-
+|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Episode 31]]:'''<br>The fake [[Dragon Balls|Dragon Ball]] falls from [[Pilaf]]'s air fortress.
+|style="text-align:left"|'''0:21''': After the first six beats of the descending strings, the track is looped back to the top of the string descent (after the opening chord). Then the track plays to the end.
+|[[File:K-4 031.png|250px]]
+|-
+|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Episode 32]]:'''<br>[[Colonel Silver]]'s men are swallowed by quicksand.
+|style="text-align:left"|'''0:11''': After 8 beats of descending strings, the track skips to the final chord.
+|[[File:K-4 032.png|250px]]
+|-
+|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Episode 71]]:'''<br>[[Oolong]] and [[Lunch]]'s airplane takes a dive. Lunch sneezes and then takes control
+|style="text-align:left"|'''0:21''': After 8 beats of descending strings, the track is looped back to the fifth beat. Then the track plays to the end.
+|[[File:K-4 071.png|250px]]
+|-
+|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 12]]:'''<br>Goku falls off the [[Serpentine Road]].
+|style="text-align:left"|'''0:17''': Full track.
+|[[File:K-4 012.png|250px]]
+|}
 ==References==