K-11

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K-11
Bulma follows Goku to his house.
Unreleased
Tonality	F Major
Length	0:31
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-11
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Last Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 139
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-11 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-11 is a 16-bar piece in F Major featuring a bassoon melody and a less prominent clarinet melody.

Identification

K-11 is given the title "Trouncing Happy" on kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Compositional Analysis

K-11's harmony alternates between the tonic F major and E-flat major (-VII); the bassoon melody is in lydian mode when the harmony changes to E-flat. After the 4-bar introduction of the melody, the bassoon does call and response with the clarinet for four more bars before the melody is repeated. In the final four bars, the clarinet takes up the melody for two bars and the bassoon takes an accompaniment role; the penultimate bar is the sustained final note, and the final bar is mostly reverb, probably written as a rest.

Usage and Variations

Below is a table of every instance where K-11 is used in Dragon Ball.

K-8 Usage and Variations
Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1: Bulma follows Goku to his house.	0:34: After 10 beats of the call-and-response section, there is an edit to begin again at the start of the call-and-response section. The reverb bar at the end is cut.
Dragon Ball Episode 18: Lunch serves breakfast.	0:27: The two bars of clarinet melody are cut.
Dragon Ball Episode 19: The scene transitions from West City to Kame House.	0:15: After two bars of the call-and-response section, it skips to the final two bars.
Dragon Ball Episode 43: End of episode; Goku waits for Bulma outside Capsule Corp.	0:18: After the call-and-response section, it skips to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 69: Goku gets fitted at Tailor Ford's.	0:14: After two bars of the call-and-response section, it skips to the end.
Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment: The children lecture their parents about fire hazards.	0:27: The two bars of clarinet melody are cut.
Dragon Ball Episode 139: After Shen defeats Yamcha, he winks at Goku who has deduced his true identity.	0:19: In the second bar of the melody recap, the piece is interrupted by a sound effect.