A9

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Setting Score 1 Score 2 Bulma catches up to Goku and Umigame.
Tonality	F Minor
Length	0:41
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-34
Composition	Takeshi Ike
Arrangement	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Variation On	Mystical Adventure!
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 2
Debut Release	Ongakushū (1986 vinyl) Daizenshuu (1994 CD)
BGM Suite	The Wild Boy

A9 is the official catalogue number of a piece of background music (BGM) arranged by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dragon Ball anime in 1986. The piece debuted in Dragon Ball Episode 2 which was broadcast on 05 March 1986.

Overview

A9 is a Kikuchi arrangement of the opening song "Mystical Adventure!" composed by Takeshi Ike. Kikuchi's arrangement features a banjo melody that gives the piece the feel of the frontier. The full composition is part b of the suite entitled "The Wild Boy", which is track #13 on both the Ongakushū record and disc #2 of the Daizenshuu.

The compilation concept for this track was probably "a day in the life of Goku". Goku, who awakens to the "morning" image bridge F37, leisurely fishes with his tail to the country-style A9 [...] A9 is a distinctive piece that was used time and again in relaxed scenes.
— Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu (2:13b)

A9 is given the title "Goku Leaves With Umigame" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions. The piece was assigned the Kanzenshuu catalogue number of K-34 based on its placement in the series.

Form and Analysis

A9 is an arrangement of the chorus of "Mystical Adventure!" featuring a banjo melody doubled on a xylophone. A bassoon plays the bassline, and violins join later in the piece. Woodblocks are used for percussion, and a clarinet doubles the bassoon in the final bar.

Part	Bars	Details
A1	4	chorus part 1 (i—, iv-i)
A2	4	chorus part 2 (i—, iv-V)
B	4	chorus part 3 (VI—v-i, VI-VII-i)
C	4	coda: final note of chorus + 2 bars pizzicato violins + final bar

The piece could be notated in swing time but we have notated it in the more explicit 12/8 time. Larger sections are indicated with consecutive rehearsal letters (A, B, C).

Usage and Variations

Below is a table of every instance where A9 is used in Dragon Ball. It is not used in Dragon Ball Z.

Durations are approximate and do not necessarily include the fade times normally included in the full track's duration.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 2 After Bulma refuses to help Umigame, Goku takes off to carry him to the ocean. Bulma tells them good riddance, then realizes she forgot Goku's Dragon Ball. A dinosaur stomps past, and she decides to catch up to them after all.	0:45: After the first bar of C, returns to the first bar of B sans pickup. Then plays to the first bar of C, which is joined by a gong. (The bassoon track seems to be cut in this final bar.)
Dragon Ball Episode 33 After having been saved by Kinto'un from the explosion of Pilaf's flying fortress, Goku takes a nap under an apple tree.	0:21: Fades out when Goku wakes up, starting with the pickup to B and completely gone before the first bar of B is finished.
Dragon Ball Episode 47 Kuririn and Lunch go shopping at the market.	0:26: Skips straight from the end of A2 to the 2nd bar of C, then plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 48 Prologue: Goku, Bulma, and Kuririn set out to find the Dragon Ball deep under the ocean.	0:48: After the 3rd beat of the 1st bar of C, the 2nd half of B is repeated including the pickup. Then the title card interrupts the final bar of the piece.
Dragon Ball Episode 63 Muten Rōshi helps Kuririn train while Bulma builds a surveillance drone.	0:33: The first 3 bars of C are cut (including the final note of the chorus), skipping to the final bar.
Dragon Ball Episode 69 Goku gets impatient when Yamcha stops in a town to fuel up his plane.	0:15: After A1, skips to the 3rd bar of C and then plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 78 While Goku takes Upa to make his wish, Bulma is bored and Kuririn is talking about girls with Muten Rōshi while Yamcha works up the nerve to ask for his training.	0:21: After the second bar of A2, skips to the 3rd bar of C and then plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 88 Preparations are underway for the second day of the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai. Muten Rōshi looks for a place to safely change into his Jackie Chun disguise.	0:41: Full track.