Dr-003

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Dr-003
Arale tries running for the first time.
Tonality	F Major
Length	0:29
BGM Data
Catalog Number	Dr-003
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1981
First Appears	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 1

Dr-003 is the Kanzenshuu catalogue number assigned to an unreleased piece of background music (BGM) composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dr. Slump: Arale-chan anime in 1981.

Overview

Dr-003 is often used when Arale Norimaki is running.

Form and Analysis

Dr-003 has two main parts. In Part A, the clarinet and xylophone play call and response. In Part B, other wind instruments join to provide chordal accompaniment, the clarinet melody is shortened to one bar 2x instead of two bars, and the xylophone is dropped, but it returns to double the flute in the outro.

Section	Bars	Description
Intro	2	clarinet trill on 5 with a short xylophone melody
A1	4	2-bar clarinet melody; 2-bar xylophone response (I)
A2	4	2-bar clarinet melody; 2-bar xylophone response (ii)
B	4	1-bar clarinet melody w/ horn response x2 (♭III-IV)
Outro	2	flute melody; ritardando on dominant (V-V7)

Usage and Variations

Below is a table of every usage of Dr-003 in Dr. Slump: Arale-chan. Durations are approximate.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 1: Arale tries running for the first time and collides into one of Senbei's contraptions.	0:08: Intro is cut. Ends abruptly after the first bar of A2.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 5: Arale and Gatchan have used the Tiny-Huge Ray Gun to transform themselves into giants. Gatchan eats the mountains and Arale scares some aliens. They both try eating clouds, and the Sun asks if they taste good. They ask if he wants to play, but he decides to set instead. Then Gara and Pagos show up.	0:40: Fades in during the intro. After A2, returns to A1, then plays to the end.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 7: Arale runs to school. She is faster than an airplane!	0:22: A2 is cut.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 7: Arale pulls Akane behind her on roller skates.	0:22: Cuts off after B.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 8: The kids chase Donbe who is disguised as Ms. Yamabuki.	0:18: The intro and A2 are both cut.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 8: Arale chases Gara and Pagos. As they transform their car into a helicopter, they knock off a light. Just when they think they are getting away, Arale decides to be helpful tosses the light at them, breaking the copter blades.	0:29: Full track.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 11: Arale and her friends chase the mysterious running underwear which is actually Senbei using an invisibility potion. They throw rocks at him but he does not stop until Arale throws a really big one.	0:16: Cuts off after A2.
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 16: Arale is running through the village disguised as Akane on the way to Akane's house to pretend to be Akane when she is spotted mistaken for Akane by the local gang boss.	0:25: The first two bars of B are cut.