G12
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Setting  Score  Mai reports rumors of Dragon Valley to Pilaf. | |
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| Tonality | F Minor |
| Length | 0:33 |
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| Catalog Number | K-28 |
| Composition | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
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| Debut Year | 1986 |
| First Appears | Dragon Ball Episode 2 |
| Debut Release |
Ongakushū (1986 vinyl) Daizenshuu (1994 CD) |
| BGM Suite | The Wild Boy |
G12 is the official catalogue number of a piece of background music (BGM) composed 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
G12 is a piece composed of two contrasting sections (called A and B on this page) that are never used together in the anime. The full composition is part c of the suite entitled "The Wild Boy", which is track #13 on both the Ongakushū record and disc #2 of the Daizenshuu.
[...] G12 was also used frequently, being played when encountering some kind of trouble.[a]
— Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu (2:13c)
The A part of G12 is given the title "Mai's News Of The Valley" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant,[1] the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions. At some point, kenisu separated out the B part (bars 8-9) as a distinct piece, calling it "Big, Fat Uh-Oh!".[b]
G12 was assigned the Kanzenshuu catalogue number of K-28 based on its placement in the series.
Form and Analysis
G12 is in 4 at about 60 beats per minute. The piece is relatively unstructured but can be divided into two main sections.
| Part | Bars | Details |
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| A | 7 | guitar melody with violin response (i-iv-vii˚——V) |
| B | 2 | horns (iΔ7) |
The brass ending (B) is not really a coda; this is the climax of the piece and what the A section builds to. Part A ends on the dominant (V7), itself a resolution of the vii˚ chord sustained from bars 2-5. The dominant then resolves to the tonic, specifically a jazzy minor-major seventh chord (FmΔ7)[c] with the trumpet performing a lip trill.
Usage and Variations
Below is a table of every instance where G12 is used in Dragon Ball. It is not used in Dragon Ball Z. Parts A and B are never used together, so we have provided an extra marking in the duration/variations column to show which is used up-front.
Durations are approximate and do not necessarily include the fade times normally included in the full track's duration.
| Scene | Length and Variations | Setting |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 2 Mai tells Pilaf that she has heard rumors of a shiny object in Dragon Valley, which she thinks might be a Dragon Ball. |
A 0:37: Just before the pickup to bar 4, returns to the pickup to beat 3 of bar 1, then plays to the end of A. B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 5 Yamcha and Pu'er ride in on the Jet Momonga. |
A 0:25: Begins with the pickup to the 3rd beat of bar 1 and plays to the end of A. B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 6 Mai and Shuu finish planting the bomb under Oolong's camper capsule and then report to Pilaf. |
A 0:27: B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 11 The shadow behind the curtain is revealed to be Pilaf's giant pachinko ball, a hazard in his booby-trapped castle. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 12 Yamcha despairs in Pilaf's execution cell while Pilaf mocks the nascent Dragon Team. Then Pilaf builds a house of cards. |
A 0:46: The pickup to bar 6 is cut as the piece starts over at the beginning. Then B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 13 Great Ape Goku is down and everyone thinks he is dead. |
A 0:40: Begins with a fade-in. The pickup to bar 4 is cut as the piece starts over at the beginning. Then B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 16 Kuririn is traveling through a jungle on the way to find Muten Rōshi when he is attacked by a sabertoothed tiger. After getting over his shock, he quickly dispatches it. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 17 The Turtle Hermit is terrified when blonde Lunch awakens. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 18 As they rest after being chased by sharks, Kuririn and Goku are accosted by a carnivorous dinosaur. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 21 Bacterian gives Kuririn a bit of trouble in the first round of the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai finals. |
A 0:36: Fades in at the beginning and starts over after bar 5 (pickup to 6 is cut). Then it ends abruptly in bar 5. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 22 Yamcha has been easily defeated by "Jackie Chun" in the first round of the 21st Budōkai. |
A 0:27: B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 25 Namu regrets losing to Goku in the 2nd round of the 21st Budōkai and being unable to buy water for his village. Then Jackie Chun gives him an empty capsule. |
A 0:21: The pickup to 5 is cut and it skips to bars 6-7. Then B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 27 Ending narration. Everyone believes Goku is dead after Jackie Chun fired a big Kamehameha to end Goku's Great Ape rampage in the final round of the 21st Budōkai. |
A 0:25: Fades in under the tail end of K-62. Then B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 28 Previous events are recapped. |
A 0:17: Bars 4-5 are cut, and B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 35 The Red Ribbon Army arrives at Sno's house looking for Goku. |
A 0:23: Cuts off at the end of the 6th bar. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 36 Sno worries about Goku after he leaves to attack Muscle Tower. |
A 0:23: The 6th bar is cut, then B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 37 Sno prays for Goku as he fights Murasaki. |
A 0:09: The pickup to bar 3 is cut as it skips to the V7 chord on the third beat of either bar 6 or bar 7. B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 41 After General White shoots Goku, No. 8 becomes angry and attacks, taking a bullet of his own. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 50 Kuririn dodges a spear. |
B 0:04: A is cut, and the trumpet rhythm in the first half of bar 8 is also cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 62 Goku has a nightmare about Upa. |
A 0:18: Cuts off after the first half of bar 5. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 71 The Invisible Man appears. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 80 Tenlong appears after stopping his brother Shaolong's fight with Goku. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 80 Shoken and Chin Taiken explain the Gensei-ken to Goku. |
A 0:27: B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 115 The ice monster attacks Goku and Yajirobe. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 115 Sno and another girl care for an old lady who has fainted. |
A 0:17: Skips from the end of 4 (minus pickup) to the 2nd half of 7. Then B is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 124 Piccolo is inside the house. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 129 Fanfan is tied to a tree by the Crane Hermit School students. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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| Dragon Ball Episode 152 Chi-Chi falls to her certain death on the way to Mount Gogyō. |
B 0:06: A is cut. |
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Notes
- ↑ The word used here is "accident" (アクシデント akushidento) which is probably used here to mean an unexpected/sudden/abrupt (不意) event. This fits with the usage of Part B.
- ↑ The structure of the music and the more or less consistent tempo support the Daizenshuu implication that G12 is a single composition with two contrasting sections. This not uncommon even in Kikuchi's works alone. A6 is another example of a work with a drastic mood shift in the final section of the piece. In M18, it is the introduction that provides the contrast in key, style, and instrumentation. Kikuchi was not composing to scene and he would have expected these pieces to be cut up every which way, especially by contrasting sections, and it might just be coincidence that the production team never found an opportunity to use the entirety of G12.
- ↑ On the 3rd beat of bar 8, there is an instrument playing a C (the 5th of the chord) but we cannot determine what instrument it is. It is written on the violin line in the score. It might even be a violin!
References
- ↑ "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.
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