H1

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Setting Score Namu thinks of his village at the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai.
Tonality	F Major
Length	0:37
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-1
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Last Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 22
Debut Release	Ongakushū (1986 vinyl) Daizenshuu (1994 CD)
BGM Suite	The Great Wilderness

H1 is the official catalogue number of a piece of background music (BGM) composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dragon Ball anime in 1986. The full composition is only known from soundtrack releases, beginning with the Dragon Ball Ongakushū record released on 21 April 1986. The catalogue number is found in the liner notes of the Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu compact disc release.

Overview

The arpeggiated harp that opens H1 is counted as the first BGM in Dragon Ball, heard at the very beginning of Episode 1, though it's just the arpeggio and it is quickly overtaken by H4. The harp has long been identified by fans as having orginated in H1, but the same exact harp arpeggio can be heard in other works, such as on the downbeat of the third bar of B2-B.

A substantial portion of H1 is not used until Episode 22, and the full composition is never used. It was however released as part b of the suite entitled "The Great Wilderness", which is track #2 on both the Ongakushū record and disc #2 of the Daizenshuu.

H1 is a piece with the feeling of morning in the wilderness.
— Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu

H1 is given the title "Morning" 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-1 based on its placement in the series.

Compositional Analysis

H1 is 8 bars in length. In the first bar, the harp arpeggiates an F Major chord in the first inversion while the violin sustains the third (A). The bassoon comes in on an internal root (F) at the second half of the bar. All of this accompaniment is sustained throughout the second bar, where the flute melody enters, accompanied by a short glockenspiel arpeggio.

The flute melody consists of a two-bar antecedent phrase and a two-bar consequent phrase followed by a two-bar transitional phrase leading to the climax and resolution at the final bar. The antecedent phrase is a one-bar motive over F Major tonality which is repeated over A minor in the second bar of the phrase. The consequent phrase is a developmental melody over D minor, resolving to B-flat Major. The transitional phrase moves from B-flat Major to the mediant (A Major); on the mediant, the harp arpeggiates 1-2-3-5 (A-B-C♯-E) while the glockenspiel articulates 1-3-5-7 (A-C♯-E-G), and then the piece ends on a root-position tonic (F Major) chord, with the harp again articulating 1-2-3-5 (F-G-A-C) in an extended arpeggio.

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.

Below is a table of every usage of H1 in Dragon Ball. The full track is never used.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1: Dragon Ball begins.	0:02: The arpeggio overlaps with the dissonant strings and piano at the beginning of H4, but the violin studio track is removed.
Dragon Ball Episode 1: Namu thinks of his village while Goku and Giran eat.	0:13: The track is cut short after the antecedent phrase of the flute melody.