K-10

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K-10
Setting Score Goku goes tail-fishing.
Tonality	C♯˚7
Length	0:36
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-10
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Last Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 135
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-10 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-10 is used throughout the Dragon Ball anime as a tension piece. It is given the title "The Horrors Within" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Compositional Analysis

K-10 is seven bars long in slow 4 (about 50 beats per minute). The piece is predominantly atonal, featuring dissonances throughout and ending on a C♯˚7 chord with no clear suggested resolution.

The composition technique is (like M201) close to serialism, but not quite 12-tone. Every tone is ultimately used except for G♯ (A♭). Seven tones (F♯-F-D♯-C♯-E-A♯-D) are used before one is repeated (C♯), then three more tones (B-A-C) are used before the C-F♯ tritones build in the bass leading to the ending, where G (the 11th tone) appears in the final C♯˚7 chord. Fully diminished seventh chords are the most dissonant naturally-occurring diatonic chords, built of two equidistant tritones.

There is no real form to speak of; a simple bass melody progresses toward a simple yet tense and dissonant climax.

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.

Below is a table of every usage of K-9 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 1 Goku uses his tail as bait to catch a giant fish.	0:12: Cuts off abruptly in the 3rd bar right after the first repeated note (C♯).
Dragon Ball Episode 1 The Pilaf Gang discovers a Dragon Ball. Mai explains to Pilaf that he needs all seven balls to make a wish.	0:50: The full track plays, then starts over and fades out quickly when a Dragon Ball sound effect comes in shortly after the downbeat of the 4th bar. (Then K-6 begins.)
Dragon Ball Episode 5 As Goku, Oolong, and Bulma cross the desert on foot, Goku grows impatient with the others' inferior fitness.	0:36: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 6 After Goku defeats Yamcha with Jan-ken, knocking out his tooth, Yamcha and Pu'er make a change of plans: wait for the others to collect the Dragon Balls, then steal them.	0:23: Bars 5-6 are cut.
Dragon Ball Episode 10 Mai spies on the Dragon Team and reports to Pilaf.	0:43: After the 3rd bar, loops back to the pickup to the 3rd bar and continues to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 14 Bulma, Yamcha, and Oolong are stranded in a creepy jungle after their plane crashes.	0:25: Begins with bar 3 and then plays to the end, though the final bar might be cut short a bit; it is lost in the sound effect of the pteranodon flying overhead.
Dragon Ball Episode 25 Goku is down for the count after taking Namu's Tenku-pekeji-ken in the second round of the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai.	0:29: Fades out quickly at the end of the penultimate bar as Namu notices Goku getting up.
Dragon Ball Episode 27 Yamcha and Kuririn worry as Goku continues to fight Jackie Chun's Bankoku-bikkuri-shō in the final round of the 21st Budōkai. Then Goku sees the full moon...	0:57: After the first beat of the 5th bar, loops back to the beginning and then continues to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 40 Buyon slowly freezes while Goku hides in No. 8's coat. Then Goku gives him a good kick, cracking him into pieces.	01:12: Full track looped (played completely through twice).
Dragon Ball Episode 44 At Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, Assistant Black shows a picture of Goku to Commander Red and informs him of the reports that this boy defeated Captain Silver's unit and General White's as well.	0:27: Begins with bar 3 and plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 74 Goku faces Akkuman's Aku Might Beam.	0:24: Cuts off after the 5th bar.
Dragon Ball Episode 79 Chao's village prepares a feast for Kinkaku and Ginkaku.	0:30: Fades out quickly after the penultimate bar.
Dragon Ball Episode 81 Prologue: A fog creeps into a spooky palace as Princess Misa sleeps.	0:45: After the 3rd bar, loops back to the beginning of the 2nd bar, then plays to the end. The final chord overlaps with the clock chiming 2 A.M.
Dragon Ball Episode 85 At the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai preliminaries, Goku recalls having met Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu before (in filler).	0:18: Just the final 3.5 bars.
Dragon Ball Episode 110 As the Pilaf Gang watches the battle between Goku and Demon King Piccolo from their ship, it begins to rain.	0:36: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 113 On the battlefield, Tenshinhan contemplates the dishonor of being the only one left alive after the deaths of Muten Rōshi and Chiaotzu.	0:30: The penultimate bar is cut. The final chord overlaps with the sound effect of the Mafūba flashback that follows.
Dragon Ball Episode 127 Goku reaches the top of Mount Thunder.	0:32: The 4th beat of bar 4 and the 1st beat of bar 5 are cut.
Dragon Ball Episode 135 Goku observes Piccolo Jr. after he reveals his strength in his first match at the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai preliminaries.	0:23: After the 1st bar, skips to the 3rd beat of the 4th bar.