K-19

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K-19
Goku rescues Bulma from the Pteranodon.
Tonality	F Major
Length	0:36
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-19
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-19 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-19 is given the title "Goku And The Flying Bike" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Many of Shunsuke Kikuchi's compositions are deteriorated in modern releases of Dragon Ball because Toei Animation threw out their original audio masters. K-19 is certainly deteriorated: when the piece enters in episode 1, the pitch is warped flat. The frequency of the pitch gradually increases, and by the end of the second bar, the F-major tonality is properly tuned.

Typically this kind of pitch-warping is specific to an episode's composite film, but in this case, the pitch is warped in every episode where the first two bars are used. Sometimes an examination of fan broadcast recordings can produce an undamaged BGM, but in this case, several unique VHS recordings of the original broadcast of episode 1 each present the same defect.

The BGM tape seems to have been damaged, or perhaps intentionally warped (though we can see no reason for doing this), before Toei ever started using it in the anime.

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.