K-21

This page is incomplete. Kanzenshuu wiki team members are aware that they must edit this page to add missing information and complete it.

« K-20

K-22 »

K-21
Setting Score Bulma has an accident.
Tonality	G7
Length	0:10
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-21
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-21 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-21 is an unreleased piece that is rarely used in Dragon Ball. It is given the title "The Face-Fault" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Form and Analysis

K-21 is a 5-bar piece that is entirely composed on a G⁷ tonality. G⁷ is the dominant of either C Major or C Minor. The presence of A♭ in the melodic material suggests a resolution to C Minor (since C Major has no flats), but K-21 does not resolve to any key.

The piece opens with playful notes on the xylophone that appear to be doubled with a flute sound, followed by a bassoon response. Then a jazzy clarinet plays the main melody accompanied by a banjo, and the bassoon responds again.

There is no form to speak of, and since the full track is always used, there is no need to break it down precisely to describe how it is cut in each episode.

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.

Below is a table of every instance where K-21 is used in Dragon Ball. It is not used in Dragon Ball Z.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1 Bulma finally pees after having been kidnapped by the Pteranodon.	0:10: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 93 "Jackie Chun" tries to buy a t-shirt at the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai.	0:10: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 130 After Goku knocks the mask off his doll, he realizes it is a copy of himself.	0:10: Full track. (Transitions directly from K-96.)