K-4

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K-4
Goku keeps his balance as the log rolls downhill.
Tonality	G7
Length	0:17
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-4
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Last Appears	Dragon Ball Z Episode 12
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-4 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-4 is given the title "Out of Control" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Compositional Analysis

K-4 is a 5-bar piece built on a B˚⁷ tonality (B-D-F-A♭). For two bars of 4 beats plus one bar of 3 beats, the violins descend in a chromatic run pattern (sometimes mirrored an octave lower in other instruments) until they reach the penultimate bar, where the root diminished triad is stated twice: A♭-B-D. In the final bar, that A♭ descends a half-step to G, forming a G dominant 7th chord (G-B-D-F). This suggests a further resolution in C Major or C Minor; G⁷ is the dominant of either. In Dragon Ball, the piece is always followed by at least a short time of musical silence, so the expected resolution of G⁷ never happens.

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.

Below is a table of every usage of K-4 in Dragon Ball.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1: Goku keeps his balance as the log rolls faster.	0:20: After the first five beats of the descending strings, the track is looped back to the top of the string descent (after the opening chord). Then the track plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 31: The fake Dragon Ball falls from Pilaf's air fortress.	0:21: After the first six beats of the descending strings, the track is looped back to the top of the string descent (after the opening chord). Then the track plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 32: Colonel Silver's men are swallowed by quicksand.	0:11: After 8 beats of descending strings, the track skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 71: Oolong and Lunch's airplane takes a dive. Lunch sneezes and then takes control.	0:21: After 8 beats of descending strings, the track is looped back to the fifth beat. Then the track plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Z Episode 12: Goku falls off the Serpent Road.	0:17: Full track.