M109

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M109
Goku and Chi-Chi rush to save the Ox Demon King's village.
Ｍ１０９ M109
Tonality	F Minor
Length	1:06
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-137
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 31
Debut Release	Daizenshuu (1994 CD)
BGM Suite	T'ao Pai-pai, Assassin-for-Hire

M109 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 31 which was broadcast on 24 September 1986.

Overview

M109 is part a of the suite entitled "T'ao Pai-pai, Assassin-for-Hire", which is track #18 on disc #2 of the Daizenshuu. There are only two BGM in this suite, and while the descending chromatic line at the beginning of the violin melody constitutes a connection to Tao Pai-Pai's theme as introduced in M309 (the other BGM in the suite), M109 was never once used in connection with Tao in the anime, as demonstrated in the usage table below.

M109 is given the title "Goku And Chichi To The Rescue" 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-137 based on its placement in the series.

Form

The bars indicated below are counted in fast 4.

Intro: (i) 2 bars, trumpets
A: (i) 8 bars, violin melody (2 4-bar phrases)
B: (V-i/5) 12 bars, horn response (2 6-bar phrases)
A': (i) 8 bars, violin melody, up an octave (2 4-bar phrases)
Outro: (i-V) 5 bars, melody + horn response (final chord is 2 bars, about 6 beats total)

Usage

Below is a table of every usage of M109 in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. Durations are approximate and do not include the fade times normally included in the full track's duration.

M109 Usage and Variations
Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 31 Goku and Chi-Chi take off on Kinto'un after the Red Ribbon Army attacks her village. (Episode wrap.)	0:16: Last 9 bars with a slight fade-in.
Dragon Ball Episode 32 Colonel Silver and the Pilaf Gang exchange fire.	0:45: After the first two bars of A', skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 33 Silver's men deliberately set a forest on fire when a monkey runs off with the Dragon Ball they are searching for.	0:32: Cuts off abruptly in the 9th bar of B.
Dragon Ball Episode 36 Goku fights the grunts on the 2nd floor of Muscle Tower.	0:23: Cuts off abruptly in the 4th bar of B.
Dragon Ball Episode 37 Murasaki attacks from the air, and Goku prepares to rape him with Nyoi-bō.	0:22: Cuts off abruptly in the 4th bar of B.
Dragon Ball Episode 38 The Murasaki brothers attack Goku.	0:37: After the 9th bar of B, skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 45 Goku chases after Husky in the Mid-Air Amusement Park to try to stop a bomb from going off and retrieve his Dragon Balls.	0:53: Starts with a fade-in. After the first 6 bars of A', skips to the final 3 bars. The third-to-last bar starts about halfway through.
Dragon Ball Episode 52 Kuririn attacks General Blue.	0:05: Cuts off abruptly in the 4th bar (2nd bar of A).
Dragon Ball Episode 54 Blue jumps toward Kame House.	0:19: Cuts off abruptly in the 2nd bar of B.
Dragon Ball Episode 55 Blue loses control of his aircraft and ends up in Penguin Village.	1:15: After the 7th bar of A, restarts at the beginning. Then the full track plays.
Dragon Ball Episode 65 Bulma's surveillance drone pushes through to Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and comes under fire when it reaches the security perimeter.	0:49: After the 4th bar of A', skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 66 Goku's friends hurry to rescue him. (Episode start.)	0:37: The second 6-bar phrase of B is omitted. Then it skips to the outro.
Dragon Ball Episode 67 Goku fights Assistant Black.	0:26: After the 3rd bar of B, skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 68 When Black tries to escape, Goku chases after him and destroys his Battle Jacket, causing it to explode.	0:25: Fades out during the explosion near the end of the first phrase of B.
Dragon Ball Episode 120 Goku's battle with Demon King Piccolo heats up.	1:02: Full track.