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	===2021 Annecy Festival===		===2021 Annecy Festival===
	"Jiren's Theme" was used for a short promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer is directed by ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' director [[Ryōta Nakamura]] ([[Tournament of Power arc]]) with animation ~~direction~~ by [[Naohiro Shintani]], who was tasked with the design makeover in ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/DB_super2015/status/1407165708828504066\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@DB_super2015\|Date=21 June 2021}}</ref> It was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.		"Jiren's Theme" was used for a short promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer is directed by ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' director [[Ryōta Nakamura]] ([[Tournament of Power arc]]) with animation by [[Takahito Katayama]]<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/AnimeAjay/status/1409189251581894657\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@AnimeAjay\|Date=27 June 2021}}</ref> supervised and corrected by [[Naohiro Shintani]], who was tasked with the design makeover in ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/DB_super2015/status/1407165708828504066\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@DB_super2015\|Date=21 June 2021}}</ref> It was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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	===2021 Annecy Festival===		===2021 Annecy Festival===
	"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer~~, featuring animation~~ by ''[[Dragon Ball Super~~: Broly~~]]'' animation ~~director~~ [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.		"Jiren's Theme" was used for a short promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer is directed by ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' director [[Ryōta Nakamura]] ([[Tournament of Power arc]]) with animation direction by [[Naohiro Shintani]], who was tasked with the design makeover in ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/DB_super2015/status/1407165708828504066\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@DB_super2015\|Date=21 June 2021}}</ref> It was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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	<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>		<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>

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	===2021 ~~Annecc=y~~ Festival===		===2021 Annecy Festival===
	"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.		"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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	===2021 ~~Aneccy~~ Festival===		===2021 Annecc=y Festival===
	"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.		"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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	===2021 Aneccy Festival===		===2021 Aneccy Festival===
	"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for ~~Toei's~~ 60th anniversary at the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.		"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for the 60th anniversary of the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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	<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>		<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	"Jiren's Theme" is never used for [[Jiren]] himself. It was likely written for the original version of the character, which [[Akira Toriyama]] instructed [[Toei Animation]]'s production team to change.<ref name="artisans">{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragonball.news/news/180309ar.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title=クライマックスを迎える『ドラゴンボール超』宇宙サバイバル編を作り出した職人たち\|Date=09 March 2018\|AccessDate=10 March 2018}}<br>——{{Cite web\|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/dragon-ball-official-site-the-artisans-who-made-the-universe-survival-arc\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="The Artisans Who Made the Universe Survival Arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', Now Reaching Its Climax"\|Date=10 March 2018\|AccessDate=10 September 2018}}</ref>		"Jiren's Theme" is never used for [[Jiren]] himself. It was likely written for the original version of the character, which [[Akira Toriyama]] instructed [[Toei Animation]]'s production team to change.<ref name="artisans">{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragonball.news/news/180309ar.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title=クライマックスを迎える『ドラゴンボール超』宇宙サバイバル編を作り出した職人たち\|Date=09 March 2018\|AccessDate=10 March 2018}}<br>——{{Cite web\|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/dragon-ball-official-site-the-artisans-who-made-the-universe-survival-arc\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="The Artisans Who Made the Universe Survival Arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', Now Reaching Its Climax"\|Date=10 March 2018\|AccessDate=10 September 2018}}</ref>
	{{Quotation\|'''Sakoru Takami''' (Producer): In ''sensei''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s initial rough draft, there was no information indicating Jiren's personality. Since the tough opponents in ''Dragon Ball Super'' up until then had been nihilistic, cool characters like [[Hit]] or [[Zamasu]], we thought it might be best to make Jiren very talkative, so we came up with the background of him being a hero of justice. Jiren was central to this squadron of heroes.<br><br>'''Ryōta Nakamura''' (Director): When we suggested that to Toriyama-''sensei'', he replied that "Jiren is a character who doesn't speak." It was then that Toriyama-''sensei'' sent us the backstory that his parents and martial arts master had been killed. He said that Jiren was this type of character, in contrast to Hit or Zamasu.<br><br>'''Takami''': And so the characterization of Jiren that we originally came up with was passed on to [[Toppo]].\|~~"The Artisans Who Made the Universe Survival Arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', Now Reaching Its Climax"<br>(~~Dragon Ball Official Site, '''09 March 2018''')}}		{{Quotation\|'''Sakoru Takami''' (Producer): In ''sensei''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s initial rough draft, there was no information indicating Jiren's personality. Since the tough opponents in ''Dragon Ball Super'' up until then had been nihilistic, cool characters like [[Hit]] or [[Zamasu]], we thought it might be best to make Jiren very talkative, so we came up with the background of him being a hero of justice. Jiren was central to this squadron of heroes.<br><br>'''Ryōta Nakamura''' (Director): When we suggested that to Toriyama-''sensei'', he replied that "Jiren is a character who doesn't speak." It was then that Toriyama-''sensei'' sent us the backstory that his parents and martial arts master had been killed. He said that Jiren was this type of character, in contrast to Hit or Zamasu.<br><br>'''Takami''': And so the characterization of Jiren that we originally came up with was passed on to [[Toppo]].\|Dragon Ball Official Site, '''09 March 2018'''}}
	Unlike movie background music (BGM), anime BGM are not typically composed to scene. However it is possible that Sumitomo composed this one based on a description of the scene where Jiren was to be introduced. Sumitomo confirmed that he names all of his BGM.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/DrPapaDeBulma/status/1406465648499232777\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@DrPapaDeBulma\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref>		Unlike movie background music (BGM), anime BGM are not typically composed to scene. However it is possible that Sumitomo composed this one based on a description of the scene where Jiren was to be introduced. Sumitomo confirmed that he names all of his BGM.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/DrPapaDeBulma/status/1406465648499232777\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@DrPapaDeBulma\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
	{{Quotation\|Oh yes! I named every tune. Song titles are just like the name of a child. So that's my job, because I am the father of my tunes.\|[[Norihito Sumitomo]]}}		{{Quotation\|Oh yes! I named every tune. Song titles are just like the name of a child. So that's my job, because I am the father of my tunes.\|[[Norihito Sumitomo]]}}
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	\|style="text-align:left"\|4 bars horn intro + 1 bar melody pickup (I-♭II/1-♭III/1-III/5-(V))		\|style="text-align:left"\|4 bars horn intro + 1 bar melody pickup (I-♭II/1-♭III/1-III/5, V)
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	===2021 Aneccy Festival===		===2021 Aneccy Festival===
	"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for Toei's 60th anniversary at the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 ~~July~~ 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.		"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for Toei's 60th anniversary at the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 June 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@annecyfestival\|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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	<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>		<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>

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{{PrevNext
| previous = S-532
| next = The Boys' Adventure
}}
{{Infobox music
| name = Jiren's Theme
| jpn_title = ジレンのテーマ
| rom_title = ‎Jiren no Tēma
| eng_title =
| image = [[File:S-533.png|320px|Jiren's Theme]]
| caption = The [[Pride Troopers]] face the monster [[Araghne]] on [[Planet Dardon]].
| key = A Major
| length = 1:37
| catalog = S-533
| bgm_comp = [[Norihito Sumitomo]]
| bgm_arr =
| bgm_perf =
| groups =
| variation =
| vocals =
| song_perf =
| lyrics =
| song_comp =
| song_arr =
| year = 2017
| first = [[Dragon Ball Super Episode 85]]
| also = 2021 Annecy Festival Trailer
| last =
| release = [[Dragon Ball Super Original Soundtrack Volume 2|Dragon Ball Super OST Volume 2]]
| suite =
}}
"'''Jiren's Theme'''" was composed by [[Norihito Sumitomo]] for the [[Universe Survival arc]] of ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' and premiered on '''09 April 2017''' in [[Dragon Ball Super Episode 85]]. Its [[Norihito Sumitomo catalogue|Kanzenshuu catalogue number]] is S-533, and its track listing is #23 on Disc 1 of ''[[Dragon Ball Super Original Soundtrack Volume 2]]'', released on '''28 February 2018'''.

==Overview==
"Jiren's Theme" is never used for [[Jiren]] himself. It was likely written for the original version of the character, which [[Akira Toriyama]] instructed [[Toei Animation]]'s production team to change.<ref name="artisans">{{Cite web|URL=https://dragonball.news/news/180309ar.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title=クライマックスを迎える『ドラゴンボール超』宇宙サバイバル編を作り出した職人たち|Date=09 March 2018|AccessDate=10 March 2018}} ——{{Cite web|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/dragon-ball-official-site-the-artisans-who-made-the-universe-survival-arc|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="The Artisans Who Made the Universe Survival Arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', Now Reaching Its Climax"|Date=10 March 2018|AccessDate=10 September 2018}}</ref>
{{Quotation|'''Sakoru Takami''' (Producer): In ''sensei''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s initial rough draft, there was no information indicating Jiren's personality. Since the tough opponents in ''Dragon Ball Super'' up until then had been nihilistic, cool characters like [[Hit]] or [[Zamasu]], we thought it might be best to make Jiren very talkative, so we came up with the background of him being a hero of justice. Jiren was central to this squadron of heroes. '''Ryōta Nakamura''' (Director): When we suggested that to Toriyama-''sensei'', he replied that "Jiren is a character who doesn't speak." It was then that Toriyama-''sensei'' sent us the backstory that his parents and martial arts master had been killed. He said that Jiren was this type of character, in contrast to Hit or Zamasu. '''Takami''': And so the characterization of Jiren that we originally came up with was passed on to [[Toppo]].|"The Artisans Who Made the Universe Survival Arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', Now Reaching Its Climax" (Dragon Ball Official Site, '''09 March 2018''')}}
Unlike movie background music (BGM), anime BGM are not typically composed to scene. However it is possible that Sumitomo composed this one based on a description of the scene where Jiren was to be introduced. Sumitomo confirmed that he names all of his BGM.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/DrPapaDeBulma/status/1406465648499232777|Website=Twitter|Title=@DrPapaDeBulma|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
{{Quotation|Oh yes! I named every tune. Song titles are just like the name of a child. So that's my job, because I am the father of my tunes.|[[Norihito Sumitomo]]}}
In [[Dragon Ball Super Chapter 30]], Jiren appears in a scene very similar to the scene where "Jiren's Theme" is first used in [[Dragon Ball Super Episode 85]]. The [[Pride Troopers]] are struggling against a monster when Jiren arrives, flying through space from another planet, to save them.

==Form and Analysis==

{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:70%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
!Part
!Bars
!Details
|-
|Intro A
|5
|style="text-align:left"|building strings/horns: 3 bars of 6/4 + 2 bars of 4/4 (Vsus4, V7)
|-
|Intro B
|5
|style="text-align:left"|4 bars horn intro + 1 bar melody pickup (I-♭II/1-♭III/1-III/5-(V))
|-
|A1
|8
|style="text-align:left"|antecedent (4 bars) + consequent (4 bars) <nowiki>||</nowiki>: I-♭VII-♭VI-♭VII :<nowiki>||</nowiki> (A Major)
|-
|A2
|8
|style="text-align:left"|antecedent (4 bars; I-♭VII-♭VI-♭VII) + consequent (4 bars; I-♭VII-♭VI-V) (D Major)
|-
|B1
|8
|style="text-align:left"|antecedent (4 bars) (VII) + consequent (4 bars) (♭II)
|-
|B2
|8
|style="text-align:left"|antecedent (4 bars; iv-iv7-ii˚7) + consequent (4 bars) (I/5-V7)
|-
|Coda
|8
|style="text-align:left"|antecedent (4 bars) + consequent (4 bars) <nowiki>||</nowiki>: I-♭VII-♭VI-♭VII :<nowiki>||</nowiki> (A Major)
|-
|Ending
|3
|style="text-align:left"|final chord (I)
|}

==Usage and Variations==
The table below presents a scene-wise account of this track's usage in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]''. The terms used to describe the usage variations are contextualized in the Form and Analysis section above. The officially-released BGM track is '''1:37''' in length. The usage lengths given under "Length and Variations" in the table are estimates and do not include extended taper times.

{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="min-width:70%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
!scope=col|Scene
!scope=col|Length and Variations
!scope=col|Setting
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Super Episode 85]]''' [[Toppo]] and [[Casserale]] arrive on [[Planet Dardon]] to save [[Dispo]] from the monster from [[Planet Dorakiya]], [[Araghne]].
|style="text-align:left"|'''1:45''': The 2nd 6/8 bar of Intro A is cut. The consequent phrase of B1 is repeated. The antecedent phrase of the coda is repeated. Then the track plays to the end.
|[[File:S-533.png|300px]]
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Dragon Ball Super Episode 103]]''' [[Ribrianne]] is angry at [[No. 17]] after his elimination of her friend [[Kakunsa]] at the [[Tournament of Power]].
|style="text-align:left"|'''1:33''': Bars 2-3 of Intro B are cut. The first 2 bars of the consequent phrase of B2 are cut. The antecedent phrase of the coda is repeated.
|[[File:S-533_103.png|300px]]
|}

===2021 Aneccy Festival===
"Jiren's Theme" was used for a promotional trailer created for Toei's 60th anniversary at the Annecy Festival in Annecy, France. The trailer, featuring animation by ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' animation director [[Naohiro Shintani]], was posted on social media and the official Annecy Festival YouTube account on '''19 July 2021'''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/annecyfestival/status/1406250419119136768|Website=Twitter|Title=@annecyfestival|Date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The BGM is sped up to about 152 beats per minute (from the original ~140 BPM) and pitched sharp to B♭ Major.
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<html5media height="270" width="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d6ls6rlmUE</html5media>
</div>
Intro A is cut. The antecedent phrase of A1 is cut. A2 is combined into one 4-bar phrase, and then it skips to the ending, which is condensed to 2 bars.

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