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I'll Come Running by Brian Eno

I'll Come Running by Brian Eno runs at 125 BPM in the key of E major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
125 BPM
Key
E major
Length
3:50
Genre
synth-pop
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender synth-pop track with high energy and a swung feel at 125 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a rimshot-forward snare and sparse dark cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A warm male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and melodic lead, built on simple triad chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
125
Chords
simple triad
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
synth-pop
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
tender
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
swung
Snare
rimshot-forward
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
melodic lead
Space
a wide stereo chorus
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a warm male vocal

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This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Brian Eno. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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