Escape! by Philip Glass
Escape! by Philip Glass runs at 97 BPM in the key of A minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 97 BPM
- Key
- A minor
- Length
- 3:51
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Mood
- triumphant
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A triumphant cinematic orchestral track with gentle energy and a half-time feel at 97 BPM. The low end is upright bass playing root-note anchored, under minimal electronic percussion with a clap-layered snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, swelling and cinematic. The arrangement follows a slow linear build. A grand piano leads, building through repetition. Analog hiss adds texture, with a short room reverb on the lead. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and harmonic warmth, built on lush ninth and eleventh chords, leaving a nostalgic and hazy atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- upright bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 97
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- gentle
- Atmosphere
- nostalgic and hazy
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- swelling and cinematic
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- triumphant
- Percussion
- minimal electronic percussion
- Rhythmic style
- half-time
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- harmonic warmth
- Space
- a short room reverb
- Structure
- a slow linear build
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Philip Glass. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.