Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass
Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass runs at 129 BPM in the key of D minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 129 BPM
- Key
- D minor
- Length
- 3:30
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A serene cinematic orchestral track with steady energy and a half-time feel at 129 BPM. The low end is upright bass playing root-note anchored, under minimal electronic percussion with a tight and dry 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 lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on suspended chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- upright bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 129
- Chords
- suspended
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- steady
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- swelling and cinematic
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- serene
- Percussion
- minimal electronic percussion
- Rhythmic style
- half-time
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- 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 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 Philip Glass. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.