Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto runs at 113 BPM in the key of A# minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 113 BPM
- Key
- A# minor
- Length
- 4:49
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A serene cinematic orchestral track with driving energy and a half-time feel at 113 BPM. The low end is upright bass playing root-note anchored, under a brushed jazz kit 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. Tape saturation 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 simple triad 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
- 113
- Chords
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- driving
- 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
- serene
- Percussion
- a brushed jazz kit
- Rhythmic style
- half-time
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- harmonic warmth
- Space
- a short room reverb
- Structure
- a slow linear build
- Textural detail
- tape saturation
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 Ryuichi Sakamoto. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.