SELF PORTRAIT by Ryuichi Sakamoto
SELF PORTRAIT by Ryuichi Sakamoto runs at 125 BPM in the key of B major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 125 BPM
- Key
- B major
- Length
- 4:44
- Genre
- orchestral pop
- Mood
- wistful
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A wistful orchestral pop track blending synth-pop with driving energy and a syncopated 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 shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A warm male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on lush ninth and eleventh 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
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- orchestral pop
- Second genre
- synth-pop
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- wistful
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- rimshot-forward
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- vocal clarity
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- loop-based with dynamic drops
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
- Vocal style
- restrained and conversational
- Vocal
- a warm male vocal
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.