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.
Measured
- 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 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 Ryuichi Sakamoto. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.