Radio Rewrite: I. Fast by Steve Reich
Radio Rewrite: I. Fast by Steve Reich runs at 109 BPM in the key of B minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 109 BPM
- Key
- B minor
- Length
- 3:52
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Mood
- triumphant
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A triumphant cinematic orchestral track with driving energy and a half-time feel at 109 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under a brushed jazz kit with a clap-layered snare and a ride-driven pattern. Grand piano carries the harmony, arpeggiated. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A grand piano leads, trading short motifs. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the lead. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and low-end weight, 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
- 109
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- a ride-driven pattern
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- arpeggiated
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- trading short motifs
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- triumphant
- Percussion
- a brushed jazz kit
- Rhythmic style
- half-time
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- loop-based with dynamic drops
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
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 Steve Reich. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.