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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 for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
129 BPM
Key
D minor
Length
3:30
Genre
cinematic orchestral
Mood
serene
Vocals
Instrumental

Suno 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.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Philip Glass. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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