First Step by Hans Zimmer Song Details

"First Step" by Hans Zimmer had its release date on November 18, 2014. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:47, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. The track order of this song in Hans Zimmer's "Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition]" album is number 17 out of 30. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. First Step is fairly popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of First Step by Hans Zimmer to be Adagio (slowly with great expression) because the track has a tempo of 71 BPM, a half-time of 36BPM, and a double-time of 142 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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