The Chess Game by John Williams Song Details

"The Chess Game" by John Williams had its release date on October 30, 2001. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:48, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in John Williams's "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" album is number 16 out of 19. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, The Chess Game's popularity is average in popularity 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 The Chess Game by John Williams to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 125 BPM, a half-time of 62BPM, and a double-time of 250 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E Minor. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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