Prelude by Vangelis Song Details

"Prelude" by Vangelis had its release date on February 19, 1996. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:25, 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. This song is part of Voices by Vangelis. The song's track number on the album is #6 out of 8 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Prelude 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

Since Prelude by Vangelis has a tempo of 83 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With Prelude being at 83 BPM, the half-time would be 42 BPM with a double-time of 166 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is F♯ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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