Axe or Sword? by Howard Shore Song Details

"Axe or Sword?" by Howard Shore had its release date on December 11, 2012. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:59, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 32 in the song's album "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Special Edition]". In this album, this song's track order is #5. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Axe or Sword? is currently average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With Axe or Sword? by Howard Shore having a BPM of 94 with a half-time of 47 BPM and a double-time of 188 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song 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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Popularity
Loudness
-20.679 dB
Acousticness
84%
Danceability
11%
Energy
12%
Instrumentalness
95%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
66%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
4%

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ISRC
USNLR1200503
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records