Beth's Theme
30s preview
- BPM
- 168
- Half-time
- 84
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 2/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:15
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -21.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71406783
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Beth's Themeoriginal2A · 170
Beth's Theme: very fast downtempo, E♭ minor (2A), 168 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 90% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 86% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 20%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 54%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Beth's Theme in?
Beth's Theme by Olafur Arnalds is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Beth's Theme?
Beth's Theme runs at 168 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Beth's Theme?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Beth's Theme good for peak time?
With energy 2 out of 100 at 168 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 168 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 158-178 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 168 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 168 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
