Ellie's Theme
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 67
- Double-time
- 134
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 0/100
- Pop
- 27/100
- Length
- 3:05
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (Music From The Original TV Series)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -32.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 22.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71701180
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo cut, Ellie's Theme sits in E minor (9A) at 67 BPM. Tonally it lands 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 23 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 96% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 78% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 43%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ellie's Theme in?
Ellie's Theme by Olafur Arnalds is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ellie's Theme?
Ellie's Theme runs at 67 BPM.
What mixes well with Ellie's Theme?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ellie's Theme good for peak time?
With energy 0 out of 100 at 67 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 67 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 63-71 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A 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 67 — 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 67 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
