Life Story
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 75
- Double-time
- 150
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 23/100
- Pop
- 51/100
- Length
- 5:41
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -25.8 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 75 BPM in B major (1B), Life Story is a downtempo production. The feel is subdued and even. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 97% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 95% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 82% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Life Story in?
Life Story by Olafur Arnalds is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Life Story?
Life Story runs at 75 BPM.
What mixes well with Life Story?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Life Story good for peak time?
With energy 23 out of 100 at 75 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 75 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 70-80 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B 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 75 — 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 75 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
