Tell Us What Happened
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 71
- Double-time
- 142
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 7/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 3:28
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (Music From The Original TV Series)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -28.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 19.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71701187
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Tell Us What Happened: downtempo, G major (9B), 71 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 20 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 96% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 88% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 76% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 46%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tell Us What Happened in?
Tell Us What Happened by Olafur Arnalds is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tell Us What Happened?
Tell Us What Happened runs at 71 BPM.
What mixes well with Tell Us What Happened?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Tell Us What Happened good for peak time?
With energy 7 out of 100 at 71 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 71 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 67-75 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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 71 — 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 71 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
