Vigil
30s preview
- BPM
- 75
- Double-time
- 150
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 1/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 2:21
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (Music From The Original TV Series)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -33.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71701183
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Vigil is a downtempo track in F♯ major (2B) at 75 BPM. It reads as brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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 18 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 55%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 8%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Vigil in?
Vigil by Olafur Arnalds is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Vigil?
Vigil runs at 75 BPM.
What mixes well with Vigil?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Vigil good for peak time?
With energy 1 out of 100 at 75 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 75 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B 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.
