"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" by Radiohead. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: contemplative, intimate, melancholy. Visual style: 2000s digital editorial aesthetic. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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Harry Patch (In Memory Of) by Radiohead is 60 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 30 BPM · Double-time 120 BPM · released 2009
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Song DNA
Notes: Slow, mournful strings and restrained falsetto vocals create a somber, reflective atmosphere with gradual swells rather than sharp spikes.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: anxiety relief deep listening meditation meltdown recovery relaxation
A solemn orchestral ballad honoring the last surviving British WWI trench veteran, built around Thom Yorke’s gentle vocals and Jonny Greenwood’s elegiac string arrangement.
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Moods: contemplative, intimate, melancholy
Traditions: art rock
Volume Warning
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Radiohead built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Radiohead's catalog
We have 78 songs from Radiohead in the library. Of those, 7 are rated Safe, 55 Moderate, and 16 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 6.6, making it the #40 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
2009 context
Released in 2009. We have 219 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.4/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2000s.
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Traditions
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How fast is "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"?
60 BPM — Very slow (ballad / ambient)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
Browse more songs at 60 BPM.
When "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✗
Running / workout
No — 60 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
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Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
Related reading
Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
I Listened to Every Radiohead Album Through a Sensory Lens — Here's What I Found
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
This song in the Music Studio
37/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-14. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Sad Lisa — Cat Stevens · 94%You Are My Sister — Antony and the Johnsons · 94%Take Me Somewhere Nice — Mogwai · 95%Andvari — Sigur Rós · 95%
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
Dial the feeling up or down
Same feeling, bigger: Disarm — Smashing Pumpkins
What it’s good for
Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2009 in context
The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento — Frédéric ChopinStay — Hans ZimmerBridal Chorus — Wagner
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity37
Dynamics67
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" by Radiohead?
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" by Radiohead has a tempo of 60 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 30 BPM, and at double-time 120 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" by Radiohead?
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" by Radiohead rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" — what is its dynamic range?
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" best for?
In our library "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" is recommended for: anxiety relief, deep listening, meditation, meltdown recovery, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" released?
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" is from 2009, on the album "Every Last Crumb". It appears in our 2000s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"?
We tag "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" as contemplative, intimate, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" good for running?
Not really — at 60 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"?
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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