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Easy, low-key calm, gentler than 86% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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As Time Goes By by Josh Groban is 65 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 33 BPM · Double-time 130 BPM · released 2026
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Song DNA
Notes: Smooth orchestral pads and gentle swells create a serene, sweeping atmosphere with controlled vocal dynamics that evoke intimacy and nostalgia without harsh elements. The production emphasizes rich resonance and sustained tones, ideal for sensitive listening.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: anxiety relief deep listening relaxation
Josh Groban's cinematic cover of the Casablanca classic 'As Time Goes By' features his baritone vocals over gentle piano and orchestral accompaniment, delivering a poignant and sweeping rendition.
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Moods: intimate, melancholy, nostalgic
Traditions: cinematic pop, classical crossover
Quiet Track
"As Time Goes By" sits at 65 BPM. Built for stillness.
This is well below typical speech rhythm. The body reads slow tempo as permission to rest. Smooth texture and soft vocals keep the foreground spare. Good candidates for use: falling asleep, processing a hard day, slow mornings, study sessions where the music must not pull at you. Avoid for any task that needs alertness — the piece works against it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 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: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture: smooth.
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.
2026 context
Released in 2026. We have 20 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.0/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2020s.
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Guides that may help
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
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How fast is "As Time Goes By"?
65 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.
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When "As Time Goes By" 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
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
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Running / workout
No — 65 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
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Sleep / winding down
Maybe — calm overall, but tempo is a bit high for deep sleep. Better for winding down than falling asleep.
✓
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.
Classical Music for Sensory Sensitivity: What's Safe, What's Intense, and Why
Classical Music for Sensory Sensitivity: What's Safe, What's Intense, and Why — 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
The 10 Calmest Albums Ever Recorded — A low-intensity Listening Guide
The 10 Calmest Albums Ever Recorded — A low-intensity Listening Guide — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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22/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-13. 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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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
Come Rain or Come Shine — Frank Sinatra · 99%Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'Connor · 99%Always on My Mind — Pet Shop Boys · 99%Dream a Little Dream of Me — Ella Fitzgerald · 99%
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2026 in context
The 20 songs we’ve measured from 2026 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Come Rain or Come Shine — Frank SinatraThe Carpet Crawlers — GenesisVocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 — Sergei Rachmaninoff
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity22
Dynamics56
Tempo14
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
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Frequently asked about "As Time Goes By"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "As Time Goes By" by Josh Groban?
"As Time Goes By" by Josh Groban has a tempo of 65 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 33 BPM, and at double-time 130 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "As Time Goes By" by Josh Groban?
"As Time Goes By" by Josh Groban rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, no sudden changes, smooth texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "As Time Goes By" — what is its dynamic range?
"As Time Goes By" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "As Time Goes By" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "As Time Goes By" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "As Time Goes By" best for?
In our library "As Time Goes By" is recommended for: anxiety relief, deep listening, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "As Time Goes By" released?
"As Time Goes By" is from 2026, on the album "Cinematic". It appears in our 2020s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "As Time Goes By"?
We tag "As Time Goes By" as intimate, melancholy, nostalgic. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "As Time Goes By"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "As Time Goes By" good for running?
Not really — at 65 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "As Time Goes By" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "As Time Goes By" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "As Time Goes By"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "As Time Goes By" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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