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10 songs that feel like A Fistful of Dollars
Matched to A Fistful of Dollars by Ennio Morricone on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 95% alike.
Measures 88% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 54/100.
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when A Fistful of Dollars is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 79/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 57/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 49/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 53/100, versus the original's 60.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “A Fistful of Dollars” by Ennio Morricone?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Die Meistersinger Overture” by Richard Wagner, “Sonatine” by Maurice Ravel, “Peggy's Blue Skylight” by Charles Mingus — the top match scores 95% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.
What songs are like “A Fistful of Dollars” but calmer?
“Cynical” by Blink-182, “The Untouchables” by Ennio Morricone, “Forgot About Dre” by Dr. Dre keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “A Fistful of Dollars”?
It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 110 BPM.
How do you decide which songs are similar?
Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.
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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
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
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1964 in context
The 132 songs we’ve measured from 1964 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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