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10 songs that feel like Beni Mora

Matched to Beni Mora by Gustav Holst on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Beni Mora
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moderate 40/100 intensity 90 BPM
Tapha Niang — Toumani Diabate moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Soledad — Astor Piazzolla moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Step Back — Dirty Three moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Supertwister — Camel moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Dunkirk — Camel moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Selva — Camel moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Ketto — Bonobo moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Sue's Last Ride — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Last Horse on the Sand — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

Some Summers They Drop Like Flies — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Beni Mora is more than you want right now.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 40.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 40.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 23/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Beni Mora” by Gustav Holst?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tapha Niang” by Toumani Diabate, “Soledad” by Astor Piazzolla, “Step Back” by Dirty Three — the top match scores 99% 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 “Beni Mora” but calmer?

“Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2” by Frédéric Chopin, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Beni Mora”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 71% 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

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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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