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10 songs that feel like Dream Is Collapsing

Matched to Dream Is Collapsing by Hans Zimmer on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Dream Is Collapsing
Hans Zimmer
intense 60/100 intensity 70 BPM
Jaws Theme — John Williams intense 120 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same suspenseful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Marche Slave — Tchaikovsky intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike.

Tragic Overture — Johannes Brahms intense 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Trio Élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 60 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Greet Death — Explosions in the Sky intense 85 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Killing All the Flies — Mogwai intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 97% alike.

Egmont Overture — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 88 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 88 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 — Frédéric Chopin intense 66 BPM

96% 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 Dream Is Collapsing is more than you want right now.

The Legend of Ashitaka — Joe Hisaishi safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 31/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Path of the Wind — Joe Hisaishi safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The End of All Things — Howard Shore safe 65 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. 15/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Into the West by Annie Lennox
Into the West — Annie Lennox safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 14/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Evenstar by Howard Shore
Evenstar — Howard Shore safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Twilight and Shadow — Howard Shore safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. 15/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dream Is Collapsing” by Hans Zimmer?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Jaws Theme” by John Williams, “Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Marche Slave” by Tchaikovsky — the top match scores 86% 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 “Dream Is Collapsing” but calmer?

“The Legend of Ashitaka” by Joe Hisaishi, “Path of the Wind” by Joe Hisaishi, “The End of All Things” by Howard Shore keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Dream Is Collapsing”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 70 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 9/10, layered texture, moderate 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus5/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics89
Tempo17
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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