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10 songs that feel like Études-Tableaux

Matched to Études-Tableaux by Sergei Rachmaninoff 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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intense 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
Snow and Lights — Explosions in the Sky intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Logic of a Dream — Explosions in the Sky intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Death and the Maiden — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Tango Apasionado — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.

I Know You Are But What Am I — Mogwai intense 90 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moderate 132 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 92% alike.

No Time for Caution — Hans Zimmer intense 80 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Symphony No 1 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and sits a little calmer at 50/100.

Greet Death — Explosions in the Sky intense 85 BPM

92% 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 Études-Tableaux is more than you want right now.

Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 49/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Violin Concerto in D Minor — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 63/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pain by Jimmy Eat World
Pain — Jimmy Eat World moderate 120 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 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tango Apasionado by Astor Piazzolla
Tango Apasionado — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stimela by Hugh Masekela
Stimela — Hugh Masekela moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 53/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Quicksand by Martha and the Vandellas
Quicksand — Martha and the Vandellas moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moderate 132 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 51/100.

Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Child — Diana Ross & The Supremes moderate 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Études-Tableaux” by Sergei Rachmaninoff?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Snow and Lights” by Explosions in the Sky, “Logic of a Dream” by Explosions in the Sky, “Death and the Maiden” by Franz Schubert — 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 “Études-Tableaux” but calmer?

“Warrior” by Steve Earle, “Violin Concerto in D Minor” by Jean Sibelius, “Pain” by Jimmy Eat World keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Études-Tableaux”?

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 120 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus5/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1917 in context

The 5 songs we’ve measured from 1917 average a dynamic range of 7.6/10. 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
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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