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10 songs that feel like In Flight

Matched to In Flight by Appleseed Cast 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
In Flight
Appleseed Cast
moderate 45/100 intensity 120 BPM
Luminous Beings — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Erase — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Space Is Only Noise If You Can See — Nicolas Jaar moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Swim — Nicolas Jaar moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Être — Nicolas Jaar moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Si Vous Saviez — Nicolas Jaar moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Lorca — Nicolas Jaar moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Sunday 8pm — Faithless moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

God Is Repeated — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Freaking Out the Neighborhood — Mac DeMarco moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Yosemite by Lana Del Rey
Yosemite — Lana Del Rey safe 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon — American Football safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 13/100, versus the original's 45.

Find the River by R.E.M.
Find the River — R.E.M. safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 45.

Plains by Tycho
Plains — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hours by Tycho
Hours — Tycho safe 90 BPM

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 7. Reads 15/100.

Glider by Tycho
Glider — Tycho safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “In Flight” by Appleseed Cast?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Luminous Beings” by Jon Hopkins, “Erase” by Jon Hopkins, “Space Is Only Noise If You Can See” by Nicolas Jaar — 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 “In Flight” but calmer?

“Yosemite” by Lana Del Rey, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon” by American Football keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “In Flight”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 59% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1998 in context

The 339 songs we’ve measured from 1998 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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