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10 songs that feel like Megalovania

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

Megalovania
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Megalovania
Toby Fox
intense 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
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A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 80 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 108 BPM

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

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Ecstasy of Gold — Ennio Morricone intense 120 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

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Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Tangle Formations — 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.

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Wanderer Fantasy — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

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

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Olympic Fanfare and Theme — John Williams intense 120 BPM

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

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Academic Festival Overture — Johannes Brahms intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Firebird Suite Finale — Stravinsky intense 120 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 Megalovania is more than you want right now.

Sanctuary by Iron Maiden
Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 51/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Supremes moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Colony by Joy Division
Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 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 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Twenty Four Hours by Joy Division
Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 58/100, versus the original's 60.

Cynical by Blink-182
Cynical — Blink-182 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 79/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ndiaye by Youssou N'Dour
Ndiaye — Youssou N'Dour moderate 115 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.

Keep the Customer Satisfied by Simon & Garfunkel
Keep the Customer Satisfied — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bessie’s Blues by John Coltrane
Bessie’s Blues — John Coltrane moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 33/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Megalovania” by Toby Fox?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro” by Lang Lang, “Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor"” by Ludwig van Beethoven — the top match scores 96% 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 “Megalovania” but calmer?

“Sanctuary” by Iron Maiden, “You Keep Me Hangin' On” by The Supremes, “Colony” by Joy Division keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Megalovania”?

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.

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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 load0

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

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