10 songs that feel like Miroirs
Matched to Miroirs by Maurice Ravel on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 73/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100.
Keeps the same dreamy pull — runs a little hotter at 73/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 61/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same dreamy pull — sits a little calmer at 52/100. Measured 87% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and sits a little calmer at 55/100.
86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Miroirs is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 19/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 33/100 — 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 8. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 31/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 17/100, down from 67.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 30/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 29/100, versus the original's 67.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Miroirs” by Maurice Ravel?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sketch 2 for Commissioner” by Tim Hecker, “Nil Admirari” by Tim Hecker, “Not Goodnight” by Tim Hecker — the top match scores 89% 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 “Miroirs” but calmer?
“The Hall of Mirrors” by Kraftwerk, “Inside Out” by Spoon, “Sprout and the Bean” by Joanna Newsom keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Miroirs”?
It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 87% 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
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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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