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10 songs that feel like Ondine

Matched to Ondine 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.

Ondine
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Ondine
Maurice Ravel
moderate 41/100 intensity 60 BPM
Neptune — Gustav Holst safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

Estampes — Claude Debussy moderate 60 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Images — Claude Debussy safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

Sleep — Godspeed You Black Emperor safe 60 BPM

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

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Mirror — Charles Lloyd moderate 70 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Halcyon — Mono safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 95% alike.

Adagio from Symphony No. 10 — Gustav Mahler moderate 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Parsifal Prelude — Richard Wagner moderate 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

Reflets dans l'eau — Claude Debussy moderate 72 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 35/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Amid the Falling Snow by Enya
Amid the Falling Snow — Enya safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 11/100, down from 41.

Like Someone in Love by Bill Evans
Like Someone in Love — Bill Evans safe 65 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 9/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Polka Dots and Moonbeams by Bill Evans
Polka Dots and Moonbeams — Bill Evans safe 65 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 9/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tracy by Mogwai
Tracy — Mogwai safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 8. 9/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Kiss the Rain by Yiruma
Kiss the Rain — Yiruma safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gymnopedies by Erik Satie
Gymnopedies — Erik Satie safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 12/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ondine” by Maurice Ravel?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Neptune” by Gustav Holst, “Estampes” by Claude Debussy, “Images” by Claude Debussy — 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 “Ondine” but calmer?

“Amid the Falling Snow” by Enya, “Like Someone in Love” by Bill Evans, “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” by Bill Evans keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ondine”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

Intensity41
Dynamics78
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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