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10 songs that feel like One More Symphony

Matched to One More Symphony by Howard Jones 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
One More Symphony
Howard Jones
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Pilots — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Crystalline Green — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Dreaming — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Smile Around the Face — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

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

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Mars — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Dive — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Illuminate — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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One Perfect Sunrise — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

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

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La Femme Savage — 808 State moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Sing — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

99% 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 One More Symphony is more than you want right now.

Epiphany by BTS
Epiphany — BTS safe 136 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 41.

Long Walk to Freedom by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Long Walk to Freedom — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 26/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Redemption Song — Bob Marley safe 75 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 6. Reads 12/100.

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Hymn to Freedom — Oscar Peterson safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “One More Symphony” by Howard Jones?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pilots” by Goldfrapp, “Crystalline Green” by Goldfrapp, “Dreaming” by Goldfrapp — 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 “One More Symphony” but calmer?

“Epiphany” by BTS, “Long Walk to Freedom” by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “It's Too Late” by Carole King keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “One More Symphony”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1985 in context

The 186 songs we’ve measured from 1985 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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