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10 songs that feel like Symphony No 4

Matched to Symphony No 4 by Jean Sibelius on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Symphony No 4
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Symphony No 4
Jean Sibelius
moderate 46/100 intensity 80 BPM
Pour le piano — Claude Debussy moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Helicon 1 — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Les Mardelees — Maurice Ravel moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 98% alike.

Nostalgia in Times Square — Charles Mingus moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Detach — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940 — Franz Schubert moderate 80 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 — Johannes Brahms moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Let Me Back In — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Last Horse on the Sand — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and sits a little calmer at 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Some Summers They Drop Like Flies — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 39/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Symphony No 4 is more than you want right now.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift
Right Where You Left Me — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 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 7. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 26/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Symphony No 4” by Jean Sibelius?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pour le piano” by Claude Debussy, “Helicon 1” by Mogwai, “Les Mardelees” by Maurice Ravel — 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 “Symphony No 4” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Symphony No 4”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 80 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 85% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
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

Intensity46
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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