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10 songs that feel like The Battle of Algiers

Matched to The Battle of Algiers by Ennio Morricone on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The Battle of Algiers
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The Battle of Algiers
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intense 73/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Lux Aeterna — Clint Mansell intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Agartha — Miles Davis intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Things to Come — Dizzy Gillespie intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Soul Sacrifice — Carlos Santana intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth. 66 — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War — Gustav Holst intense 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 81/100. Same complex texture.

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Station — Russian Circles moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Piano Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata) — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 108 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 66/100. Same complex texture.

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Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 'Revolutionary' — Frédéric Chopin intense 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

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Bitches Brew — Miles Davis intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Battle of Algiers is more than you want right now.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bring the Boys Back Home by Pink Floyd
Bring the Boys Back Home — Pink Floyd moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Child by The Supremes
Love Child — The Supremes moderate 114 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 58/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roll Away Your Stone by Mumford & Sons
Roll Away Your Stone — Mumford & Sons moderate 105 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge.

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso by Lang Lang

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro by Lang Lang

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Battle of Algiers” by Ennio Morricone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lux Aeterna” by Clint Mansell, “Agartha” by Miles Davis, “Things to Come” by Dizzy Gillespie — 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 “The Battle of Algiers” but calmer?

“Hateful” by The Clash, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Bring the Boys Back Home” by Pink Floyd keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Battle of Algiers”?

It measures 73/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 73/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 91% 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
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1966 in context

The 166 songs we’ve measured from 1966 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity73
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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