16 artists like Max Richter
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Max Richter songs (averaging 18/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (20/100). 23 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (34/100), with the same melancholy register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same reflective register — runs hotter overall (30/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (24/100). 37 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (44/100), with the same melancholy register running through 49 measured songs.
39 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (55/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (33/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (34/100), with the same calm register running through 19 measured songs.
51 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (17/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (34/100). 35 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (22/100), with the same calm register running through 22 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (12/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (18/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (25/100), with the same contemplative register running through 18 measured songs.
17 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — runs hotter overall (31/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (26/100). 15 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Max Richter?
The closest matches we measure are Erik Satie, Johann Johannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Max Richter songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Erik Satie: “Gymnopedies” (94% feel-match); Johann Johannsson: “Flight from the City” (93% feel-match); Ryuichi Sakamoto: “Bibo no Aozora” (93% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Max Richter centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Max Richter overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Max Richter averages 18/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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