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10 songs that feel like Ashes in the Snow

Matched to Ashes in the Snow by Mono on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Ashes in the Snow
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Ashes in the Snow
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intense 60/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Neptune — Gustav Holst safe 60 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Violin Concerto in D major — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 75 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Hoppípolla — Sigur Rós moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 46/100. Measured 88% alike.

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

Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 41/100. Same layered texture.

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La Cathedrale Engloutie — Claude Debussy moderate 60 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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The Mission — Ennio Morricone moderate 70 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 42/100. Same layered texture.

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Time — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 41/100. Measured 92% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Lohengrin Prelude — Richard Wagner moderate 60 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 41/100. Same layered texture.

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Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15 'Raindrop Prelude' — Frédéric Chopin moderate 80 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 46/100.

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Detach — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 48/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Ashes in the Snow is more than you want right now.

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Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 29/100, down from 60.

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Loch Lomond — Dan Zanes & Friends feat. Natalie Merchant safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Be Here to Love Me — Norah Jones safe 70 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 9. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Music Tapes for Dying Children — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 16/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Melancholia — William Basinski safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 21/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sweet Dreams — Emmylou Harris safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Making Believe — Emmylou Harris safe 70 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 9. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Little Girl Blue — Chet Baker safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 19/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ashes in the Snow” by Mono?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Neptune” by Gustav Holst, “Violin Concerto in D major” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Hoppípolla” by Sigur Rós — the top match scores 92% 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 “Ashes in the Snow” but calmer?

“Always with Me” by Yumi Kimura, “Loch Lomond” by Dan Zanes & Friends feat. Natalie Merchant, “Be Here to Love Me” by Norah Jones keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ashes in the Snow”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, mild 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 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: The Mission — Ennio Morricone

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics89
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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