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10 songs that feel like Confutatis

Matched to Confutatis by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 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
Confutatis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
intense 83/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Mass in B Minor — Johann Sebastian Bach intense 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Maggot Brain — Funkadelic intense 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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St. Matthew Passion — Johann Sebastian Bach intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Breathing — Kate Bush intense 85 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 91/100. Same complex texture.

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Untitled #8 — Sigur Rós intense 70 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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The March of the Black Queen — Queen intense 95 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 92/100. Same complex texture.

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Erlkönig — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 94/100. Measured 88% alike.

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Expressway to Yr. Skull — Sonic Youth intense 120 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It runs a little hotter at 94/100. Same complex texture.

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Ys — Joanna Newsom intense 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100).

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Distant Sky — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds intense 60 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 89/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Confutatis is more than you want right now.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 30/100, down from 83.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Believe by Mahalia Jackson
I Believe — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 59/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbs by Lucy Dacus
Thumbs — Lucy Dacus moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 34/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 61/100.

Come On by Lucinda Williams
Come On — Lucinda Williams moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 46/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Confutatis” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mass in B Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Maggot Brain” by Funkadelic, “St. Matthew Passion” by Johann Sebastian Bach — 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 “Confutatis” but calmer?

“Pagan Poetry” by Björk, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “I Believe” by Mahalia Jackson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Confutatis”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

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

Intensity83
Dynamics89
Tempo22
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

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

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