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10 songs that feel like Eclipse

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

Eclipse
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Eclipse
Pink Floyd
moderate 45/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Knights of Malta — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 72 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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Sun Giant — Fleet Foxes safe 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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How I Got Over — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 98% alike.

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All-Night Vigil — Rachmaninoff safe 60 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Breathless — Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds moderate 85 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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Waiting for the Miracle — Leonard Cohen moderate 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Tucson Train — Bruce Springsteen moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Honeymoon Avenue — Ariana Grande moderate 72 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Lucky Man — The Verve safe 86 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye — Jerry Lee Lewis moderate 72 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni — Ludovico Einaudi safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 14/100.

Turning by Alex de Grassi
Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stardust by Louis Armstrong
Stardust — Louis Armstrong safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 18/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let It Be by The Beatles
Let It Be — The Beatles safe 71 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road — The Beatles safe 73 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100.

Imagine by John Lennon
Imagine — John Lennon safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Eclipse” by Pink Floyd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Knights of Malta” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “Sun Giant” by Fleet Foxes, “How I Got Over” by Mahalia Jackson — the top match scores 95% 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 “Eclipse” but calmer?

“An Ending (Ascent)” by Brian Eno, “Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2” by Frédéric Chopin, “I Giorni” by Ludovico Einaudi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Eclipse”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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