10 songs that feel like First Step
Matched to First Step by Hans Zimmer on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).
Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 28/100.
Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 87% alike.
Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and runs a little hotter at 40/100.
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 40/100. Same layered texture.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “First Step” by Hans Zimmer?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Negativland” by NEU!, “Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois” by Sufjan Stevens, “Triple Concerto” by Beethoven — the top match scores 91% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.
How intense is “First Step”?
It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 100 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2014 in context
The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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