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10 songs that feel like Funeral March

Matched to Funeral March by Frédéric Chopin 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
Funeral March
Frédéric Chopin
moderate 38/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Egdon Heath — Gustav Holst moderate 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Ases Death — Edvard Grieg moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 66 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (66 BPM).

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The Swan of Tuonela — Jean Sibelius moderate 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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The Great God Pan Is Dead — Johann Johannsson moderate 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Une barque sur l'océan — Maurice Ravel safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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So Long, Lonesome — Explosions in the Sky moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Prelude — Giuseppe Verdi moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Body and Soul — Coleman Hawkins moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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A Poor Man's Memory — Explosions in the Sky safe 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 38.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift
Right Where You Left Me — Taylor Swift safe 68 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 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hoax by Taylor Swift
Hoax — Taylor Swift safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 38.

Cowboy Like Me by Taylor Swift
Cowboy Like Me — Taylor Swift safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 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 7. Reads 20/100.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 38.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Funeral March” by Frédéric Chopin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Egdon Heath” by Gustav Holst, “Ases Death” by Edvard Grieg, “Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2” by Sergei Rachmaninoff — the top match scores 99% 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 “Funeral March” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., “Right Where You Left Me” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Funeral March”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

Intensity38
Dynamics67
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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