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10 songs that feel like Inglourious Basterds

Matched to Inglourious Basterds by Ennio Morricone 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
Inglourious Basterds
Ennio Morricone
moderate 39/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Sue's Last Ride — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Last Horse on the Sand — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Some Summers They Drop Like Flies — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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You Greet Her Ghost — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Great Waves — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Strange Torment — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Systems/Layers — Rachel's moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Sigurd Jorsalfar — Edvard Grieg moderate 80 BPM

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

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

A 95% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Living Dub — King Tubby moderate 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Xtal by Aphex Twin
Xtal — Aphex Twin safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Merry Go 'Round by Kacey Musgraves
Merry Go 'Round — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You've Got a Friend by Carole King
You've Got a Friend — Carole King safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Inglourious Basterds” by Ennio Morricone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sue's Last Ride” by Dirty Three, “Last Horse on the Sand” by Dirty Three, “Some Summers They Drop Like Flies” by Dirty Three — 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 “Inglourious Basterds” but calmer?

“Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Xtal” by Aphex Twin, “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Inglourious Basterds”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 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 85% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

Intensity39
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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