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10 songs that feel like Says

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

Says
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Says
Nils Frahm
safe 9/100 intensity 68 BPM
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Path of the Wind — Joe Hisaishi safe 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Always and Forever — Pat Metheny safe 60 BPM

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

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Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Lothlórien — Enya safe 60 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Same smooth texture.

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Danseuses de Delphes — Claude Debussy safe 60 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Plateaux of Mirror — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

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

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This Mortal Coil — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Requiem for Dying Mothers Part 1 — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Same smooth texture.

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December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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An Hiatus — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

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

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Says” by Nils Frahm?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Path of the Wind” by Joe Hisaishi, “Always and Forever” by Pat Metheny, “Turning” by Alex de Grassi — 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.

How intense is “Says”?

It measures 9/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 68 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 100% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 9/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 deep calm: 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 3/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity9
Dynamics22
Tempo16
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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