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10 songs that feel like On the Nature of Daylight

Matched to On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

On the Nature of Daylight
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On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter
safe 16/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Kiss the Rain — Yiruma safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Gnossienne No 4 — Erik Satie safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Bibo no Aozora — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Epilogue — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Solitude — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Intermezzo — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Dopamine Clouds — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Its Unsustainable — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Flight from the City — Johann Johannsson safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Dearly Beloved — Yoko Shimomura safe 65 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Kiss the Rain” by Yiruma, “Gnossienne No 4” by Erik Satie, “Bibo no Aozora” by Ryuichi Sakamoto — 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.

How intense is “On the Nature of Daylight”?

It measures 16/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 95% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 16/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 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

Sleep9/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype0/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, 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

Intensity16
Dynamics44
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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