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10 songs that feel like Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Matched to Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea by Joe Hisaishi on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same whimsical pull and runs a little hotter at 52/100.
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).
Measures 96% the same. It runs a little hotter at 51/100. Same layered texture.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 39/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same dreamy pull — sits a little calmer at 39/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 51/100.
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” by Joe Hisaishi?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “She's a Rainbow” by The Rolling Stones, “Graceland Too” by Phoebe Bridgers, “Hoppípolla” by Sigur Rós — the top match scores 92% 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 “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”?
It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and soft vocals. 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 71% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2008 in context
The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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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