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10 songs that feel like Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Matched to Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Johannes Brahms
moderate 49/100 intensity 72 BPM
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Detach — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Symphony No 4 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 95% alike.

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New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2 — Mogwai moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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There Will Never Be Another You — Sonny Rollins moderate 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Cirrus — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Pour le piano — Claude Debussy moderate 80 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940 — Franz Schubert moderate 80 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Let Me Back In — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is more than you want right now.

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 8. Intensity 12/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 23/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 27/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 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 8. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift
Right Where You Left Me — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 18/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98” by Johannes Brahms?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Detach” by Hans Zimmer, “Symphony No 4” by Jean Sibelius, “Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — the top match scores 95% 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 “Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot, “Please, Please, Please” by James Brown keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 72 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 90% 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

Sleep1/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
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

Intensity49
Dynamics78
Tempo18
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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