10 songs that feel like The Black Rider
Matched to The Black Rider by Howard Shore on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same adventurous pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100.
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 43/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same adventurous pull — sits a little calmer at 39/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same adventurous pull — runs a little hotter at 62/100. Measured 86% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Black Rider is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 39/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 40/100, versus the original's 50.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 50.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 50.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “The Black Rider” by Howard Shore?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Adventures of Mutt” by John Williams, “A Thousand Pirates” by Amon Tobin, “Caravan” by The Ventures — the top match scores 90% 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 “The Black Rider” but calmer?
“22” by Taylor Swift, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “The Black Rider”?
It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 62% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2001 in context
The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than 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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