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10 songs that feel like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Matched to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Ennio Morricone
intense 61/100 intensity 100 BPM
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In the Hall of the Mountain King — Edvard Grieg moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

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Die Meistersinger Overture — Richard Wagner moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Violin Concerto in D Minor — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Heroic Polonaise — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 72 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).

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No Time for Caution — Hans Zimmer intense 80 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Ocean Etude — Frédéric Chopin moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Piano Concerto No 1 — Frédéric Chopin moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Rienzi Overture — Richard Wagner intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

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Peggy's Blue Skylight — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is more than you want right now.

Skeletons by Stevie Wonder
Skeletons — Stevie Wonder moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bad Blood by Taylor Swift
Bad Blood — Taylor Swift moderate 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge.

Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z
Empire State of Mind — Jay-Z moderate 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100.

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Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 61.

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Shape of Things to Come — Audioslave moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 61.

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Highly Strung — Spandau Ballet moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" — Ludwig van Beethoven moderate 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100.

Roll the Bones by Rush
Roll the Bones — Rush moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 64/100, versus the original's 61.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” by Ennio Morricone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg, “Die Meistersinger Overture” by Richard Wagner, “Violin Concerto in D Minor” by Jean Sibelius — 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.

What songs are like “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” but calmer?

“Skeletons” by Stevie Wonder, “Bad Blood” by Taylor Swift, “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 100 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 81% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus5/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1966 in context

The 166 songs we’ve measured from 1966 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo33
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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