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10 songs that feel like The Miner's Hymns

Matched to The Miner's Hymns by Johann Johannsson on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
The Miner's Hymns
Johann Johannsson
moderate 38/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Nocturne in C Sharp Minor — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Valse Triste — Jean Sibelius moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Where We're Going — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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La Plus que Lente — Claude Debussy safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Familiar — Nils Frahm safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Four Hands — Nils Frahm safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Last Horse on the Sand — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Some Summers They Drop Like Flies — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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You Greet Her Ghost — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Hope — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Miner's Hymns is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 38.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

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 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hoax by Taylor Swift
Hoax — Taylor Swift safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 38.

Super Rich Kids by Frank Ocean
Super Rich Kids — Frank Ocean safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 14/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cruel World by Lana Del Rey
Cruel World — Lana Del Rey safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It by Lana Del Rey

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Miner's Hymns” by Johann Johannsson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nocturne in C Sharp Minor” by Frédéric Chopin, “Valse Triste” by Jean Sibelius, “Where We're Going” by Hans Zimmer — 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.

What songs are like “The Miner's Hymns” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., “Right Where You Left Me” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Miner's Hymns”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics67
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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