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10 songs that feel like The Treason of Isengard

Matched to The Treason of Isengard 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.

The Treason of Isengard
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The Treason of Isengard
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moderate 39/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Symphony No 7 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Pohjolas Daughter — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Sigurd Jorsalfar — Edvard Grieg moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Variations on a Theme of Corelli — Rachmaninoff moderate 100 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Raga Yaman — Ravi Shankar moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Fuga ex C, BWV 574 — Johann Sebastian Bach moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Aeolian Harp Etude — Frédéric Chopin safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Etude pour les arpeges composes — Claude Debussy moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Asie — Maurice Ravel moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Sometimes I Wish I Was an Eagle — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Treason of Isengard is more than you want right now.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 31/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 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 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 39.

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen
Friends Will Be Friends — Queen safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Still Beating by Mac DeMarco
Still Beating — Mac DeMarco safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Andrá by Sigur Rós
Andrá — Sigur Rós safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 37/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Year's Day by U2
New Year's Day — U2 safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Treason of Isengard” by Howard Shore?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Symphony No 7” by Jean Sibelius, “Pohjolas Daughter” by Jean Sibelius, “Sigurd Jorsalfar” by Edvard Grieg — 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 Treason of Isengard” but calmer?

“Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “That's the Way” by Led Zeppelin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Treason of Isengard”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 80 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 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 85% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

Intensity39
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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