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10 songs that feel like The Untouchables

Matched to The Untouchables 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 Untouchables
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The Untouchables
Ennio Morricone
moderate 41/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Auto Rock — Mogwai moderate 80 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Shaker Loops — John Adams moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 — Johann Sebastian Bach moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: Overture — Johann Sebastian Bach moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 47/100. Measured 93% alike.

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Lathe Biosas — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Heat Miser — Massive Attack moderate 82 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

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Tutu — Miles Davis moderate 112 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 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 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way It Is by Celine Dion
That's the Way It Is — Celine Dion safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 36/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Better Get to Livin' by Dolly Parton
Better Get to Livin' — Dolly Parton safe 104 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Come Fly with Me by Frank Sinatra
Come Fly with Me — Frank Sinatra safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 34/100.

You Make Me Feel So Young by Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young — Frank Sinatra safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 34/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Untouchables” by Ennio Morricone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Auto Rock” by Mogwai, “Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude” by Yo-Yo Ma, “Shaker Loops” by John Adams — the top match scores 97% 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 Untouchables” but calmer?

“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Untouchables”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 95 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 65% 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.

1987 in context

The 205 songs we’ve measured from 1987 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity41
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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