"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" by Galaxie 500. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: contemplative, dreamy, melancholic, serene. Visual style: early-1990s alternative aesthetic, weathered film grain. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for dinner.
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Listen, the Snow Is Falling by Galaxie 500 is 60 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 30 BPM · Double-time 120 BPM · released 1990
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Song DNA
Notes: Begins with delicate, Ono-like vocals over minimalist instrumentation, gradually building with acoustic guitars and sleigh bells. Features a lengthy, intense five-minute guitar solo with raw, soulful tones reminiscent of Neil Young and The Velvet Underground.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening focus meditation relaxation
A slowcore cover of Yoko Ono's lullaby that transforms the original into an expansive, guitar-driven arrangement with minimalist drumming and building intensity.
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Moods: contemplative, dreamy, melancholic, serene
Traditions: alternative, indie rock, slowcore
Volume Warning
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Galaxie 500 built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: present. This song uses surprise as a feature. For focus or background listening, it's likely to pull your attention away; for active listening, that's often the point.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Galaxie 500's catalog
We have 15 songs from Galaxie 500 in the library. Of those, 8 are rated Safe, 7 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 4.4, making it the #1 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from This Is Our Music
We have 4 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Fourth of July — moderate DR 6
- Spook — safe DR 4
- Hearing Voices — safe DR 3
1990 context
Released in 1990. We have 238 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.5/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1990s.
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How fast is "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"?
60 BPM — Very slow (ballad / ambient)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✗
Running / workout
No — 60 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
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Emotional release / catharsis
Not really — it's pleasant but doesn't hit hard enough for cathartic listening.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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47/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-15. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and soft vocals. 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
Take a Pebble — Emerson Lake and Palmer · 96%Stones of Years — Emerson Lake and Palmer · 96%Glenn — Slint · 95%Shine On You Crazy Diamond — Pink Floyd · 95%
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
Dial the feeling up or down
Same feeling, bigger: Shine a Light — Spiritualized
What it’s good for
Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1990 in context
The 238 songs we’ve measured from 1990 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 — Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThe Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky Is Dark — Johann JohannssonVariations on a Theme by Haydn — Johannes Brahms
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity47
Dynamics67
Tempo11
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" by Galaxie 500?
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" by Galaxie 500 has a tempo of 60 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 30 BPM, and at double-time 120 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" by Galaxie 500?
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" by Galaxie 500 rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, moderate sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" — what is its dynamic range?
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" have sudden or surprising changes?
Yes. "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" uses surprise as a compositional feature. Expect unsignaled transitions.
What is "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" best for?
In our library "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" is recommended for: deep listening, focus, meditation, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" released?
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" is from 1990, on the album "This Is Our Music". It appears in our 1990s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"?
We tag "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" as contemplative, dreamy, melancholic, serene. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" good for running?
Not really — at 60 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"?
"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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