Orchestral Pop, by how it feels

Orchestral Pop is mostly low-intensity. 4 of the 18 songs analyzed land in the safe range.

The character of Orchestral Pop

Across the 18 Orchestral Pop songs we've measured, intensity averages 45/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from Shades of Cool (the calmest here, 14) to Bachelorette (the most charged, 67), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1966–2022.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Bachelorette.

6.5
Avg Intensity
4
Safe
12
Moderate
2
Intense

Safe for sensitive ears (4)

Album art for shut up by Ariana Grande
shut up
Ariana Grande
safe
Album art for There Goes My Miracle by Bruce Springsteen
There Goes My Miracle
Bruce Springsteen
safe
Album art for Funny Girl by Father John Misty
Funny Girl
Father John Misty
safe
Album art for Shades of Cool by Lana Del Rey
Shades of Cool
Lana Del Rey
safe

Controlled — moderate intensity (12)

Album art for Crazy in Love by Antony and the Johnsons
Crazy in Love
Antony and the Johnsons
moderate
♪
Epilepsy is Dancing
Antony and the Johnsons
moderate
Album art for Body Paint by Arctic Monkeys
Body Paint
Arctic Monkeys
moderate
Album art for Play Dead by Björk
Play Dead
Björk
moderate
Album art for Pneumonia by Björk
Pneumonia
Björk
moderate
Album art for Second Nature by Bon Iver
Second Nature
Bon Iver
moderate
Album art for Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution by Father John Misty
Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution
Father John Misty
moderate
♪
St Jude
Florence and the Machine
moderate
Album art for Face to Face by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Face to Face
Siouxsie and the Banshees
moderate
♪
Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Spiritualized
moderate
♪
Let's Go Away for Awhile
The Beach Boys
moderate
Album art for The Living Daylights by a-ha
The Living Daylights
a-ha
moderate

Intense — proceed with awareness (2)

Album art for Bachelorette by Björk
Bachelorette
Björk
intense
♪
Heaven Is Here
Florence and the Machine
intense

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