For questions looking to identify a genre. Be sure to include enough information (sound clip, music-video, song references, descriptions...) for someone to be able to identify it.
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Can these tracks be grouped under one Electronic music subgenre?
I'd like to identify the exact subgenre of the following tracks for a DJ set I'm developing. I feel I'd dance exactly the same way to each of these tracks. I'd like to find other DJ sets that sound ...
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Genre of “This Loneliness” from *The Godfather* (Carmine Coppola)
I am trying to identify the genre of music my grandpa used to play on the piano. He is no longer around and no one in my family knows.
After a lot of looking I was able to find one example, 'This ...
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Identifying Orchestral Jazz Genre
I really enjoyed this song which is a clear combination of Jazz and Orchestral music:
Paul Sandrone, Daniel Farrant & James Knight - I Love You With All of My Heart
What is the name of this ...
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Looking for piano waltzes similar to this one
I'm pretty sure this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2qban_wWOg&t=15m is a modern piano waltz composed specifically for this anime (I couldn't find its name in the OST though, but I can't read ...
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What is this genre?
it's the middle of the track "Blame The Jews" from the 2003 TV miniseries "Hitler, The Rise of Evil".
What is the genre? Tango, Jazz, or something else?
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What type of music is this ,Mexican-Romantic track “Manny and Meche” from Grim Fandango?
Of what "type" is this Mexican-Romantic music track?
The track is "Manny and Meche" from the 1998 video game Grim Fandango.
Thanks,
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Genre similar to instrumental version of “Elder Brothers” (ambient piano, OD electric guitar)
I would really love to identify a genre of songs that are ambient and instrumental, with piano, maybe some slight overdriven electric guitar that has room-type reverb and delays, just picking some ...
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Can Prokofiev be neatly classified in a genre?
It's pretty much uncontroversial that, e.g., Liszt can be classified as Romantic, Bach as Baroque, Mozart mostly as Rococo (or Classical, if you must) and I'd argue that Debussy is an impressionist (...
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What genre is Jackson and His Computerband - “Blood Bust”?
Jackson and His Computerband - Blood Bust (brainwashing video)
What genre is this? It's too fast for Downtempo. You can't call it Drum and Bass. I think it's too slow for Hardtechno.
I am trying ...
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Caballo Viejo: Cumbia or Salsa?
Roberto Torres - Caballo Viejo has me stumped. It has the accordion and basic rhythm of cumbia, but has percussion instruments (güiro?) that seem more familiar to salsa.
Can someone please enlighten ...
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Genre of music favored on “Lucifer” tv show
Note: This was moved from another question by @JasmineMcShea to avoid having two separate questions in the same post.
[Trying to find a better genre description for] what I THINK is Rock'n'Roll, ...
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How does one characterize or classify the patriotic music in American films & TV?
I am not a musician, theorist, or composer, so I don't have a lot of musical vocabulary at my disposal. But there's a certain kind of music in films about American bravery and freedom: I can recognize ...
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How is the opera-like voice in background called?
Example Song 1
Example Song 2
Is there a music genre with that characteristics?
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Genre of ADAM - Люба song (Ukrainian)
I really want to find similar music to this song by a Ukrainian artist, ADAM Люба:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fATwIZIx-I
What is the name of this music genre?
EDIT 1:
Lyrics in this song are ...
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What is the music genre of this part of this song?
At first I tried Moombathon, but that didn't come close and I tried future bass. I had the same result and not much progress. Maybe someone can help me out here.
Go here: https://youtu.be/OHgvreVW9PE?...
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Genre of “Bourbon Street” (Tuohy), “Save My Soul” (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy), more
Looking for genre names so I can find more music like these, if you have recommendations, they're more than welcome. I NEED MORE MUSIC
These first two are pretty similar:
https://www.youtube.com/...
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Genre of music by the band “Los Deltonos”?
I'm looking for similar music to the Spanish band "Los Deltonos." What genre is this band's music, and what are other songs in that same genre?
(Singing in Spanish would be a plus, but other ...
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What makes music good to study by?
In my life I've only heard TWO albums that I could spend time studying or working to. I don't mean that these two have been the only ones I could ever bear to hear the sound of. Instead, I'm saying ...
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Identify the music genre
These songs are classifies as alternative/indie/rock or punk. But I feel there probably is a more specific genre.
I would describe it as having rather monotonous instrumental background, close to ...
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looking for a music video (released in around 2010-2013) with CGI dark background and male dancers repeating the same moves
Im trying to identify a music video which was released in around 2010-2013 with CGI dark background (it has a elevator in the background) and male dancers repeating the same moves.the singer was a ...
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What genre is the song “Here Comes a Thought” from Steven Universe?
I like the style of the song and I would like to hear more music of that style!
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rds7V5Sxu-4
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Genre and instrumentation of intro to Denzel Curry's “Zeltron 6 Billion”
I want to know something about these first few seconds of the track Denzel Curry - Zeltron 6 Billion. What's the instrument? Is it flute?
These first few seconds seem influenced by Caribbean or ...
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Meshing Music and ASMR
I love interesting music, especially ones that feature ASMR* like qualities. I've wanted to be able to search and find more but I can't figure out the proper genre/term to call that style of music or ...
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What genre would “Sin Jedinac” and “Ljudmila” by Djordje Balasevic fall under?
Here are two songs by Djordje Balasevic, I like them and I'm trying to figure out what genre they belong to.
Sin jedinac
Ljudmila
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Would like to find more songs like Amy Grant's rendition of “Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring”
I adore the second part of Amy Grant's rendition of "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring":
https://youtu.be/Qun3aiwcxB4?t=1m45s
I'd love to find more music like this but have no idea how to describe it. I'm ...
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What genre or other singer matches the chorus of “Dream State…” by Lucy Dacus?
In the chorus of her song Dream State... Lucy Dacus sings in a deep, monotone drone over guitar, peaking with a chorus of her own voice layered over itself several times...
I know there is at least ...
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Is there a name or genre for music made using only non-instruments?
The music in question is mostly rhythmic, as expressed by these two videos: Sound Jumble beginning at 39 seconds into the video, and Stomp Out Loud at 2 minutes and 57 seconds into the video. The Blue ...
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Why would the final part of Biffy Clyro - Bubbles remind me of something much older?
Why would the final part (03:26+) of Biffy Clyro - Bubbles remind me of something much older? It reminds of some composition from progressive rock of 70-ies...
Could anyone name what the composition ...
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Genre including Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Fireflight, Within Temptation, Red, Trading Yesterday, Three Days Grace [closed]
I'm a music enthusiast but have a hard time classifying sub-genres. So I wanted to ask what genre do you think I am into.
Here are some of the bands I admire:
Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, ...
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“Cantina Band” Genre Question / Similar Music
I've recently been listening to a lot of John Williams' work, and one piece that stood out that I didn't know about prior was "Cantina Band" from Star Wars A New Hope. It is a very upbeat and fun ...
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Is Vocaloid some new style or music genre?
I know Vocaloid is a signing synthesizer software but while I was trying to find the best songs sung by Vocaloid singers I started to find pieces of music that were suspiciously too good. By too good ...
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International Super Star Soccer 64 Main Theme Genre
Wich genre would you say that the International Super Star Soccer 64's main theme is?
Also, what about the training theme?
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What genre would Jeff Wayne's musical adaption of “The War Of The Worlds” fall in and where can I find more?
I enjoy listening to Jeff Wayne's version because it combines music with the narration of a story. It is nearly two hours long, which is great for listening on car journeys and similar.
What would I ...
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Music using orchestra with a singer and a pop/rock/jazz song's style?
I wonder if there is a special name for the kind of music as there are an ochestra and a singer singing a pop song, a rock on or a jazz one. I've listened to some of them (but hardly with a pop or ...
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What is the style/genre of the non-English sections of Panic is Perfect's “Go Go Go”?
Reference music
I'm aware of the the whole song's genre being alternative. But my interest lies in the interlude part only, with non-english vocals (I'm not aware of the language). I've heard this ...
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What is the genre of the Ievan Polkka?
Levan Polkka is a popular Finnish song and I really love it. I was wondering :
To what genre it belongs ? Because I would like to find some other
similar songs.
What are the key characteristics of ...
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Classical style bands/music with non-opera vocal singer
I really like classical music with low number of instruments and I also like woman voice singing in calm, natural style (non-opera style). Does anyone here know for some band or music piece that ...
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What kind of music genre did Jesse Pinkman listen to in Breaking Bad?
To be more specific, I'm not asking about the soundtrack of the whole series.
In a lot of scenes you can see Jesse listening to music that sounds like hip-hop or rap (please don't kill me if I'm ...
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What genre is “Appreciate” by Paul McCartney?
What musicians/bands have songs that sound like Appreciate by Paul McCartney?
This is the youtube link.
I doesn't sound like anything else that McCartney did to me. I think it's more of some kind of ...
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What genre is Bob Bradley's “Stand My Ground”?
Recently found this song, Bob Bradley's "Stand My Ground", I'm unsure of the genre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZAG32-oveU
Also if anyone has any more information on the artist that would be ...
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Genre or similar songs to this proprietary track
I recently stumbled upon a video from which I extracted a proprietary song whose artist/name were kept secret. However, I really want to know where I can find more of this genre, that I would classify ...
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What is that music called which sounds away from the tune?
In this song here, some music can be heard at 02:36 to 02:47.
It is totally away from tune of the song. What is the name of this music
called?
I am not asking for instrument name or music note here.
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Song from end credits of Escape From Pretoria video
https://youtu.be/0WyeAaYjlxE?t=46m52s
I am trying to identify both the specific title and genre of the song played at the end of the "Escape From Pretoria" video starting around 46:52.
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Genre of “Someone Like You” (Van Morrison)
The Song is "Someone Like You" from Van Morrison. I would like to know the genre of this song and if could direct me to videos where this song is being played using a keyboard/piano, it would be of ...
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What Irish music is similar to Ed Sheeran's “Nancy Mulligan”
My love for the Irish culture, music, dances and everything has been developing ever since last year. I listen to plain music, no words and they're usually full of energy.
However, I just youtube ...
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Genre of two songs
The genre of "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber is Dance/Electronic. But the genre of "Dancing On My Own" by Calum Scott is Pop.
They both are a bit sad and go slowly. So why are they considered ...
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Country song, c.1999 - “Love is ___”
I heared this song in 1999 in Saudi Arabia. It was performed by a man. Aired on 91.4 FM local Dhahran Station (Aramco Radio).
It could be a country song, but I could be wrong.
The part of lyrics I ...
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What's the music genre called - Assassin's Creed Agnus Dei
Can someone tell me what's the genre of the music played in Assassin's Creed - Agnus Dei soundtrack?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMqv_wPCKXw
I'm especially interested in the opening part, till ...
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What is sludge metal?
I love the Melvins and Mastodon and I thought they were both Alternative Metal. But I found they were labelled as Sludge Metal and in some records Stoner Rock?
I tried wiki but didn't get it. What ...
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Identify the genre of a Mercedes trailer soundtrack
Today I watched the trailer for the new Mercedes. The video had a nice music playing on the background. It was kinda happy/mysterious style. I literally fell in love with the music.
I want to listen ...
