by OntiqoEnter Sandman by Metallica and Enter Sandman by Apocalyptica: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 88%, another version of the same song.
| Harmony | 59% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 26% |
| Sound | 4% |
| Rhythm | 0% |
Raised to 88% by the other-version check, which finds these to be versions of the same song; the engine's own measure was 9%.
| Enter Sandman | Enter Sandman | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Metallica | Apocalyptica |
| Key | E Minor | E Major |
| Tempo | 123 BPM | 136 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 2:17–3:54 | 1:16–2:45 |
Same key
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is as close as other versions of the same song usually are (distance 0.45; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).
Why this pair
This is a cover version. Public background: four cellos, no drums or vocals: timbre change; cover. Sonalize's scores are measurements, not a view on any dispute.
How this was measured
Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.
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