by OntiqoToday by Tom Scott & the California Dreamers and They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) by Pete Rock & CL Smooth: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 93%, near-identical or shared recording.
| Harmony | 28% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 16% |
| Sound | 45% |
| Rhythm | 30% |
Consistent with the same recording being reused (a sample) or a faithful cover or re-recording.
| Today | They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Tom Scott & the California Dreamers | Pete Rock & CL Smooth |
| Key | D Minor | G# Minor |
| Tempo | 112 BPM | 102 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 1:29–1:47 | 0:19–0:39 |
Track B moved down 1 semitones (G# Minor to D Minor)
Shared recording: the audio of Today at 1:31–1:52 appears in They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) at 0:12–0:35.
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.02; 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 recording that samples the other. Public background: saxophone + bassline; -. 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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