Post-Rock & Cinematic Orchestral
Epic slow-building guitar crescendos, sweeping string movements, and monumental 200-year polar majesty.
Essential & sibling bands
Bands that share this sound. Each one opens a search on Spotify or YouTube.
- Sigur RósSpotify search for Sigur RósYouTube search for Sigur Rós
- Explosions in the SkySpotify search for Explosions in the SkyYouTube search for Explosions in the Sky
- MogwaiSpotify search for MogwaiYouTube search for Mogwai
- Max RichterSpotify search for Max RichterYouTube search for Max Richter
- Godspeed You! Black EmperorSpotify search for Godspeed You! Black EmperorYouTube search for Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Ólafur ArnaldsSpotify search for Ólafur ArnaldsYouTube search for Ólafur Arnalds
Species in this vibe
African Bush Elephant
Largest land mammal alive, matriarch-led herds, and rumbles felt through the ground.
Army Ant
A colony of up to a million sisters that clings together as a living nest, then raids the forest floor as a fan-shaped army.
Banana Slug
A forest slug that may grow 20 cm long or more, coated in slime that numbs the mouth and tongue if swallowed.
Gaboon Viper
Africa's largest viper has a head that mimics a fallen leaf, and the longest fangs of any venomous snake, up to 5 cm long.
Gaur
The largest living wild cattle, whose herds, one warden wrote, are prepared to stand and fight a tiger rather than run.
Green Drake Mayfly
A burrowing mayfly that finds rivers by their polarized glint, and lands on smooth black plastic too.
Hamadryas Baboon
Silver-maned sacred baboon of ancient Egypt, living in harems that stack into clans, bands and troops hundreds strong.
Highland Cattle
A long, shaggy coat, handlebar horns, and roots in Scotland going back to the 6th century.
Humpback Whale
The bubble-ring hunter whose songs ripple from one population to the next.
Ocellaris Clownfish
A reef fish about 8 cm long that shelters among stinging anemone tentacles, where the breeding male turns female if the female is lost.
Osprey
The fish-hawk that hovers over water, then plunges feet first to grab a fish in its talons.
Yellowfin Tuna
A warm-muscled torpedo that can swim across an entire ocean.