Editing Music of Minecraft (section)

== Albums ==
=== ''Minecraft – Volume Alpha'' ===
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The first installment of the game's soundtrack, ''[[Minecraft – Volume Alpha]]'', was released digitally on 4 March 2011 [[Independent music|independently]] by [[C418|Daniel Rosenfeld]].<ref name="Bandcamp4">{{Cite web |date=4 March 2011 |title=''Minecraft'' Volume Alpha on Bandcamp |url=http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919182020/http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha |archive-date=19 September 2012 |access-date=25 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=C418 presents Minecraft Volume Alpha |url=http://ghostly.com/releases/minecraft-volume-alpha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629204833/http://ghostly.com/releases/minecraft-volume-alpha |archive-date=29 June 2015 |access-date=30 November 2015 |website=[[Ghostly International]]}}</ref> In June 2015, the record received its first pressing to [[LP record|vinyl]] and [[Compact disc|CD]] through American record label [[Ghostly International|Ghostly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Jamieson |date=2015-06-23 |title=One of Minecraft's soundtracks is getting a fancy physical release |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/23/8835851/minecraft-soundtrack-volume-alpha-ghostly-physical-release |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, the album was nominated for [[Dance/Electronic Albums|Top Dance/Electronic Album]] at the [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=2022-05-15 |title=Here Are the 2022 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-billboard-music-awards-winners-list-1235071133/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=2022-05-19}}</ref>

The album was met with positive reviews, with Andy Kellman from [[AllMusic]] praising its replay value, stating that "none of the recurring elements is pronounced or simple enough to become fatiguing with repeated play".<ref name="Allmusic3">Kellman, Andy "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002859604|pure_url=yes}} Minecraft – Volume Alpha Review]", [[AllMusic]], Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 21 March 2018</ref>

"[[Sweden (song)|Sweden]]", one of the songs in the album, is one of the most-streamed songs from a video game on [[Spotify]], with over 141 million streams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Matt |title=Spotify's 25 Most Streamed Game Songs: Smash Hits, Snubs And Surprises |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2021/04/09/spotifys-25-most-streamed-game-songs-smash-hits-snubs-and-surprises/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomson· |first=Cody Nery |date=2023-03-31 |title=Titan Ice Does Science: Most Influential Gaming Soundtracks > NAG |url=https://www.nag.co.za/2023/03/31/titan-ice-does-science-most-influential-gaming-soundtracks/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=NAG |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

=== ''Minecraft – Volume Beta'' ===
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On 9 November 2013, Rosenfeld released ''[[Minecraft – Volume Beta]]'' as his fifth studio album and the game's second soundtrack album.<ref name="Bandcamp22">{{Cite web |date=9 November 2013 |title=''Minecraft'' Volume Beta on Bandcamp |url=http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-beta |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109190435/http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-beta |archive-date=9 November 2013 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> It includes music sonically described as having a darker tone than ''Volume Alpha'', added into the game in various updates following his first record. It also contains audio from 10 of the 13 collectable music discs within the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld, Daniel |title=Minecraft Volume Beta – C418 |url=https://c418.org/albums/minecraft-volume-beta/ |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=[[C418]].org}}</ref> In 2013, the album appeared on the [[Billboard Charts|''Billboard'']] [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart, peaking at number 14.<ref name="billboard2">{{Cite web |title=C418 Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/c418/chart-history |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=[[Billboard Charts]]}}</ref> It received its first pressing to vinyl and CD through Ghostly in 2020.<ref name="ghostly2">{{Cite web |last=C418 |title=Minecraft – Volume Beta by C418 |url=https://ghostly.com/products/minecraft-volume-beta |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Ghostly}}</ref>

=== ''Nether Update'' ===
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = yes
| name         = Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Lena Raine]]
| cover        = 
| border       = yes
| alt          = 
| released     = 14 June 2020
| recorded     = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Ambient music|Ambient]]|[[soundtrack]]|[[video game music|video game]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]|[[dubstep]]<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1277309336532840448 |user=kuraine |title=Okay let's break apart Pigstep! I don't have any cool insight on the title, it's just dubstep for piglins. I don't think they know what dubstep is, but I'm not writing the lore here I just wanted to write a fun little track that was good to dance to~ |last=Raine |first=Lena}}</ref>}}
| length       = 20:32
| label        = Microsoft Studios Music
| producer     = [[Lena Raine]]
| prev_title   = Celeste: Farewell (Original Soundtrack)
| prev_year    = 2019
| next_title   = Reknowing
| next_year    = 2020
}}
On 10 April 2020, it was announced [[Lena Raine]] had composed music for the game's Nether Update.<ref name="Boddy"/> On the sequencing of her three new soundtrack songs, Raine claimed she "wanted each piece to feel like a progression of emotions, or a journey from place to place within this other world."<ref name=":24"/> The EP also contains a new in-game music disc, "Pigstep", which has two different mixes on the soundtrack version, released 14 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esposito |first=Rachel |date=17 December 2022 |title=Lena Raine's 10 Best Tracks |url=https://www.cbr.com/lena-raine-greatest-track/ |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> Unlike Rosenfeld's work, Raine published her music digitally through [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Studios Music]].{{Track listing
| title_width = 75%
| total_length = 20:32
| headline = 
| title1 = Chrysopoeia
| length1 = 5:03
| title2 = Rubedo
| length2 = 5:12
| title3 = So Below
| length3 = 5:19
| title4 = Pigstep
| note4 = Mono Mix
| length4 = 2:28
| title5 = Pigstep
| note5 = Stereo Mix
| length5 = 2:28
}}
{{clear}}

=== ''Caves & Cliffs'' ===
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = yes
| name         = Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Lena Raine]] and [[Kumi Tanioka]]
| cover        = 
| border       = yes
| alt          = 
| released     = 20 October 2021
| recorded     = 
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Ambient music|Ambient]]|[[soundtrack]]|[[video game music|video game]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]}}
| length       = 47:46
| label        = Microsoft Studios Music
| producer     = {{hlist|[[Lena Raine]]|[[Kumi Tanioka]]}}
| chronology   = [[Lena Raine]]
| prev_title   = Chicory: The Sounds of Picnic Province
| prev_year    = 2021
| next_title   = Moonglow Bay (Original Soundtrack)
| next_year    = 2021
| misc         = 
}}

On 20 October 2021, the fourth official release of the ''Minecraft'' soundtrack was released, with 10 new tracks coinciding with the game's Caves & Cliffs Update. Seven of them were composed by Raine, including "Otherside", a new in-game music disc, and three were handled by Japanese composer [[Kumi Tanioka]], known for her work in the [[Music of the Final Fantasy series|''Final Fantasy'' series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Dustin |date=20 October 2021 |title=Minecraft just got new music |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/music-caves-and-cliffs-part-2 |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=PCGamesN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leston |first=Ryan |date=2021-10-20 |title='Minecraft' just added some new music |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/minecraft-just-added-some-new-music-3075321 |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

{{track listing
| title_width = 75%
| total_length = 47:46
| headline = Tracks 1–7 by Lena Raine; 8–10 by Kumi Tanioka
| title1 = Stand Tall
| length1 = 5:08
| title2 = Left to Bloom
| length2 = 5:42
| title3 = Ancestry
| length3 = 5:43
| title4 = Wending
| length4 = 5:14
| title5 = Infinite Amethyst
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = One More Day
| length6 = 4:38
| title7 = Otherside
| length7 = 3:15
| title8 = Floating Dream
| length8 = 3:25
| title9 = Comforting Memories
| length9 = 4:35
| title10 = An Ordinary Day
| length10 = 5:31
}}
{{clear}}

=== ''Wild Update'' ===
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = yes
| name         = Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Lena Raine]] and Samuel Åberg
| cover        = 
| border       = yes
| released     = 20 April 2022
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Ambient music|Ambient]]|[[soundtrack]]|[[video game music|video game]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]}}
| length       = 18:32
| label        = Microsoft Studios Music
| producer     = {{hlist|[[Lena Raine]]|Samuel Åberg}}
| chronology   = [[Lena Raine]]
| prev_title   = Moonglow Bay (Original Soundtrack)
| prev_year    = 2021
| next_title   = 
| next_year    = 
}}

The fifth installment of the game's soundtrack, including songs introduced in the Wild Update, was released on 20 April 2022. It contains three new tracks by Raine, and a new music disc, "Five", composed by Mojang audio director Samuel Åberg.<ref name=":24"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=David |first=Anmol |date=20 June 2022 |title=Where does new music play in Minecraft 1.19 The Wild update? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/where-new-music-play-minecraft-1-19-the-wild-update |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=SportsKeeda |language=en-us}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| title_width = 75%
| total_length = 18:32
| headline = Tracks 1–3 by Lena Raine; 4 by Samuel Åberg
| title1 = Firebugs
| length1 = 5:12
| title2 = Aerie
| length2 = 4:56
| title3 = Labyrinthine
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Five
| length4 = 2:58
}}{{clear}}

=== ''Trails & Tales'' ===
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = yes
| name         = Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = Aaron Cherof
| cover        = 
| border       = yes
| released     = 26 April 2023
| genre        = {{hlist|Ambient|electronic}}
| length       = 21:56
| label        = Microsoft Studios Music
| producer     = [[Aaron Cherof]]
| chronology   = 
| prev_title   = Sunshine Heavy Industries (Original Soundtrack)
| prev_year    = 2021
| next_title   = 
| next_year    = 
}}

On 26 April 2023, Mojang announced American composer Aaron Cherof had contributed five new tracks to the game, to be introduced in the Trails & Tales Update.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Zachary |date=26 April 2023 |title=Minecraft 1.20 Trails & Tales update to add four new music tracks |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/news-minecraft-1-20-trails-tales-update-add-four-new-music-tracks |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=SportsKeeda |language=en-us}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| title_width = 75%
| total_length = 21:56
| headline = 
| title1 = Echo in the Wind
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = A Familiar Room
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = Bromeliad
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Crescent Dunes
| length4 = 4:08
| title5 = Relic
| length5 = 3:38
}}{{clear}}