Editing Music of Minecraft

{{Short description|Music of the video game Minecraft}}
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The music of the 2009 video game ''[[Minecraft]]'', developed by [[Mojang Studios]], primarily consists of two [[soundtrack album]]s by German musician Daniel Rosenfeld, also known as [[C418]]. American composer [[Lena Raine]] has also contributed with one album and two [[extended play]]s since 2020. Music included in [[downloadable content]] (DLC) for legacy console versions of the game was handled by British musician [[Gareth Coker]], who released six soundtrack albums from 2016 to 2020.

Rosenfeld was solely responsible for the soundtrack for the ''Java Edition'' of the game until 2020, with ''[[Minecraft – Volume Alpha]]'' (2011) and its follow-up double album ''[[Minecraft – Volume Beta]]'' (2013) both [[Independent music|released independently]]. With the launch of various DLC for ''[[Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]'' in 2016, Coker issued three soundtrack albums, producing an additional three in the following four years. In 2020, Raine released the ''Minecraft: Nether Update'' EP and has since issued one album – ''Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs'' (2021) featuring contributions by [[Kumi Tanioka]], and an additional EP for the game's ''Wild Update'' (2022) with Samuel Åberg. Citing licensing issues with [[Microsoft]], an original third album composed by Rosenfeld, which was first hinted at in 2015, has still not come to fruition. His final contribution to the game was in 2018, releasing three singles for its ''Aquatic Update.''

Sonically, the soundtrack consists largely of [[ambient music]] and has been lauded by critics – in 2011, video game blog ''[[Kotaku]]'' cited it as one of the best video game soundtracks of that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Kirk |title=All of the Best Video Game Music of 2011 |url=http://kotaku.com/gamemusic2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120215837/http://kotaku.com/gamemusic2011 |archive-date=20 November 2012 |access-date=14 November 2012 |website=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]]}}</ref>

== Background and artistry ==
=== C418 ===
German musician [[C418|Daniel Rosenfeld]] had been making music under the [[Nickname|moniker]] C418 since he was 15 years old, and was influenced by the [[Electronic music|electronic]] work of [[Aphex Twin]].<ref name="motherboard2">{{Cite web |last=Pangburn |first=DJ |date=30 June 2015 |title=Minecraft's Composer Explains Why the Music Is 'So Weird' |url=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d73q5a/minecrafts-composer-explains-why-the-music-is-so-weird |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Motherboard]]}}</ref> From 2007, he became active on online indie game community [[TIGSource]] where he met [[Markus Persson]], who was still in the early stages of developing ''[[Minecraft]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Todd L |date=21 August 2015 |title=Interview: Minecraft's Soundtrack Composer C418 |url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/08/c418-interview |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Red Bull Music Academy |language=en}}</ref> Rosenfeld was given creative freedom to create a soundtrack for the [[Technology demonstration|tech demo]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramley |first=Ziad |date=1 October 2014 |title=We Spoke to the Minecraft Composer Who Makes A Living Off the Gaming Community |url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/vvjabd/we-spoke-to-the-minecraft-composer-that-makes-a-living-off-the-gaming-community |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=[[Thump (Vice)]]}}</ref> and opted to make [[ambient music]] reminiscent of the works of [[Brian Eno]] and [[Vangelis]]. He was interested in "games with music that takes you completely by surprise," citing ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' as inspiration. Therefore, Rosenfeld wanted to "make something organic and partly electronic, partly acoustic" for ''Minecraft''.<ref name="motherboard2" /> Further, he intended to make the music as unintrusive to the player as possible, as if "they’d only notice it when something interesting happens in the game."<ref name="Guardian22" /> However, the soundtrack's minimalistic style was also due to technical constraints, as he admitted the game "has a terrible [[Sound module|sound engine]]."<ref name="Guardian22">{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Keith |date=7 November 2014 |title=How Daniel Rosenfeld wrote Minecraft's music |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/07/how-daniel-rosenfeld-wrote-minecraft-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106014049/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/07/how-daniel-rosenfeld-wrote-minecraft-music |archive-date=6 January 2017}}</ref>

Persson chose to commission the music from Rosenfeld, meaning the artist still retains [[ownership]] of all the music he made for ''Minecraft''.<ref name="motherboard2" /> Both the soundtrack albums also contain music not intended for the game, "extending the album into a more cohesive piece that can be played on its own."<ref name="motherboard2" />

=== Lena Raine ===
In 2020, American composer [[Lena Raine]] was contacted by [[Mojang Studios]] to compose music for the Nether Update in ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Kate |date=29 December 2021 |title=Minecraft And Celeste Composer On Nintendo Influences And Writing For The Biggest Game In The World |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/features/minecraft-and-celeste-composer-on-nintendo-influences-and-writing-for-the-biggest-game-in-the-world |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> She had previously handled the soundtrack for video game [[Celeste (video game)|''Celeste'']] (2018), and had just released her debut studio album ''Oneknowing'' (2019).<ref name="Boddy">{{Cite web |last=Boddy |first=Zachary |date=9 April 2020 |title=Celeste composer Lena Raine has composed custom tracks for 'the Nether Update' on Minecraft |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/celeste-composer-lena-raine-has-composed-custom-tracks-nether-update-minecraft |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Windows Central |language=en}}</ref> In composing music for ''Minecraft,'' she felt "immense pressure" to deliver due to the "very highly acclaimed score" already in the game.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Ravens |first=Chal |date=10 April 2020 |title=Lena Raine on Video Game Music, Celeste & the Minecraft Nether Update |url=https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/lena-raine-on-celeste-the-minecraft-nether-update |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Composer}}</ref> After submitting a demo, her goal with the Nether Update soundtrack was to see how far she "could push the sound of the piano until it resembled other things entirely."<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |last=Wilborgh |first=Thomas |date=8 April 2020 |title=The Sound of Scary |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-sound-scary |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Minecraft}}</ref> With her third contributions to the game in 2022, Raine wrote she wanted to "focus the musical style around more of a blend between [[Synthesizer|synths]] and [[live instrumentation]]," while continuing to use "strings, piano, and woodwinds in places."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coles |first=Jason |date=20 April 2022 |title=New Minecraft snapshot adds more chill music |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/snapshot-22w16b |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=PCGamesN |language=en}}</ref>

== Albums ==
=== ''Minecraft – Volume Alpha'' ===
{{Main|Minecraft – Volume Alpha|l1=''Minecraft – Volume Alpha''}}
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'' ===
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| italic_title = yes
| name         = Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Lena Raine]]
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| released     = 14 June 2020
| recorded     = 
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| 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
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| title2 = Rubedo
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| title3 = So Below
| length3 = 5:19
| title4 = Pigstep
| note4 = Mono Mix
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| title5 = Pigstep
| note5 = Stereo Mix
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{{clear}}

=== ''Caves & Cliffs'' ===
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| name         = Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Lena Raine]] and [[Kumi Tanioka]]
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| released     = 20 October 2021
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| 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
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}}

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>

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| 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'' ===
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| italic_title = yes
| name         = Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Lena Raine]] and Samuel Åberg
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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}}

== Further contributions ==
=== Singles ===
On 16 July 2018, three new songs from C418 were added to the game for its Aquatic Update.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Östergård |first=Adrian |date=16 July 2018 |title=Minecraft 1.13 Pre-Release 10 |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-113-pre-release |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Minecraft}}</ref> It marked the first new contributions from Rosenfeld to ''Minecraft'' since 2014. The three tracks were released digitally from August – "Dragon Fish" on 9 August, "Shuniji" on 10 November, and "Axolotl" on 12 December 2018.

=== Potential third C418 album ===
Rosenfeld first hinted at a potential third soundtrack album in 2015, commenting "I'll still work on ''Minecraft'', so there'll probably be another album."<ref name="FACT2">{{Cite web |date=5 September 2015 |title=Can You Dig It: FACT meets Minecraft composer C418 |url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/09/05/minecraft-c418-interview/ |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=FACT Magazine}}</ref> He confirmed the future release in 2017 but claimed it was "still far from done."<ref name="Twitter2">{{Cite tweet|number=829667788897783809|user=C418|title=I'm still far from done, but I tallied up a few numbers, and the third Minecraft soundtrack is gonna be longer than Alpha and Beta combined.|author=Daniel Rosenfeld|date=9 February 2017|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> The musician confirmed on [[Twitter]] that the record would be longer than the previous two albums combined, which in total is over three hours and 18 minutes. On 8 January 2021, Rosenfeld was asked in an interview with [[Anthony Fantano]] whether or not there was still a third volume of the soundtrack in production. Rosenfeld responded that "I have something—I consider it finished—but things have become complicated, especially as ''Minecraft'' is now a big property, so I don't know."<ref>{{Cite interview |last=Rosenfeld |first=Daniel |interviewer=[[Anthony Fantano]] |title=10 Years of the Minecraft Soundtrack {{pipe}} C418 INTERVIEW |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mn47MqhbFY |work=The Needle Drop |date=8 January 2021 |author-link=C418 |via=[[YouTube]] |time=31:40}}</ref>

=== DLC soundtrack ===
While Rosenfeld once composed holiday themed music in [[downloadable content]] (DLC) for console editions of the game in 2014, British composer [[Gareth Coker]] has been responsible for the bulk of music for DLC in ''[[Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahardy |first=Mike |date=9 December 2014 |title=Celebrate the Holidays With Minecraft Mash-Up DLC |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/09/celebrate-the-holidays-with-minecraft-mash-up-dlc |access-date=21 December 2019 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-26 |title=INTERVIEW: Composer Gareth Coker Talks Minecraft, Ori and More |url=https://culturedvultures.com/interview-composer-gareth-coker-talks-minecraft-ori-and-more/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Cultured Vultures |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 21 December 2016, Coker released the albums ''Battle & Tumble'', ''Chinese Mythology'' and ''Greek Mythology'' to complement three downloadable packs in ''Bedrock Edition''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-30 |title=Let's Get Ready to Tumble! New Minecraft Mini Game Available Now |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2016/08/30/lets-get-ready-to-tumble-new-minecraft-mini-game-available-now/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Xbox Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> Two more records of similar themes, ''Norse Mythology'' and ''Egyptian Mythology'', were released in December 2017 and May 2018 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Marsh |date=1 May 2018 |title=Festive Favourites Free Again! |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/festive-favourites-free-again |website=Minecraft}}</ref> Coker's final album for DLC was for the ''Glide Mini Game'', releasing on 22 December 2020. Unlike previous work by Rosenfeld, all of Coker's albums for ''Minecraft'' were released under Microsoft's own label.<ref>{{Citation |title=Minecraft: Glide Mini Game (Original Soundtrack) |date=2020-12-22 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6OCh7eWW8SivFu1y2Ra4QK |access-date=2022-08-05 |language=en}}</ref>
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{{Track listing
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| title1 = Toys on a Tear
| note1 = Shrunk
| length1 = 2:30
| title2 = Dance of the Blocks
| note2 = Shrunk
| length2 = 2:15
| title3 = Master Builder
| note3 = Shrunk
| length3 = 2:35
| title4 = Double Time
| note4 = Tumble
| length4 = 1:14
| title5 = Nimbly Does It
| note5 = Tumble
| length5 = 1:10
| title6 = Chop Chop
| note6 = Tumble
| length6 = 1:06
| title7 = Agile Accelerando
| note7 = Tumble
| length7 = 1:11
| title8 = Lickety Split
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| title9 = Time is of the Essence
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| title10 = Swift Descent
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| length10 = 1:13
| title11 = Dashing on the Double
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| length11 = 1:07
| title12 = Pronto
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| length12 = 1:00
| title13 = BreakneckBoogie
| note13 = Tumble
| length13 = 1:09
| title14 = Hastilude
| note14 = Fantasy
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| title15 = Crusaders
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| title16 = Born to Arms
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| title17 = 8-Bits, Pieces & Chunks
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| title18 = Beat Around the Block
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| title19 = From District to District
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| title20 = Precincts at Night
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| title21 = Industrial Quarter
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| title22 = Clockwork Crafter
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| title23 = Magnificent Machines
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| title24 = Steaming Superstructures
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| title26 = Sunset Riders
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| title27 = The Outlaw
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| title28 = Desert Duel
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| title29 = Ghosts in the Tower
| note29 = Halloween
| length29 = 2:31
| title30 = Warped World
| note30 = Halloween
| length30 = 2:44
| title31 = Happy Halloween
| note31 = Halloween
| length31 = 2:46
| title32 = Wondrous Workshop
| note32 = Festive
| length32 = 2:45
| title33 = Crafter's Candy Canes
| note33 = Festive
| length33 = 2:18
| title34 = Giftwrapped
| note34 = Festive
| length34 = 2:36
}}
|}

{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
|{{spaces|1}}{{small| ●{{spaces|2}}}}''Minecraft: Chinese Mythology (Original Soundtrack)'' (2016){{spaces|4}}
|-
|
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 55:05

| title1          = Xuanzang
| length1         = 3:43

| title2          = Chang'an - Perpetual Peace
| note2           = Overworld
| length2         = 3:31

| title3          = Jinshan Temple
| note3           = Overworld
| length3         = 3:01

| title4          = Tianxi Mountains
| note4           = Overworld
| length4         = 3:52

| title5          = Sun Wukong
| note5           = Battle
| length5         = 3:26

| title6          = White Dragon Horse
| note6           = Battle
| length6         = 2:25

| title7          = Hotan Ruins
| note7           = Nether
| length7         = 3:12

| title8          = Majishan Grotto
| note8           = Nether
| length8         = 3:12

| title9          = Mountains of Infinite Longevity
| note9           = Overworld
| length9         = 3:54

| title10          = Hanging Monastery
| note10           = Overworld
| length10         = 3:51

| title11          = Zhu Baije
| note11           = Battle
| length11         = 3:31

| title12          = Sha Wujing
| note12           = Battle
| length12         = 3:19

| title13          = Terracotta Army
| note13           = The End
| length13         = 2:42

| title14          = Tsaparang
| note14           = Nether
| length14         = 3:13

| title15          = Kunlun Mountains
| note15           = Overworld
| length15         = 2:37

| title16          = Mount Huaguo
| note16           = Overworld
| length16         = 2:56

| title17          = Danxia Rainbow Mountains
| note17           = Overworld
| length17         = 2:40
}}
|}

{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
|{{spaces|1}}{{small| ●{{spaces|2}}}}''Minecraft: Greek Mythology (Original Soundtrack)'' (2016){{spaces|4}}
|-
|
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 47:34

| title1          = Seikilo's Epitaph
| note1           = feat. Aeralie Brighton
| length1         = 3:09

| title2          = Demeter - God of Farming
| note2           = Overworld
| length2         = 3:32

| title3          = Artemis - Goddess of the Wilderness
| note3           = Nether
| length3         = 2:51

| title4          = Lelantos - God of Moving Unseen
| note4           = Battle
| length4         = 3:29

| title5          = Hades & Persephone - Gods of the Underworld
| note5           = Nether
| length5         = 3:25

| title6          = Apollo - God of Music and the Lyre
| note6           = Overworld
| length6         = 2:56

| title7          = Zeus & Hera - King and Queen of the Gods
| note7           = Overworld
| length7         = 2:28

| title8          = Ares - God of War
| note8           = The End
| length8         = 2:23

| title9          = Poseidon - God of the Sea
| note9           = Overworld
| length9         = 3:18

| title10          = Hermes - The Messenger God
| note10           = Overworld
| length10         = 3:35

| title11          = Hephaestus - God of the Forge
| note11           = Nether
| length11         = 2:42

| title12          = Homados - God of Battlenoise & Tumult
| note12           = Battle
| length12         = 3:47

| title13          = Britomartis - Goddess of the Hunt
| note13           = Battle
| length13         = 2:40

| title14          = Hestia - Goddess of the Hearth
| note14           = Overworld
| length14         = 3:11

| title15          = Aphrodite - Goddess of Love
| note15           = Overworld
| length15         = 4:08
}}
{{clear}}
|}

{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
|{{spaces|1}}{{small| ●{{spaces|2}}}}''Minecraft: Norse Mythology (Original Soundtrack)'' (2017){{spaces|4}}
|-
|
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 40:21

| title1          = Asgard
| note1           = Overworld
| length1         = 3:36

| title2          = Jotrunheim
| note2           = Overworld
| length2         = 2:57

| title3          = Midgard
| note3           = Overworld
| length3         = 2:58

| title4          = Aegir and Ran
| note4           = Nether
| length4         = 4:04

| title5          = Vanaheim
| note5           = Overworld
| length5         = 3:39

| title6          = Alfheim
| note6           = Overworld
| length6         = 3:07

| title7          = Valhalla
| note7           = Nether
| length7         = 4:36

| title8          = Svartalfheim
| note8           = Overworld
| length8         = 2:42

| title9          = Muspelheim
| note9           = Overworld
| length9         = 3:05

| title10          = Folkvangr
| note10           = Overworld
| length10         = 3:15

| title11          = Hel
| note11           = Nether
| length11         = 3:19

| title12          = Einherjar
| note12           = The End
| length12         = 3:03
}}
|}

{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
|{{spaces|1}}{{small| ●{{spaces|2}}}}''Minecraft: Egyptian Mythology (Original Soundtrack)'' (2018){{spaces|4}}
|-
|
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 43:18

| title1          = The Great Pyramids
| note1           = Overworld
| length1         = 3:23

| title2          = Hathor
| note2           = Overworld
| length2         = 3:35

| title3          = Hibis
| note3           = Overworld
| length3         = 3:35

| title4          = Journey Through the Duat
| note4           = Nether
| length4         = 3:30

| title5          = Shai
| note5           = Interlude
| length5         = 1:33

| title6          = Alexandria
| note6           = Overworld
| length6         = 3:17

| title7          = Heliopolis
| note7           = Overworld
| length7         = 3:05

| title8          = Temple of Isis
| note8           = Overworld
| length8         = 2:57

| title9          = Judges of the Dead
| note9           = Nether
| length9         = 3:56

| title10          = Renenutet & Meshkenet
| note10           = Interlude
| length10         = 1:29

| title11          = Abu Simbel
| note11           = Overworld
| length11         = 3:16

| title12          = Memphis
| note12           = Overworld
| length12         = 3:19

| title13          = Final Judgement
| note13           = Nether
| length13         = 3:27

| title14          = Osiris
| note14           = The End
| length14         = 2:56
}}
|}

{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
|{{spaces|1}}{{small| ●{{spaces|2}}}}''Minecraft: Glide Mini Game (Original Soundtrack)'' (2020){{spaces|4}}
|-
|
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 53:13

| title1          = In the Flow
| note1           = Map 4
| length1         = 2:06

| title2          = Flight of Fancy
| note2           = Map 3
| length2         = 2:26

| title3          = Glide
| note3           = Map 1
| length3         = 2:11

| title4          = Departures
| note4           = Map 7
| length4         = 2:00

| title5          = Soothing Voyage
| note5           = Map 2
| length5         = 2:05

| title6          = Tense Takeoff
| note6           = Map 6
| length6         = 2:06

| title7          = Wonderful Wings
| note7           = Map 5
| length7         = 2:04

| title8          = Shrunk Soaring
| note8           = Shrunk 1
| length8         = 2:09

| title9          = Pacy Piloting
| note9           = Shrunk 3
| length9         = 1:59

| title10          = Wicked Wings
| note10           = Shrunk 2
| length10         = 2:00

| title11          = Velocity and Dynamism
| note11           = Body 2
| length11         = 2:07

| title12          = Locomotion
| note12           = Body 1
| length12         = 2:22

| title13          = Mobile Maneuvers
| note13           = Body 3
| length13         = 2:05

| title14          = Progression and Passage
| note14           = Canyon 2
| length14         = 2:04

| title15          = Canyon Clearance
| note15           = Canyon 1
| length15         = 2:17

| title16          = Roaming Wanderer
| note16           = Canyon 3
| length16         = 2:04

| title17          = Icaria
| note17           = Icarus 2
| length17         = 2:10

| title18          = Wings of Daedalus
| note18           = Icarus 1
| length18         = 1:58

| title19          = Aviation
| note19           = Excalibur 2
| length19         = 2:05

| title20          = Excalibur Excursion
| note20           = Excalibur 1
| length20         = 2:04

| title21         = Celtic Crossing
| note21           = Celtic 1
| length21        = 2:20

| title22         = Tour of Tors
| note22           = Celtic 2
| length22        = 2:11

| title23         = Yinglong
| note23           = Chinese Mythology 1
| length23        = 2:02

| title24         = Pixiu
| note24           = Chinese Mythology 2
| length24        = 1:56

| title25         = Tianma
| note25           = Chinese Mythology 3
| length25        = 2:22
}}
|}

== Reception ==
The soundtrack's [[Minimal music|minimalistic]] and melancholic composition has been praised by critics.<ref name="KillScreen">{{Cite web |title=The quiet importance of the Minecraft soundtrack |url=https://killscreen.com/articles/quiet-importance-minecraft-soundtrack/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808234140/https://killscreen.com/articles/quiet-importance-minecraft-soundtrack/ |archive-date=8 August 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=Kill Screen}}</ref> Keith Stuart of ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that Rosenfeld's "wilting, minimalist tracks, slow-paced and slightly melancholy, recall the ambient works of [[Erik Satie|Satie]] and [[Brian Eno|Eno]]", calling it the game's "perfect accompaniment."<ref name="Guardian22" /> In 2018, Jamie Hornsey of student newspaper [[The Boar (newspaper)|''The Boar'']] described the soundtrack's composition as "nostalgia in its purest form," adding: "By encouraging players to associate pieces of music with certain actions, the game becomes capable of conjuring incredibly vivid images in the player’s mind."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornsey |first=Jamie |date=31 January 2018 |title=The lasting power of Minecraft's procedurally-generated music |url=https://theboar.org/2018/01/minecraft-c418-soundtrack/ |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=[[The Boar (newspaper)|The Boar]]}}</ref>

Much of the soundtrack's retrospective praise has been directed at ''Volume Alpha'', where Evan Tridone of ''The Review'' called the album "arguably the best ambient album to be released this decade."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tridone |first=Evan |date=12 May 2019 |title=Five fantastic albums to put on when studying |url=https://udreview.com/five-fantastic-albums-to-put-on-when-studying/ |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=The Review |language=en-US}}</ref> Writing for ''Kotaku'', Luke Plunkett praised it as a "great album" and as "tranquil as a good night's sleep."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=9 March 2011 |title=The Soothing Sounds Of...Minecraft? |url=https://kotaku.com/the-soothing-sounds-of-minecraft-5779319 |access-date=3 March 2023 |website=[[Kotaku]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, the ''Minecraft'' soundtrack placed at number 54 on Australian radio station [[ABC Classic]]'s [[Classic 100 Countdowns|top 100 countdown]], as voted by listeners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2022 |title=Counting down from #71 to #48 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/classic/classic-100/classic-100-music-for-the-screen-2022-71-to-48/13904968 |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=[[ABC Classic]] |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for albums in the ''Minecraft'' soundtrack 
! Chart
! Album
! Year
! Peak<br />position
|-
| rowspan="2" | US [[Dance/Electronic Albums|Top Dance/Electronic Albums]] (''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'')
| ''Minecraft – Volume Alpha''
| 2021–2022
| 5
|-
| ''Minecraft – Volume Beta''
| 2013
| 14
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://lena.fyi/ Lena Raine's Website]
* [http://c418.org/ C418's Website]

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