The soundtrack of the 2011 video game was composed by German musician Daniel Rosenfeld, better known as. The game's soundtrack is instrumental, and has been praised by critics. In 2011, the video game blog chose the soundtrack as one of the best video game soundtracks of that year. Minecraft′s soundtrack was released across two, Minecraft – Volume Alpha (2011), and Minecraft – Volume Beta (2013).

The second official soundtrack of Minecraft. 140 minutes in length and extremely varied. Featuring the all-new creative mode, menu tunes, the horrors of the nether, the end's odd and misleading soothing ambiance and all the missing record discs from the game! Minecraft - Volume Beta is the second soundtrack for Minecraft by C418, the first being Minecraft, Volume Alpha. It was released on 9 November, 2013 on C418's website at Bandcamp and on the.

Both albums include music featured in the game, as well as other music included in trailers, and instrumentals that were not included in the game's final release. In 2015, Rosenfeld hinted at a potential upcoming third album for Minecraft′s soundtrack. In 2017, Rosenfeld confirmed the future release, claiming '[the album] is still far from done'. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] In a panel at in 2012, Rosenfeld stated that he has had a long-term interest in video games, and was involved with several video game communities. He met in an (IRC), and began composing music for Minecraft when the game was at its very early stages as a. The two shared interest in, and exchanged each other's projects. Arc flash analytics v5 0 4 incl setup key rar.

Both were impressed by each other's work, and eventually Persson chose to pair Rosenfeld's music with his game. The soundtrack's and melancholic composition has been praised by critics. On the topic of the music's minimalism, Rosenfeld has stated that it was 'unavoidable', as ' Minecraft has a terrible sound engine'. The ambient music style of the soundtrack has been compared to the works of,,,. In 2018, described the soundtrack's composition as 'nostalgia in its purest form'. Release [ ] had previously suggested for Rosenfeld to upload his music to the online music platform. On 4 March 2011, Rosenfeld released the game's first, Minecraft – Volume Alpha, on his Bandcamp account.

The album was later released on other services. On 9 November 2013, Rosenfeld released the second soundtrack album, Minecraft – Volume Beta. On 21 August 2015, a physical release of Minecraft – Volume Alpha, consisting of CDs, black vinyl, and limited-edition transparent green vinyl LPs, was issued by acclaimed indie electronic label. Minecraft – Volume Alpha [ ] Minecraft – Volume Alpha.

• • • Length 139: 33 None () chronology One (2012) Minecraft – Volume Beta (2013) 0x10 c (2014) On 9 November 2013, German musician released Minecraft – Volume Beta, the second Minecraft soundtrack album, and his thirteenth album overall. The album includes newer music that was added into the game after the release of Minecraft – Volume Alpha, as well as other music exclusive to the album. Tracks 20-29 comprise of the audio from 10 of the 12 in-game 'music discs' that can be found or crafted by players of the game. The album has a generally darker tone than its precursor; Rosenfeld claims that 'the tone [of the album] is both more positive and at times very dark' The album was completely by Rosenfeld, and appeared on the chart, peaking at number 14. Track listing [ ] Digital download No.

Title Length 1. 'Alpha' 10:03 3. 'Dead Voxel' 4:56 4. 'Blind Spots' 5:32 5. 'Flake' 2:50 6.

'Moog City 2' 3:00 7. 'Concrete Halls' 4:14 8. 'Biome Fest' 6:18 9. 'Mutation' 3:05 10.

'Haunt Muskie' 6:01 11. 'Warmth' 3:59 12. 'Floating Trees' 4:04 13. 'Aria Math' 5:10 14. 'Kyoto' 4:09 15. 'Ballad of the Cats' 4:35 16. 'Taswell' 8:35 17.

'Beginning 2' 2:56 18. 'Dreiton' 8:17 19. 'The End' 15:04 20. 'Chirp' 3:06 21. 'Wait' 3:54 22.

'Mellohi' 1:38 23. 'Stal' 2:32 24. 'Strad' 3:08 25. 'Eleven' 1:11 26.

'Ward' 4:10 27. 'Mall' 3:18 28. 'Blocks' 5:43 29. 'Far' 3:12 30.

'Intro' 4:36 Total length: 139:33 Charts [ ] Chart Peak position US ( ) 14 Upcoming third album [ ] In 2015, Rosenfeld hinted at a potential upcoming third album for Minecraft′s soundtrack, stating 'I’ll still work on Minecraft, so there’ll probably be another album'. In 2017, Rosenfeld confirmed the future release, claiming '[the album] is still far from done'. Release history [ ] Minecraft – Volume Alpha was first released on Rosenfeld's Bandcamp account, and later released on other services. On 21 August 2015, a physical release of the album, consisting of CD and vinyl, was issued. Minecraft – Volume Beta was completely self-released by Rosenfeld, released on his bandcamp account and other digital download services on 9 November 2013.