Music of Minecraft#Unreleased third C418 album
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The music of the 2011 video game Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios, primarily consists of two soundtrack albums by German musician Daniel Rosenfeld, better known as C418. American composer Lena Raine has also contributed music for four major updates to the game since 2020, alongside Aaron Cherof and Kumi Tanioka who worked on the most recent version in 2024. Music included in downloadable content (DLC) for legacy console versions of the game was handled by British musician Gareth Coker.
Rosenfeld was the sole contributor of music in the Java Edition of the game until 2020. He has released two albums containing his work for the game, with Minecraft – Volume Alpha in 2011 and its follow-up double album Minecraft – Volume Beta in 2013, and three singles originally meant for release under a third soundtrack album were each released throughout 2018. His works have been lauded by music critics and the video game community – both released albums have received several pressings to vinyl and have held prominent positions on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, with the former being certified gold by the RIAA in the United States for selling 500,000 units.
Alongside the launch of various DLC for legacy console editions of Minecraft in 2016, Coker issued three soundtrack albums, producing an additional three in the following four years. In 2020, Raine composed the soundtrack for the "Nether Update", and has since worked on the music for three more updates alongside Kumi Tanioka and Samuel Åberg. In 2023, Cherof contributed five new songs to the game's "Trails & Tales" update. Citing licensing issues and legal conflicts with Microsoft, a completed third album by Rosenfeld, which was first teased in 2015 and confirmed in 2017, has still not seen release as of 2025. All contributions to the game's soundtrack by artists other than Rosenfeld are owned by and have been released under Microsoft's own label.
Background and artistry
= C418 =
German musician Daniel Rosenfeld had been making music under the moniker C418 since he was 15 years old, and was influenced by the electronic work of Aphex Twin.{{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=Motherboard}} 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.{{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}} Rosenfeld was given creative freedom to create a soundtrack for the tech demo,{{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)}} 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. 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." However, the soundtrack's minimalistic style was also due to technical constraints, as he admitted the game "has a terrible sound engine."{{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}}
Persson chose to commission the music from Rosenfeld, meaning the artist still retains ownership of all the music he made for Minecraft. 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."
= Lena Raine =
In 2020, American composer Lena Raine was contacted by Mojang Studios to compose music for the "Nether Update" in Minecraft.{{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}} She had previously handled the soundtrack for video game Celeste (2018), and had just released her debut studio album Oneknowing (2019).{{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}} In composing music for Minecraft, she felt "immense pressure" to deliver due to the "very highly acclaimed score" already in the game.{{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}} 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."{{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}} With her third contributions to the game in 2022, Raine wrote she wanted to "focus the musical style around more of a blend between synths and live instrumentation," while continuing to use "strings, piano, and woodwinds in places."{{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}}
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 independently by Rosenfeld.{{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}}{{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}} In June 2015, the record received its first pressing to vinyl and CD through American record label Ghostly.{{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}} In 2022, the album was nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Album at the Billboard Music Awards.{{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}}
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".Kellman, Andy "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002859604|pure_url=yes}} Minecraft – Volume Alpha Review]", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 21 March 2018 In 2011, video game blog Kotaku called it one of the best video game soundtracks of that year.{{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}} "Sweden", one of the songs in the album, is one of the most-streamed songs from a video game on Spotify, with over 190 million streams.{{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}}{{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}}
In 2025, the complete album of Volume Alpha was added to the Library of Congress. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, said "These are the sounds of America--our wide-ranging history and culture. The National Recording Registry is our evolving nation's playlist."{{Cite news |title=Minecraft Music Will Be Inducted Into The National Recording Registry |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-music-will-be-inducted-into-the-national-recording-registry/1100-6530742/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250409194258/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-music-will-be-inducted-into-the-national-recording-registry/1100-6530742/ |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-13 |work=GameSpot |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=National Recording Registry Inducts Sounds of Elton John, Chicago, Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ Mary J. Blige, Amy Winehouse, Minecraft and Microsoft |url=https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-recording-registry-inducts-sounds-of-elton-john--chicago--broadway-s--hamilton---mary-j.-bl/s/986b2312-27dd-4b66-bd41-3113e0cb2e57 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Library of Congress - News and Content for Media |language=en}}
=''Minecraft – Volume Beta''=
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| type = soundtrack
| artist = C418
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| alt = A dark model of a block of grass from Minecraft, surrounded on the edges by a much larger black and orange cube, with a black background.
| released = 9 November 2013
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| length = {{Duration|m=141|s=08}}
| label = Self-released
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| prev_year = 2012
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The second installment of the game's soundtrack, Volume Beta, was released on 9 November 2013.{{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}} Like Volume Alpha, Volume Beta comprises most of the music featured in the game, including dedicated music for the game's nether and main menu. It also features music from trailers, and instrumentals not in the game's final release.{{Cite web |title=Minecraft – Volume Beta, by C418 |url=https://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-beta |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=C418 |language=en}} In 2013 and 2023, the album appeared on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, peaking at number 14 both times.{{Cite web |title=C418 Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/c418/chart-history |access-date=21 March 2018 |website=Billboard Charts}}{{Cite magazine |title=C418 Is No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/c418-number-1-emerging-artists-chart-minecraft-volume-alpha-soundtrack-1235384434/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} It received its first pressing to vinyl and CD through Ghostly in 2020.{{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}}
The mostly ambient album has a generally darker tone than its precursor. Rosenfeld described the track "Alpha" as a medley and "a celebration of past music from Volume Alpha." The first song he had composed with the clear intent for the game's "creative mode" to have a distinct soundtrack was "Blind Spots". The track "Taswell" was created as a tribute to Rosenfeld's friend, the late Ryan "Taswell" Davis, co-founder of American gaming website Giant Bomb.{{Cite web |last=Pippin |first=Cameron |date=18 September 2023 |title=10 Best Minecraft Themes |url=https://gamerant.com/best-minecraft-themes/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Game Rant}} Rosenfeld stated he "didn’t want to remember them for their death, but the happiness they showed every day of their life." Rosenfeld admits that the record is "extremely varied", being "much more percussive, melodic, and progressive" than Volume Alpha.{{Cite web |last=Callwood |first=Brett |date=2020-07-01 |title=C418 Offers Block-Rocking Beats |url=https://www.laweekly.com/c418-offers-block-rocking-beats/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=LA Weekly |language=en-US}} Several songs on the album are remakes of themes from the prior soundtrack album Volume Alpha; "Ki", "Moog City 2", "Mutation", and "Beginning 2" are remakes of the songs "Key", "Moog City", "Minecraft", and "Beginning", respectively.{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Daniel |title=Minecraft Volume Beta |url=https://c418.org/albums/minecraft-volume-beta/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=C418 |language=en-US}}{{tracklist
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| title1 = Ki
| length1 = 1:32
| title2 = Alpha
| length2 = 10:03
| title3 = Dead Voxel
| length3 = 4:56
| title4 = Blind Spots
| length4 = 5:32
| title5 = Flake
| length5 = 2:50
| title6 = Moog City 2
| length6 = 3:00
| title7 = Concrete Halls
| length7 = 4:14
| title8 = Biome Fest
| length8 = 6:18
| title9 = Mutation
| length9 = 3:05
| title10 = Haunt Muskie
| length10 = 6:01
| title11 = Warmth
| length11 = 3:59
| title12 = Floating Trees
| length12 = 4:04
| title13 = Aria Math
| length13 = 5:10
| title14 = Kyoto
| length14 = 4:09
| title15 = Ballad of the Cats
| length15 = 4:35
| title16 = Taswell
| length16 = 8:35
| title17 = Beginning 2
| length17 = 2:56
| title18 = Dreiton
| length18 = 8:17
| title19 = The End
| length19 = 15:04
| title20 = Chirp
| length20 = 3:06
| title21 = Wait
| length21 = 3:54
| title22 = Mellohi
| length22 = 1:38
| title23 = Stal
| length23 = 2:32
| title24 = Strad
| length24 = 3:08
| title25 = Eleven
| length25 = 1:11
| title26 = Ward
| length26 = 4:10
| title27 = Mall
| length27 = 3:18
| title28 = Blocks
| length28 = 5:43
| title29 = Far
| length29 = 3:12
| title30 = Intro
| length30 = 4:36
}}
= ''Minecraft: Nether Update'' =
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = yes
| name = Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Lena Raine
| cover =
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| released = 14 June 2020
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| genre = {{hlist|Ambient|soundtrack|video game|electronic|dubstep{{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}}}}
| 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". 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." The extended play (EP) also contains a new in-game music disc, "Pigstep", which has two different mixes on the soundtrack version, released 14 June 2020.{{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}} Unlike Rosenfeld's independently released albums, Raine's work is owned by and published through Microsoft Studios Music.{{Track listing
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| 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}}
= ''Minecraft: 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
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| genre = {{hlist|Ambient|soundtrack|video game|electronic}}
| length = 47:46
| label = Microsoft Studios Music
| producer = {{hlist|Lena Raine|Kumi Tanioka}}
}}
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 Final Fantasy series.{{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}}{{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}}
{{track listing
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| 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}}
= ''Minecraft: The 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|soundtrack|video game|electronic}}
| length = 18:32
| label = Microsoft Studios Music
| producer = {{hlist|Lena Raine|Samuel Åberg}}
}}
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.
{{Track listing
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| 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}}
= ''Minecraft: 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 = Cobalt Core (Original Soundtrack)
| next_year = 2023
}}
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.
{{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}}
= ''Minecraft: Tricky Trials'' =
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = yes
| name = Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Aaron Cherof, Kumi Tanioka & Lena Raine
| border = yes
| released = 26 April 2024
| genre = {{hlist|Ambient|electronic}}
| length = 56:32
| label = Microsoft Studios Music
}}
On 26 April 2024, the soundtrack for the 1.21 "Tricky Trials" Update of Minecraft was released on digital streaming platforms.{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Sophie |date=26 April 2024 |title=The 1.21 Update Has A Name |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/1-21-update-officially-named-tricky-trials |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=Minecraft}} The album combines music from Cherof, Tanioka and Raine for the first time.{{Cite web |date=26 April 2024 |title=Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3ug2vtKk0URmKrt7ppYQst?si=XGkezoGLQl-N8CHZ7CjT-Q |access-date=27 April 2024 |publisher=Spotify}}
{{Track listing
| title_width = 75%
| total_length = 56:32
| headline = Tracks 1–3, 12 by Aaron Cherof; 4–6 by Kumi Tanioka; 7–11 by Lena Raine
| title1 = Featherfall
| length1 = 5:44
| title2 = Watcher
| length2 = 5:32
| title3 = Puzzlebox
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = Komorebi
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = Pokopoko
| length5 = 5:04
| title6 = Yakusoku
| length6 = 4:31
| title7 = Deeper
| length7 = 5:03
| title8 = Eld Unknown
| length8 = 4:56
| title9 = Endless
| length9 = 6:42
| title10 = Creator
| length10 = 2:57
| title11 = Creator (Music Box Version)
| length11 = 1:14
| title12 = Precipice
| length12 = 4:59
}}
Unreleased third C418 album
In a 2011 Reddit AmA, Daniel Rosenfeld stated his plans to create a third soundtrack album, Volume Final, after the release of Minecraft – Volume Beta.{{Cite web |title=I am the composer and sound designer of Minecraft. AMA | date=13 December 2011 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/comment/c37r491/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button |quote=will you do a Minecraft Beta album and/or a Minecraft Final album? |access-date=June 11, 2024 }}{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Daniel |title=I am the composer and sound designer of Minecraft. AMA |date=13 December 2011 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/comment/c37raej/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button |quote=Yes, and yes! I'm just not sure when exactly. Volume Beta probably early Q1 2012! |access-date=June 11, 2024 }} Rosenfeld first revealed development of the album in a 2015 interview with Fact Magazine, commenting, "I'll still work on Minecraft, so there'll probably be another album. In fact, it’s gonna be more ambient than the others, just as an experiment." He also noted listeners' own applications of his previous works, remarking, "I’m interested in seeing how people use music as a sleep aid, so I think on the next album I might put a bonus track on there that’s just 15 minutes of complete ambience and see what people think."{{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}} Rosenfeld again expressed interest in composing an ambient bonus track for his third album in a tweet posted in December of that year.{{Cite tweet|number=677875544386486272|user=C418|title=still considering an ambient track|author=Daniel Rosenfeld|date=18 December 2015|access-date=21 February 2024}}
In a 2017 tweet, the musician confirmed the album's existence and said that it was set for future release, but that work on it at that point was "still far from done". Rosenfeld additionally stated that the record would be longer than the previous two albums combined, which in total clocks in at over 3 hours and 18 minutes.{{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}} Rosenfeld additionally reiterated on Twitter that the third album would not be called "Minecraft – Volume Gamma", deviating from the Greek Alphabet naming convention used in the previous two Minecraft albums he composed.{{cite tweet|number=822673435147046912|user=C418|title=@the379thhero nope |date=21 January 2017}}
Of the work Rosenfeld did on the third volume, he commented, "When I started making a third minecraft album, I didn't expect it to have this much work involved. I think I'm seeing the end of the tunnel?"{{Cite tweet |number=822665970615521280|user=C418| title=When I started making a third minecraft album, I didn't expect it to have this much work involved. I think I'm seeing the end of the tunnel? }} On 8 January 2021, Rosenfeld was asked in an interview with Anthony Fantano whether or not the third volume of the soundtrack was still in production. Rosenfeld responded, saying, "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."{{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}}{{RP|31:40}} Later that year, he would elaborate on his Discord server, saying:{{Cite web |last=Hassall |first=Michael |date=18 June 2024 |title=Minecraft's New Music is Hauntingly Brilliant – But Are Mojang Filtering Out the Classic Tracks? |url=https://www.esports.net/news/gaming/minecraft-music-1-21/ |work=ESports.net |access-date=July 2, 2024}}
{{Blockquote|text="I still want to do stuff for Minecraft, but I’ve never managed to get to an agreement with the big guys. I have a lot of music but only time will tell how we will get it out. It will involve at least 20 lawyers."}}
Rosenfeld said in 2025 that he was glad that his time with Minecraft was "chosen for me that it's done" so he could focus on a normal career—Rosenfeld made note of "a lot of ruminations going on" about whether he would release a work for Minecraft again, and said that he would be content if he does not complete further work for the game.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Andrew |date=18 March 2025 |title="It's OK for me to move on": Years after scoring Minecraft, composer C418's latest project is about running a cozy tea shop with a "stupidly complex music system" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/its-ok-for-me-to-move-on-years-after-scoring-minecraft-composer-c418s-latest-project-is-about-running-a-cozy-tea-shop-with-a-stupidly-complex-music-system/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318220156/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/its-ok-for-me-to-move-on-years-after-scoring-minecraft-composer-c418s-latest-project-is-about-running-a-cozy-tea-shop-with-a-stupidly-complex-music-system/ |archive-date=18 March 2025 |website=GamesRadar+ |publisher=Future plc |access-date=9 April 2025 }}
Further contributions
= Singles =
On 16 July 2018, three new songs from C418 were added to the game for "Update Aquatic".{{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}} It marked the first new contributions from Rosenfeld to Minecraft since Minecraft - Volume Beta in 2013. The three tracks were released digitally from August – "Dragon Fish" on 9 August, "Shuniji" on 10 November, and "Axolotl" on 12 December 2018. Rosenfeld was asked by Mojang to create music with "slow beats" for the aquatic music, in a style similar to the music of Donkey Kong, though after he first wrote the songs, Mojang wanted more of the "Donkey Kong" aspect. Rosenfeld slowed the music down and brought out more high frequencies, and Mojang were satisfied.{{RP|39:17}}
= 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 the Legacy Console Editions.{{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}}{{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}}
On 21 December 2016, Coker released the albums Battle & Tumble, Chinese Mythology and Greek Mythology to complement three downloadable packs in the Legacy Console Editions.{{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}} Two more records of similar themes, Norse Mythology and Egyptian Mythology, were released in December 2017 and May 2018 respectively.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
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|{{spaces|1}}{{small| ●{{spaces|2}}}}Minecraft: Battle & Tumble (Original Soundtrack) (2016){{spaces|4}} |
| {{Track listing
| total_length = 1:20:37 | 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 | note8 = Tumble | length8 = 1:12 | title9 = Time is of the Essence | note9 = Tumble | length9 = 1:04 | title10 = Swift Descent | note10 = Tumble | length10 = 1:13 | title11 = Dashing on the Double | note11 = Tumble | length11 = 1:07 | title12 = Pronto | note12 = Tumble | length12 = 1:00 | title13 = BreakneckBoogie | note13 = Tumble | length13 = 1:09 | title14 = Hastilude | note14 = Fantasy | length14 = 3:47 | title15 = Crusaders | note15 = Fantasy | length15 = 3:38 | title16 = Born to Arms | note16 = Fantasy | length16 = 2:12 | title17 = 8-Bits, Pieces & Chunks | note17 = City | length17 = 2:59 | title18 = Beat Around the Block | note18 = City | length18 = 3:16 | title19 = From District to District | note19 = City | length19 = 3:14 | title20 = Precincts at Night | note20 = City | length20 = 3:03 | title21 = Industrial Quarter | note21 = City | length21 = 3:38 | title22 = Clockwork Crafter | note22 = Steampunk | length22 = 3:00 | title23 = Magnificent Machines | note23 = Steampunk | length23 = 3:44 | title24 = Steaming Superstructures | note24 = Steampunk | length24 = 3:10 | title25 = Airship Adventurers | note25 = Steampunk | length25 = 2:50 | title26 = Sunset Riders | note26 = Frontier | length26 = 2:28 | title27 = The Outlaw | note27 = Frontier | length27 = 2:52 | title28 = Desert Duel | note28 = Frontier | length28 = 2:20 | 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 }} |
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|{{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 }} |
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|{{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}} |
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|{{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 }} |
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|{{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 }} |
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|{{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 minimalistic and melancholic composition has been praised by critics.{{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}} Keith Stuart of The Guardian noted that Rosenfeld's "wilting, minimalist tracks, slow-paced and slightly melancholy, recall the ambient works of Satie and Eno", calling it the game's "perfect accompaniment." In 2018, Jamie Hornsey of student 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."{{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}}
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."{{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}} Writing for Kotaku, Luke Plunkett praised it as a "great album" and as "tranquil as a good night's sleep."{{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}}
The staff teams of several news outlets have considered the Minecraft soundtrack to be among the best video game soundtracks of all time. These include the editorial teams of NME,{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Emily |date=2015-07-20 |title=23 of the coolest ever video game soundtracks |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/23-of-the-coolest-ever-video-game-soundtracks-1425494 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162552/https://www.nme.com/photos/23-of-the-coolest-ever-video-game-soundtracks-1425494 |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} Digital Trends,{{Cite web |last1=Gurwin |first1=Gabe |last2=Michael |first2=Hicks |date=2021-10-24 |title=The best video game soundtracks of all time |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-video-game-soundtracks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825015436/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-video-game-soundtracks/ |archive-date=25 August 2017 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}} GamesRadar+,{{Cite web |last1=Bentley |first1=James |last2=West |first2=Josh |date=2022-06-25 |title=The 25 best video game soundtracks of all time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-gaming-soundtracks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125150044/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-gaming-soundtracks/ |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=GamesRadar+ |language=en}} and VG247.{{Cite web |last=Raynor |first=Kelsey |date=2022-04-22 |title=The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024 |url=https://www.vg247.com/15-of-the-best-video-game-soundtracks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903150335/https://www.vg247.com/15-of-the-best-video-game-soundtracks |archive-date=3 September 2023 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=VG247 |language=en}} In 2022, the Minecraft soundtrack placed at number 54 on Australian radio station ABC Classic's top 100 countdown, as voted by listeners.{{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}}
Charts
= ''Volume Alpha'' charts =
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== Weekly charts ==
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|+Weekly chart performance for Minecraft – Volume Alpha ! scope="col"| Chart (2022–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|26|artist=C418|album=Minecraft - Volume Alpha|rowheader=true|access-date=24 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|158|artist=C418|album=Minecraft - Volume Alpha|rowheader=true|access-date=23 July 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|154|artist=C418|album=Minecraft - Volume Alpha|rowheader=true|access-date=18 December 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|40|artist=C418|album=Minecraft - Volume Alpha|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|43|id=282093|artist=C418|album=Minecraft - Volume Alpha|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2024}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2024-05-24|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=27 May 2024|access-date=24 May 2024|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524040721/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5810|url-status=live}}
| 31 |
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| scope="row"| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/234/?dspy=2024&dspp=21|title=Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 21|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=24 May 2024|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524115426/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/234/?dspy=2024&dspp=21|url-status=live}}
| 18 |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|91|date=20230630|rowheader=true|access-date=1 July 2023}} |
| scope="row"| UK Album Sales (OCC)
|34 |
| scope="row"| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)
|7 |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|34|date=20240524|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2024}} |
| scope="row"| UK Physical Albums (OCC){{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/c418-minecraft-vol-alpha/ |title=MINECRAFT - VOL ALPHA - OCC |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=16 June 2024 }}
| 31 |
| scope="row"| UK Record Store (OCC)
|28 |
| scope="row"| UK Scottish Albums (OCC)
|20 |
| {{album chart|UKSoundtrack|2|date=20240630|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2024}} |
| scope="row"| UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)
|12 |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|16|artist=C418|rowheader=true|access-date=25 July 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|45|artist=C418|rowheader=true|access-date=25 July 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|84|artist=C418|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|5|artist=C418|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|4|artist=C418|rowheader=true|access-date=28 February 2024}} |
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== Year-end charts ==
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|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for Minecraft – Volume Alpha ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-soundtracks-albums/|title=Soundtracks – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 December 2024}}
| 20 |
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| scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/dance-electronic-albums/|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 December 2024}}
| 11 |
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= ''Volume Beta'' charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2013 chart performance for Minecraft – Volume Beta ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine |title=C418 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/c418/chart-history/elp/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
| 14 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2020 chart performance for Minecraft – Volume Beta ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Official Record Store (OCC){{Cite web |website=Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/c418-minecraft-volume-beta/ |access-date=3 August 2024 |title=MINECRAFT VOLUME BETA }}
| 39 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Official Independent Album Breakers (OCC)
| 15 |
References
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External links
- [https://lena.fyi/ Lena Raine's Website]
- [http://c418.org/ C418's Website]
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