The big difference of Volume Beta is that the tone is both more positive and at times very dark. Some of the songs even have percussion, which is something that. Minecraft - Volume Beta. 2013 • 30 songs. Listen to Minecraft - Volume Beta in full in the Spotify app.
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). 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. 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.
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'Flake' 2:50 6. 'Moog City 2' 3:00 7. 'Concrete Halls' 4:14 8. 'Biome Fest' 6:18 9.
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'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. Album Region Date Format Label Ref Minecraft – Volume Alpha Worldwide 4 March 2011 ( 2011-03-04) None Digital download 21 August 2015 ( 2015-08-21) (Standard) Vinyl (Green) Minecraft – Volume Beta 9 November 2013 ( 2013-11-09) Digital download (Bandcamp) None (self-released) Digital download References.
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