Two and a half years after C418 released Minecraft’s first album, the eternal Volume Alpha, a second, longer, and paradoxically more complex album was released as a sequel to that first ensemble: Daniel Rosenfeld’s Volume Beta. On this album, you hear things you never would have expected to hear in Minecraft new sounds, new instruments, and a tone that can put both a smile on your face or a tear in your eye. You’ve likely heard my ramblings about the first collection, and how they perfectly embody the spirit and essence of Minecraft, but if not, take a moment now to look, because this second album takes C418’s first release and fills the gaps that we didn’t realize were left. Most notably, he added an entirely new soundtrack to Minecraft’s creative game mode, a subsection of the game that holds a special place in my heart, and in many of yours, I’m sure. But we’ll get to that in just a moment.

There’s a reason that I, like Rosenfeld, took 2 and half years to cover Volume Beta not that I would compare my passionate blather to the musical genius he created. The details and emotion in this second album range from elated joy to empty sadness, and it’s not a collection that can be discussed without dedicating the proper time to the concept. Minecraft and its music are inseparable, and regardless of whether you took the time to truly appreciate it when you were a kid, these songs were the backdrops to a generation of childhoods, with each track holding a special meaning to each player; holding memories, laughter, hours of heated discussion with your friends over voice chat — the discovery of your creative side, the awakening of your adventurous spirit all over the carefully composed soundtrack by C418.

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Chapters:
intro 0:00
welcome 3:41
the title tracks 4:50
creative mode 9:22
the track that needs no introduction 10:05
the reminiscent tracks 11:42
C418's innovation 13:48
into the nether 17:26
the end (of minecraft) 20:02
alpha 21:55


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BACKGROUND VISUALS/WALLPAPER
Firewatch

MUSIC
C418 Volume Beta
DR. KEYZ Minecraft LoFi Remix (Outro Song)

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