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GAMEPLAY: Minecraft

Composer Daniel Rosenfeld, known as C418, created Minecraft's original soundtrack.
Composer Daniel Rosenfeld, known as C418, created Minecraft's original soundtrack.

Music that's sparked the creativity of millions.

The charming, blocky 3D world of Minecraft has sparked the creativity of millions.

This week on Gameplay, we’ll celebrate the original game’s intriguing music alongside scores written for its many spinoff titles.

Let’s enjoy the music of Minecraft together!

Generous support for the music heard on this program comes from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Acquisitions Fund. Special thanks to Michael Culler for engineering assistance. Amanda Sewell is IPR's Music Director. Keith Brown is GAMEPLAY’s host and executive producer.

To hear the full episode, click the link above! Here's the playlist:

C418 - Sweden (Minecraft) - FamilyJules, guitar

C418 - Mice on Venus (Minecraft) - original soundtrack (Volume Alpha)

C418, arr. daigoro789 - Minecraft (Minecraft) - daigoro789, piano

C418, arr. daigoro789 - Sweden (Minecraft) - daigoro789, piano

C418, arr. daigoro789 - Wet Hands (Minecraft) - daigoro789, piano

C418 - Strad (Minecraft) - original soundtrack (Volume Beta)

Gareth Coker - Seikilos’ Epitaph (Minecraft: Greek Mythology) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Aeralie Brighton, vocals

Gareth Coker - Ares - God of War (The End) (Minecraft: Greek Mythology) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra

Gareth Coker - Hestia - Goddess of the Hearth (Overworld) (Minecraft: Greek Mythology) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra

Peter Hont - The Arch-Illager (Minecraft Dungeons) - original soundtrack

Grant Kirkhope - O3 (Minecraft Dungeons: Hidden Depths) - original soundtrack

Gareth Coker - Xuanzang (Minecraft: Chinese Mythology) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Karen Han, erhu; Rachel Mellis, Kristin Naigus, Chinese winds

Gareth Coker - Maijishan Grotto (Nether) (Minecraft: Chinese Mythology) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Karen Han, erhu; Rachel Mellis, Kristin Naigus, Chinese winds

Gareth Coker - Zhu Baije (Battle) (Minecraft: Chinese Mythology) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Karen Han, erhu; Rachel Mellis, Kristin Naigus, Chinese winds

Lena Raine - Chrysopoeia (Minecraft: Nether Update) - original soundtrack

Shauny Jang - Sprouting (Minecraft Earth) - original soundtrack

Keith Brown was the host of Matinee Classics and the host and producer of GAMEPLAY until 2024.