The problem with Minecraft's music...
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- In this video, I break down why I think the Minecraft soundtrack could be improved by adding adaptive music features to the game. The Minecraft Music has always been really dear to my heart as I have a lot of childhood memories with Minecraft, and subsequently the music; however, I think every game can be improved, and adapting the music to specific scenarios would really bolster the mood and overall experience.
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This video is so bad why is RUclips recommending it after 2 years please watch something else.
too bad im watching it and theres nothing you can do about it
Don't go meta here! Ima enjoy your vids and you are gonna like it.
This video is high quality and provides a lot of viewer enjoyment. Face the facts
How is this video bad?
I though it brought up a good point
I had it off for a while because I found the 1.18 soundtrack too sad ;3;
Combat music blasting 24/7 for people with mob farms in their bases would be hilarious
Intense breeding section
@@theWrestlingDogs wording 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
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Could make it so combat music only plays when YOU are damaged by a mob. That should fix that.
@@spookzer16 or at low health, wouldn't make sense to have combat music for one mob that you can just one shot
You forgot C418 - End, a 15 min masterpiece that plays only while in the outer end islands and fits perfectly in the shattered/dead/corrupted feel of the end, I have it on loop whenever searching for elytra because it just fits
Except that’s the only somewhat adaptive music in it,
They should've totally used the peak in that track for the boss fight - it would fit so perfectly. A distorted, slowed, dark version of a track you've heard so often during your time playing the game... Hearing it like that, feels like you really have reached the end, and are egged on to think back about what path lead you here.
The nether songs and this one are easily the best ones. And Excuse - shame it was never used ingame.
Dude it’s so good, would fit in a a zombie game
actually he did remember it
he thought it was the boss music
the track "end" can play on the main island as well, just only when the dragon isnt alive
The nether music is not really adapted but just because of how the nether is, it becomes perfect.
It's adapted a bit, since different tracks play in different biomes
Isn’t different music playing in the nether technically adaptive?
I remember getting back into Minecraft and getting such an oppressive vibe from the Nether music. Felt so raw and ominous, as if I was somewhere I shouldn't be.
Yeah, it's one of the main reasons why I wanna go to the Nether
Well, you know what they say, if ya want the music to match, make every situation and area you could be in match with the music
7:47 calling Celeste an obscure indie game is like calling a water melon and exotic fruit
He was obviously talking about the obscure indie game called "Minecraft"
I'm pretty sure it was a joke
i literally never heard "celeste" in my entire life until this point
@@ClassicalFloppa (a very popular indie game)
@@ClassicalFloppa at least ur not part of that 1% who dont know that game now lol
Fun fact: In Terraria when the final boss is about to spawn, the music gets quieter right before the boss spawns in
I mean changing music/adaptive music for bosses combat etc is very common in games
It made me feel mildly scared the first time I summonned ML
@@daktotathecolossus7404 okay?
@@tumultuousv im just saying because saying this is a fact about something implies its rare or at least uncommon, which it isnt
@@daktotathecolossus7404 But.. but thats not what a fact is..
I've had the music turned off for a good 10 years, so it never really matters to me, but the cave sounds are damn terrifying. I actually did not know about the "Mood" feature, I always wondered why cave sounds always happened when I ran out of torches
And sometimes it is on the surface too. Terrifying every time
@@MaticTheProto maybe you are above a cave.
@@SafeRemain well yeah
@@SafeRemain the game doesn’t check for location, it checks for light level
@@user-usiwisoxmshksl so.. it could happen during the night or does it check for if its night or not
Playing in silence is my greatest fear. It just feels so... empty.
I hate the addition of lana raine she ruined the game for me
@Twerkinator3000 Bruh Lena's music is incredible
@@carterskindle7086 bro I hate it, it’s DOOKIE
I'm playing in silence and it's just the sounds of pc
That's kinda why i don't like turning mc music on most of the time. Cos the songs don't play very often, and it's ages of lonely silence in between...
Adaptive music for Minecraft would honestly be one of the best QOL mods ever.
The biggest problem with that is terraforming
But yeah tying that to biomes could work
someguy tried to work on this took him 2 months just to make it so that if he's low or high on hp the soundtrack would change and he chaged all of the songs for trough daytonight
There are mods for Minecraft that adds this feature, but yeah don't expect Mojang to add this.
@@spinyslasher6586 main issue is it doesn't stay up to date haha
thats literally already a thing
Actually - I think this is part of Minecraft’s charm. I’m dying, or building, or caving, or doing whatever; and yet, there is simple music. You can die, losing all of your stuff, but it’s…still. Calm. It’s beautiful because it’s simple - not because it tries to match your feelings, but because it has its own. Nether music is amazing though
Make it optional
It's calm and communicates that Minecraft doesn't care whether you live or die.
@@JeansWithPockets541 real
I agree, I've never had a problem with how it works except for the time interval when the music plays.
nah, that's just lazy
It was originally intended to for the Minecraft music to be adaptive, but they didn't do it because they say that, since the game is a sandbox more than anything, any situation could last just a few seconds (ex. combat) and the thus the mood would change very often. If the soundtrack needed to change every few seconds it wouldn't be good. So they settled to this type of non-adaptive music because it is kinda generic and can fit with many situations.
Edit: For example you could be building, then attend to your crops, fight a few mobs and pet your dog, all within 2 minutes. The music couldn't change for each situation. Adaptive music might have worked, but they decided against it, so it probably wouldn't.
Second edit: It's been 5 months since I've made this comment and in this time many people have responded to it. I always read what you say to me and I have to say... I think adaptive music could be implemented, but I think it's quite unlikely that we will be hearing it any time soon. At least we have mods!
it worked 100% for Skyrim , so why wouldn't it work for Minecraft ?
in Skyrim you get a fight out of nowhere and the fight OST starts until you kill the threat , then goes back to peaceful music... is great
@@Dan_Kanerva When seeing minecraft livestreams most mobs are ignored and the ones that are fought are just one shot by the bow. I don't think 1 second fights are a good candidate for battle music. And of course there are many more examples...
@@yiannchrst oh yeah , i forgot that depending on high level gear you can literally one shot zombies...
maybe they it could be related to which biome/location you're in, so the soundtrack wouldn't change that much
@@TheDudey maybe, but when you are exploring or travelling you pass through the biomes quite fast, don't you?
It's so disappointing that pillager raids don't have a theme that plays while you're fighting hoards of enemies.
Hordes not hoards. A hoard is a mass of items. A horde is a mass of beings.
Out of all the situations for battle music, raids/bosses would’ve been perfect for it.
@@chukyuniqul Ty for expanding my knowledge today
@@chukyuniqul 🤓
@@user-usiwisoxmshksl Ratio
Personally I like how any of the Overworld tracks can come on at any time, it's like a shuffled playlist
Minecraft has adaptive music (cave sounds), but I love it when it doesn't for the exact same reason you hate it - the calm music contrasting with adrenaline rush moments makes it feel like even if I die, the world will go on; it's a bit of a macabre feeling when you're not talking about Minecraft, but it makes me concentrate a lot more somehow
I hate the music because it's too calm and makes no stakes
@@virtualcommando7098 the beauty of Minecraft is the lack of them
@@JackieJKENVtuber can't agree with you at all there
@@JackieJKENVtuber feels more like a lack of care then anything
@@virtualcommando7098 care?
Minecraft has diffrent music for the nether and the end
But they really should add music for caves and night time
yeah but then half the soundtrack goes almost unused because theres no reason not to sleep through the night. man minecraft really is a game thats filled with gaping design holes. if it released today in its current state, i dont think it would make it out of indie status.
@@steamingpileofspaghetti9755 there are several reasons to not sleep through the night? killing mobs for drops and xp? working through the night? i only sleep when the phantoms are bothering me. you seem like a hater
@@superfurfannyaa1864 theres not NO reason not to sleep through the night. i just believe there arent enough reasons. minecraft is probably top 5 favorite games of all time for me. been playing it since 2014. people are often critical of the things they love.
@@steamingpileofspaghetti9755 The way I see it, Mojang has two options:
- Include, refine, or retool mechanics so that they discourage sleeping
- Include, refine, or retool mechanics so that they encourage wandering out at night.
The best thing for the kind of experience Minecraft is going for would probably be the latter, and the best way they could do this is, perhaps, by making special, useful items that are only available during the night-time. I'm talking stuff like items for potions, weapons, armor, or even food.
This would allow players a sort of risk-reward system. Do they want to risk going outside to obtain these items, or do they want to stay within the safe confines of their homes so that they don't get murdered?
@@steamingpileofspaghetti9755 tbf on severs you will probably never skip the night
I really like the implementation of Minecraft’s music. I like the silence occasionally broken by that ethereal, calming music. When I play Minecraft single player, I just chill out, no matter what I’m doing. I love the nostalgic, depressing feeling I get when the music slowly fades in. Adaptive music would interrupt this and honestly ruin that experience. In short, because of the way music is implemented in Minecraft, the game feels liminal. And I love it.
Fr I agree with you completely, everyone else is nuts
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I was gonna start loading the shotgun but nevermind this is valid
I’m still loading the power 5 multishot crossbow but this is valid enough that I haven’t decided to fire yet. I still disagree
@@nobleradical2158 you can't put power to a crossbow 🤨
@@nobleradical2158 im loading my quick charge 3 multishot crossbow because you just said you can put power on a crossbow
@@blizzard_84 I'm loading my Sharpness 5 crossbow, *just because I can.*
Its not
Different instruments for different biomes and a quiet drumming during combat would spice up everything
There are biome specific videos now
There are two possible problems here: An abrupt interruption of the music due to a sudden change of biome or music that is inappropriate for the atmosphere of the biome and intended for another biome, that is, music is played in a certain biome in which you are located, it will continue to play until it ends, and in the meantime you are already moving to another biome.
I can see your point with this and it is valid but I think c418 had adaptive music in mind. For example I don't think it would be good if we had fighting music everytime you fought a mob or music that changes so the mood is wildly different all the time for each different activity you have to do in the game. I think the soundtrack doesn't opt in for playing perfectly in every situation but I think the music perfectly encapsulates the overall mood of the game. I don't find it annoying when a calming song plays at night or in a cave system I think it works pretty well with the atmosphere and mood the game was meant to create. Again I do think there are some valid points in this video a bit more of music selection for an area would be good but for the most part I think all the music fits really well with the game.
True, it was more about encapsulating the general adventure of minecraft .And c418 accomplished it pretty damn well .
If Mojang wanted adaptive music they could have gone with a transition like pikmin's boss music has with faster and louder notes and C418 audibly hitting the keys a bit harder, then it slows back down again and fades away, and it could be different for every type of mob like surface mobs, end mobs (enderman and endermite) and nether mobs (wither skeletons, ghasts, blazes, etc) and the two bosses and the warden (the warden would have 2 different types of music with each of them being a faster more worrying song, the quickest for being when it attacks you or knows where you are (or hears you) and the other is when it's searching for you)
Fun fact, music discs 11, 13, and 5, when played at the times their names indicate (5 seconds, 11 seconds, 13 seconds), combine to make an even creepier soundtrack
The moment at 9:13 was hilarious, Terraria just comes out of nowhere and so shockingly.
It was teased when doom came
A spanish youtuber by the name of Jaime Altozano made a video about minecraft's music, and why not being adaptative is so powerful.
It can't play "home music" when you arrive at home because how can the game know what "home" is for every single player, having wooden planks? no, what if you build a house out of concrete and quartz? being surrounded by blocks? no, what if you're just in a cave, or your house has a balcony, or you're in the garden, or it doesn't even have walls at all. Every player's experience in Minecraft is different and adaptativity won't accommodate every player. It is random, and most people (apparently not TheStellarJay tho lol) forget the times when it doesn't fit the mood, but when it does, it makes it very memorable.
However, the Nether and Bosses should absolutely have their own music, and like you said, the nether's fits it very well, but there's no excuse why the Ender Dragon and the Wither have no music or disappointing boss music, Mojang should do something about it, and make the dragon fight harder
Not having "a home music" is fair
But what about village music?
What about anything else?
@@atanaZion What if you make your own village? Play music whenever there's a villager around? But trading stations or god forbid villager breeding stations aren't exactly villages, are they?
@@atanaZion Minecraft is a very diverse game where the players can’t do everything any way they want.
Someone else already made the argument for villages.
So I’ll argue for mobs/fight/battle music. It might be easy or intuitive to add fight music when there’s hostile mobs around you, but what about mob grinders or farms? AFK’ing in one is not exactly challenging and you’re not fighting directly, so if there’s enemy music starting and stopping for hours on end it will get annoying, or what if you have hostile mobs as pets like Sandiction? Music will play constantly in your base.
Or will you have home music playing instead? Or if you have a trading hall in your base, which music will be playing?
It’s not easy to make adaptive music for Minecraft
@@imprincesswolfy2565 The music should stop as soon as you get away from Wither or EnderDragon
This isn't really a problem there, since it applies to pretty much every single game where you can somehwst be AFK
Why would you be AFK with the unpased game? AND DURING A BOSS FIGHT? Self Made issue
@@Victor_Graves I absolutely disagree, if terraria can do adaptive music then minecraft can as well.
the problem is that. minecraft isnt ever meant to be intense, or scary, or suspensful. its meant to be calm, and interesting, and curiosity triggering.
Not when you're in aark cave or half a heart near a baby zombie
The deep dark/ancient city doesn't make me feel relaxed and calm so is the nether and the end especially when bridging over the void/lava. Minecraft is not supposed to be 100% calm and relaxing.
Ah yes calming monsters coming out at night to attack you is very calming and did not at all make me quit the game or wait hiding in a tree until day time
@@spiritsofwolves What i mean is that its not a horror game, its an adventure and exploration game
@@el_gatoNegro yeah but music doesn’t play in Deep Dark right?
What you said about the nether music also applies to the end songs. They are all extremely stripped down versions of overworld songs to it’s just a few notes played on piano with a lot of echo and more time between notes and fades out partway through the song, whenever it turns on I feel like it fits the desolate nature of the end.
I just turn in off bc I mainly play PVP, and it's kind of distracting.
@@AmonGus-zx5zr Sizeable amount of trolling when 200ms and butterfly clicking
For me, the issue has always because it brings out old memories and the pounds nostalgia I get from it.
I always darn near cry when I hear it.
i think the minecraft boss music is really good, its extremly atmospheric and gives you a sense that your trapped inside an endless void
It's so calm though. Why? It's the end say goodbye to the adventure.
its not even boss music its just the end music, idk why this guy thought it was boss music
The end is not the end of the game it’s just the beginning
@@sweetibluuThere IS boss music for the ender dragon. but its just ambiance
@@MahNamJeff is its separate from the end music?
I honestly like the unpredictability without much change, the music is made to fit everywhere thats whats so great about it. Its unpredictable, and not constant. Its like a perfect surprise as you said, when it plays during a important or great moment, it makes memories, the scarcity of them makes them even more special
And none of the musics fits what you are doing unless it is smtg generic like walking a forest
@@atanaZion wdym? Heres some examples, building, exploring, farming, returning home, etc. a lot of minecrafts activities are pretty calming and simple, which it fits.
Unpredictability isn't it because the soundtracks play at fixed times. Scarcity does play into it, though. Many games would rather have DEAD SILENCE than repeat their soundtrack too much. I understand why they make that decision but I hate the silence. It just makes me mute their spotty music in favor of Spotify even if I enjoy the OST
@@_skud I play Minecraft without music on because I usually just play my own constantly or play videos in the background. I'd probably listen to the soundtrack otherwise regardless of its unpredictability, I just have better songs to listen to than that.
Good news, with recent updates, Minecraft have different background music that's changing depending on what biome you are in like how in different cave biomes there's different music
4:45 you couldn't get that music, or in fact any overworld music, because you are underground. (In fact im almost certain the song you played, is a music disc)
an underground music would play, that one with the creepy cave sounds most likely
Pretty sure it’s dog, which isn’t even implemented in the game lol only on the music downloads
4:25 not sure if that's an image I wanted to have in my head but it's there nonetheless
bro was making a video about minecraft soundtrack that is completely based, and proved to be based in 10 seconds, what a legend
What a comparison, lmao
5:51 Has pressure plates in front of doors. Still uses right click to open them.
Yes becuase mobs would be able to walkin like nothing
@@Iwasfoundunharmedwhat
@@nihilongongo mobs are able to walk on pressure plates which lets them enter your house
This video was posted only 1 minute ago, but I can already see the backlash...
well probably because minecraft music is pixel, frequency perfect, it doesn't need an adaptive soundtrack thou plus I don't seen any hate but people telling why it isn't a good idea.
To be fair, it was a quite L take. Sometimes, you just don't need to follow the already existing formula and that's what makes minecraft music so memorable.
What I love the most about adaptive music is how portal 2 implements it. The soundtrack already sounds so good but the fact that instruments get more intense and fast depending on velocity is smart.
5:25 *"A few months"*
😭😭😭
NKGs music is so intense and the fight is so hard. It's such a perfect usage of using music to show that you are about to get your ass kicked relentlessly
But that's like the whole point. It plays randomly just like the actions of the player. If music was changing every time you do something different it would not fit the astetics. You bring up the examples of games that are completely different from minecraft and that are way more action packed that minecraft. The example of Terraria doesn't really fit since it is more inclined towards battling and it is more fast paced and action packed. I somewhat agree however that Minecraft needs boss music, but the one you showed in the video fits really well with the emptiness and eerieness of the End.
I agree, but I think Minecraft can do so much better. There are hundreds of games with somber depressing boss fights with more memorable music. It’s undeniable that most people don’t remember that music. I just think they could do better
@@TheStellarJay Dark souls has like the perfect blend of somber and hype boss music
Boss music in calamity is like a master violinist makes you a melancholic story so you can go to sleep
Meanwhile there’s a worm that devoured stars trying to kill you
2:00 Metal Gear Rising: Revengence's Boss music, due to certain factors, makes one big change. That being: the addition off lyrics. The lyrics are only during the most emotional parts, as in when either a boss is closer to death, a boss is in a certain attack or phase, or Jetstream Sam only losing lyrics when his sword gets knock out of his hands, showing that really was the only thing he knew for real. I would like to mention each one specifically and the meaning, but others already have.
Yeah it can be hyped if the when the gameplay sync with the song
Some of the tracks only play in certain areas of the game (the ones I know are the underwater music, the nether music, and the End music), but this only applies to the newer ones.
I'm 2 years late, but I absolutely agree. I have played the game for over 12 years. 10 of those have been with music set to off. But it does also make the game feel a bit "eh" after some time. So given how I've also been composing music for the past 9 years, I decided about 1½ year ago to start doing exactly what you're missing about the game, right here. Making literal adaptive music, but make it fit to the game. Which is easier said than done. So far I've got 5 concepts, but the goal is to make themes for every single biome in every single dimension, themes for every single mob, themes for all the different villager trades and town types, different boss themes, different player base themes, general music, etc. I've got a looong way to go, but I believe it would make the game a heck of a lot cooler, if there were different biome themes that got played in each biome and which were added onto by different mob themes that just play together as one huge, ever changing piece. If that were the case, Minecraft music would be on by default.
My university project for my bachelor's degree was designing adaptive music for Minecraft. We did not use the original soundtrack of the game, but we did have some cool features, like the music depended on which biome you were on and how many enemies were nearby. It also measured your heart rate through the front facing webcam (yes, we used a laptop) and reacted accordingly. I think it ended up being pretty cool.
The "mood slider" system could be expanded upon to adapt music for your situation.
lets say there are 4 mood types..
Combat
Mining
Exploring
Vibing
These sliders will all tick upwards or down by doing various tasks and will play music accordingly.
So lets say you're mining alot of ores and exploring caves. The Mining and Exploration mood sliders would be ticking up, when one of those reaches 100 it plays some of the soundtrack perfect for the moment.
THEN you get ambushed by spiders and zombies, the Combat slider will rapidly tick up, and the Exploration & Mining would tick down, and start playing battle music.
I actually like how random the music is. Really engrains the songs in your head when your fighting for your life
i absolutely adore the minecraft music, and i like that it just randomly pops in every now and then, rather than being a constant, and due to minecrafts nature, the music usually fits…well, maybe less so than it used to, especially with how much the music has evolved overtime.
I think the way that it’s random really adds to how minecraft feels, tho 😢
Yes, I DO think they should've used Giorno's Theme somewhere in Minecraft as well.
Sweden is a type of music that both plays when you’re building a house, and when you get fooked by 69 zombies, 2 creepers and 3 endermen
7:46 my favorite extremely hidden indy gem, Celeste! So glad people are talking about this game, maybe we can get it's starving game devs some attention
Celeste is the opposite of hidden.
@@Zoobydeeby what???? You're kidding me! I thought I was the only one on earth who had ever played it.
You wanna talk about hidden indie platformers? Look at Spark TEJ 3
Game is overlooked asf
@@Zoobydeeby my wife's boyfriend bought it for me and I've been so happy since!
Wet hands only plays when it's raining and dry hands plays after the weather clears
Prepare your shields and guns gentlemen, I feel like this comment section might be a warzone...
_Gentlemen! Syncronize your Death Watches!_
Stay strong soldier
@@TruthShaIIWin about 60% of the comments ive read are just “oh minecraft’s music is so wonderful because its random”
Seeing the Minecraft dog called "subscribe" is the most subtle and kind way to ask someone to do that, and that is how you earned my subscription.
I feel like minecraft doesnt need an adaptive music mostly because, even when in danger, the game never feels stressing enought to need a music to settle the feeling
Or I am just brainless and dont feel anything, you decide
yes I'm still on that jay binge, it's like catching up with an old relative I never got to meet before, several years later this point still stands and I leave the music on for the gamba that maybe it'll fit. There's a few creative mode specific tracks that work well to get the juices flowing at least
the music does actually have some level of adaptation in it. different tracks play depending on what biome you’re in, for example there’s specific ocean music, cave music, nether music, mountain music, etc. i think it works quite nicely because it’s so subtle. your brain subconsciously begins to connect certain soundtracks to certain areas as you play, for example i will always associate lena raine’s “left to bloom” with the meadow biome because it always plays when you’re in that biome during the day, and I once built a house there. i don’t think minecraft needs combat music or anything like that, because truthfully combat encounters happen spontaneously and usually last a very short amount of time. maybe for like woodland mansions and wither fights, but the end, nether, and oceans all have unique soundtracks already.
For a very long time though, this hasn't been a thing though, and most of your time isn't spent in the ocean. Up until the Caves and Cliffs updates were happening, there wasn't any overworld music specific to biomes. And even then, it's still fairly random, though there are tracks that play specifically in the deep dark and it fits a lot better than the standard music, but for me, the random music together with the complete absence of any ambient sounds (besides the random cave noises), it makes for a very quiet game.
The Nether somehow is the complete opposite though, with each biome having its own soundscape and soundtracks.
Combat music, eh depends. Terraria gets away with not having any combat music for normal enemies either, but it does have specific music for each biome, whether you're underground or not, different day time night time music, music for when it is raining, like there is a lot of potential for adaptive music within Minecraft, but it would be very difficult to completely redo the entire soundtrack at this point because nostalgia and stuff and people wouldn't approve of the change.
But you could totally still have combat music for The Wither, or raids. Not having raid music is a missed opportunity really.
@@SashaMasonVR Minecraft’s ambience is scarier than any horror game.
It could be because of the change in composer for Minecraft since c418 refused to give the rights to Microsoft but Microsoft wanted the rights so they split off.
new project for me to work on: adaptive music in mc.
That sounds actually really fun to make I'm probably gonna end up doing it.
Love your videos man
I thought the thing about minecraft is that it ‘s like a sandbox. Anything could happen at anytime, combat isn’t really tense. The music is so random, it makes me feel like im in a sandbox which is always what i’ve come to minecraft for. Setting the mood feels honestly weird to me in the context of minecraft. Because even if i’m in the nether, supposedly one of the scariest and most dangerous places. But sometimes im in there making a cute living room in the nether next to my nether portal. It’s a bit weird and random but that’s why minecraft is so particular.
Terraria is similar to minecraft in the sense that it’s a sandbox adventure but where minecraft puts the emphasis on sandbox, terraria puts the emphasis on the adventure and combat aspect. Terraria is in a lot of ways very cinematic for a sandbox game but minecraft just feels so raw.
If you guys want memorable boss music, check out Omori OST - Alter
Edit: listen for the backround noises changing ( they change when you kill the antagonist, but it always says- "*antagonist* did not succumb", and you fight again, with more distorted noises. i think thats really adaptive.
@Adrenaline yes, thats the boss fight. i love how the game represents fighting with our fears
my favorite game rain world uses adaptive music, every region has its own "threat" theme where more instruments get added depending on how dangerous the situation is and its so cool
Old Minecraft music originally wasn't built to be adapted music and I highly doubt they'll change it now with the older tracks but with the newer music it is becoming more adaptive with the biomes at least
Also minecrafts music is catered to the building and crafting element.
As the music was added in early alpha to get the game out to many people, it didn't make sense to make it adaptive. As there wasn't much combat.
You wouldn't want adaptive music in creative mode right?
But they should change it for survival.... Or at least add the option to change it.
I thought the video is ganna be delayed. 💀
The thing is - minecraft music is indeed adaptive, different music plays depending on the biome the player is in, if they are underground, what dimension they are in, or even gamemode (creative mode has unique music!)
just check minecraft wiki music page, there are special triggers adjusting when which music track can play.
though yes, very long ago music did indeed play randomly, but that was changed a long long time ago.
Of course, the music wont be as perfectly matched as in some other games, but thats because minecraft is a sandbox game, the developers cant predict the situations a player might find themselves in, as good as for example in doom
You make a pretty fair point. Personally for me though I don’t really mind it all that much because in almost any situation I am in in the game I am calm. Even when being attacked by mobs I don’t get very tense so a change of music for me would be unjustified for me and take me out of the experience. Everyone vibes differently with Minecraft though so I can understand why this may bother some though
A lot of the nostalgia comes from the Creative Music for me as a child. This is because I spent 90% of my time in creative mode with friends building stuff... But when I play survival, all those songs I want to hear is locked behind a simple gamemode change! I HATE how they separate them, because I swear I remember hearing some of the survival mode music while in creative mode.
Of course, I use a texture pack now to change this (texture back to change music, ik) but still. The fact I need to modify the game to get what I want like that is...insane.
1:53 I said "I bet its gonna be doom eternal or something" I swear on my life
Me: *trying to focus on redstone*
The creative mode soundtrack: "GO ON AN UNDERSEA ADVENTURE AND DEFEAT THE ENDER DRAGON RIGHT NOW OR PERISH!"
If you like the Terraria soundtrack then you should hear the Calamity mod soundtrack
Calamity is mid.
@@Kam1_9 no
@@PhantomPlayz-qq1sp yes
@@Kam1_9 mods? more like mids.
*laugh track*
@@Whydidimakethisa 1 year ago bro
Now I don't wanna be that guy, but the song at 4:45 isn't ambient music, it's "Cat" the music disc. This would never play randomly in the overworld or anywhere else 💀
C418 initially wanted to do adaptive music for Minecraft, but he realized that the music would switch out really quickly, because of how fast-paced the Minecraft gameplay is (a mob fight might only last 5 seconds and going from biome to biome can also happen quickly). So, he tried to compose ambient music that would fit any situation.
The randomly generated nature of minecraft(a lot more random than it used to be) makes it hard to implement adaptive music but mojang's doing adding adaptive music lately.
i sometimes just like to sit in the Nether Roof or the End in the middle of the void just listening to that eerie music whilst you stare at the void.
While your point is respectable and very well could increase the enjoyment factor for a lot of players as the music matches their emotions more accurately, I will offer a point in defense of Minecraft's choice of music presentation. Minecraft has been a big part of my childhood and still overtakes me now as an adult. But as I play it now with a better understanding of my priorities and what I play the game for, hearing a calming tune in the midst of tense situations is there to remind me "hey! I know this feels stressful, but you're playing this game as an escape, so let it feel that way". Even when I'm panicked and overrun by mobs, Wet Sand is there to reassure me that I am still the author of this world, and even under pressure I can relish in my getaway experience.
I dunno. Something of an alternate perspective to chew on. I definitely didn't feel this way growing up, so it may well be something I've grown into because of nostalgia or maturity or a bit of both.
i agree. usually if someone tense is happening, i won't notice the music at all, but it's quite comforting to be able to notice the calm music once a tense moment is over.
I think there is one more track that is "Adaptive" and it's when you are in the Deep Dark biome. I say it's "Adaptive" because I feel like a good example of adaptive music is Portal 2's, where the things you do in-game effect the soundtrack like running on gel or flying on a faithplate, instead of just "Going to desert" and "Going underground" like Terraria.
I feel like if Mojang keeps most of the C418 tracks for classic surface biomes like the plains, forest, desert, rivers, etc, and have some of the 1.13 music play when the player is in the ocean, and 1.18-19 for Mountains, then it'd make sense. Add new "mining / fighting" tracks for underground use, get ConcernedApe to make them or something since he did it in his game, with around 2-3 different tracks for each "underground biome" between levels 1 and 30 (Regular), 31 to around 70 (Ice), 71 to 120 (Fire) and a few more for the other mines you can find throughout the game.
Essentially, make each biome have it's own "Lootpool" of music, when the time for a track would kick in, look at which location the player is in then pick a music track from the lootpool according to which location the player is in. Keep the same track playing unless if they are transitioning between underground and surface, in which case either do a fade-out and fade-in another track, or just fade-out and stop the music entirely. They could even do the fading effect with the music as the player is going through a nether portal. Maybe certain tracks can play during certain actions like if they player fishes for more than 7 seconds, play music, if they stop for more than 7 seconds, slowly stop.
I love the soundtrack but I can't listen to it without getting sad
I fully agree
If something doesn't seem adaptive or fitting, it doesn't instantly mean that's not just you used to hear music like that always in games everywhere, music of minecraft completely fitting it, the only problem i got with it - it quite too loud and muting other important sounds (such as voices, steps and so on)
So underrated. So Hilarious. You Deserve so Much more attention.
Update from 1.21, they added separate cave music, but no battle music
(snaps finger) Yes!
The reason i play with music off is that whenever the music starts playing i will get nostalgic flashbacks and start thinking of all the nice memories of my childhood and all the great times i will never get to experience again.
I understand and agree that adaptive music is good, but Minecraft not having it isnt a problem for me. It's kinda charming and iconic. Also, it's actually false, they do have some adaptive music, especially nowadays, that being music for specific biomes, dimensions or structures
Everytime my friend leaves survival server that we played on, music always started to kick in
Lets freaking goooooooo
i just play the blocks disk on loop. fits any and every situation, whether that be organising chests, making a basement, or a creeper exploding my pumpkin farm for the 6th time
The fact that the music isn't adaptive makes it so great. It's random like the world itself.
It does not
There was this one time where I was lost in the nether with my brother and the song at 6:38 played. It fit the mood so well that I still remember to this day. (This happened several years ago)
The few biome related songs are amazing (nether, water), but the random song with no music in between is what makes it special, you could be doing anything and suddenly it kicks in. Instant nostalgia.
Insanely Hot Take:
I think that the music is one of the best parts of the game. Whether your building, caving or doing anything it just plays sometimes and really adds more atmosphere. I think that the fact that it is not adaptive fits real well with the randomness of minecraft. Having everything dependant on let’s say: the biome, would not really fit in well in minecraft. And finally, minecraft with no music feels, Empty.
One suggestion I would really like tho is that music would be rarer at night or in a cave, and just have a little ambience. Another thing that would be cool is if the music fades out in a boss fight
why do you think liking minecraft music is a hot take
I'm late to the party, but my issue with Minecraft's music system ever since I stopped playing 1.13 on the Xbox 360 is that the game just straight up doesn't play music almost at all. I just leave it off so that it doesn't randomly interrupt my own music once every two hours. Java Edition is great but hot damn do they never seem to play music for me anymore.
I also find it funny that you mentioned the Warden, and yet this video came out *two years ago.* We just got that shit a few months ago.
i even installed a mod to make music play more often and it still felt like over 2/3 my play time i had no music
i would have it on if it wasnt so sparse as well
That's kinda whats nice about it imo. It was like a welcome surprise when you got the music playing.
music plays every five minutes what are you talking about
EDIT (like a year later): why did i say this? this isn't true.
@@cornbreadbutcringey5723 no theres just occasional 30 minute pauses in music sometimes
Its very unsettling
Never thought I'd see Doom, Doki Doki, Titanfall II and Minecraft in one video
0:26 whats this song i want to lisin to it for 10 years
Lost woods theme from the legend of Zelda ocarina of time
He responded if you missed it
i can just imagine his reaction when he saw lena did another one
I utterly disagree with this. Basically you know nothing about the masterpiece of Minecraft.
It's masterpiece but lot of flaws as Minecraft the music is not adaptive is the main reason i don't turn on it
Thats why I like how they’re implementing music specific for certain biomes now, deep dark music actually fits the situation.
I think part of Minecraft popularity is the ever-present calming music. You shouldn't feel stressed or scared playing Minecraft, it should make you relaxed. You associate Minecraft with soft, comfy feeling thanks to the music.
I have never considered minecraft adding adaptive soundtrack because I consider the soundtrack really, really good. This video has got me thinking that they should do a sound/music update. Also the video is not bad by any means :D.
• Strongly Dissagree
I though i was the only one that loved the sountrack, yet played without the music on! It just doesnt feel right and even uncomfortable
the unadaptiveness of the music is what i really enjoy, being in a caves and there is some kind of happy music playing gives me that eerie and discomfortable feeling instead of that generic music and sometimes it can be funny too, just what i think
If you get the heart attack music when in just your dark house you will know
*places dirt block*
Minecraft: *plays dirt remix of "sweden"*
*places netherrack*
Minecraft: *plays nether remix of "sweden"*