We never actually did that in the game though. But it turns out itвЂ™s just a creepy song being played.

I always wanted the player to find it somewhere deep within a cave, because itвЂ™s being played by a device, creating a creepy atmosphere. вЂњThirteenвЂќ is a creepy little record you can find in Minecraft.

A little cheeky piece that kind of says, Minecraft is also quite silly. The song started as a piano solo, but as game development went on, I added a kind of, uh, addendum to it. ItвЂ™s a highly experimental German musician duo that has been super active in the late 90вЂ™s and early 2000вЂ™s and I obsessed over their work. MOM is a definite inspiration for me, and this album directly. вЂњOxygГЁneвЂќ and вЂњГ‰quinoxeвЂќ are naturally references to Jean Michel Jarre. This is kind of what I built the entire soundtrack around on. ItвЂ™s purely pentatonic in scale, builds up very slowly, and then slowly fades away. вЂњMinecraftвЂќ is by far the most minimalist song and also the first song I created for the game. I kinda created this song because I ordered a Moog, but I didnвЂ™t have it yet. IвЂ™m glad they never found out I actually didnвЂ™t make it with a Moog device. Moog actually contacted me on it, telling me how much they liked it. Joel did help me a bit with making this album, so thereвЂ™s that reference. вЂњLiving Mice,вЂќ or the opposite would be deadmau5, hah. вЂњSubwoofer LullabyвЂќ is a song I named that way because I always imagine a big speaker somewhere far far in a forest blasting this odd little melody. вЂњkeyвЂќ is the song that sort of introduces you to the album, whereas вЂњdoorвЂќ is a little bit of a small medley that welcomes you to the world of Minecraft. There is a lot that I have to thank Minecraft for, and there will be much more that I can thank it for. Volume Alpha has been released in 2011 and was the first commercial release IвЂ™ve ever published, and luckily also the most successful, kickstarting my career as an independent composer and game dev. Some fans actually like to listen to this album while they go to sleep, which is just as well another interesting use for it. Although Minecraft in and of itself is a very frantic and wild experience, I wanted to give the game a contrast by essentially giving the player a pentatonic chill pill. Minimalism was and is definitely key when it comes to the soundtrack. Aphex Twin also once said I stole his style. Critics like to compare the style of my album to Erik Satie, Roedelius, and Brian Eno. This is probably why youвЂ™ve come to this website!В Minecraft is one of the most popular video games in recent history, and Volume Alpha is the first official soundtrack to the game.

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