OST Minecraft: Alpha + Beta (CSx2)

Description

Double Cassette Set

Minecraft is a dreamscape, a limitless world where anything is possible a tool, a means of bringing the imagination to life. Minecraft is a community, a platform on which inventive minds of all ages can share their creations and ideas. Minecraft, of course, is also a game, the most popular and best-selling video game of all time. Created in 2009 by Swedish programmer Markus Notch Persson, this cultural phenomenon speaks volumes of our current zeitgeists love for virtual spaces, but its unprecedented success couldnt be pinned on one factor alone. Countless layers of thoughtful artistry flow through Minecrafts singular experience, not the least of which is its transportive soundtrack by C418, the project of German composer and musician Daniel Rosenfeld.

Minecraft Volume Alpha, the first installment of a two-part OST, helped breathe life into the games voxel-based universe. Upon release, fans and critics were universally enamored with C418s beatless, nuanced electronic pieces. Popular gaming site Kotaku named it among The Best Game Music of 2011, calling the music remarkably soothing. The Guardian compared Rosenfelds delicate piano and sparse ambient motifs to legendary artists Erik Satie and Brian Eno. Polygon distilled Volume Alpha to its essence: Its not bound by the retro aesthetic of Minecrafts graphics. It transcends them. The album is an attempt to uplift the combined game/music experience into the sublime.

Released: 6/13/25