Music Disc

Music discs are a set of nineteen items that can be played in jukeboxes.

Obtaining[]

Crafting[]

Disc 5 is the only disc that can be crafted, unlike all other discs. This disc can be crafted with its fragments.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Disc Fragment 5

Chest loot[]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Music Disc (13)	Dungeon	Chest	1	21.5%
	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1	21.8%
Music Disc (cat)	Dungeon	Chest	1	21.5%
	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1	21.8%
Music Disc (otherside)	Dungeon	Chest	1	3.1%
	Ancient City	Chest	1	8.4%
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	2.5%
Music Disc (Pigstep)	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	1	5.6%
Bedrock Edition
Music Disc (13)	Dungeon	Chest	1	21.5%
	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1	21.5%
Music Disc (cat)	Dungeon	Chest	1	21.5%
	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1	21.5%
Music Disc (mellohi)	Buried treasure	Chest	1	18.9%
Music Disc (wait)	Buried treasure	Chest	1	18.9%
Music Disc (otherside)	Dungeon	Chest	1	3.1%
	Ancient City	Chest	1	8.4%
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	2.4%
Music Disc (Pigstep)	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	1	5.6%

Archaeology[]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Music Disc (Relic)	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	8.3%
Bedrock Edition
Music Disc (Relic)	Trail ruins	Suspicious gravel	1	8.3%

Mob loot[]

When killed by any skeleton or stray (or wither skeleton if given a bow using commands), a creeper drops a random music disc in addition to its normal drops, with the exceptions of Pigstep, otherside, 5, Relic, Creator, Creator(Music Box) and Precipice.

Because TNT ignited by a flaming arrow attributes all resulting kills to the entity that fired the arrow, a skeleton igniting a TNT block due to holding a bow enchanted with Flame, or shooting through lava or fire, also causes any creepers killed in the explosion to drop a disc.^[1]^[2]

Discs[]

In-game name	Composer	Description	Soundtrack title	Soundtrack	Length
13	C418	A somewhat unsettling, cave-themed ambient piece consisting mostly of echoed synthesized ambient sounds that closely resemble those that play in the game's caves, resonating metallic clinks, and quiet wind blowing. The entire track is wholly engulfed in reverb. At different points in the piece, muffled bow firings, a heavily reverbed hiss followed by a subsequent heavily reverbed explosion and echoed splashes can be heard in the background. The track goes silent for 13 seconds at the 1:30 mark.	"Thirteen"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 16	2:58
cat	C418	A light, looping melody plays on a soft synth and is joined by a synth percussion beat. A toothlike synth plays a bass line and some harmonies throughout and is later accompanied by additional chiptune-like synths that provide more layers of harmony. At 1:46, what sounds like an interpolation of part of the melody from the track "Minecraft" plays. The four-note pattern at 2:04 can also be heard at the beginning of "far" and "dog". In the Legacy Console Editions the track "Dog" plays after "Cat" is finished.	"Cat"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 19	3:05
blocks	C418	An upbeat chiptune-style piece with a shuffling waltz rhythm.	"Blocks"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 28	5:45
chirp	C418	A retro tune with a sample from the 1970 MATTEL Bossa Nova Style Program Disc^[3] playing in the background, along with a vaporwave-like version of Mall.	"Chirp"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 20	3:05
far	C418	A calm, relaxing nature-like melody played on a watery echoing synth, accompanied by other synths playing chords.	"Far"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 29	2:54
mall	C418	Serene music played on a kalimba along with other instruments.	"Mall"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 27	3:17
mellohi	C418	A slow, slightly melancholic waltz with a sample from a mellotron playing in the background.	"Mellohi"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 22	1:36
stal	C418	A moderate jazz-like piece played on a piano, saxophone, and double bass, with recorder interludes.	"Stal"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 23	2:30
strad	C418	A tropical-sounding piece with the main melody being played on a steelpan, accompanied by a layered mix of strings, woodwinds, and soft synths, and supported by a glitchy electronic tribal percussion beat, ending on some melancholy melodica chords. Bits and pieces of the melody from "Minecraft" can be heard throughout, sometimes played on bells in the background.	"Strad"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 24	3:08
ward	C418	Starts off with an excerpt from Chopin's Funeral March^[4] played on a synth organ, but it is interrupted by vinyl static and switches to an electronic, upbeat tune with a dark undertone.	"Ward"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 26	4:11
11	C418	A recording that begins with vinyl static, followed by the sounds of someone walking on or breaking stone blocks, heavy breathing, and rustling. Haunting background noises are heard throughout the recording, resembling the ambient sound effects that play in the game's caves (and by extension, the sounds of the disc "13"). After the background noises quiet down for a moment, metallic clicking or scraping noises can be heard, followed by coughing, sounds of page-turning, then more clicking or scraping. The background noises resume more loudly, and the sounds of faster footsteps or breaking stone blocks can be heard, which accelerate until they are replaced with dirt sounds as the background noises approach. A loud, distorted noise is heard roughly a second before the recording abruptly stops. At this point, one hears only quiet beeping, vinyl static, and a hissing noise, and the track ends.	"Eleven"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 25	1:11
wait	C418	An upbeat remix of "Minecraft". It starts out with some quiet synth Latin percussion and some soft synths playing a melody, and then expands into a chiptune-esque song. This disc was originally named "where are we now".^[5]^[6]	"Wait"	Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 21	3:58 (Fades at 3:51)
otherside	Lena Raine	Starts off as an uplifting and happy retro-style ostinato in a major key. Upon reaching the second half, the song changes to a minor key and progresses into a darker melody, eventually cutting off abruptly. A clock can be heard ticking quickly at the end.	"otherside"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 7	3:15
5	Samuel Åberg	A recording that begins with static and a warped noise. After a moment of silence, there is the sound of a flint and steel lighting, fire, a bat, and then walking. The walking becomes heavier and metallic. The sound stops with sounds of breathing followed by a roar which warps into soft, relaxing music. The music soon transitions back, to the sound of footsteps, lava bubbling, and amethyst. A warped noise and a sculk shrieker can be heard activating. Then a coughing sound, something metallic and stone and sand sounds followed by another warped noise can be heard. Then, after a moment of silence, a heartbeat begins and a rising static can be heard in the background. Sounds of deepslate can then be heard, along with strange noises building up and abruptly stopping. A crescendo of overlapping warped sounds is followed then dies down. The footsteps begin again, much quieter now. A sculk sensor clicks, and a warden roars. The wardens roar warps and slows down, and then the disc ends.	"Five"	Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No.4	2:58
Pigstep	Lena Raine	An intense, somewhat hip-hop-style beat beginning with a repeating tuba-like tune and dubstep-style drop, along with more mellow parts reminiscent of a radio.	"Pigstep - Mono Mix"	Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4	2:28
Relic	Aaron Cherof	The recording begins with vinyl static and record grain before abruptly bursting out into an upbeat 8-bit tune of low audio quality. The main melody of "A Time of Legends" and "The Well of Fate" from the original soundtrack of Minecraft Legends is heard later, played on the same 8-bit synthesizer. Later in the song a bass is added to the noise. Slight record grain and warbled pitches can be heard throughout the song.	"Relic"	Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5	3:38
Creator	Lena Raine		"Creator"	Minecraft: 1.21 Soundtrack No. 10	2:56
Creator (Music Box)	Lena Raine		"Creator (Music Box Version)"	Minecraft: 1.21 Soundtrack No. 11	1:13
Precipice	Aaron Cherof		"Precipice"	Minecraft: 1.21 Soundtrack No. 12	4:59

Usage[]

The music discs resemble older 78-rpm phonograph records from the early 20th century, which were often played in jukeboxes from that era. They are used in Minecraft in a similar fashion: A music disc can be played on a jukebox by holding the disc and right-clicking on the jukebox.

The in-game music disc tracks are all monaural recordings. Tracks released for listening outside of the game are in stereo.

If the player places a comparator besides a jukebox, the intensity of the redstone signal depends on the disc currently played, with the following values:

Disc	Intensity
(no disc)	0
13	1
cat	2
blocks	3
chirp	4
far	5
mall	6
mellohi	7
stal	8
strad	9
ward	10
11 Creator (Music Box)	11
wait Creator	12
Pigstep Precipice	13
otherside Relic	14
5	15

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Track	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
C418 - 13	`music_disc_13`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_13`
C418 - cat	`music_disc_cat`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_cat`
C418 - blocks	`music_disc_blocks`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_blocks`
C418 - chirp	`music_disc_chirp`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_chirp`
C418 - far	`music_disc_far`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_far`
C418 - mall	`music_disc_mall`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_mall`
C418 - mellohi	`music_disc_mellohi`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_mellohi`
C418 - stal	`music_disc_stal`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_stal`
C418 - strad	`music_disc_strad`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_strad`
C418 - ward	`music_disc_ward`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_ward`
C418 - 11	`music_disc_11`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_11`
C418 - wait	`music_disc_wait`	Item	`creeper_drop_music_discs`	`item.minecraft.music_disc_wait`
Lena Raine - otherside	`music_disc_otherside`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_otherside`
Samuel Åberg - 5	`music_disc_5`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_5`
Lena Raine - Pigstep	`music_disc_pigstep`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_pigstep`
Aaron Cherof - Relic	`music_disc_relic`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_relic`
Lena Raine - Creator	`music_disc_creator`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_creator`
Lena Raine - Creator (Music Box Version)	`music_disc_creator_music_box`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_creator_music_box`
Aaron Cherof - Precipice	`music_disc_precipice`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.music_disc_precipice`

Note: As of 1.21, the item tag music_discs.json has been removed.

Bedrock Edition:

Track	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
C418 - 13	`music_disc_13`	`record_13`	`541`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - cat	`music_disc_cat`	`record_cat`	`542`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - blocks	`music_disc_blocks`	`record_blocks`	`543`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - chirp	`music_disc_chirp`	`record_chirp`	`544`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - far	`music_disc_far`	`record_far`	`545`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - mall	`music_disc_mall`	`record_mall`	`546`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - mellohi	`music_disc_mellohi`	`record_mellohi`	`547`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - stal	`music_disc_stal`	`record_stal`	`548`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - strad	`music_disc_strad`	`record_strad`	`549`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - ward	`music_disc_ward`	`record_ward`	`550`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - 11	`music_disc_11`	`record_11`	`551`	Item	`item.record.name`
C418 - wait	`music_disc_wait`	`record_wait`	`552`	Item	`item.record.name`
Lena Raine - otherside	`music_disc_otherside`	`record_otherside`	`634`	Item	`item.record.name`
Samuel Åberg - 5	`music_disc_5`	`record_5`	`644`	Item	`item.record.name`
Lena Raine - Pigstep	`music_disc_pigstep`	`record_pigstep`	`628`	Item	`item.record.name`
Aaron Cherof - Relic	`music_disc_relic`	`record_relic`	`702`	Item	`item.record.name`

Raw music files[]

in Java Edition, the music disc files can be found in .minecraft/assets/objects.^[a]

in Bedrock Edition, it can be found in:

Mobile versions: com.mojang/resource_packs/music/vanilla_music/sounds/music/game/records/
Windows: %PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_<version>_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\records

All music disc files are in Ogg Vorbis.

↑ The files in the objects folder are hashed. To locate the music disc files, see Tutorials/Sound directory.

Achievements[]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
		Sound of Music	Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a jukebox.	Use a music disc on a jukebox in the Meadow biome.	10G	Bronze

Advancements[]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Sound of Music	Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a Jukebox	Sweet Dreams	While in a meadow biome, place down a jukebox and use a music disc on it.	`adventure/play_jukebox_in_meadows`

History[]

Java Edition Alpha
April 2010					C418 uploaded a video to YouTube, containing previews of many music tracks that were later added as records. (This video is no longer available.)
v1.0.14					"13" and "cat" are the first records to be added to Minecraft.
					Records are officially named "music discs".
					"13" was an ambient track before this update.^{[more information needed]}
					Music discs have been added to dungeon chests.
					Music discs can also be dropped by creepers shot by skeletons.
Java Edition Beta
1.2_02					Before this update, gold "13" music discs were noticeably more common than green "cat" ones. Now, green "cat" discs are more often dropped.
August 1, 2011					C418 announces new music discs.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2			9 new music discs have been implemented, adding up to a total of 11 discs, although they are not dropped by any creepers. These are stored along with the first discs, 13.mus and cat.mus, (which have been decoded as 13.ogg and cat.ogg respectively). Before this update, there were 10 unused music files, now only one remains unused, which is the song "where are we now". "Where are we now" was not added with the rest of the new 9 music discs because of problems with the spaces in the name.^[5]^[6]
1.1		11w50a			All of the music discs, except for "11", can now be dropped by creepers killed by skeletons.
1.1		11w50a			All music discs now have the same probability of being dropped.
1.4.4		1.4.3			The disc "where are we now" has been renamed to "wait" and made available in game.^[5]^[6]
1.4.4		1.4.3			The music disc "11" is now available in survival. It is dropped by creepers in the same way as other discs.
1.5		13w04a			Active jukeboxes now give off a redstone signal when a redstone comparator is placed behind it; its strength depends on the ID of the inserted disc.
1.6.1		13w24a			Custom music discs can now be made using resource packs.
1.6.1		13w24a			Before this version, "cat" and "13" were the only discs in .ogg format, all the other discs were in .mus format, which was decrypted by Minecraft on-the-fly.
1.9		15w44a			The average yield of music discs from dungeon chests has been decreased.
1.11		16w39a			Music discs "cat" and "13" are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.13		17w47a			The IDs have been changed from `record_$song` to `music_disc_$song`.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 2256 through 2267.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of music disc "11" has been changed.
1.14		18w43a			Music discs are now also dropped by creepers killed by strays.
1.16		20w16a			Added a new music disc called "Pigstep".
1.16		20w16a			The "Pigstep" music disc cannot be dropped by creepers, and can be obtained only from bastion remnants.
1.16.2		20w30a			The chance of finding the "Pigstep" music disc in bastion remnant chests has been increased from 3.3% to 5.6%.
1.18		21w42a			Added a new music disc called "otherside".
1.18		21w42a			The "otherside" music disc cannot be dropped by creepers, and can be rarely obtained only from stronghold corridor chests or even more rarely from dungeon chests.
1.19		22w13a			Music Disc "13", "cat" and "otherside" may now be found in ancient city chests.
1.19		22w16a			Added a new music disc called "5".
1.19.1		22w24a			Music discs are now essential to duplicate allays.
1.20		23w17a			Added a new music disc called "Relic".
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Added music discs.
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			All of the music discs, except for "11", can be dropped by creepers killed by skeletons.
?					The music disc "11" can now be dropped by creepers.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			As a version exclusive, the music discs "mellohi" and "wait" can now be found inside buried treasure chests.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of music disc "11" has been changed.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Music discs now are dropped by creepers killed by strays.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added a new music disc called "Pigstep".
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.56			The IDs of music discs has been changed from `record_<track>` to `music_disc_<track>`.
1.18.0		beta 1.18.0.22			Added a new music disc called "otherside".
1.18.0		beta 1.18.0.22			The "otherside" music disc cannot be dropped by creepers, and can be rarely obtained only from stronghold corridor chests or even more rarely from dungeon chests.
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.28			Added a new music disc called "5".
1.19.10		beta 1.19.10.22			Music discs are now essential to duplicate allays.
1.20.0		beta 1.20.0.22			Added a new music disc called "Relic".
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added "13" and "cat" as music discs.
TU5					Added the remaining 10 music discs.
TU12					The "where are we now" music disc now uses the blue texture used in the PC version, opposed to the green "cat" texture it used to use.
TU22	CU10	1.15			The "where are we now" music disc has been added to survival.
?					The "where are we now" music disc has been renamed to "wait".
		1.90			The texture of music disc "11" has been changed.