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{{Infobox album
|title   = ''Minecraft - Volume Beta''
|release = Album
|author  = [[Minecraft:C418]]
|date    = November 9, 2013
|genre   = Ambient
|label = Self-published / Ghostly International (physical releases)
|length  = 2:20:49
|media   = LP, CD, cassette, digital download
|discogs = [https://www.discogs.com/C418-Minecraft-Volume-Beta/master/955222 955222]
|link    =
*[https://c418.org/albums/minecraft-volume-beta C418's Website]
*[https://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-beta Bandcamp]
*[https://music.amazon.com/albums/B00GJMEROS Amazon Music]
*[https://music.apple.com/album/minecraft-volume-beta/739831644 Apple Music]
*[https://deezer.com/us/album/9236763 Deezer]
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/7CYDRyFCKtAYJBSpfovLyX Spotify]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXLyLTu2QXhNXsPJzF4q3oBKjDdXR5aVQ YouTube]
*[https://music.youtube.com/browse/MPREb_I9wV3a2MIb3 YouTube Music]
|image=Minecraft - Volume Beta cover.png}}
'''''Minecraft - Volume Beta''''' is the second ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]'' soundtrack album by [[Minecraft:C418]], the first being ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]''. It was released on November 9, 2013 on Bandcamp and Apple Music, with a later release on Spotify.
 
The album includes 30 songs for a total length of about 140 minutes. It features many music tracks that were "silently" added to ''Minecraft'' in the '''[[Minecraft:2013 Music Update|Music Update]]''' a few days after the album's release, as well as the [[Minecraft:music discs]] that were missing from the first album (except for "11"). Similarly to ''Volume Alpha'', ''Volume Beta'' includes short bonus tracks that are not in the game.
 
With a less minimalistic style, longer track lengths with more complex structures, and a much greater emphasis on lush, ambient synth sounds, the album has a noticeably darker and more dramatic tone than ''Volume Alpha'', which C418 acknowledges on his website, saying:
 
"The '''big''' difference of Volume Beta is that the tone is both more positive and at times very dark. Some of the songs even have percussion, which is something that was a complete rarity with Volume Alpha. For example 'Taswell' or 'Aria Math'."<ref name=":0" />
 
C418 considers ''Volume Beta'' to be "dedicated to America and Asia", while ''Volume Alpha'' "might be a love record to Europe".<ref >https://c418.org/albums/minecraft-volume-beta</ref> One can notice the Asian influence on tracks such as "Aria Math", "Biome Fest", "Dreiton", "Haunt Muskie", and "Flake".
 
==Official description==
 
''The second official soundtrack of Minecraft. 140 minutes in length and extremely varied.''
''Featuring the all-new creative mode, menu tunes, the horrors of the nether, the end's odd and misleading soothing ambiance and all the missing record discs from the game!''
 
''It's my longest album ever, and I hope you'll love the amount of work I crammed into it.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite|url=https://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-beta|title=Minecraft - Volume Beta|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>
 
==Track listing==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" data-description="Track listing"
!{{Tooltip|No.|Number}}
!Title
! scope="col" style="width:100px" |Filename in ''Minecraft''
!Length
! class="unsortable" scope="col" style="width:200px" |Track preview
! class="unsortable" |Description
|-
|1.
|"[[Minecraft:Ki]]"
|—
|1:32
|
|Serves as a sequel to "[[Minecraft:Key (song)|Key]]" and only available on the album.

|-
|2.
|"[[Minecraft:Alpha (song)|Alpha]]"
|alpha.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>credits.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|10:03
|[[File:Alpha.ogg]]
|This song plays during the [[Minecraft:credit sequence]], either through the main menu or by entering the [[Minecraft:exit portal]] after defeating the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]].
|-
|3.
|"[[Minecraft:Dead Voxel]]"
|dead_voxel.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>nether2.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|4:56
|[[File:Dead voxel.ogg]]
|This song plays in every [[Minecraft:Nether]] biome except for [[Minecraft:warped forest]].
|-
|4.
|"[[Minecraft:Blind Spots]]"
|blind_spots.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>creative2.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|5:32
|[[File:Blind spots.ogg]]
|This song plays while the player is in [[Minecraft:Creative mode]].
|-
|5.
|"[[Minecraft:Flake]]"
| flake.binka¹
|2:50
|[[File:Flake.wav]]
|This song plays while using the [[Minecraft:Mash-up pack#Festive Edition|Festive Mash-up pack]] on [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]].
|-
|6.
|"[[Minecraft:Moog City 2]]"
|moog_city_2.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>menu2.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|3:00
|[[File:Moog city 2.ogg]]
|This song plays in the [[Minecraft:main menu]].
|-
| 7.
|"[[Minecraft:Concrete Halls]]"
|concrete_halls.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>nether1.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|4:14
|[[File:Concrete halls.ogg]]
|This song plays in every [[Minecraft:Nether]] biome except for [[Minecraft:warped forest]].
|-
|8.
|"[[Minecraft:Biome Fest]]"
|biome_fest.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>creative1.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|6:18
|[[File:Biome fest.ogg]]
|This song plays while the player is in [[Minecraft:Creative mode]].
|-
|9.
|"[[Minecraft:Mutation]]"
|mutation.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>menu1.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|3:05
|[[File:Mutation.ogg]]
|This song plays in the [[Minecraft:main menu]].
|-
|10.
|"[[Minecraft:Haunt Muskie]]"
|haunt_muskie.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>creative3.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|6:01
|[[File:Haunt muskie.ogg]]
|This song plays while the player is in [[Minecraft:Creative mode]].
|-
|11.
|"[[Minecraft:Warmth]]"
|warmth.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>nether3.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|3:59
|[[File:Warmth.ogg]]
|This song plays in every [[Minecraft:Nether]] biome except for [[Minecraft:warped forest]].
|-
|12.
|"[[Minecraft:Floating Trees]]"
|floating_trees.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>menu4.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|4:04
|[[File:Floating trees.ogg]]
|This song plays in the [[Minecraft:main menu]].
|-
|13.
|"[[Minecraft:Aria Math]]"
|aria_math.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>creative4.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
| 5:10
|[[File:Aria math.ogg]]
|This song plays while the player is in [[Minecraft:Creative mode]].
|-
|14.
|"[[Minecraft:Kyoto]]"
|kyoto.binka¹
|4:09
|[[File:Kyoto.wav]]
|This song plays while using the [[Minecraft:Resource pack/Mash-up pack|Festive Mash-up pack]] on [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]].
|-
|15.
|"[[Minecraft:Ballad of the Cats]]"
|ballad_of_the_cats.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>nether4.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|4:35
|[[File:Ballad of the Cats.ogg]]
|This song plays in every [[Minecraft:Nether]] biome except for [[Minecraft:warped forest]].
|-
| 16.
|"[[Minecraft:Taswell]]"
|taswell.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>creative6.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|8:35
|[[File:Taswell.ogg]]
|This song plays while the player is in [[Minecraft:Creative mode]].
|-
|17.
|"[[Minecraft:Beginning 2]]"
|beginning_2.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>menu3.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|2:56
|[[File:Beginning 2.ogg]]
|This song plays in the [[Minecraft:main menu]].
|-
|18.
|"[[Minecraft:Dreiton]]"
|dreiton.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>creative5.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|8:17
|[[File:Dreiton.ogg]]
|This song plays while the player is in [[Minecraft:Creative mode]].
|-
|19.
|"[[Minecraft:The End (song)|The End]]"
|the_end.ogg<wbr>{{only|JE|short=1}}<br>end.ogg<wbr>{{only|BE|short=1}}
|15:04
|[[File:The end.ogg]]
|This song plays in [[Minecraft:The End]].
|-
|20.
|"[[Minecraft:Chirp]]"
|chirp.ogg
|3:07
|[[File:Chirp.ogg]]
| rowspan="5" | Included as a [[Minecraft:music disc]] which can be obtained from drops by [[Minecraft:creeper]]s killed by [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s.
|-
|21.
|"[[Minecraft:Wait]]"
|wait.ogg
|3:54
|[[File:Where are we now.ogg]]
|-
|22.
|"[[Minecraft:Mellohi]]"
|mellohi.ogg
|1:38
|[[File:Mellohi.ogg]]
|-
|23.
|"[[Minecraft:Stal]]"
| stal.ogg
|2:32
|[[File:Stal.ogg]]
|-
|24.
|"[[Minecraft:Strad]]"
|strad.ogg
|3:08
|[[File:Strad.ogg]]
|-
|25.
|"[[Minecraft:Eleven]]"
|—
|1:11
|
|Only available on the album.
|-
|26.
|"[[Minecraft:Ward]]"
|ward.ogg
|4:10
|[[File:Ward.ogg]]
| rowspan="4" | Included as a [[Minecraft:music disc]] which can be obtained by drops by [[Minecraft:creeper]]s killed by [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s.
|-
| 27.
|"[[Minecraft:Mall]]"
|mall.ogg
|3:18
|[[File:Mall.ogg]]
|-
|28.
|"[[Minecraft:Music Disc blocks|Blocks]]"
|blocks.ogg
|5:43
|[[File:Blocks.ogg]]
|-
|29.
|"[[Minecraft:Far]]"
|far.ogg
|3:12
|[[File:Far.ogg]]
|-
|30.
|"[[Minecraft:Intro]]"
|—
|4:36
|
|Only available on the album.
|}
¹Internal names taken from the [[Minecraft:Festive Mash-up|Festive mash-up pack]] DLC for the [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]] versions of Minecraft.

==Trivia==
* Only 2 tracks on this album feature descriptions of some kind; the first being "Biome Fest", which has a link to a video called "Minecraft Biome Test" that was on Notch's YouTube channel,<ref>{{Citation |url=https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/biome-fest |title=Biome Fest |author=[[Minecraft:C418]] |website=Bandcamp |date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> [[Minecraft:Nizzotch]], but has since been deleted ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953XeQ3qwMM this] is the original link, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBP_sHdnXmk this] is a reupload), and "Intro", with the description "See you next time",<ref>{{Citation |url=https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/intro |title=Intro |author=C418 |website=Bandcamp |date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> which is fitting as it is the last song on the album.
** This is different from ''Volume Alpha'', as every song on that album had a description or joke of some kind. It may be that this unexpected "silence" is an intentional way to emphasize this album's much darker tone.
* The album cover is a dark, more surreal, and heavily stylized version of the same grass block from the album cover of ''Volume Alpha'', which is likely meant to reflect the darker, more surreal style of ''Volume Beta'' in comparison to its predecessor.
* Two extra songs were left out of this album, those being "[[Minecraft:Boss (song)|Boss]]", which plays when the player is battling the Ender Dragon, and "[[Minecraft:11]]", which is replaced with "[[Minecraft:Eleven]]".
* The music disc tracks are in [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|stereo]], as opposed to their in-game versions, which are in [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Monaural|mono]]. It is likely that the in-game versions are in mono so as to make it seem as if the sound is coming from one single source (a [[Minecraft:jukebox]]) instead of from all around the listener.

==See also==
* [https://c418wiki.absolutelywhizzer.co.uk/index.php?title=Minecraft_-_Volume_Beta The C418 Wiki's article on ''Minecraft - Volume Beta'']
* [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Minecraft – Volume Beta|The Wikipedia article on ''Minecraft - Volume Beta'']]

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