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{{Infobox video
|type=Machinima trailer
|director=[[Minecraft:Dennis Vareide]]
|date=December 6, 2011
|length=1:00
|music=Olive Musique
|imagearea={{YouTube|MmB9b5njVbA}}
}}
The '''Official Minecraft Trailer''' is a trailer, created by the YouTuber Vareide to promote the release of ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition]]''.<ref>{{YouTube link|qpc7kN4gBEo|First Minecraft Trailer Mystery – Solved!! (ft Dennis Vareide)|Minecraft|January 28, 2022}}</ref>

== Background and creation ==
Prior to creating the official trailer, Vareide had become known in the community for making fan made promotions with a similar style.<ref>{{YouTube link|FaMTedT6P0I|Minecraft Fan-Made Trailer|This channel is not active|September 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube link|4KBFreaQnUQ|Minecraft Fanmade Teaser|This channel is not active|October 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube link|v5fS4RF3ht0|Minecraft Fanmade Trailer v2|This channel is not active|November 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube link|m_yqOoUMHPg|This Is Minecraft|This channel is not active|December 3, 2010}}</ref> One of these trailers was used on an early version of the website for [[Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft|''LEGO Minecraft'']].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.lego.com/en-us/minecraft?icmp=COUSFR38Minecraft|title=LEGO.com Minecraft Home|website=LEGO.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706004032/http://www.lego.com/en-us/minecraft?icmp=COUSFR38Minecraft}}</ref> The song used in the trailer, Only Human, is a royalty free track composed by Serge Essiambre, also known as Olive Musique.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/only-human|title=Only Human|author=Olive Musique|website=PremiumBeat}}</ref>

== Summary ==
The trailer begins on a shot of a [[Minecraft:taiga]], as the [[Minecraft:sun]] rises and the narrator says "let's go to a place, where everything is made of blocks." [[Minecraft:Steve]] appears on a [[Minecraft:beach]], and then wanders through [[Minecraft:plains]] into another taiga, before climbing a [[Minecraft:Windswept Hills|mountain]] and appearing in a [[Minecraft:cave]]. In a cold [[Minecraft:Biome|region]], Steve begins placing planks, slowly building a house with a [[Minecraft:cobblestone]] ceiling and [[Minecraft:glass]] windows, planting a farm as it [[Minecraft:Rain|rains]].

Now appearing in a [[Minecraft:desert]], Steve stands high on a [[Minecraft:Sand|dune]], as the narrator promises "the most significant sandbox you'll ever set foot in." Steve then appears on a castle made of [[Minecraft:Smooth Stone Slab|smooth stone slabs]] and [[Minecraft:netherrack]], before using a [[Minecraft:piston]] to push cobblestone, and riding a [[Minecraft:minecart]]. In a [[Minecraft:forest]], Steve and a [[Minecraft:Player|friend]] are collecting and placing resources respectively. Indoors, Steve crafts an [[Minecraft:Iron Chestplate|iron chestplate]], and rushes out into the [[Minecraft:night]] with a full [[Minecraft:Armor|set]] to fight a [[Minecraft:zombie]]. In the same biome, Steve finds a cave, and spots a [[Minecraft:creeper]] inside. Steve then appears in a forest in daytime, and runs off, concluding the trailer.

=== Characters ===
*{{EntityLink|Creeper}}
*{{BlockLink|id=Grass Block|Official Narrator}}
*{{EntityLink|Steve}}
*{{EntityLink|Player|Steve's Friend}}
*{{EntityLink|Zombie}}

== Quotes ==

=== External ===
{{Quote|Thank you to Vareide for making this awesome Minecraft trailer!|Video description}}

=== Transcript ===
{{Collapse|content=A new day begins.

'''Official Narrator''': "Let's go to a place, where everything is made of blocks. Where the only limit..."

Steve appears on a beach.

'''Official Narrator''': "...is your imagination."

Steve walks to a taiga from a plains biome.

'''Official Narrator''': "Let's go, wherever you want to go."

Steve climbs up a large hill.

'''Official Narrator''': "Climb the tallest mountains."

Steve appears in a cave, barely illuminated by a [[Minecraft:torch]].

'''Official Narrator''': "Venture down to the darkest caves."

Steve places a plank block.

'''Official Narrator''': "Build anything you want."

Steve places another block in front of the camera, transitioning to a house.

'''Official Narrator''': "Day or night."

Steve tills [[Minecraft:farmland]] during the rain.

'''Official Narrator''': "Rain or shine."

Steve stands on a dune.

'''Official Narrator''': "Cause this is the most significant sandbox you'll ever set foot in."

Steve stands on a castle balcony.

'''Official Narrator''': "Build a majestic castle."

Steve powers a piston with a [[Minecraft:lever]].

'''Official Narrator''': "Invent a new machine..."

A minecart rides down a roller coaster.

'''Official Narrator''': "...or take a ride on a roller coaster."

Steve chops down an [[Minecraft:oak]] while a friend places [[Minecraft:dandelion]]s.

'''Official Narrator''': "Play with friends. Build your own little community."

[[Minecraft:Iron ingots]] are placed in a [[Minecraft:crafting table]], crafting a chestplate.

'''Official Narrator''': "Protect yourself with the strongest armor that you can craft..."

Steve runs out of the crafting room to a taiga, leaping at a zombie.

'''Official Narrator''': "...and fight off the dangers of the night."

Steve approaches a cave.

'''Official Narrator''': "No one can tell you what you can or cannot do."

Steve sprints through a forest.

'''Official Narrator''': "With no rules to follow, this adventure... it's up to you."}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||January 28th, 2022|link=First Minecraft Trailer Mystery – Solved!! (ft Dennis Vareide)|The trailer is shown in an episode of [[Minecraft:Meet a Minecrafter]] alongside an interview with Dennis Vareide.}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2024|link=Minecraft Live 2024|A clip from the trailer is shown in a montage at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 9, 2025 |link=How We Make Minecraft#How Players Changed the Game|The trailer is shown in an episode of [[Minecraft:How We Make Minecraft]] to demonstrate the game's history.}}
}}

== Trivia ==

* As of 2026, this is the most popular video on the Minecraft YouTube channel.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/@minecraft/videos|title=Minecraft - YouTube|author=Mojang|website=YouTube}}</ref>

== Gallery ==

=== Renders ===
<gallery>
File:Steve's Friend.png|A recreation of Steve's friend featured in the trailer
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:OMT Night.png|The first shot of the trailer
File:OMT Sunrise.png|The sun rising
File:OMT Day.png|Daytime above a taiga
File:OMT Steve.png|Steve as they appear in the trailer
File:OMT Border.png|Steve venturing to a taiga
File:OMT Mountain.png|Steve climbing a mountain
File:OMT Cave.png|Steve in a cave
File:OMT Build.png|Steve placing wooden planks
File:OMT Placed.png|Steve having placed a planks block
File:OMT House.png|Steve in a house
File:OMT Farm.png|Steve farming
File:OMT Desert.png|Steve in a desert
File:OMT Sandbox.png|A visual pun on the term "sandbox.
File:OMT Castle.png|Steve on a castle
File:OMT Machine.png|Steve tinkering
File:OMT Coaster.png|Steve on a railway
File:OMT Friend.png|Steve with a friend
File:OMT Community.png|The friend placing flowers
File:OMT Crafting.png|Steve crafting an iron chestplate
File:OMT Armor.png|Steve armored
File:OMT Zombie.png|Steve running over to a zombie
File:OMT Exposure.png|Steve encountering a cave
File:OMT Leave.png|Steve frolicking through a forest
File:OMT Logo.png|The game's then-logo appearing
File:OMT Fade.png|The final shot of the trailer
</gallery>

== References ==
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