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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox music<br />
|title = "Ballad of the Cats"<br />
|album = ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Beta]]''<br />
|number = 15<br />
|artist = [[Minecraft:C418]]<br />
|date = November 9, 2013<br />
|length = 04:35<br />
|genre = Ambient<br />
|writer = C418<br />
|link =<br />
* [https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/ballad-of-the-cats Bandcamp]<br />
* [https://open.spotify.com/track/2aPa9IkWu2Fj3SK37Gp0j9 Spotify]<br />
* [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ivGUneSVo YouTube Music]<br />
|prev = "[[Minecraft:Kyoto]]"<br />
|next = "[[Minecraft:Taswell]]"<br />
}}<br />
'''"Ballad of the Cats"''' is a song composed by [[Minecraft:C418]] that plays in [[Minecraft:the Nether]].<br />
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== Locations ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" |<br />
! Location<br />
! Odds of playing<br />
|-<br />
| {{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}<br />
| 10%<br />
|-<br />
| {{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}<br />
| 9.09%<br />
|}<br />
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== Track description ==<br />
{{C418 agreement}}<br />
[[File:Ballad of the Cats.ogg]]<br />
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"Ballad of the Cats" is a very heavy piece with a low-pitched piano part that keeps the pulse throughout, blended with dire-sounding string chords and occasional synthesizers. The track begins with a period of techno-sounding music and then a break. Later, there is a second period of peaceful music and then a techno-style ending. Near the beginning and end are distant, echoing ghast sounds.<br />
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== Data values ==<br />
=== ID ===<br />
{{JE}}:<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"<br />
! Soundtrack Title<br />
! File name<br />
! Sound events<br />
|-<br />
| "Ballad of the Cats"<br />
| <code>ballad_of_the_cats.ogg</code><br />
| <code>music.nether.basalt_deltas</code>,<br><code>music.nether.nether_wastes</code>,<br><code>music.nether.soul_sand_valley</code>,<br><code>music.nether.crimson_forest</code><br />
|}<br />
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{{BE}}:<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"<br />
! Soundtrack Title<br />
! File name<br />
! Sound events<br />
|-<br />
| "Ballad of the Cats"<br />
| <code>nether4.ogg</code><br />
| <code>music.game.basalt_deltas</code>,<br><code>music.game.crimson_forest</code>,<br><code>music.game.nether</code>,<br><code>music.game.nether_wastes</code>,<br><code>music.game.soul_sand_valley</code><br />
|}<br />
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=== Raw music files ===<br />
{{IN|je}}, the music files can be found in {{code|[[Minecraft:.minecraft]]/assets/objects}}.{{fn|The files in the <samp>objects</samp> folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Sound directory]].}}<br />
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{{IN|be}} and ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Education]]'', it can be found in:<br />
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* Mobile: {{code|[[Minecraft:com.mojang]]/resource_packs/music/vanilla_music/sounds/music/game/nether/}}<br />
* Windows: {{code|%PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_''<version>''_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\nether}}<br />
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All music files are in {{w|Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis}}.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== ''Java Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||2013 Music Update|Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg".}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.4|dev=December 5, 2013|slink=13w49a|"nether4" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the <code>.minecraft</code> folder.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|dev=November 8, 2023|slink=23w45a|"nether4.ogg" was renamed to "ballad_of_the_cats.ogg".}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg". The track has to be downloaded separately.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.30|dev=Preview 1.19.30.22|"nether4" is now included on Android and Fire devices and no longer needs to be downloaded from the marketplace.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Legacy Console Edition ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|console}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU13|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg"}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Issues ==<br />
{{Issue list}}<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* "Ballad of the Cats" is named for the sounds of [[Minecraft:ghast]]s in the track, which are distorted recordings of C418's cat.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/i_am_the_composer_and_sound_designer_of_minecraft/c37sjyb</ref><ref>{{reddit|sub=electronicmusic|b5brjr/i_am_daniel_c418_rosenfeld_composer_of_minecraft|ejd05nh|Yes|C418|March 25, 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<references group="fn"/><br />
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== Navigation ==<br />
{{Navbox soundtrack|minecraft}}<br />
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[[Category:C418]]<br />
[[Category:Minecraft - Volume Beta]]<br />
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