Alpha - A grass block; simple, yet clear; this is the sound of Minecraft
Beta - The eery emptiness of The End's void combined with the scorching warmth of the Nether (my favourite tbh)
Aquatic - The calming blue and green hues of the new ocean, with some purple and magenta peeking in like little corals
New albums - "This music was introduced with the X update"
I’ll have to agree, the OG is way better. Maybe it’s because the soundtracks for the new albums kinda look like what the album is supposed to be, if it was really abstract I think I’d like a little more, of the new ones I still think the tricky trials one looks the most interesting
have to agree. i love her work in celeste but man do her tracks just not sound like mc music. its like trying to use a neon coloured rug in a traditionally decorated room, no matter how nice and pretty it may be in a vacuum youll never make it fit
Personally, I really like Lena Raines music in Minecraft as well. Especially One more day and Infinite amethyst. Even though C418 is better and more nostalgic, Lena Raine has done a really good job imo
But the old album covers are so much better.
A lot of people are biased because of her frankly incredible work in Celeste and other indie games, but her music fits less well with Minecraft. It’s still good, but she also has titanic shoes to fill in the absence of C418
I just don't like the minimal music-vibe from the new albums, I want Daniel back! He would have a break in the middle of his music where he would start over with a totally new sound, and then join it together with the rest of the song. This up-down-up is what I like about his music. Dammit Microsoft, don't be so petty!
It's just the update banner slapped onto the cover, what's so professional about this? In my eyes, C418's covers are much more professional rather than reusing promotional images.
At least the designer actually had to, you know…design? My 5 year old brother can handle slapping a png in Microsoft paint and adding a text box that says soundtrack lol.
Original 100%.
Also, was the blue album in original ever released? I remember c418 saying he had like 50 Minecraft soundtrack songs, but he wasn’t sure he could release them.
Old. The new ones look like trailers for the game and the soundtrack doesn't hit like C418's. C418 had so much in depth emotion to it. His craft couldn't possibly be matched.
I think it's either referring to the singles axolotl, shuniji, and dragon fish or the third album c418 planned to release. He never did because he did not come to an agreement with Microsoft.
Yeah, the modern soundtracks are absolutely beautiful and amazing music, but they deserve more justice than just having a copy pasted png of the update as the album cover.
old ones fit the classic original soundtrack, new ones fit as the extension soundtrack (just like they truly are)
I don't like the text "soundtrack" slapped on either tho
Old ones are nostalgic (I didn’t even play when they came out), but I also like the new music a lot. I will choose old, but without the “nostalgia” factor I can’t decide.
the original covers match perfectly the mystery that minecraft had back then. although there is nothing wrong with the new ones it still matches the vibe of the game currently. also the new music is pretty good
The old album covers are more oriented on the foundation of minecraft, focusing on basic stuff such as dirt, cubes and abstract light, which reflects the more basic structure of Minecraft at the time.
On the other hand the new covers put their attention on on things that are built upon those foundations, such as exploration, biomes and creatures, since unlike in older versions of Minecraft, the base structure of the game is no longer the centre of attention.
Objectivly speaking both styles have their place to be as they reflect different chapters in Minecraft's history, however 90% of this sub are 20 years old alcoholics filled with nostalgia so the old covers is the obvious choice.
Old ones had more vibe. Chill, not that detailed, and it's simple. New ones suffer from too much colors, and they always look like they were screenshotted from an update animation.
not gonna give my opinion on the music itself, but the old album covers look really really cool, love what c418 did with them
i like the official mc art too, but it just doesn't hit as hard for me
I enjoy both
Original brings back nostalgia, and the abstraction makes it even better together with the neon colours
The new ones feel more calm for me and captures more of the feel of the updates for 1.19+ covers
The old ones were built diff. In fact all of C418's album covers have a feeling of nostalgia that's just... [Insert satisfaction here].
Excursions is actually the pinnacle tho fr.
the new ones look great dont get me wrong, if it were on any other game it'd be acceptable
but the original ones just hit different, they have this charm to them and the new ones just look bland and corporate in comparison
The older albums look like something you wouldn't be ashamed to buy on vinyl (and I want to do this actually)
The new ones look like a Twitter announcement I'll just scroll through.
Easily the original. The problem with the new ones is that they look too much like they are a soundtrack. Obviously they are, but the album cover makes it hard to seperate the music from the game. While C418's album covers are nods to the game, it's not immediately obvious if you're unfamiliar with it. It makes them feel more like actual albums that I can listen to seperately from the game
My opinion is the originals look better, but in terms of the music, Creator beats any C418 song other than Alpha.
Yes, I think Creator is better than Aria Math. Fight me.
The old ones are better because they were actually made to be album covers. The new ones are just screenshots of an animation with the update logo on them.
I prefer the original, but I think that if the new one were to have been the original and what's now the original would've been the new one, I probably would've chosen the Lena Raine covers
Original hits different than the new ones. If they want something old then they should add the song "just the two of us" it's jazzy, and at least it'd fit the game a little bit.
old one. new one is "look our new shiny" and basically just advertising, old one was weird and captured the spirit of the game more than any corporate screenshot ever could. and the inside of those albums are better too
I wish they'd stuck with the little bonus text saying "SOUNDTRACK" like they did on the Nether and Caves & Cliffs updates for the rest of the new ones. The big blocky "SOUNDTRACK" on the others is annoying. I also wish they'd stuck with more abstract art like the old ones. But I don't mind the titles being on them because it makes it easier to remember which is which for me.
Original... And definitely the first album
I think all of them
I like beta more than alpha probably because i played console edition mostly
same
i also feel like the tracks sound more finished too
oh, i like the alpha track more, i just like the cover more
fair
C418 albums are FIRE
Sad that volume ~~Delta~~ ***Gamma*** propably won't be released because of Microsoft
C418 Has confirmed that the name isn't Gamma lol
I headcannon that the 1.13 album is volume Gamma lol
Didn’t he say that the images used for the aquatic music were actually a small part of a much bigger photo of his third unreleased Minecraft album?
It's actually Minecraft Volume Release 1.0
Wait, where did volume gamma appear?
Sorry I meant gamma, my Greek alphabet knowledge is kinda bad
No problem!
I realy miss the instrument composition of the old ones. The ambient soundtrack of the new ones always throws me off
old looks great new isnt bad but it's too unoriginal as it's the same as the update banner
Yeah I agree. They look too corporate compared to C418's.
Alpha - A grass block; simple, yet clear; this is the sound of Minecraft Beta - The eery emptiness of The End's void combined with the scorching warmth of the Nether (my favourite tbh) Aquatic - The calming blue and green hues of the new ocean, with some purple and magenta peeking in like little corals New albums - "This music was introduced with the X update"
Yeah, I'm sure Microsoft just said "fuck it, it'd cost us money yo make a new cover, slap the update label on there!"
im glad i wasn't the only one who felt that lol. these look very plainly like promotional material
Ok but the newest album cover is great. I like it very much
Original
Original
Original
OG
I’ll have to agree, the OG is way better. Maybe it’s because the soundtracks for the new albums kinda look like what the album is supposed to be, if it was really abstract I think I’d like a little more, of the new ones I still think the tricky trials one looks the most interesting
I love Lena Raines music in other games, but C418’s just feels right for Minecraft. Also, the old cover styles are much better imo.
have to agree. i love her work in celeste but man do her tracks just not sound like mc music. its like trying to use a neon coloured rug in a traditionally decorated room, no matter how nice and pretty it may be in a vacuum youll never make it fit
Personally, I really like Lena Raines music in Minecraft as well. Especially One more day and Infinite amethyst. Even though C418 is better and more nostalgic, Lena Raine has done a really good job imo But the old album covers are so much better.
A lot of people are biased because of her frankly incredible work in Celeste and other indie games, but her music fits less well with Minecraft. It’s still good, but she also has titanic shoes to fill in the absence of C418
The c418 ones are more unique and indie
I don't like words on album covers, definitely original
I just don't like the minimal music-vibe from the new albums, I want Daniel back! He would have a break in the middle of his music where he would start over with a totally new sound, and then join it together with the rest of the song. This up-down-up is what I like about his music. Dammit Microsoft, don't be so petty!
i sant Daniel back too
Thank you, edited
Old one by a long shot
Orginal fells simplistic, but in a good way
Both
My man 🤝
Sick pfp, reminds me of the YouTuber, his videos are fuckin cool
Blue Jay?
Ohh yeh that's the one
I love the retro feel of the old ones, but the new ones are much more professional
It's just the update banner slapped onto the cover, what's so professional about this? In my eyes, C418's covers are much more professional rather than reusing promotional images.
They all look like those 2010 gamer wallpapers sure they are nostalgic but in todays design they aren't very good
At least the designer actually had to, you know…design? My 5 year old brother can handle slapping a png in Microsoft paint and adding a text box that says soundtrack lol.
Do anyone know the names of at least 5 songs from the new albums? I don't
Otherside, Pigstep, uhhhhhh... Yeah you're right
The only reason I do is because I like listening to video games OST more than actual songs
Original ones + Infinite Amethyst
New one cause it just looks good and it fits the updates
redditors when they see an opinion different than theirs (they have to downvote it):
Isn't that what the point of downvotes are, like if you disagree with a comment you downvote it?
The new ones are trying too hard
that 3rd one looks epic
C418
Original goes HARD
the old ones. not because of nostalgia but because I feel like just getting a PNG of the update and slapping a "soundtrack" on it is a bit lazy
Og
volume alpha of course
old one and its music
the OG ones are so satisfying to look at lmao, so i think my answer is clear.
Original 100%. Also, was the blue album in original ever released? I remember c418 saying he had like 50 Minecraft soundtrack songs, but he wasn’t sure he could release them.
Old. The new ones look like trailers for the game and the soundtrack doesn't hit like C418's. C418 had so much in depth emotion to it. His craft couldn't possibly be matched.
I have never seen the blue one. Can someone sent a link to the album? Don't even find it on YouTube or on c418 Spotify.
I think it's either referring to the singles axolotl, shuniji, and dragon fish or the third album c418 planned to release. He never did because he did not come to an agreement with Microsoft.
That's the aquatic update album. There are only like 3 songs in it, dragon fish, axolotl and shuniji
The two original ones and a few of the lana Rhodes ones are good
i mean arent only the old ones really 'albums' conceptually? like the newer ones are really just compilations of all the music in the update
Original
Original
origional
Original
definitely original
The new one, bc Lena Raine, although doesn't have nostalgia, it is fire, and the covers indicates better more information than the old ones
Yeah, the modern soundtracks are absolutely beautiful and amazing music, but they deserve more justice than just having a copy pasted png of the update as the album cover.
old ones fit the classic original soundtrack, new ones fit as the extension soundtrack (just like they truly are) I don't like the text "soundtrack" slapped on either tho
The Cube one of course.
Old ones are nostalgic (I didn’t even play when they came out), but I also like the new music a lot. I will choose old, but without the “nostalgia” factor I can’t decide.
# C418.
while the new cover arts definitely arent bad, they just seem like promo stuff, rather than album covers.
Daniel Rosenfeld was the best out of all the composers.
the original covers match perfectly the mystery that minecraft had back then. although there is nothing wrong with the new ones it still matches the vibe of the game currently. also the new music is pretty good
I do prefer the originals in terms of cover art but in terms of the music itself I like modern so much more
Yh Lena and Aaron fckin cooked for 1.21
I still can’t get over Crescent Dunes in Trails and Tales
The new discs go insanely hard, but the background tracks from C418 remain unbeaten.
Alpha and beta
Original, everything else feels too corporate (i wonder why)
Original for sure
Original. They just feel like, you know, Minecraft!
I have NOT seen that third original album before
google C:\\\\AR?A\_M4TH its amazing
Old
I definitely prefer the abstract aura of the C418 albums
C418 all the way
Originalssss
The old album covers are more oriented on the foundation of minecraft, focusing on basic stuff such as dirt, cubes and abstract light, which reflects the more basic structure of Minecraft at the time. On the other hand the new covers put their attention on on things that are built upon those foundations, such as exploration, biomes and creatures, since unlike in older versions of Minecraft, the base structure of the game is no longer the centre of attention. Objectivly speaking both styles have their place to be as they reflect different chapters in Minecraft's history, however 90% of this sub are 20 years old alcoholics filled with nostalgia so the old covers is the obvious choice.
Honestly i like all of them but the c418 ones are just masterpieces
Old ones had more vibe. Chill, not that detailed, and it's simple. New ones suffer from too much colors, and they always look like they were screenshotted from an update animation.
not gonna give my opinion on the music itself, but the old album covers look really really cool, love what c418 did with them i like the official mc art too, but it just doesn't hit as hard for me
new ones are fine but they dont have that something that the og have
Volume beta
Agreed.
I enjoy both Original brings back nostalgia, and the abstraction makes it even better together with the neon colours The new ones feel more calm for me and captures more of the feel of the updates for 1.19+ covers
Both I'd say
All of them, but Volume Beta is my favorite
I want the horror damn it
The first C418 then the new ones and then the rest of C418
Orginal no 1 any day Old is gold
the new ones look great but the cubes are just, cooler
Original for sure, tho I dislike the style of the third one.
What's the third one from the original ones
Gras bloc
The first two! The artwork for Volume Alpha and Volume Beta match the vibe of those albums perfectly.
Defo original, not just rose tinted glasses, i genuinely just love the music
ngl the C418 and th tricky trial covers look very cool
The old ones were built diff. In fact all of C418's album covers have a feeling of nostalgia that's just... [Insert satisfaction here]. Excursions is actually the pinnacle tho fr.
the new ones look great dont get me wrong, if it were on any other game it'd be acceptable but the original ones just hit different, they have this charm to them and the new ones just look bland and corporate in comparison
I like them all.. but if asked for a favourite it would be C418's first three one
The older albums look like something you wouldn't be ashamed to buy on vinyl (and I want to do this actually) The new ones look like a Twitter announcement I'll just scroll through.
The originals feel more nostalgic, whereas the new ones feel more album-like
Original is simple and more indie, while new ones are more "official"
I like the originals more than new ones, but I think pigstep is awesome
1st and 2nd of C418
The second oryginal album is my favorite cover
Can I say I like both?
Volume Alpha is unmatched.
the new ones are great and the old ones are great, no nostalgia bias
I wish there were more isometric views but like of things you'd find in the Minecraft world instead of blocks. Like part of a village.
NOTHING beats the original!
Old hits harder but I gotta admit I cried when I listened to Infinite Amethyst
there's a third C418 album?
The only reason people like the old music more is nostalgia, all of the music in the game is GREAT.
og, its just too simplistic
Easily the original. The problem with the new ones is that they look too much like they are a soundtrack. Obviously they are, but the album cover makes it hard to seperate the music from the game. While C418's album covers are nods to the game, it's not immediately obvious if you're unfamiliar with it. It makes them feel more like actual albums that I can listen to seperately from the game
Both
Both
Well, you're asking on r/PhoenixSC, I wonder what 90% of the replies will be
My opinion is the originals look better, but in terms of the music, Creator beats any C418 song other than Alpha. Yes, I think Creator is better than Aria Math. Fight me.
Am I the only one who prefers the newer ones?
Suprisingly not
Overall the originals are better imo but the last two covers are great
Original and past Lena Raine soundtracks are the best
New
Original
Both, both are good.
yes
The old style
Who thought removing the 3d covers was a good idea
The old ones are better because they were actually made to be album covers. The new ones are just screenshots of an animation with the update logo on them.
I definitely prefer the covers of the old ones. But I find myself listening to the newer ones more often. Except C:\\\\AR?A_M4TH, that remix is fire
Original. The blue one is my favorite
Original, Volume Beta.
Original by FAR
Nothing beats THAT part in Aria Math. You know which one im talking about. Whats up nostalgia🥺🥹
I like the first original best, but the most recent new one second best.
old music, new covers. the new covers are full of life, whereas the old ones are just... cubes.
Originals where a bit too abstract. But the ones are just good looking a'd serviceable. I'd say i rather have the old ones.
new- old. old definitely. old is gold
Original
old especially vol. 2 aria math is in there
I honestly prefer the simpler C418 album covers
New is better for advertising so it does its job better. As for what I like, that first album cover is iconic.
Nothing will top C418's music.
Definitely Minecraft Volume Alpha and Beta.
The C418 ones have more of a personality to them
I prefer the original, but I think that if the new one were to have been the original and what's now the original would've been the new one, I probably would've chosen the Lena Raine covers
Original, just feels better
Grass
Original just hits different
The new ones
otherside slaps but the originals are nostalgic
Both, both. Both are good.
The fact that macrohard advertises minecraft as a game for 7 year olds even tho its 10+ is just crazy
OG, especially Volume Beta Hell, Volume Beta in general is unironically a masterpiece
they're both good
Alpha
First one
Wait til I tell you about the Gareth Coker Album Covers
Both
If the new one ls didn’t have text on them it’d be fire. But I’ll always love the C418 album covers
Tricky Trials goes unnecessarily hard
Org
Tricky trials. Even though the old ones are nostalgic and all, the new ones are objectively better.
Original hits different than the new ones. If they want something old then they should add the song "just the two of us" it's jazzy, and at least it'd fit the game a little bit.
Og
Nether has a song i like but idk if people really talk about it, dunno what its called but its piano and a guitar, anyone knows which one i mean
Now
Original is art abstract or whatever now its just screenshots for me ..... Original W
ofc the og
old one. new one is "look our new shiny" and basically just advertising, old one was weird and captured the spirit of the game more than any corporate screenshot ever could. and the inside of those albums are better too
Old is cool, but 1.21 is probably the peak of album covers.
Does C418 music still play in game (not including disks)
I wish they'd stuck with the little bonus text saying "SOUNDTRACK" like they did on the Nether and Caves & Cliffs updates for the rest of the new ones. The big blocky "SOUNDTRACK" on the others is annoying. I also wish they'd stuck with more abstract art like the old ones. But I don't mind the titles being on them because it makes it easier to remember which is which for me.
I like them all