Ballad of the Cats
"Ballad of the Cats"
| Song by | |
|---|---|
| Track released |
November 9, 2013 |
| Length |
04:35 |
| Genre |
Ambient |
| Songwriter(s) |
C418 |
| Link | |
| Part of Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 15 ◄ "Kyoto"
"Taswell" ►
| |
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"Ballad of the Cats" is a song composed by C418 that plays in the Nether.
Locations
| Location | Odds of playing |
|---|---|
 Nether Wastes
|
10% |
 Soul Sand Valley Basalt Deltas Crimson Forest
|
9.09% |
Track description
Previews of tracks in Minecraft have been shortened to 30 seconds on this wiki in accordance with fair use rationale. "11" and "Magnetic Circuit" are exempt from this.
"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.
Data values
ID
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Ballad of the Cats" | ballad_of_the_cats.ogg
|
music.nether.basalt_deltas,music.nether.nether_wastes,music.nether.soul_sand_valley,music.nether.crimson_forest
|
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Ballad of the Cats" | nether4.ogg
|
music.game.basalt_deltas,music.game.crimson_forest,music.game.nether,music.game.nether_wastes,music.game.soul_sand_valley
|
Raw music files
In Java Edition, the music files can be found in .minecraft/assets/objects.[a]
In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, it can be found in:
- Mobile:
com.mojang/resource_packs/music/vanilla_music/sounds/music/game/nether/ - Windows:
%PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_<version>_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\nether
All music files are in Ogg Vorbis.
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Music Update | Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg". | ||||||
| 1.7.4 | December 5, 2013 | "nether4" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the .minecraft folder. | |||||
| 1.20.3 | November 8, 2023 | "nether4.ogg" was renamed to "ballad_of_the_cats.ogg". | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg". The track has to be downloaded separately. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.19.30 | Preview 1.19.30.22 | "nether4" is now included on Android and Fire devices and no longer needs to be downloaded from the marketplace. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU13 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg" |
Issues
Issues relating to "Ballad of the Cats" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- "Ballad of the Cats" is named for the sounds of ghasts in the track, which are distorted recordings of C418's cat.[1][2]
References
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/i_am_the_composer_and_sound_designer_of_minecraft/c37sjyb
- ↑ "Yes" – u/C418 on Reddit, March 25, 2019
- ↑ The files in the objects folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see Tutorial:Sound directory.
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