List of SSBU Music (Minecraft series)
This is a list of music tracks from the Minecraft series available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. These tracks are available to play on the Minecraft World stage, as well as Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination.
Halland / Dalarna[edit]
| Halland / Dalarna | |
|---|---|
| Track title | Halland / Dalarna |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft Dungeons |
| Arrangement debut | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [1] |
Origin[edit]
A new remix of the two camp themes from Minecraft Dungeons. Like the original songs, the arrangement is led by a piano, but the tempo is much faster paced and it also incorporates electric guitar riffs, a modern drum kit and string sections. The piano and guitar were performed by Takayuki Yoshimura and Yuya Komoguchi respectively, with Tomotaka Saka serving as the recording and mixing engineer.[1][2] Halland and Dalarna are both names of provinces in Sweden.
When played on Minecraft World, the music syncs up with the stage's day-&-night cycle, as it will become more calm during sunset and nightime, before gradually picking up and returning to normal during sunrise and daytime, after which the song will loop back to the start. However, it will become desynchronized if the game is paused or the gameplay speed is altered.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft Dungeons
Arrangement Supervisor: ACE (TOMOri Kudo / CHiCO)
Composition: Mojang AB
Arrangement: SEKAI WALKER Producers LLC.
Composition Copyright Mojang AB
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Other uses[edit]
This track was used in Steve's reveal trailer and in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when discussing Alex's neutral special.
Earth[edit]
| Earth | |
|---|---|
| Track title | Earth |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft Earth |
| Arrangement debut | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [2] |
Origin[edit]
A new remix of the main theme from the now defunct Minecraft Earth. It is done in an upbeat orchestral style and also contains a drum-and-bass beat, compared to the original's calm slow-paced piano. However, it still retains the piano in some parts of the track.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft Earth
Arrangement Supervisor: Mitsuhiro Kitadani
Composition: Mojang AB
Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Composition Copyright Mojang AB
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Other uses[edit]
This track is used in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when discussing the Minecraft World stage. It is also used on the Minecraft Spirit Board and in Steve's Classic Mode credits.
Clockwork Crafter[edit]
| Clockwork Crafter | |
|---|---|
| Track title | Clockwork Crafter |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft: Console Edition |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [3] |
Origin[edit]
This was one of the Battle Mini Game themes that could play on the Shipyard map, with the song being taken directly from the original game. Composed by Gareth Coker.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft
Composition and arrangement Copyright Mojang AB
Other uses[edit]
This track is used in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when discussing Steve's standard moves that don't use tools.
Toys on a Tear[edit]
| Toys on a Tear | |
|---|---|
| Track title | Toys on a Tear |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft: Console Edition |
| Arrangement debut | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [4] |
Origin[edit]
A new remix of one of the Battle Mini Game themes that could play on the Shrunk map. It is faithful to the original, but it also includes acoustic and electric guitars as well as the FM synth style instrumentation from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive's chip in place of the chimes, a style often used by the arranger.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft
Arrangement Supervisor: Yuzo Koshiro
Composition: Mojang AB
Arrangement: Ancient-corp.
Composition Copyright Mojang AB
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Other uses[edit]
This track is used in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when discussing Steve's characteristics.
Dance of the Blocks[edit]
| Dance of the Blocks | |
|---|---|
| Track title | Dance of the Blocks |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft: Console Edition |
| Arrangement debut | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [5] |
Origin[edit]
A new remix of one of the Battle Mini Game themes that could play on the Shrunk map. Like the previous remix, it is very faithful to the original, but it also includes lighter percussion as well as a timpani, and is generally more subdued and calmer.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft
Arrangement Supervisor: Yoko Shimomura
Composition: Mojang AB
Arrangement: Midiplex Co., Ltd.
Composition Copyright Mojang AB
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Other uses[edit]
This track is used in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when showing Steve's standard moves involving tools.
Glide[edit]
| Glide | |
|---|---|
| Track title | Glide |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft: Console Edition |
| Arrangement debut | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [6] |
Origin[edit]
A new remix of one of the Glide Mini Game themes, which previously went unnamed in the Legacy Console Edition. It is done in an orchestral style like the original, but incorporates a loop and new instruments like acoustic guitar.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft
Arrangement Supervisor: Hiroki Hashimoto
Composition: Mojang AB
Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Composition Copyright Mojang AB
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Other uses[edit]
This track is used in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when discussing Minecart, Elytra and TNT.
Trivia[edit]
- Following the release of Challenger Pack 7, on December 22nd, 2020, an album was released containing all the music tracks from the Glide minigame in the Legacy Console versions of Minecraft. Notably, the song remixed for Smash is also called "Glide" ("Glide (Map 1)") on the album, despite being unnamed before its Smash appearance.
The Arch-Illager[edit]
| The Arch-Illager | |
|---|---|
| Track title | The Arch-Illager |
| Universe | Minecraft |
| Debut game | Minecraft Dungeons |
| Arrangement debut | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Availability | Downloadable |
| Link | [7] |
Origin[edit]
A new orchestral remix of the Arch-Illager's boss theme from Minecraft Dungeons. It remains faithful to the original complete with a choir, but also incorporates a modern drum kit and elements of piano.
Composition & Arrangements[edit]
Source: Minecraft Dungeons
Arrangement: Motoi Sakuraba
Composition: Mojang AB
Composition Copyright Mojang AB
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Other uses[edit]
This track is used in Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" when discussing the music selection, as well as during the Mii Costume reveal for Creeper, Pig, and the Diamond Armor.
Trivia[edit]
- Minecraft has the fewest number of music tracks out of all DLC universes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with only seven, having one less than Dragon Quest's eight.
- It is worth noting that Dragon Quest did not receive any new remixes, whereas six of the seven Minecraft songs are arrangements.
- Additionally, due to Final Fantasy gaining nine new music tracks in addition to the two in the base game with Sephiroth, Minecraft has the fewest music tracks out of any third-party franchise.
- Masahiro Sakurai described producing Minecraft music for Smash as difficult for him and his team, even calling it one of the toughest challenges in the history of the series, as music from the original game was unable to be used due to "various circumstances" including apparent licensing difficulties and their style being deemed too relaxing.[3] As a result, the songs are taken from two of the spin-offs — Minecraft Earth and Minecraft Dungeons — and the minigames from the Legacy Console editions of Minecraft. Sakurai also stated that additional tracks were planned, but scrapped partway through; however, he is satisfied with the overall atmosphere of the final choices.[4]
- Despite Sakurai stating in the Mr. Sakurai Presents that there was a balance between Battle, Tumble, and Glide themes in the song selection, there are no songs from the Tumble minigame, and only one Glide song. It is possible that one or more of the scrapped arrangements were songs that played in Tumble or Glide.
- The minigames from the Legacy Console editions are not available in the current versions of Minecraft, making their songs the first in Smash to not be present in the game of origin at the time of being added. Presumably, they were included due to the issues in securing songs from the original Minecraft soundtrack.
- Relatedly, Minecraft Earth shut down on June 30th 2021 (8 months after the release of Challenger Pack 7), thus giving "Earth" a similar distinction.
- "Earth" is the second song in Smash to originate from a mobile game, namely Minecraft Earth, after "Gear Up For…" from Fire Emblem Heroes.
- Minecraft Dungeons is the first of two games released in the 2020s to be represented in Smash via music, with the second being Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.
- Minecraft is the first Western property in Smash where no arrangement was done by one of the original composers.
- Minecraft and Kingdom Hearts are the only major series in Ultimate where all songs featured are named identically in both English and Japanese. All songs from Sonic The Hedgehog, Street Fighter, and Tekken are listed in English even in the Japanese version, but the exact names vary.
References[edit]
 Minecraft universe
| |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Steve (SSBU) (Alex, Zombie, Enderman) |
| Stage | Minecraft World |
| Other | Creeper · Pig |
| Spirits | Spirits |
| Music | Ultimate |
