Alpha (song)

"Alpha"
Song by	C418
Track released	November 9, 2013
Length	10:05
Genre	Orchestral
Songwriter(s)	C418
Link	Bandcamp; Spotify; YouTube Music;
	Part of Minecraft - Volume Beta; No. 2; ◄ "Ki" "Dead Voxel" ►

"Alpha" is a song composed by C418 that plays during the end credits sequence.

Locations

Location	Odds of playing
Credit sequence	100%

Track description

"Alpha" is an emotional orchestral reprise of some tracks from Minecraft - Volume Alpha. The song begins with a soft, piano chords playing "Minecraft" (0:00 - 2:59) with a gradual build-up of strings. Later, a wind instrument plays the main melody of "Mice on Venus"(3:00), before a full-string orchestra plays out the remainder of the song. Mid-way through, the orchestra slows and stops, while a piano plays another part of "Mice on Venus". The string orchestra then returns to finish out the remaining portion of the song.

A piano once again plays parts of "Mice on Venus" as the song rises into Battlemode 2 from Legacy Console(4:56 - 6:06) which is then transitioned over to a Moog synthesizer playing "Moog City" (6:07). The song gradually builds up the Moog synthesizer and piano chords, before a drop causes the Moog synthesizer to become quiet. The piano chords once again build up, joined together by strings. After a final piano drop, the Moog synthesizer plays quietly in the background, as the piano plays the beginning notes of "Sweden" (8:14). An individual can then be heard getting on a piano and playing the main melody of "Sweden". The song then fades out, as an echoey Moog-like synthesizer plays repeatedly.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Soundtrack Title	File name	Sound events
"Alpha"	`alpha.ogg`	`music.credits`

Bedrock Edition:

Soundtrack Title	File name	Sound events
"Alpha"	`credits.ogg`	`music.game.credits`

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/end/
Windows: %PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_<version>_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\end

All music files are in Ogg Vorbis.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
2013 Music Update		Added "Alpha", as "credits.ogg". The song does not play properly during the end credits due to a bug.^[1]
1.7.4	December 5, 2013	"credits" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the `.minecraft` folder.
1.12	pre6	"credits" now plays properly during end credits.^[1]
1.20.3	November 8, 2023	"credits.ogg" was renamed to "alpha.ogg".

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Added "Alpha", as "credits.ogg". The track has to be downloaded separately.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.30	Preview 1.19.30.22	"credits" 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
TU24	CU1	1.07	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added "Alpha", as "credits.ogg"

Issues

Issues relating to "Alpha (song)" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Quotes

“Alpha” is a medley of past songs. It acts as the score that plays when you “beat” Minecraft, but it also acts as a celebration of past music from Volume Alpha.

— C418 on c418.org

References

↑ ^a ^b MC-40275 – Credit screen/End Poem music not playing correctly – resolved as "Fixed".

↑ The files in the objects folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see Tutorial:Sound directory.

[end_credits-2] MC-40275 – Credit screen/End Poem music not playing correctly – resolved as "Fixed".

[1] The files in the objects folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see Tutorial:Sound directory.

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