Key (song)
This article is about the music. For other uses, see Key.
"Key"
| Song by | |
|---|---|
| Track released |
March 4, 2011 |
| Length |
01:05 |
| Genre |
Ambient |
| Songwriter(s) |
C418 |
| Link | |
| Part of Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 1 "Door" ►
| |
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opens
“key” is the song that sort of introduces you to the album, whereas “door” is a little bit of a small medley that welcomes you to the world of Minecraft.
"Key" is a song composed by C418 that plays in the Overworld and when the player is in Creative mode in Java Edition.
Locations
| Location | Odds of playing |
|---|---|
 Badlands Eroded Badlands Wooded Badlands
|
7.14% |
 Bamboo Jungle Sparse Jungle
|
8.33% |
 Desert
|
10% |
 Dripstone Caves
|
6.67% |
 Flower Forest
|
9.09% |
 Forest[Java Edition only] Birch Forest[Java Edition only] Old Growth Birch Forest[Java Edition only] Dark Forest[Java Edition only]
|
5% |
 Grove
|
8.33% |
 Jagged Peaks Jungle
|
7.69% |
 Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce TaigaOld Growth Birch Forest[Bedrock Edition only]
|
5.88% |
| Forest[Bedrock Edition only]Birch Forest[Bedrock Edition only]Dark Forest[Bedrock Edition only]
|
5.26% |
| 4.55%[Java Edition only] 4.76%[Bedrock Edition only] |
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.
"Key" is composed of a quiet, distant, sparse melody played on an echoing piano.
The album version of "Key" continues with a single, more heavily echoed note, leading directly to be paired with "Door", a bright remix of "Minecraft" played with multiple instruments.
Data values
ID
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Key" | key.ogg
|
music.game,music.overworld.badlands,music.overworld.bamboo_jungle,music.overworld.desert,music.overworld.dripstone_caves,music.overworld.flower_forest,music.overworld.forest,music.overworld.grove,music.overworld.jagged_peaks,music.overworld.jungle,music.overworld.old_growth_taiga,music.overworld.sparse_jungle,music.creative[dv 1]
|
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Key" | nuance1.ogg
|
music.game,music.game.dripstone_caves,music.game.grove,music.game.jagged_peaks,music.game_and_wild_equal_chance,music.game_and_wild_favor_game,music.oveworld.desert,music.overworld.mesa,music.overworld.bamboo_jungle,music.overworld.flower_forest,music.overworld.jungle,music.overworld.jungle_edge
|
- ↑ Included in
music.creativevia event-type soundmusic.game
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/ - Windows:
%PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_<version>_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\
All music files are in Ogg Vorbis.
History
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | Added "Key", as "nuance1.ogg" | ||||||
| v1.2.1 | "nuance1" now plays in multiplayer. | ||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.6.1 | June 13, 2013 | "nuance1" is now stored in assets/music | |||||
| 1.7.2 | October 17, 2013 | "nuance1" is now stored in assets/sounds/music. | |||||
| 1.7.4 | December 5, 2013 | "nuance1" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the .minecraft folder. | |||||
| 1.18 | October 20, 2021 | "nuance1" can now play in dripstone caves, groves, and jagged peaks biomes. | |||||
| 1.19 | April 27, 2022 | "nuance1" can now play in forests, flower forests, jungles, and old growth taiga biomes. | |||||
| 1.20 | April 26, 2023 | "nuance1" can now play in badlands and desert biomes. | |||||
| 1.20.3 | November 8, 2023 | "nuance1.ogg" was renamed to "key.ogg". | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added "Key", as "nuance1.ogg". The track has to be downloaded separately. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.19.30 | Preview 1.19.30.22 | "nuance1" is now included on Android and Fire devices and no longer needs to be downloaded from the marketplace. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added "Key", as "nuance1.ogg" |
Issues
Issues relating to "Key (song)" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
- ↑ The files in the objects folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see Tutorial:Sound directory.
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