#aaron cherof

[vg-music-i-like]

Featherfall // Minecraft

[acrylicscore]

So like, new Minecraft soundtrack for the Tricky Trials and uh-

Hermitcraft community, I love you, but HOW has no one jumped on the fact that the second track of the next music is called “Watcher” ????

I may know nothing on Hermitcraft and Life Series lore- but HUH????

There’s something to be had about the feathery and eyey cosmic beings being connected with trials, surely????

[terminallyapologetic]

precipice would FUCK so hard as a final boss theme for a minecraft themed pokemon game

[thoughtseeker-the-dragon]

To everyone who only knows Aaron Cherof from his work on the Minecraft OST, PLEASE go check out his other work. If you didn't like the new MC ost for how well it fit with the game, his other work doesn't even BEGIN to have that problem.

we love the cobalt core ost

its a shame everything past Void (track 23) is content spoilers because those are some of the best tracks we've heard ever and we do not say that lightly.

...but for non-spoiler stuff, Self-Defense damn near peak OST. It needs to be longer, but the fight doesn't last more than 1 loop (pun intended) for us.

MAJOR finale spoilers below the cut, stop reading if you have not hit the big "future memory" button on the memory screen

(for those wondering why we linked bandcamp instead of spotify, that is a rant for another day, but it is available on both for free)

floof above, even THINKING about Timestream's reprise of Self-Defense in major key makes us tear up. Cherof managed to top peak and it couldn't have been in a more impactful song. You can't know what the implications of the reprisal are until you've seen Riggs go back for Riggs..? in the finale.

[thesomebodywho]

It seems to be a common experience to occasionally rediscover Minecraft and play it for a while. Usually these Minecraft phases seem to last for a week or two at most. My friend group is currently in one, since we started playing FTB Evolution on Monday.

One evening while I was fully immersed and focusing on the game the music engine started playing a song. The song opened with a piano phrase that reminded me of Minecraft by C418. My first instinct was to think that the track was a song added by one of the many mods and was supposed to be an homage to this iconic piece of the OST of Minecraft. However, instead of just being in the background to accentuate the loneliness of mining, the song managed to completely stop me into just listening.

After the short intro the track took off into a completely different direction from Minecraft, which I thought it was referencing. The melody moved onto a beautifully melancholic waltz played by a solo piano. Eventually the song introduced an accompanying synth, which only managed to awe me even more with the nostalgia it evoked within me.

Turns out that the song was not added by a mod. It is a part of the offical OST called Watcher by Aaron Cherof. I love the old tracks by C418, which have their own style that adds to the surrealness of Minecraft. I also love the new tracks by Lena Raine, which feel more energetic and happy to me.

Watcher is the first track by Aaron Cherof that I have heard. In my opinion this track is a perfect continuation of the work of C418. The intro was familiar enough to grip the nostalgia within me but different enough that it made me listen to it more closely. The song manages to capture the melancholia of the original tracks but it turns down the surrealness, which leaves room for a new feeling.

This new feeling, I think, is longing for the simpler days. For me, the surrealness of Minecraft has diminished. The mysteriousness has been replaced by knowledge and familiarity. The track is more grounded, which fits my current experience. The melancholia in turn makes me want to return to the days when life was simple and familiar but Minecraft was weird and unfamiliar.

It's rare for a song to me goose bumps but whenever one does, it receives a special place in my heart.

[flowerbarrel-art]

Trade

Red got distracted by the animals so Purple did most of the trading.

[bigboot16]

been listening to the new minecraft music for the Tricky Trials update and i just gotta say, they fuckin cooked

lena raine, as always, did amazing

they also got the guy who made the music for one of my recent favorite games, cobalt core (aaron cherof(great game by the way go check it out on steam))

this is shaping up to be the best update since the nether update in 1.16

also i just noticed the uneven parenthesis on tumblr()()

[will-it-trim]

Will It Trim? Aaron Cherof - Relic | Minecraft

[doyoulikethis-videogame-song]

Song: Self-Defense Artist: Aaron Cherof From: Cobalt Core

Listen on Youtube:

[grogrock]

23/09/24

Minecraft - Minecraft: Tricky Trials (2024)

12 total; 9 added, 75%

last year i listened to all the minecraft soundtracks that'd been released up to that point, so of course i SHOULD continue.

i added this to the playlist the week after it was released, in April, which really shows how behind i am.

[moonaraydesystem]

Minecraft Music Discs Video Drops TOMORROW AT NOON on our YouTube channel!

Do you love Minecraft? Do you love music? If yes, join us on Saturday at noon as we share our thoughts on the Minecraft music discs that are in the game as of the 1.21 tricky trials Update! We share our thoughts on songs like Cat by C418, Pigstep by Lena Raine, Precipice by Aaron Cherof, and more! Yes we even talk about the more spooky sounding discs Thirteen (13), Five (5), and disc 11. Want to know our top 5 favorite music discs that are in the game? Stick around to the end and listen carefully so you catch the top 5 list! We may post the list later on in the year, but we'll see. Want to see more content like this on the channel? Let us know! We'd love to do more like this! 🙂

[an-aussie-button-masher]

Jams, Bops & Bangers, Vol. 2 - Five More of the Best Gaming Soundtracks

   Music: it’s much more important to video games than you might realise. A good soundtrack can make the difference between a memorable game and a forgettable one. It can define individual scenes, or even entire sagas. It’s invariably one aspect that any games’ fanbase can unite in their approval of, despite how divisive the rest of the game can be. It’s just as fluid and adaptable as gaming itself - from peaceful ambient piano to headbanging death metal, every genre has a place.   It’s such a major part of gaming, with so many excellent examples, I’ve had to make a second article for it! I’ve already discussed a few of my personal favourite video game soundtracks in a previous article you can find here, but here’s even more standout soundtracks that deserve honourable mention - enjoy!

Minecraft Composers: Daniel “C418” Rosenfield, Lena Raine, Aaron Cherof    How could I talk about video game music without mentioning one of the modern-day classics? Minecraft features one of the most recognisable, award-winning soundtracks in the gaming industry. Quiet and subdued, the music adds a sense of peace and even loneliness to the games’ ambience as the player explores this vast, beautiful blocky world, usually alone. Beginning with C418’s original tracks that mainly feature piano and synth, later updates added new tracks composed by Lena Raine and Aaron Cherof, bringing in other orchestral instruments without overpowering the melancholy vibe. Nothing can beat the feeling of cresting the top of a massive snow-capped peak to watch the sunrise as one of the classics like Sweden gently swells in the background.   The tone of the music starts to change in certain areas, whether you’re in the open rolling plains, braving the hellish and dramatic Nether dimension or carefully navigating the paranoia-inducing Deep Dark. While the music kicks in at seemingly random intervals, sometimes with a gap of hours between tracks, it almost seems to know exactly when to play a song that feels strangely perfect for the current mood of your Minecraft adventure.   Personal favourite track: Infinite Amethyst (Lena Raine)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Music team: Richard Jacques, Steve Szczepkowski, Yohann Boudreault    Where would the Guardians of the Galaxy be without their sick 80’s anthems? Marvel’s resident spacefaring anti-hero crew received their own game adaptation back in 2021, and with it, an entire fictional band dubbed Star-Lord (the source of Peter Quill’s outlaw name in this adaptation) was created just to provide an album of original rocking songs that sound like they were ripped right out of the 80’s. To complete the idea that this is an actual band in-universe, you can even read through a little album booklet at the start of the game, detailing the lyrics and background of the band!   Alongside the original tracks provided by Star-Lord, of course the game boasts a staggering collection of actual 80’s songs, from Take On Me (a-ha) to (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult). There’s an early scene where the guardians escape a collapsing ship graveyard while I Ran (A Flock of Seagulls) plays, and that’s where I knew I’d love this game. You can even Rickroll the final boss! You wouldn’t get that from any other game. From start to finish, this game’s soundtrack is never gonna let you down.    Personal favourite track: Watch Me Shine (Star-Lord)

DOOM Composer: Mick Gordon    No game franchise has ever been as metal as DOOM, and the modern entries have the music to match. In DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal, Mick Gordon has constructed a thrashing death metal soundtrack with techno backing that gets your blood pumping as fast as your shotgun. As Eternal brings an even more dramatic flair to 2016’s style with more in-depth storytelling and scope, the music becomes suitably higher-intensity with an even wider variety of instruments and themes - all connected by the ever-present metal guitar riffs and buzzing synthesisers.   Always going the extra mile, Mick even used chainsaw samples in the soundtrack, as well as vocals provided by actual death metal groups. Playing as Doomguy racing through bloodstained laboratories and shattered cities as he rips and tears through the vicious armies of Hell, all while Gordon’s soundtrack screams in your ears, creates a feeling of raw, unstoppable power that no game could possibly match.   Personal favourite track: BFG Division

Crab Champions Creator: Eoin “Noisestorm” O’Broin    Yes, that Noisestorm, creator of Crab Rave. A highly recognisable and talented artist really did make an entire game as a response to probably his most infamous and memeable song, and of course the game’s soundtrack is going to knock it out of the park. The roguelike features a full complement of tropical synth-y beats to accompany the path of crustacean annihilation you’ll be wreaking across various islands - try not to get so distracted bopping along to the music that you get swarmed by enemies!   All the different biomes have unique sets of music that all fit the feel of the islands you traverse; from sandy beaches and windswept deserts to frozen glaciers and fiery volcanoes. The boss battles at the end of each biome are accompanied by thumping dubstep, while the peaceful shops scattered about are a good spot to jam along to the more upbeat rhythms; you’ll definitely be tapping your toes as the music sticks in your mind well after you’ve stopped playing!   Personal favourite track: Funky Beat

Splatoon Composers: Toru Minegishi, Shiho Fujii, Ryo Nagamatsu    Okay, including an entire series here might be cheating, but music is such a core part of the Splatoon universe that it’d be impossible to just focus on a single game. The series composers have somehow managed to create an entire extensive genre of soundtrack that does not sound like it was made by humans, yet still consistently sounds great. All three games feature songs that can sound downright bizarre, but also incredibly catchy and enjoyable at the same time, ranging from goofy upbeat techno to dramatic battle tunes in the story campaigns with rocking jams that blare during the online PvP modes.   All the games’ music is made by fictional in-universe music groups, all with their own lore, some of which have ended up being so popular that they eventually starred in the actual games as NPCs. Throughout the full series, the power of music and singing is a core theme, with idol groups hosting the news and competitions in the lobby and even fighting alongside the player in the story modes. You’ll be accompanied by hypnotic tunes for everything you do in Splatoon, and they’re impossible not to dance along to!   Personal favourite track: Buoyant Boogie

   So, which of these soundtracks is your favourite? Are there any other video game soundtracks you really like that I haven’t covered here or in my previous article? Feel free to let me know! Feedback, reblogs and likes are all much appreciated!   Thanks for reading!

An Aussie Button-Masher

[rifualk]

This is up there with Biome Fest and Aria Math, imo. Easily one of the prettiest things I've ever heard in this game.