C418 discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Music videos | 3 |
EPs | 7 |
Singles | 7 |
Mixtapes | 2 |
Remixes | 11 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of C418, the pseudonym of German electronic musician Daniel Rosenfeld and who is best known for producing the majority of the soundtrack of the 2011 video game Minecraft . His discography comprises eight major studio albums, five Bandcamp exclusive studio albums, nine compilation albums, seven EPs, two mixtapes, 11 remixes, seven singles and three music videos. Rosenfeld has also completed a third volume of the Minecraft soundtrack, but citing licensing issues with Microsoft, the album has not been released.
Albums are split based on release on major digital download platforms, [1] as opposed to free downloads on Bandcamp. [2]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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AUS [3] | BEL (WA) [4] | NZ [5] | US Dance [6] | ||||||||||
Life Changing Moments Seem Minor in Pictures [lower-alpha 1] |
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Minecraft – Volume Alpha |
| 26 | 154 | 31 | 5 |
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72 Minutes of Fame |
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One [lower-alpha 1] |
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Minecraft – Volume Beta |
| 68 | — | — | 14 | ||||||||
148 |
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Dief |
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Excursions | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Wanderstop † |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
^ Based on the original Bandcamp release. The album was released on major streaming platforms on 16 July 2021. [10]
† | Denotes albums that have not been released |
Title | Details |
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The Whatever Director's Cut |
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Zweitonegoismus [lower-alpha 1] |
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Bushes and Marshmallows |
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A Cobblers Tee Thug (with Sohnemann) |
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Circle [lower-alpha 1] |
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^ C418 discontinued the release of The Whatever Director's Cut and is no longer available on Bandcamp. It was available until 2013. [11]
^ Circle's release date is disputed. It is listed as 22 March 2006 on Bandcamp. [12] However, development on the game only began in 2008. [13] Bandcamp's source code states that the album was uploaded on 22 March 2010. [14]
Title | Details |
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BAM [15] |
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Zombie Dog in Crazyland [16] |
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Mixes |
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Little Things [lower-alpha 1] |
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I Forgot Something, Didn't I. [lower-alpha 1] |
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Seven Years of Server Data |
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2 Years of Failure [lower-alpha 1] |
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Old Garbage [17] |
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Random Stuff [18] |
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Title | Details |
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BPS [lower-alpha 1] |
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Sine [lower-alpha 1] |
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Catacomb Snatch Original Soundtrack (with Anosou) |
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Yiff Dad [19] |
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Branching Out [20] |
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Cookie Clicker [21] |
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^ Yiff Dad was originally released on SoundCloud as an April Fools joke, but is no longer available.
Title | Year | Album |
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"The Driver" (C418 Remix) (by Savlonic) [22] | 2012 | Non-album singles |
"0x10c" [23] | 2014 | |
"Beton" [24] | 2018 | Excursions |
"Dragon Fish" [25] | Non-album single [a] | |
"Thunderbird" [26] | Excursions | |
"Shuniji" [27] | Non-album singles [a] | |
"Axolotl" [28] | ||
Notes
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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"Sweden" | 2011 | Minecraft – Volume Alpha |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Atempause" | 2011 | The Binding of Isaac Soundtrack |
"BGC418" (Big Giant Circles featuring C418) | Impostor Nostalgia | |
"185" (Baiyon featuring C418) | 2017 | We Are |
"Quiet" | 2022 | I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Original Soundtrack) |
Title | Year | Original song | Original artist(s) | Album |
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"Atempause" | 2011 | "Respite" | Danny Baranowsky | The Binding of Isaac Seven Years of Server Data |
"Cobalt Something Something" | "Cobalt" | Anosou | Cobalt EP Seven Years of Server Data | |
"Meatcraft" | "Hot Damned" | Danny Baranowsky | Super Meat Boy I Forgot Something, Didn't I. | |
"Tonic" | "Tonic" | Lusine Icl | Seven Years of Server Data | |
"Lemons" | "Lemons" | Weebl | ||
"The Driver" (C418 Remix) | 2012 | "The Driver" | Savlonic | The Driver - Savlonic (C418 Remix) |
"Kompass" | 2013 | "Compass" | Disasterpeace | FZ: Side F 148 |
"Jimtention" | 2014 | "A Rose in a Field" | Big Giant Circles | The Glory Days Remixed 148 |
"Stranger Think" | 2016 | "Stranger Things (Main Theme)" | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein | 2 Years of Failure |
"The Sea" (C418 Remix) | 2019 | "The Sea" | Floex | Machinarium Remixed |
"Sä Oot Olemassa" (C418 Remix) | 2020 | "Sä Oot Olemassa" | Jukio Kallio | Sä Oot Olemassa Remixes |
"Your Love" (C418 Remix) | 2022 | "Your Love" | Qrion | I Hope It Lasts Forever (Remixed) |
"Your Love" (C418 Extended Mix) |
Title | Details |
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2016 Memorial Mixtape |
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2017 Memorial Mixtape |
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Title | Year | Director(s) | Album |
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"Unreasonable" | 2010 | none | Bushes and Marshmallows |
"Thunderbird" | 2018 | Roshis Garden [30] | Excursions |
"Aviva" | 2019 | none |
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