# Daniel Rosenfeld (C418) on Reddit (u/C418)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/c418

Daniel Rosenfeld (C418): Composer of the Minecraft soundtrack.

- Reddit account: [u/C418](https://www.reddit.com/user/C418/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2011 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/i_am_the_composer_and_sound_designer_of_minecraft/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Minecraft (589), r/IAmA (390), r/electronicmusic (166), r/gaming (129), r/C418 (75), r/AskReddit (64)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2011 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C418

## Moments

### u/C418 in r/electronicmusic, Mar 25, 2019 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Hey there! I absolutely love Minecraft Volume Alpha, it’s been a huge inspiration to me in my own compositions. Are you familiar with the french composer Erik Satie? His works bear a striking resemblance to yours, and I can’t help but feel that you must have been influenced by…

> Originally, I wasn’t inspired by him, but as soon as I released alpha and everyone told me I was inspired by Satie, I got inspired by Satie.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronicmusic/comments/b5brjr/comment/ejdlmml/ · 4 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/C418 in r/IAmA, Dec 13, 2011 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Where did you draw your initial inspirations for creating the music for minecraft? What were your biggest influences in composing the music? What changed for you as you finished composing tracks? Sorry for so many questions, I just never get to ask these to an actual composer.

> The first songs I did for Minecraft were around the time when it still was merely a tech demo. And the only thing you were able to do was place blocks, erase them, and spawn stupidly running mobs.
> Those were the first three songs, calm1 to 3, is what Notch just named them.

(Excerpt.)
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/comment/c37ra4h/ · 175 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/C418 in r/starterpacks, Oct 22, 2018 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> /u/c418

> Not a single one of these things apply to me though, lol.
>
> (Let’s see here.
>
> I hate SoundCloud, I don’t use Logic, I barely live in Europe anymore. I don’t use colorful midi controllers, I don’t rent, I hate granola, I eat breakfast whenever I want, I sleep in, I’ve never eaten a single protein supplement in my life, I dislike my hair up like that, I eat meat, I don’t have insecurities about nobody listening to my music and cut pants like that are real dumb.
>
> All in all a pretty accurate representation of me)

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/starterpacks/comments/9pspyp/comment/e88wtq0/ · 43 points as of Nov 7, 2026