{{Infobox music
|title = "Ballad of the Cats"
|album = ''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta]]''
|number = 15
|author = [[C418]]
|date = November 9, 2013
|length = 04:35
|genre = Ambient
|link =
* [https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/ballad-of-the-cats Bandcamp]
|prev = "[[Kyoto]]"
|next = "[[Taswell]]"
}}
'''"Ballad of the Cats"''' is a song composed by [[C418]] that plays in [[the Nether]].

== Locations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
! Location
! Odds of playing
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}
| 10%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}
| 9.09%
|}

== Track description ==
{{C418 agreement}}
[[File:Ballad of the Cats.ogg]]

"Ballad of the Cats" is a very heavy piece with a low-pitched piano part that keeps the pulse throughout, blended with dire-sounding string chords and occasional synthesizers. The track begins with a period of techno-sounding music and then a break. Later, there is a second period of peaceful music and then a techno-style ending. Near the beginning and end are distant, echoing ghast sounds.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
! Soundtrack Title
! File name
! Sound events
|-
| "Ballad of the Cats"
| <code>ballad_of_the_cats.ogg</code>
| <code>music.nether.basalt_deltas</code>,<br><code>music.nether.nether_wastes</code>,<br><code>music.nether.soul_sand_valley</code>,<br><code>music.nether.crimson_forest</code>
|}

{{BE}}:
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
! Soundtrack Title
! File name
! Sound events
|-
| "Ballad of the Cats"
| <code>nether4.ogg</code>
| <code>music.game.basalt_deltas</code>,<br><code>music.game.crimson_forest</code>,<br><code>music.game.nether</code>,<br><code>music.game.nether_wastes</code>,<br><code>music.game.soul_sand_valley</code>
|}

=== Raw music files ===
{{IN|je}}, the music files can be found in {{code|[[.minecraft]]/assets/objects}}.{{fn|The files in the <samp>objects</samp> folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see [[Tutorials/Sound directory]].}}

{{IN|be}} and ''[[Minecraft Education]]'', it can be found in:

* Mobile: {{code|[[com.mojang]]/resource_packs/music/vanilla_music/sounds/music/game/nether/}}
* Windows: {{code|%PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_''<version>''_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\nether}}

All music files are in {{w|Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis}}.

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||2013 Music Update|Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.4|dev=December 5, 2013|slink=13w49a|"nether4" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the <code>.minecraft</code> folder.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|dev=November 8, 2023|slink=23w45a|"nether4.ogg" was renamed to "ballad_of_the_cats.ogg".}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg". The track has to be downloaded separately.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.30|dev=Preview 1.19.30.22|"nether4" is now included on Android and Fire devices and no longer needs to be downloaded from the marketplace.}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU13|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added "Ballad of the Cats", as "nether4.ogg"}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* A very possible reason why "Ballad of the Cats" has that title is because the sounds of [[ghast]]s are distorted recordings of C418's cat.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/i_am_the_composer_and_sound_designer_of_minecraft/c37sjyb</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references group="fn"/>

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox soundtrack|minecraft}}

[[Category:C418]]
[[Category:Minecraft - Volume Beta]]

[[pt:Ballad of the Cats]]