A Music Box
by Cephelo
A Music Box, a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, adds a late-game way to craft music discs from ore found under Chorus plants.
What it does
The mod gives players a simple late-game method to make music discs. The key material is Murichorum, a new ore that generates under Chorus plants in the End. Ore is collected there and used in crafting recipes that produce discs, so the discs no longer depend only on loot or trading.
The additions are modest: several new building blocks, two data-driven crafting methods, and materials that are easier to obtain than before. Some of these draw on items such as Crying Obsidian, Bells, Budding Amethyst and Dragon's Breath. The author suggests checking in-game advancements and the wiki for the exact steps, and the mod also includes a loot addition for the Ancient City.
The Trimmed mod is an optional dependency for trim materials based on Murichorum and Echothyst. Just Enough Items and Roughly Enough Items are not required, though JEI or REI helps with recipe discovery. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files cover only 1.21.1 and are released under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Murichorum ore
A new ore found under Chorus plants in the End supplies the material for the music disc recipes.
Music disc crafting
Music discs can be crafted in a late-game recipe path instead of depending only on loot.
New building materials
Several new building blocks and materials join the game, along with Echothyst for trim use.
Data-driven recipes
Two new crafting methods are added through data packs, and several materials become easier to obtain.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 3
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want extra late-game crafting goals and music discs, and server owners who run the mod for everyone on the server.
How it compares
Promotional Music Discs is also NeoForge for 1.21.1 and client and server, under the MIT License, but it is not open source. NetherStuff targets 1.21.4 with the same environment and MIT License, and it is open source. Arcinite Mod is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that is client and server and open source under the MIT License, so it covers the same version range but focuses on other content.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Music Box | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-11 |
| Promotional Music Discs | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-06 |
| NetherStuff | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-10-17 |
| Arcinite Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-16 |
Questions
Does A Music Box need a dependency to run?
Must the server have the mod installed?
Does A Music Box work on other Minecraft versions?
In the catalog
A Music Box is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A Music Box allows player to craft music discs using Murichorum, a new ore found under Chorus plants. Also adds a few new building blocks and materials, two new data-driven crafting methods, and makes a few materials easier to obtain: Crying Obsidian, Bells, Budding Amethyst, Dragon's Breath, and so on.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/a-music-box
- Owner
- Cephelo
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15