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Death Sounds

by ModderMinion

Death Sounds plays a sound when a player dies, and the sound is set by server operators through a small set of commands.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT License1.21.11

What it does

When a player dies, the server plays a sound at the place of death. The default sound is entity.wither.spawn, and the position of the sound is the location where the player died. Operators can change the settings with the deathsettings command, which takes parameters and is limited to operators.

Commands for the sound are restricted. Only operators can view deathsettings, and other players can use the soundpermissions command only with its help parameter. Players cannot use the commands unless an operator adds them to the list with soundpermission add. The mod runs on Fabric and needs the current Fabric loader, and it is published for 1.21.11 only.

It runs on the server alone, so players need nothing extra to join. The code is under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.

Key features

  1. Death sound

    A sound plays at the location of each player's death, using entity.wither.spawn by default.

  2. Death settings command

    The deathsettings command takes parameters to change the sound, and only operators can view it.

  3. Sound permissions

    The soundpermissions command lets operators grant command use to specific players through a list.

  4. Help output

    Running soundpermissions with the help parameter lists its available options.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.110.0.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Server events

Server owners can add a sound to player deaths as part of a survival or horror-themed server.

Who it’s for: Server owners and operators who want a death sound on their server and control over who can change it. Players need nothing installed.

How it compares

Full comparison

Simple Death Messages is also server-side only and uses the MIT License, published for 1.21.11, so it fits the same server setup. Player Death Sound is client-side only and under All rights reserved, with files for 1.21.6 – 26.2, so each player must install it instead of the server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Death SoundsFabric1.21.11Server-side only2026-01-21
Simple Death MessagesFabric1.21.11Server-side only2026-07-13
Player Death SoundFabric1.21.6 – 26.2Client-side only2026-06-30

Questions

Does Death Sounds need Fabric API?

No required dependency is listed for Fabric. Fabric API is not named as a requirement for this mod.

Do players need to install Death Sounds?

No. It runs on the server alone, so players need nothing extra to join.

Who can change the death sound settings?

Only operators can view deathsettings. Other players can use soundpermissions only after an operator adds them to the list with soundpermission add.

In the catalog

Death Sounds is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

Introducing Death sounds, Death sounds is a Project i have been working on for a bit now and it implements a feature where when a player dies it plays a sound (Default: _entity.wither.spawn_) at the death Position. People cannot use the commands unless they are either opped or added to the list using /soundpermission…
ModderMinion, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ModderMinion
Published
2026-01-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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