LostBeats
by Bawnorton
LostBeats is a Forge utility for 1.20.1 that decides which music plays in a world by checking conditions such as the building, the city and whether a horde is active.
What it does
Music rules are matched against the situation a player is in. A condition can refer to a multi-building layout, a per-city setting, a haunted building or whether a horde is active. When a higher-priority condition is met, its track replaces lower-priority ones, and a track that was already playing keeps going until it finishes unless a higher-priority condition takes over.
Tracks can be matched by a word in their music path, by a modid namespace, or by an exact modid:song name. The mod adds compatibility with Biome Beats, so biome-based tracks can take part in the same rules. LostBeats is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Its files target 1.20.1 only, and the 1.1.0 build for that version is on the beta channel. It is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Building and city conditions
Conditions can check multi-building setups, specific cities and haunted buildings to choose a track.
Horde condition
A track can be tied to whether a horde is currently active, so the soundtrack reflects that event.
Priority and continuation
A higher-priority condition replaces the current track, while a playing track finishes unless interrupted.
Track matching options
Tracks can be picked by path word, modid namespace or exact song name, with Biome Beats support.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Themed soundtracks in cities
Map makers can give a city or haunted building its own music without writing a separate script for each area.
Event music
Servers can switch to a tense track while a horde is active and return to the normal set afterward.
Who it’s for: Players who run Forge 1.20.1 with Biome Beats, and server owners or map makers who want music tied to places and events.
Questions
Does LostBeats need Biome Beats to work?
Which loaders can run LostBeats?
Does the server need LostBeats?
In the catalog
LostBeats is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Examples: - ^.*:music.*$ will match all music tracks that contain the word "music" in the path - ^modid:.*$ will match all music tracks that are in the modid namespace - modid:song_name will match this song exactly Originally made for DeceasedCraft by request of TqLxQuanZ but can be used as a standalone.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lostbeats
- Owner
- Bawnorton
- Published
- 2026-08-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15