Music Moods
by Ampflower
Music Moods changes which background track plays in the world, letting music switch, cross-fade and continue smoothly between situations.
What it does
Music Moods is a configurable music engine. It handles cross-fading between tracks, background music that keeps playing on its own schedule, and uninterruptible music that a new situation cannot cut off. Tracks can keep playing across dimension changes and when entering or leaving a world, which makes transitions between places less abrupt. Resource packs and mods that replace music can have their tracks take effect in a smoother way instead of cutting the current one at once.
Only the client needs the mod, so servers run without it and players install it alone. Installation requires Architectury API and ObsidianUI on every loader, and Fabric players also need Fabric API or Quilt Standard API on Quilt. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with the latest beta builds for 26.3 and 1.20.1, and the mod is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Key features
Cross-fading music
Tracks fade out and in over a configurable number of ticks, with 600 ticks, or 30 seconds, as the default.
Uninterruptible tracks
Music can be set to play until it finishes, so a new situation does not cut it off partway.
Continuous world transitions
Music keeps playing when changing dimensions or entering and leaving a world.
Replacing the current track
A more fitting track can replace the one playing, either at once or after the current piece ends.
Configuration menu
Options are set in the game menu through Mod Menu, under the Mods list, by selecting Configure for Music Moods.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x2 of 2 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use music resource packs or custom soundtracks and want tracks to change gradually. Players who want the full feature set should also install Mod Menu.
How it compares
Keep That Music is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.16 – 26.2 released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which makes it open source. Adaptive Music Control runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2 under the BSD 2-Clause License and is not open source. Music Moods covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt and is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Moods | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-28 |
| Keep That Music | Fabric | 1.16 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-19 |
| Adaptive Music Control | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-21 |
Questions
Does Music Moods need Fabric API on Forge?
Does the server need Music Moods?
Which game versions are covered?
In the catalog
Music Moods is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A highly configurable modern music engine, handling cross-fading, constant music and uninterruptible music. Useful for cases where resource packs and mods replace the music immediately instead of just letting it play for any reason. Music Moods requires Minecraft 1.16.5+ and Java 17+, and can run on Fabric, Quilt…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/music-moods
- Owner
- Ampflower
- Published
- 2023-01-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15