OstOverhaul
by GlowSand
OstOverhaul swaps the background soundtrack for dynamic tracks chosen by situation, and stops the music when a music disc begins playing.
What it does
Situational tracks play in place of the vanilla soundtrack. The mod includes more than fifteen community-made pieces, which follow the player's location, the weather and the biome. Stronghold and bastion remnant structures each trigger their own track when entered, so the music reflects where the player is.
The two music discs added by the mod can be found in end city chests, or obtained when lightning strikes any music disc. Vanilla music still plays in the situations the mod does not cover. Structure-based music only works on a server when the mod is also installed there, so single-player worlds need nothing extra.
The mod is client-side only, so the server does not need it for the soundtrack. It is built for Fabric and Forge across 16 release versions, 1.16 – 1.19.4, and is open source under the MIT License. The music is not covered by that license, so reuse outside this mod requires contacting the composers.
Key features
Dynamic situational tracks
Background tracks change with the player's surroundings, including underground areas, the nether, the overworld and the end.
Weather-based music
A set of seven cold and snow tracks plays when it is cold or snowing, with one picked at random.
Structure music
Entering a stronghold or a bastion remnant starts a track tied to that structure.
Disc interruption
Background music stops while a music disc is playing, then resumes afterward.
Two added music discs
Weird Realm and Shock are added as music discs, with Weird Realm found in end city chests.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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.x6 of 6 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
How it compares
Background Music Selector is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 that is not open source, under the All rights reserved license. Craft Music Discs is open source under the MIT License and runs server-side with an optional client, covering 1.21 – 26.3. Phigros Music Discs is All rights reserved and covers 1.21 – 26.2 with a server-required, client-optional setup.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OstOverhaul | Fabric and Forge | 1.16 – 1.19.4 | Client-side only | 2023-03-19 |
| Background Music Selector | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2022-08-08 |
| Craft Music Discs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Phigros Music Discs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-17 |
Questions
Does OstOverhaul need to be installed on the server?
Can the music from OstOverhaul be reused in other projects?
Which loaders does OstOverhaul support?
More from GlowSand
What the author says
Adds 15+ soundtracks made by the community that will play dynamically depending on the situation, music also stops if a disc starts playing. (credit to ToastDot.39 for making the mod icon <3)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ost-overhaul
- Owner
- GlowSand
- Published
- 2021-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-03-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15