Minecraft: Tears of Elytra
by MixedSkeptic
Minecraft: Tears of Elytra adds music and audio cues to gliding with elytra, inspired by gliding in Tears of the Kingdom.
What it does
The mod tracks descent while a player glides and plays a soundtrack that changes with flight. Dynamic falling music fades in and out, a approach cue sounds as the ground nears, and a touchdown sound plays on landing. A landing toast names the biome and the horizontal distance flown.
Timings, volumes and cooldowns can be adjusted through Mod Menu. Tears of Elytra is client-side only, so only the player's client needs it. It requires Cloth Config API, Fabric API and Mod Menu, and is published for Fabric across 1.21.1 – 26.3, with the latest file built for 1.21.11. The code is under the MIT License, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Gliding music
Background music plays while the player glides, with the music changing as the descent continues.
Landing cues
An approach sound triggers near the ground, followed by a touchdown sound when the player lands.
Landing toast
A message on screen names the biome landed in and the distance covered during the flight.
Configurable audio
Sound timings, volumes and cooldowns can be set through the Mod Menu configuration screen.
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.
Required 3
Use cases
Playing alongside Zelda soundpacks
The author recommends pairing the mod with a Legend of Zelda soundpack, and a Tears music soundpack is available.
Who it’s for: Players who want audio feedback while gliding with elytra on Fabric, in single-player or on a multiplayer client.
How it compares
Music Controller is also a client-side Fabric mod, released under the MIT License and open source, but it targets 26.1.2 only. Better Elytra Takeoff is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.3 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft: Tears of Elytra | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
| Music Controller | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-04 |
| Better Elytra Takeoff | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Minecraft: Tears of Elytra 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
Tears of Elytra dynamically plays the skydiving music mechanic from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when you use an elytra. The mod also tracks your descent and plays an approach cue as the ground nears, then plays the landing sound from TOTK on touchdown. An on-screen text names the biome you landed in and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-elytra
- Owner
- MixedSkeptic
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15