"Far" redirects here. For the phenomenon in Bedrock Edition or Java Edition Beta, see Far Lands.
"far" refers to both a song composed by C418, and a music disc that plays the song when inserted in a jukebox. The music disc is dropped by creepers killed by skeletons.
Obtaining
Mob loot
When killed by a skeleton, stray, bogged, or parched (or wither skeleton if given a bow using commands), a creeper drops a music disc, which has a 1⁄12 chance to be "far".
Because TNT ignited by a flaming arrow attributes all resulting kills to the entity that fired the arrow, a skeleton igniting a TNT block due to holding a bow enchanted with Flame, or shooting through lava or fire, also causes any creepers killed in the explosion to drop a disc.[1][2]
Track description
| Song by | C418 |
|---|---|
| Track released | November 9, 2013 |
| Length | 03:12 |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Songwriter(s) | C418 |
| Link | |
| Part of Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 29 ◄ "Blocks"
"Intro" ►
| |
"far" is a calm, relaxing nature-like melody played on a watery echoing synth, accompanied by other synths playing chords. It also samples "Minecraft" from Volume Alpha.
Usage
Like all music discs, using the "far" music disc on a jukebox causes the jukebox to play the song.
If a redstone comparator is reading a jukebox playing "far", it will emit a redstone signal of 5.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Music Disc | music_disc_far | Item | creeper_drop_music_discs |
item |
| Jukebox song | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| C418 - far | far |
jukebox_song |
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Far" | far.ogg
|
music_disc.far
|
| Music Disc | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C418 - far | music_disc_far | record_far | 550 | Item | itemitem |
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Far" | far.ogg
|
record.far
|
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | Sound of Music | Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a jukebox. | Use a music disc on a jukebox in the Meadow biome. | 10 | Bronze |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Sound of Music | Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a Jukebox | Use a music disc on a jukebox that stands within a meadow biome. |
History
Development
| ? | An unused music track "far.mus" is added to the game's assets. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2011 | C418 announces new music discs. | ||||||
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 |  Added music disc "far". It is unobtainable in Survival mode. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | The rarity of music disc "far" has been changed to "Rare". | ||||||
| 1.1 | 11w50a | Music disc "far" can now be dropped by creepers killed by skeletons. | |||||
| 1.5 | 13w04a | Jukeboxes playing music disc "far" now give off a redstone signal of 5 when a redstone comparator is placed behind it. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w32a | Music disc "far" can no longer be dropped by creepers killed by strays. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Music disc "far" can now be dropped by creepers killed by strays again. | |||||
| 1.19.1 | 22w24a | Music discs are now essential to duplicate allays. | |||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w07a | Music disc "far" can now be dropped by creepers killed by bogged. | |||||
| 1.21.2 | 24w33a | The rarity of music disc "far" has been changed from "Rare" to "Uncommon". | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added music disc "far". | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Music disc "far" can now be dropped by creepers killed by strays. | |||||
| 1.19.10 | Preview 1.19.10.22 | Music discs are now essential to duplicate allays. | |||||
| 1.21.30 | Preview 1.21.30.21 | The rarity of music disc "far" has been changed from "Rare" to "Uncommon". | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU5 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added music disc "far". |
| 1.90 | Music disc "far" can now be dropped by creepers killed by strays. | ||||||
Data history
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6.1 | June 13, 2013 | Music disc "far" now uses the .ogg format. Before, "cat" and "13" were the only discs in the .ogg format; all the other discs were in the .mus format, which was decrypted by Minecraft on-the-fly. | |||||
"far.ogg" is now stored in assets/records | |||||||
| 1.7.2 | October 17, 2013 | "far.ogg" is now stored in assets/sounds/records. | |||||
| 1.7.4 | December 5, 2013 | "far.ogg" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the .minecraft folder. | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The ID of music disc "far" has been changed from record_far to music_disc_far.
| |||||
| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 2260. | |||||||
| 1.21 | 24w21a | With the introduction of jukebox song definition, music disc "far" now has an associated .json jukebox song definition under data/minecraft/jukebox_song | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.56 | The ID of music disc "far" has been changed from record_far to music_disc_far. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Music Disc far" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
- ↑ MC-210303 – Creepers drop music discs even when not killed by an arrow – resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ MCPE-150884 – Creepers drop music discs even when not killed by an arrow – resolved as "Works As Intended".
