Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.19.0.26 features new music for ‘The Wild Update’

New music and other changes.

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Music has always been an iconic part of Minecraft, with its soundtrack being instantly recognizable by millions of people all around the world. Every major Minecraft update tends to add new music to the growing selection, and The Wild Update, arriving later this year, is no exception. On Wednesday, Mojang Studios began testing the new music.

Minecraftplayers can now look for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.19.0.26, or 1.19.0.27 forMinecraft Preview, which includes a decent number of fixes and changes.

The headlining addition in this release, however, is the arrival of brand-new music forThe Wild Update. The Wild Update is arriving later this year for one of thebest Xbox gameswith a huge amount of new content, including new biomes, mobs, and gameplay mechanics. Now, players can hear the music that will accompany these changes for the first time.

In case you missed it, Mojang Studios recently releasedMinecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.30to all players with dozens of fixes and improvements.

The full changelog forMinecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.19.0.26 / Minecraft Preview 1.19.0.27includes:

Features & bug fixes

Features & bug fixes

Sound

Ancient Cities

Warden

Allay

Blocks

Mud brick block

Gameplay

Touch control settings

Graphical

Villages

Technical updates

JSON

GameTest Framework (Experimental)

Available everywhere you play

Minecraft is an inarguable and complete success. It has sold copies in the hundreds of millions, has a huge following of dedicated players, and lets you unlock your every creative desire. The Wild Update is coming later this year for free, and it’ll feature sweet new music that’s being tested now.

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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.