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Shuniji

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"Shuniji"
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"Shuniji" is a song composed by C418 that plays while the player is underwater in oceans and rivers.

Locations

Location Odds of playing
Underwater in: 33.33%

Track description

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Soundtrack Title File name Sound events
"Shuniji" shuniji.ogg music.under_water

Bedrock Edition:

Soundtrack Title File name Sound events
"Shuniji" shuniji.ogg music.game.water

Raw music files

In Java Edition, the music files can be found in .minecraft/assets/objects.[a]

In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, it can be found in:

  • Mobile: com.mojang/resource_packs/music/vanilla_music/sounds/music/game/water/
  • Windows: Content\data\resource_packs\vanilla_music\sounds\music\game\water

All music files are in Ogg Vorbis.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.13June 4, 2018Added "Shuniji"

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Added "Shuniji". The track has to be downloaded separately.
1.19.30Preview 1.19.30.22"Shuniji" is now included on Android and Fire devices and no longer needs to be downloaded from the marketplace.

Issues

Issues relating to "Shuniji" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • The word "Shuniji" (主虹, しゅにじ) means "primary rainbow" in Japanese.[citation needed]
  • According to C418's manager Patrick McDermott, "Shuniji", along with the other Update Aquatic songs "Dragon Fish" and "Axolotl" have their IP rights owned by Microsoft, making them the only C418-composed songs not licensed for Minecraft.[1]
  • Cover for "Shuniji"
    Cover for "Shuniji"

Notes

  1. ↑ The files in the objects folder are hashed. To locate the music files, see Tutorial:Sound directory.

References

  1. ↑ "How the ‘Minecraft’ Game Score Unexpectedly Became Big Business For Its Composer" by Kristin Robinson – Billboard Pro, April 16, 2025.

Sources