[MCPE-180966] 1.21.0-1.21.40 sound events do not match Java Edition

Many of the new sound events in 1.21 do not match their Java Edition counterparts. This is a departure from the precedent set in 1.20.40 and 1.20.50, where all new sound events used the correct names and definitions that aligned with Java Edition. This affects commands such as those used in Marketplace maps. Controlled by sound_definitions.json.

In addition, some sound events have different pitches or volumes used for their sounds. This causes them to sound different when played in-game AND with commands. Controlled by sound_definitions.json.

Finally, some sound events are implemented differently than Java Edition. They sound the same when played with commands, but different in-game. Controlled by sounds.json and sound_definitions.json combined, or by the entity's entity.json file in case of the Breeze.

See table below. Note the [MISSING] does not mean the sound is silent in-game; it means there is no corresponding sound event in Bedrock Edition. Thus, these sounds cannot be controlled separately in Bedrock, unlike Java.

This report covers sounds from 1.21.0-1.21.40. For 1.21.50 sound events, see MCPE-187380.

Java Sound Event	Bedrock Sound Event	Name Matches	Sound Definition Matches	Implementation Matches
block.crafter.craft	crafter.craft	❌	❌	❌
block.crafter.fail	crafter.fail	❌	❌	❌
ui.button.click	crafter.disable_slot	❌	✅	✅
block.copper_bulb.turn_on	block.copper_bulb.turn_on	✅	✅	✅
block.copper_bulb.turn_off	block.copper_bulb.turn_off	✅	✅	✅
block.copper_bulb.break	break.copper_bulb	❌	✅	✅
block.copper_bulb.fall	fall.copper_bulb	❌	✅	❌
block.copper_bulb.hit	hit.copper_bulb	❌	✅	❌
block.copper_bulb.place	place.copper_bulb	❌	✅	✅
block.copper_bulb.step	step.copper_bulb	❌	✅	❌
block.tuff_bricks.break	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.tuff_bricks.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.tuff_bricks.hit	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.tuff_bricks.place	place.tuff_bricks	❌	✅	✅
block.tuff_bricks.step	step.tuff_bricks	❌	✅	❌
block.copper_grate.break	break.copper_grate	❌	✅	✅
block.copper_grate.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.copper_grate.hit	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.copper_grate.place	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.copper_grate.step	step.copper_grate	❌	✅	❌
block.copper_door.close	close_door.copper	❌	✅	❌
block.copper_door.open	open_door.copper	❌	❌	❌
block.copper_trapdoor.close	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.copper_trapdoor.open	open_trapdoor.copper	❌	✅	❌
block.heavy_core.break	break.heavy_core	❌	✅	❌
block.heavy_core.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.heavy_core.hit	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.heavy_core.place	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.heavy_core.step	step.heavy_core	❌	✅	❌
block.trial_spawner.open_shutter	trial_spawner.open_shutter	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.eject_item	trial_spawner.eject_item	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.ambient	trial_spawner.ambient	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.ambient_ominous	trial_spawner.ambient_ominous	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.about_to_spawn_item	ominous_item_spawner.about_to_spawn_item	❌	✅	❌
block.trial_spawner.break	trial_spawner.break	❌	❌	✅
block.trial_spawner.ominous_activate	trial_spawner.charge_activate	❌	✅	❌
block.trial_spawner.close_shutter	trial_spawner.close_shutter	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.detect_player	trial_spawner.detect_player	❌	❌	❌
block.trial_spawner.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.trial_spawner.hit	trial_spawner.hit	❌	✅	❌
block.trial_spawner.place	trial_spawner.place	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.spawn_item	ominous_item_spawner.spawn_item	❌	✅	❌
block.trial_spawner.spawn_item_begin	ominous_item_spawner.spawn_item_begin	❌	✅	❌
block.trial_spawner.spawn_mob	trial_spawner.spawn_mob	❌	✅	✅
block.trial_spawner.step	trial_spawner.step	❌	✅	❌
block.cobweb.break	break.web	❌	✅	❌
block.cobweb.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.cobweb.hit	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.cobweb.place	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.cobweb.step	step.web	❌	✅	❌
block.vault.activate	vault.activate	❌	❌	❌
block.vault.ambient	vault.ambient	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.break	vault.break	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.close_shutter	vault.close_shutter	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.deactivate	vault.deactivate	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.eject_item	vault.eject_item	❌	✅	❌
block.vault.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.vault.hit	vault.hit	❌	✅	❌
block.vault.insert_item	vault.insert_item	❌	✅	❌
block.vault.insert_item_fail	vault.insert_item_fail	❌	✅	❌
block.vault.open_shutter	vault.open_shutter	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.place	vault.place	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.reject_rewarded_player	vault.reject_rewarded_player	❌	✅	✅
block.vault.step	vault.step	❌	✅	❌
block.polished_tuff.break	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.polished_tuff.fall	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.polished_tuff.hit	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.polished_tuff.place	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.polished_tuff.step	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.piston.contract	tile.piston.in	❌	❌	❌
block.piston.extend	tile.piston.out	❌	❌	❌
block.spawner.break	block.mob_spawner.break	❌	✅	✅
[MISSING FALL SOUND]	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.spawner.hit	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.spawner.place	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
block.spawner.step	block.mob_spawner.step	❌	✅	❌
item.bundle.drop_contents	bundle.drop_contents	❌	✅	❌
item.bundle.insert	bundle.insert	❌	✅	❌
item.bundle.insert_fail	bundle.insert_fail	❌	✅	✅
item.bundle.remove_one	bundle.remove_one	❌	✅	❌
item.mace.smash_air	mace.smash_air	❌	✅	✅
item.mace.smash_ground	mace.smash_ground	❌	❌	❌
item.mace.smash_ground_heavy	mace.heavy_smash_ground	❌	❌	❌
entity.bogged.ambient	mob.bogged.ambient	❌	✅	✅
entity.bogged.death	mob.bogged.death	❌	✅	✅
entity.bogged.hurt	mob.bogged.hurt	❌	✅	✅
entity.bogged.shear	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
entity.bogged.step	mob.bogged.step	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.charge	mob.breeze.charge	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.death	mob.breeze.death	❌	✅	❌
entity.breeze.deflect	mob.breeze.deflect	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.hurt	mob.breeze.hurt	❌	✅	❌
entity.breeze.idle_air	mob.breeze.idle_air	❌	✅	❌ (~~MCPE-180023~~)
entity.breeze.idle_ground	mob.breeze.idle_ground	❌	✅	❌ (~~MCPE-180023~~)
entity.breeze.inhale	mob.breeze.inhale	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.jump	mob.breeze.jump	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.land	mob.breeze.land	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.shoot	mob.breeze.shoot	❌	❌	❌
entity.breeze.slide	mob.breeze.slide	❌	✅	✅
entity.breeze.whirl	mob.breeze.whirl	❌	❌	❌ (MCPE-180029)
entity.breeze.wind_burst	breeze_wind_charge.burst	❌	❌	❌
entity.parrot.imitate.bogged	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
entity.parrot.imitate.breeze	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
entity.wind_charge.throw	[MISSING]	❌	❌	❌
entity.wind_charge.wind_burst	wind_charge.burst	❌	❌	❌
event.mob_effect.bad_omen	apply_effect.bad_omen	❌	✅	✅
event.mob_effect.raid_omen	apply_effect.raid_omen	❌	✅	✅
event.mob_effect.trial_omen	apply_effect.trial_omen	❌	✅	✅
music_disc.creator	record.creator	❌	❌ (~~MCPE-169933~~, MCPE-155444)	❌
music_disc.creator_music_box	record.creator_music_box	❌	❌ (~~MCPE-169933~~, MCPE-155444)	❌
music_disc.precipice	record.precipice	❌	❌ (~~MCPE-169933~~, MCPE-155444)	❌
music.game	music.game	✅	❌ (MCPE-155444)	❌
music.creative	music.game.creative	❌	❌ (~~MCPE-123339~~, MCPE-155444)	❌
music.menu	music.menu	✅	❌ (MCPE-155444)	❌
music.overworld.badlands	music.overworld.mesa	❌	✅	✅
music.overworld.cherry_grove	music.overworld.cherry_grove	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.deep_dark	music.overworld.deep_dark	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.dripstone_caves	music.overworld.dripstone_caves	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.flower_forest	music.overworld.flower_forest	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.grove	music.overworld.grove	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.jagged_peaks	music.overworld.jagged_peaks	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.sparse_jungle	music.overworld.jungle_edge	❌	✅	✅
music.overworld.lush_caves	music.overworld.lush_caves	✅	✅ (~~MCPE-182278~~)	✅
music.overworld.snowy_slopes	music.overworld.snowy_slopes	✅	✅	✅
music.overworld.stony_peaks	music.overworld.stony_peaks	✅	✅	✅

Additional Notes:

As stated above, [MISSING] does not mean the sound is silent in-game; it means there is no corresponding sound event in Bedrock Edition. Thus, these sounds cannot be controlled separately in Bedrock, unlike Java.
Breeze sounds have multiple issues due to their implementation through breeze.entity.json. See MCPE-187791 for details on the idle sound and MCPE-180029 for the whirl sound. Other sounds, such as hurt and death, are configured incorrectly in sounds.json.
- The mob.breeze.charge sound is duplicated in sounds.json and breeze.entity.json. (charge is not a valid sound call in sounds.json)
1.21 block sound implementations are incorrect across the board. Java Edition uses consistent break, fall, hit, place, and step configurations when calling any block sound, matching this table (from the "stone" page on Minecraft Wiki). These pitches and volumes apply to all block types except metal, anvil, and turtle_egg:
- This issue is not new to 1.21, but that is outside the scope of this report. All block sound sets added from 1.16 onward are affected.
Block sounds do not follow any consistent convention, as seen in the table:
- Trial Spawner/Vault: [block_name].[action] — Break, Fall, Hit, Place, Step + Unique sounds
- Copper Bulb: [action].[block_name] — Break, Fall, Hit, Place, Step
- Copper Bulb: block.[block_name].[action] — Turn Off Turn On
- Tuff Bricks: [action].[block_name] — Place, Step only
- Heavy Core, Copper Grate: [action.block_name] — Break, Step only
- Java Edition always follows block.[block_name].[action] — Break, Fall, Hit, Place, Step + Unique sounds
The issues with Wind Charge and Breeze Wind Burst sounds are detailed here: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-180027
Although music plays more often on Bedrock Edition than Java Edition, that was not considered for if a music event implementation matches Java Edition. The only qualifications for a music event being implemented correctly are:
- Song list matches
- Volume matches
Crafter sound events both remain incorrect in 1.21.20.21. The randomization between pitches 0.96, 1.0, and 1.04 should happen in the sound event; the event call in sounds.json should still use pitch and volume 1.0.
The Copper Door open sound event is more incorrect in 1.21.20.21 than previously. There should be entries of toggle2 and toggle3 with pitch 1.0 and pitch 1.1, copied from Java Edition.
Many block sound pitches and volumes are still incorrect in 1.21.20.21, in particular:

- Hit sounds should use a 0.25 volume
- item.use.on should use the place sound, not the step sound (since it is used for placing a second slab on a block)
- The 1.2 pitch-up on polished tuff should be handled in sound events, not event calls in sounds.json
- Normal tuff and tuff bricks have multiple incorrect volumes
- Trial Spawner and Vault are missing item.use.on
- Copper still has randomly varied pitches on breaking and placing sounds
- Step and fall sounds are completely wrong in pitch and volume across the board
- Heavy core and cobweb sounds were missed entirely
- Copper door open event call varies from [1.0,1.1] instead of [0.9,1.0]
- Copper door close, as well as both copper trapdoor sounds, are missing the [0.9,1.0] pitch variance
Bundle sounds (excluding insert_fail) need to randomly vary in pitch in sounds.json between to match Java Edition
Mob spawner sounds are in the wrong folder (mob_spawner instead of spawner)