Music performance

Overview

Music plays a supporting role in Starsand Island instruments and records add atmosphere to your farm and provide practical gameplay benefits. The music system ties into Sylvain's shop (Silvan Notes), the Ukulele tool for animal happiness, and the Record Player for ambient farm music. Stella also performs music at Aurelis's restaurant in the evenings, reflecting her former career as a pop idol.

Silvan Notes

Silvan Notes is Sylvain's music shop on the south side of Starsand Town, near Lex Woodworks. The shop is open from 08:00 to 22:00 and sells musical instruments and music records.

• Records: Music records can be played on a Record Player placed on your farm or in your home. Each record provides a different ambient track.

• Record Player Blueprint: Sold at Silvan Notes for 540 coins. Unlocked by default, no profession certification needed.

Ukulele

The Ukulele is a craftable instrument unlocked at Intermediate Rancher certification. It has a practical gameplay function: playing the Ukulele near animals boosts the mood of all animals in the enclosure at once, making it one of the best tools for maintaining animal happiness alongside regular brushing and feeding.

The Ukulele is crafted at a Worktable and is categorized as an animal care tool rather than a decorative instrument. See the animals article for details on how happiness affects product quality.

Stella's evening performances

Stella performs music at Aureleaf Kitchen (Aurelis's restaurant) in the evenings. This is a scripted daily event reflecting her background as a former pop idol. The performances are ambient. They add life to the restaurant scene but do not require player interaction.

Music Box

The Music Box is an automated ambient happiness boost device for animal enclosures, unlocked at Senior Rancher certification. Unlike the Ukulele (which requires the player to play it manually), the Music Box provides a passive happiness boost to animals in the area around it. Place one near your most-used enclosures to reduce daily maintenance.

Dance animations

The developers added traditional dance animations tied to the ethnic Chinese outfit system. When wearing one of the 10 ethnic Chinese-inspired outfits, your character can perform matching traditional dance moves. This works both solo and with friends in the upcoming multiplayer mode (planned for the June 2026 1.0 release).

See character customization for details on the outfit system.

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