The Half-Life soundtrack contains music used throughout the game composed by Kelly Bailey.[1] It is available on Steam as free DLC for all Half-Life owners.
Overview[]
Several of the tracks are composed of licensed or stock "samples", a notable example being the Methods of Mayhem Industrial Toolkit sample pack by Sony that was used by Kelly Bailey for most of the soundtrack. Due to the sample pack being publicly available (at the time), some of the same samples can often be heard in other games or even movies. An example is the drumbeat sample used in Hard Technology Rock, which can also be heard in the track Crush from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert soundtrack.
Track list[]
#️⃣ | ⏱️ | Title |
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1 | 02:11 | Adrenaline Horror Notes: Plays in "We've Got Hostiles" when Gordon encounters the first Osprey and a squad of HECU soldiers.
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2 | 02:13 | Vague Voices |
3 | 01:02 | Klaxon Beat Notes: Plays in Anomalous Materials when Gordon acquires the HEV Suit.
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4 | 01:38 | Space Ocean Notes: Plays in Unforeseen Consequences as Gordon wakes up after the Resonance Cascade.
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5 | 01:41 | Cavern Ambience Notes: Plays in:
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6 | 00:25 | Apprehensive Short Notes: Plays in:
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7 | 00:10 | Bass String Short Notes: Plays in:
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8 | 01:35 | Hurricane Strings Notes: Plays in Office Complex within the freezer area.
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9 | 01:46 | Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar Notes: Plays in:
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10 | 01:24 | Valve Theme (Extended) Notes: Plays in Surface Tension as Gordon crosses the cliffside area.
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11 | 02:10 | Nepal Monastery Notes: Plays in:
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12 | 00:38 | Alien Shock Notes: Plays in:
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13 | 01:14 | Sirens In The Distance Notes: Plays in On A Rail when Gordon descends into the tunnels.
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14 | 02:02 | Nuclear Mission Jam Notes: Plays in Questionable Ethics when picking up the Tau Cannon. It's intended to appear at the beginning of Apprehension, but it only appears in Half-Life: Source.
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15 | 00:18 | Scared Confusion Short Notes: Plays in:
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16 | 02:05 | Drums and Riffs |
17 | 01:42 | Hard Technology Rock Notes: Plays in "Forget About Freeman!" during the battle between the Alien Grunts and HECU soldiers.
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18 | 01:57 | Steam In The Pipes Notes: Plays in Lambda Core when opening the portal to Xen.
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19 | 01:26 | Electric Guitar Ambiance Notes: Plays in Surface Tension in the area with Laser Tripmines and a Sniper.
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20 | 01:26 | Dimensionless Deepness |
21 | 01:22 | Military Precision Notes: Plays in Residue Processing after meeting up with a security guard.
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22 | 01:51 | Jungle Drums Notes: Plays in Gonarch's Lair when Gordon fights the Gonarch.
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23 | 01:19 | Traveling Through Limbo |
24 | 01:41 | Credits / Closing Theme Notes: Plays in Endgame during the credits.
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25 | 00:39 | Threatening Short Notes: Plays in:
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26 | 00:19 | Dark Piano Short Notes: Plays in:
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27 | 00:10 | Sharp Fear Short |
Behind the scenes[]
The tracks Vague Voices, Steam In The Pipes, Traveling Through Limbo, Dimensionless Deepness, and Threatening Short all have the name "Prospero
" in the game files, implying they were originally to be used in one of Valve's canceled games, Prospero.
Trivia[]
In several pre-release videos of Half-Life, a different version of Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar can be heard. It was likely changed in Summer 1998, as the old version can be heard in the E3 1998 Gruntfight video[2] but is not present in Half-Life: Day One.
In Half-Life: Uplink, Vague Voices plays at the beginning, as well as in the hallway before encountering the Gargantua. In addition, Adrenaline Horror plays after activating the radio antenna.
References[]
- ↑ The Valve team on Valve's Official Website (April 14, 2010) (Archived)
- ↑ Half-Life - E3 1998 - Gruntfight on YouTube
External links[]
- Half-Life soundtrack on the Steam Store
- Half-Life soundtrack playlist on YouTube
- Half-Life soundtrack on Spotify
- Half-Life soundtrack on Apple Music
Game Soundtracks | |
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Soundtracks | Half-Life (Opposing Force • Blue Shift) • Half-Life 2 (Episode One • Episode Two) • Half-Life: Alyx • Portal • Portal 2 • The Orange Box |
Songs | Cara Mia Addio! • Exile Vilify • GLaDOS' Song • Still Alive • Want You Gone • You Wouldn't Know |
Composers | Kelly Bailey • Jonathan Coulton • Chris Jensen • Mike Morasky • The National |
Other | Half-Life: Further Data • Mishaps in the Reactor Chamber |
Companies | Gearbox Software • Junction Point Studios • Valve Corporation |
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Production staff | Artists • Character models • Composers • Voice actors • Writers • Other |
Software | Achievements • Compilations • Demos • Games (Half-Life • Multiplayer • Non-canon • Portal • Third-party) • Game Engines • HL HD Pack • Mods |
Other Media | ApertureScience.com • Books (Lab Rat • Raising the Bar) • Fan content (Films • Games • Mods • Series) • Films • Merchandise • Preliminary Findings • Soundtracks (Songs • Composers) • The Final Hours (Half-Life • Half-Life 2 • Half-Life: Alyx • Portal 2) |
Cut content | Prospero • Half-Life Alpha • Half-Life 2 Beta • Half-Life 2: Episode Three • Half-Life 2: Episode Four |
Misc. | Canon • Development (Commentary • Half-Life 2 • Portal • Next Half-Life game) • Mr. Valve • Retcons |