Black Mesa Xen OST - Ascension (In-Game Full Version) - Joel Nielsen

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I loved this track in the game, but I thought the album version was too short so I grabbed the tracks out of the game files and crudely smashed them together into a version that better represents what you hear in-game and made a video for it. Enjoy!
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[@the_director_vinsanity]

Accomplishing the impossible, making xen good. They did it.

[@forthesakeofthenationalist9375]

Now, I can wish Tripmine Studios and Peer Review Team can beat the best out of them in the future.

[@kylereece5439]

Nothing's impossible for this team!

[@syrsafox32]

To Crowbar Collective, you did it good job.

[@realamerican3282]

Yeah if it runs over 3 fps

[@realamerican3282]

@Writter Gamer lol

[@orange_turtle3412]

Petition to play this in every elevator. Itd make getting up to your office 100x cooler

[@brandontse6465]

I went mad with all the power during the elevator ride!

[@ricardoa.6367]

Absolutely, the best song in all black mesa

[@Deathmonkey7]

Absolutely one of my favorites. The whole soundtrack is amazing though. I look forward to hearing more from Joel in the future.

[@PlgDctr]

This one and Gonarch's OST compete for #1 spot in my heart.

[@remasteredretropcgames3312]

Gabe Newell is watching your heresies.

[@remasteredretropcgames3312]

@@Deathmonkey7 Like shader models have vibrant colors, and can change shape in wildly different ways. Its more advanced honestly. But raytracing is a closer cousin with shades mostly. And color bleeding into color as this process continues. Its not computationally efficient, particularly path tracing which is the only kind I get to play around with because its cheapened by the screenspace. Just like SSAO, HDAO, HBAO+. Ive seen a lot of games that its absolute dog shit at the screens edges. So do you just turn it off, and are a subscribee to the, its extremely flat and thats how I like 'em, school of thought?

[@remasteredretropcgames3312]

@@Deathmonkey7 Bro this is F grade trollmanship. Up that game a bit. Turn up them laser eyes or sumthin bro.

[@Kdoggie96]

This track is even better when you realize it was designed to be synced to the gluon gun and tau cannon.

[@spaceninja6735]

Wait, what?

[@CrashHeadroom]

@@spaceninja6735 Poster got it a little wrong XD It isn't synced to the gluon on, it's a dynamic soundtrack. It will change the pieces of music being played based on whats happening on screen. So when enemies start to spawn, the music will change etc. MANY GAMES used to do this ith their soundtracks but it has become a lost art....... all we are allowed now is the same, generic, boring, "ORCHESTRAL" soundtracks ad nauseum in every game to achieve a crappy level of "INTERACTIVE MOVIE LIKE GAMES! Why would you wanna play a game when you can read / interat with some useless uni students idea of creativity!?"

[@thecaketubby5764]

​@@CrashHeadroomJoel Nielsen confirmed that this theme is, in fact, synced to the Gluon Gun.

[@CrashHeadroom]

@@thecaketubby5764 no it isnt... its synced to the gluon gun FIREING, the amouunt of progress you are making on the elevator and the amount of enemies on screen... its a few things :/. Also you know what? synced is a bad word to use, its TIED to those things, not synced to them..... if it was synced, the music would change quite litterally EVERY time you fire it, EVERY time you charge it up, EVERYTIME you pull it ou and the music would be silent if it WASNT out,....therefore, not tied to it, just a PART of the whole.

[@thecaketubby5764]

@@CrashHeadroom "it's synced to the gluon gun firing" ...so, what I said? how would it be synced to the gluon gun if not for its firing? the music changing as you make progress in the elevator isn't syncing, correct, it's loading different music files depending on where you are. as for the gluon gun, the music is LITERALLY designed to complement it, so yes, it's synced. also, it has nothing to do with the amount of enemies, but sure.

[@THEFREEEMAN]

how many are there in you who's hopes and dreams do *YOU* encompass

[@admiralsand]

Far distant eyes look out through yours

[@binku09]

something secret steers us both, we shall not name it

[@IidosGamingDen]

The Xen portion of Black Mesa is absolutely amazing, and this song was the cherry on top. It's like the culmination of your entire journey, as you ascend the tower to fight Nihilanth...

[@nugg3tssfm111]

It also mirrors how you ascend the citadel with the overcharged gravity gun in HL2

[@winni2701]

Finally a Song which I could enjoy on Hard Mode without getting interruped!

[@gilbertomartinez6579]

Damn, hearing this makes you feel like an angel ascending from Hell to the Heavens. Demons try to stop you and to drag you down, bu you resist, you fight, and you keep ascending. Just two words: Musical Poetry.

[@glas-reiniger2016]

I have been wait for the XEN for eight years，When I was thirteen years old I played BMS for the first time，I was disappointed with that they have no complete the most important part of half life-XEN.Time is fleeting，now I am a college student,when I was about to forget it, I saw the update message on my screen,I though that’s amazing,I was shaking when I enter the game，It's much better than I expected, after I killed the Nihilist,I teared.It's the honor of my youth to enjoy this game.thanks for the gorden freeman

[@AlexIvanov]

I'm 30+ and I played first HL back in university, I also greatly enjoyed playing BMS beta somewhere in mid 2010s and after that I decided to carefully avoid each and every possible spoiler about further development. No news, no trailers, no screenshots, no nothing, I didn't have a slightest idea of how the new Xen looks like, even missed the release (only knew about it when the game popped in my suggestion on Steam during this summer sale). And man it was worth the effort. The first moment when Freeman picks the crowbar and exits the cave to see the shining portal in the distance encircled in flying rays with calm music in the background - it was literally tearbraking for me. Some people complained that the new Xen is too long, but I just didn't want it to end.

[@ArmageddonChess]

Nihilanth *

[@Hazen20009]

It's not elevator music, it is elevating music.

[@simplyaregularguy131]

It's more than elevating, it's ascending!

[@QSHV]

5:04 best part

[@theformerkaiser9391]

Your damn right

[@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF]

2:54

[@OneFreeMan17]

Sounds like Batman music

[@GmanTheManm22]

Gman: "its time to choose"

[@SeriousApache]

People: "Elevator levels in video games suck!" Me: *(Charging Tau Cannon with malicious interests)*

[@user-pb4hh1jk3f]

Best elevator music I've heard in a while!

[@davidkim5462]

Just finished the game the 3rd time on Hard, truly Crowbar Collectives has done something so magnificent

[@bipolitthefighter2599]

Alien controllers: what are you!? Me: D E A T H

[@naturesquad9174]

This and The Hunting raised the bar for game music

[@syafiq7026]

Shadows of Death too

[@Neo2266.]

Damn, can’t wait to finally play it, currently downloading :D

[@Deathmonkey7]

It's been a week, how did you like it? :)

[@Neo2266.]

I’m actually doing a playthrough on my channel of it (although I’m not really good at commenting, nor editing). And believe it or not, editing and school don’t really mix well together As of now i made it to Blast Pit, and now I’m editing and slowly releasing the footage With this pace I’ll get to Xen within the end of the month (hopefully) But since I haven’t played Black Mesa for quite the time now (a few years) I noticed a lot of graphical improvements, mainly the light and shadows. And so far I’m really enjoying myself :D

[@Deathmonkey7]

@@Neo2266. I subscribed, I'll take a look!

[@ElSacroImperioHispanoAndino]

Joel Nielsen hizo un excelente trabajo con el soundtrack de Black Mesa

[@bipolitthefighter2599]

When the female vocals start I just imagen a young scientist locked in a room by the hecu, the last beacon of hope as our protagonist in xen fights to save the others

[@utamarunyan9746]

thanks for making a full combined version, I really love this part of the game. Both the music and the gameplay are epic. Breaking through the final defenses!!!

[@KaneArcherPesara]

This song is a pure adrenaline pumping.

[@reynaldoisaacyegueslopez943]

"Its Only a Remake for Half Life, Dont Effort much" Joel Nielsen:

[@alsky87]

Gordon is terrifying ... and unstoppable, and the controlling Aliens and Nihilant were aware of it when it was too late.

[@bafer6365]

0:00-8:00 best part ever

[@creeper_8777]

Best song amongst all the games I’ve played

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

I assume you've never played any of the Ace Combat games then, because if you have then your statement is a lie.

[@creeper_8777]

@@RipOffProductionsLLC You're right I have not listened to the Ace Combat Music and I will go listen to it right now

[@LC-bk8mp]

Already getting nostalgic from listening to this from the summer, damn

[@kaakabe]

i love xen...they have the best elevator songs :)

[@mauquack]

damn joel did such a great job ob the soundtrack of xen and the game as a whole, thank you joel

[@T--kq3pj]

Pure epic! Did you glue together different parts of tracks?

[@Deathmonkey7]

Yes, the track comes in 4 different parts that need to be combined.

[@winni2701]

"glue"😂😂😂

[@dany1050]

You could said he "gluon" those parts hehehe...

[@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow]

@@dany1050 Ba dum tis. ;)

[@watica8490]

@@dany1050 nice once xD

[@havocking9224]

Underrated

[@DidoInFlames]

this track is insane

[@CreeperSlenderman]

Lagging at this part makes a man come out

[@rvgr420]

lmao never mind the dips. I haven't died in this part once. Music's too epic.

[@ra.n9482]

With the exception of the Factory part of Interloper(the second half of that chapter) you guys did an amazing job on Xen. Xen was beautiful, interesting, engaging, alien and the boss fights were actually fun this time.

[@TX_BoomSlang]

The Black Mesa logo is pretty neat although I think that it looks like Pac Man has thrown back his head in anguish and sorrow due to the stroke suffered on his right side. Pristine and awesome music often allows you to escape the confinement of own your brain and shake hands with such profound or perhaps silly thoughts that your mind and imagination offer.

[@marktheguardians3671]

When i was a kid i dream about that some day my game will have a graphic like the other game that have a good graphic So my dream come true.

[@icata12345]

;-]

[@Seacat17]

Can you tell more?...

[@user-xj5gs3zt6s]

I thought I was feeling things I couldn't describe listening to Forget about Freeman. This track blows even _that_ out of the water.

[@PRIMUSxPRIME]

The ppl who dislike this don't deserve to breathe

[@Seacat17]

No one deserves to die but yes, this is just disgusting...

[@laceyjankowska3963]

Black Mesa Sweet Voice

[@RedGoji]

Black Mesa is Amazing and It is a Great Remake, Honestly I would give it 12/10

[@Rahok_58]

I miss the Head crab 😢

[@asv520]

This is pure awesomeness

[@mohamedisaac924]

epic just epic sondtrack black mesa is the best at atmosphere

[@sound-wave00]

I wonder if Guard Duty, Operation Black Mesa, and Peer Review could do the same Black Mesa did is to make an epic battle with epic music

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

Focal Point was probably the best Vanilla Xen visit. Black Mesa just took its design logic & put it in the base levels.

[@monberg1000]

All the dislikes, are the aliens that survived the elevator battle.

[@Rylai_xiv]

all 2 of them

[@monberg1000]

@@Rylai_xiv Some actually survived?!? >:(

[@juhnegg1041]

none lol

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

I came here just for the beats

[@jefferysergent776]

Best elevator music ever!!

[@AsparagusVideo]

Volume... is... 100... percent.

[@_comma_period]

they achieved beyond the bar shit was unimaginable good i couldnt believe when it released i said '' thats why they did postponed everytime ''

[@HellCorrosion]

I hope Black Mesa will be nominated to GOTY so Valve notice that and continue HL franchise.

[@WarriorWildhead1337]

You know a new Half-Life game came out just this month, right?

[@watica8490]

@@WarriorWildhead1337 I think mofo meant to continue Freeman's adventures

[@gerbil8395]

The most intense part of Xen starts on 1:39

[@OzzyBravoVO]

Holy fuck. Wow.

[@DENOhritko]

Duuuuude. Where can i get this image as wallpaper? It looks so cool

[@Deathmonkey7]

I'll see if I can't make one. With or without the sound bars?

[@DENOhritko]

@@Deathmonkey7 0:00 Like this

[@Deathmonkey7]

@@DENOhritko Here you go, pulled directly from the uncompressed project files i.imgur.com/1aALc7i.png

[@Deathmonkey7]

@@DENOhritko And in case you end up liking it better, here is a another with the sound bars out, also pulled from the uncompressed project files imgur.com/b9bZ4G0.png

[@DENOhritko]

@@Deathmonkey7 Thanks man, looks great!

[@shaoteangyip460]

Crowbar Collective Rockstar Game Valve Ubisoft All of this people make good music game and theme

[@elrisitos9821]

Ubisoft made good games, now they make only boring games and destorying licence (Splinter Cell :'( )

[@Sokobansolver]

Am I the only one who thought Nihilanth was harder than the elevator at the end of Interloper?

[@muratgun6469]

wasn't it supposed to be that way?

[@NotSoBentSpoon]

Nihilanth was more bullet-hell than a boring escalator fight that took forever to get higher, honestly.

[@nERVEcenter117]

Yeah, the elevator was easy. I heard people needed to god mode the three shield generators, but I had no problem with that part other than some framerate issues.

[@desangrador5770]

I think that if you put this over a CoD Zombies Final Boss it would be a perfect Battle

[@Phobos_Thanatos]

Don't know why but this has a very small terminator vibe in it

[@FeniXMinerva]

3:33 to 5:35 is the best part.

[@erijyoshuwa1060]

Can we get some more comments here please, so I dont finish reading them all before the song ends ='3 EDIT :: great music tho, and great game

[@riseabovehate9476]

💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@ajyo305]

Goood

[@vividcarmine]

Black Mesa turned Interloper from the worst chapter in the game into one of the best.

[@Infarlock]

Liked the 6:00 and on

[@watica8490]

How come those amateurs made a game so great, the ambiance was perfect refreshing old memories with a bit more of dynamic, if a dev of Black Mesa ever read me THANK YOU !!! Nowadays those pussy ass studios can't make as great as you did, making me enjoy Freeman's adventure like you did, you're pure geniuses guys, thanks you....

[@ltyenturk8381]

dislikes are from nihilant, gonarch's lair and gargantua gang

[@rvgr420]

lmao 5fps in this place. So fucking unoptimized but that doesn't stop this shit from being the most badass section in the entire game. I love it and never died once despite the lag.

[@LightStormSun]

3:56 Windows sound ? %)

[@MasterSandwich]

This version was not put together by him, it is taken from the game in the penultimate Chapter.

[@karolyte558]

My enemies: Hey we got some 25 people! And you only got 8! Me: ? my enemies: We got 34 people. Now. Me: Do you challenge? US? (With my whole 35 friends) 4:33

[@mrnemo204]

Awesome song. Frustrating sequence.

[@RobertsSmoothieInstitute]

L4D2 MMOD The Return of the Pandemic intro has come went all the stories the whole countries has fallen and they nuked the place went the mad scientist

[@yigityllmz]

Such a beautiful music but this chapter made me mad because of the damn hat.

[@alsky87]

3 controlling aliens gave dislike

[@shaoteangyip460]

And 1 more is the nihilanth

[@dubdi33]

This game has serious problems.

[@THEFREEEMAN]

I know the biggest is that it ends

[@gumfireparalax1371]

Okay... why are you commenting about it on the soundtrack?

[@Yashirmare]

You say with a Resident Evil profile picture...

[@JH24821]

I know. The biggest problem is that you don't want it to end.

[@FloatyBones77]

...well? Go on, we’re listening. Don’t be shy.