Half-Life OST (PS2) MENULOOP

I haven't uploaded anything in a while so I decided to upload this...
All rights belong to Valve. Why? Because I don't own Half-Life! DUH!
This is the main menu song from Half-Life, the PS2 version. I feel that the entire Half-Life series it self is underrated. So what would be more underrated than a great PC game? THE CONSOLE VERSION OF COURSE, now I understand that some weirdos prefer console FPS games and that the console version may be how the game came to be known, However I do prefer the PC version to the PS2 version and I know that this menu song couldn't be in HL:S but why not the first HL!? oh well...

[@stilnoxVisions]

I remember playing this way back in 2002 while in High School. I was obsessed with Half-Life then and even though I had the Adrenaline Pack (HL1, OP Force and Blue Shift) I still saved up money from my grocery bagger job to buy this on PS2. Me and my friend loved it and when we beat Decay the first night at his house, I stayed over and we fell asleep to this on loop. Ahh, good times.

[@WEndro333]

+stilnoxVisions This loop works as sleep music surprisingly well. There's that nice calming effect in it.

[@stilnoxVisions]

+WiseEndro333 very true

[@slyguy4411]

+stilnoxVisions live, breath half life

[@DeepseaOddities]

Right on man. I'm in high school now and my great friend and I played through Decay over a couple months, ah what a great expansion pack

[@rawrfunkle9863]

I'm in my freshman year now and still won't stop playing HL1. Good thing I have the Adrenaline Pack as well.

[@kleinerstudios3598]

Creepy and unsettling, but also cool and catchy music, perfect for the half life menu, wish this was on PC as well.

[@apolisdoesstuff8647]

On the Sierra alpha version it had this music however that version is long gone

[@42seven]

@@apolisdoesstuff8647 it was also on the retail release iirc

[@bb0824hun]

I think the cd version of the game has this music

[@gravityfallsfan124]

well you need hl1 as least

[@minignoux4566]

​@@42sevencan't remember if i used a patch or a cd player emulator but there's no title music for me in the Sierra version

[@milesium-487]

Sounds like music you'd hear on the menu of an old flash game from the 2000s

[@pyeltd.5457]

When you should be doing ICT work.

[@cryonix380]

Sounds like the song I would listen to whilst -raiding Area 5- being isolated for Coronavirus

[@ufoproductions6089]

When you’re trying to upgrade your penguin

[@petersinkworking6198]

Geometry Dash

[@QuaidShun]

THIS!!!!

[@nickolaosgeorgiadis7972]

When your HEV suit runs on windows and decides to update for 15 minutes.

[@thorinscudodiquercia4571]

This game made my PS2 very hot and noisy when it ran. Sometimes, when I was sick and I felt cold, I used to put my console, while it was running Half Life, on my feet. And sometimes, I still remained in the main menù listening this music.

[@canal_zoeira2132]

hahaha funny.....

[@mazda9624]

I also remember this game ran loud as hell on Playstation 2 and that was because this game was on CD ROM (blue disc) instead of DVD ROM like 95% of Playstation 2 games, so the disc needed to be spun much faster in order to read the data.

[@cheesepizzarat]

that’s hilarious

[@12LoLproductions]

Sounds like my laptop when I run God of War

[@Seltkirk-ABC]

what a poor kid you were lol. Had to use a PS2 to warm up hahahaha lolololol. Hispanic family and Hispanic parents lol

[@DrayWillSlay]

Quote from Ben Houge, the composer for this epic theme: “I was called in at the last minute to compose music for the main interface screen of the PlayStation 2 version of the immensely successful game Half-Life.” One of the best themes of all time!!

[@Adam-ws1jh]

Man this has such an x-files vibe mixed with half life. Unreal!

[@viannizvnv7222]

now we just need a mix between x-files, half-life, and unreal

[@mistamontiel00]

@@viannizvnv7222 hee on the real

[@installshieldwizard3017]

Thought I was the only wan thinking that

[@radiofreecancer7776]

@@viannizvnv7222 half-life is basically a mix of x-files and unreal

[@Merpmaster]

Me and my friend used to sing "Loa-ding!" for those sonar-like sounds in the track because this game was the best at loading on his ps2, sometimes didn't even start.

[@AzureusFox]

Loading wasn't a problem for me, although it was at every corner

[@jake0r]

Haha can relate that's my kind of humour

[@Crestt_7]

When im watching sml reuploaded at 3 am and this banger comes on

[@Thisdumbass241]

Fr and it's best when you're eating

[@ιλι]

SML sucks, fight me

[@sundayoctober6th]

@@ιλιno thanks

[@Crestt_7]

@@ιλι your opinion and I can't fight that

[@2HOESLOL]

@@ιλι idk doesnt feel fair to argue with special needs children online

[@DrOktobermensch]

This track for me perfectly captures the atmosphere and the mystery of the Black Mesa Complex and makes me long to visit them again as Gordon: long, corridors full of half-shadows, giant pits, mysterious and secret experiments, super tech and alien worlds... Its almost like capturing the entire of black mesa in one track, from the beggining to the end.

[@nobody-ns8]

man how old are u rn?

[@diegohoracio4955]

this song fits a lot with half life!!!!

[@supersnow17]

It's sad that this doesn't play on the menu of the PC version...hell NOTHING plays on the PC menu! That's so sad this fits perfectly!

[@SethTheArcanine]

With the help of modifications, however, it's possible to have this playing during the main menu.

[@SethTheArcanine]

Ben Cournwick I'm gonna be *that guy* and call triple bullshit.

[@SethTheArcanine]

Ben Cournwick Do I hear a *quin-bullshit*?

[@clipsvh]

Ben Cournwick I'll up the ante and skip straight to kilo-bullshit.

[@Meatball132]

The PC version does play the menu music if it is put on the CD, but that is only the... CD version. There's a way to do it on Steam, but it plays through the loading screen and in the game as well.

[@TyrannoWright]

3:40 "...I still have nightmares about that cat."

[@BraixenKartzem]

"What cat?"

[@D_LGND]

Not going to upload videos / No voy a subir videos WHAT THE CAT by camellia

[@D_LGND]

Not going to upload videos / No voy a subir videos the one that fades in the ending

[@BraixenKartzem]

@@D_LGND Dude, i wrote a quote from HL2, not a question

[@BPKPhoenix]

Uhhh yeah, about that cat?

[@keytester2xp339]

WARNING This video contains content that may not be suitable for all viewers. Only mature audiences should view this video. Please check the description for further details when available. And as always... Viewer discretion is advised. Thank you. NOTE Neither SML nor SML Reuploaded have any affiliation with Nintendo, nor are the actions of any characters used in this video indicitave of Nintendo's actual use of their original characters.

[@GamerDean-iv1dd]

I’ve memorized that intro as well

[@repolho145]

so iconic

[@GamerDean-iv1dd]

Also I’m going to try playing half life because SML reuploaded inspired me

[@_theryanchap]

Welcome to Black Mesa... The Last place you will ever work...

[@sir.barnaby6328]

*Bump* Mesa?

[@ianaddis6093]

Unless you join the Civil Protection

[@21locator]

it doesnt fit with the song

[@Planetgonenuts]

Excellent statement. Hotel California..you can enter but you can never leave.

[@Agustin_Leal]

@@ianaddis6093 Or work for the G-Man

[@gobbleygourdiscursed6782]

Sometimes when im bored, i put this on loop, lay down an think about my life choices! :,D

[@KylerFlame]

I wonder why they couldn't use this in the PC menu?

[@tnolentin]

nobody noticed your comment?

[@radioactiva3095]

Maybe because this song scares the shit out of gordon in pc ver menu, so thats why in ps2 version menu theres no gordon 😂

[@NinjaEzekielPrime53]

@@radioactiva3095 Oh, man. That's so goddamn funny...

[@blueshit199]

maybe because ps2 version came out later

[@FosterGun]

I don't know, in Decay they used it. :/

[@marshwalker4]

when u wanna watch a old sml video but then this banger starts blasting out loud

[@keytester2xp339]

YEAAAA

[@echoesofdawn_official]

Half Life PS2 Was the first time i played half life, over 10 years later, im still playing half life, good game

[@bannanas117]

Same! My favorite game of all time!

[@elcapitanqueso3949]

Half-Life [Play game] ⬅ [Options] [Load game]

[@cambreaKer]

actually it was like this -HALF-LIFE DECAY Head To Head Options X - Play Half-Life

[@sebastiankulche]

PS2 version has: Better textures and models Better main menu Split Screen deathmatch and coop (Half Life Decay) Exclusive Deathmatch levels Exclusive alien cheat New elements in HUD AI of soldiers in enhanced; now they can kick grenades Extended Levels Long Jump with sound effect and easy to use (only jump again in mid air) Bug fixes (yes, even more than 2021 PC version) The best Gordon Freeman model in game i have ever seen (Half Life 2 box doesnt count) This version is very underrated, it has a lot of content and is polished... Half Life 1 in PC is awesome, but in PS2 is one of my favorite videogames... And if you dont like the joystick, you can even connect mouse and keyboard to the PS2!!!!

[@sebastiankulche]

@nigge r hd models pack in ps2 is like an upgrade of the pc, chargers and characters like gordon or the scientist has a model that looks even more detail. I never understand why some people dislike but well, personal opinions...

[@sebastiankulche]

I would even say that HL on PS2 is my favorite Half Life game....

[@XanderNiles]

The exclusive DM levels in the PC version are meh. They were ported not so long ago.

[@sebastiankulche]

@@XanderNiles The PS2 DM maps were ported to PC? Oh, i didnt know, you can give me a link plz? Btw i disagree, i love them, the problem is that remember that the maps were made with 2p splitscreen in mind. Thats because some of them are small.

[@XanderNiles]

@@sebastiankulche search them up as half life ps2 maps. You can download them either from Gamebanana or from ModDB.

[@isomericgamer6644]

i never stop listening to this everyday i open this video.

[@Mr_x_19922]

Beautiful, mystic, sitting in front of my crt and listening to this is pure gold, great port of one of the best games ever made.

[@ElectricOstrich]

i love the tranistion to the cat xD

[@blueshit199]

I still have nightmares about that cat.

[@ninelivesbobcat3619]

Hey, about that cat?

[@nj_mods]

Did you hear that cat Gordon?

[@Wassyl71]

twist plot : it's G-man's cat, well done Mister Freeman

[@marc2377]

That damn thing haunts me

[@ThatKidBobo]

I wish they added this to the 25th anniversary update

[@sebastiankulche]

They also need to add the PS2 HD pack and level geometry.

[@SheySLSS]

sounds like a 80’s or 90’s scifi/action movie, amazing.

[@slenderhatesmillennials195]

Nostalgia on playing this on PS2....... I've got the PC version though but man this song was awesome!!!

[@GreatFox42]

This is a nice, cool song. Really carries a "Calm before the storm" vibe with it too, which I think it really fitting.

[@nux5784]

Max payne game boy advance menu?

[@Wilhelm_Larperr]

Ah the memories and nostalgia, I was only like 7 or 8 when first playing this with my older brother who was 16 at the time, he taught and showed me video games, my first ever game was San Andreas on the ps2, still hate that fucking train mission, but I'd remember play half life 1 so much, especially decay, I'd always try and be the red one (Dr Greene I think) and my older brother and i would try and save as many scientist and security guards as we could and we loved head to head, I remember the warehouse map with the indestructible crates and the emplaced m2 browning machine gun and we'd always race to get to it and in most cases I ended up dying but that was ok. Christ I miss those days, and I miss my older brother, I'm 16 now and my little sister is in my younger shoes, I thinks it's time to pull out the old Playstation 2 and show her what my older brother showed me...

[@projecthasbeencancelledtil4216]

Impressive

[@specialunit0428]

The warehouse map on head-to-head was my favourite map! I used to play as Soldier and run to the Browning M2 and was accused of camping by my father whom used to play with me :)

[@Ayo_itsJENNA1]

“This video contains content that may not be suitable for all viewers. “ ahh sound💀

[@ClassicalFloppa]

unfunny

[@Ayo_itsJENNA1]

@@ClassicalFloppa i dont care if you say not unfunny womp womp💀

[@KedamonoEdits]

the sml reuploaded fans are getting insane

[@Ayo_itsJENNA1]

@@KedamonoEdits your an sml fan too

[@KedamonoEdits]

@@Ayo_itsJENNA1 ik im just saying its getting insane

[@maxsherwood6857]

I love this song, so much nostalgia, it's perfect for half life

[@SuryFromHeaven]

one of the best game i've ever played in my life. it is unmatched you cant make a game this good anymore. a jewell well polished by people who used to love video games not as a bussines but as a form of art

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

Same

[@scoutpilgrim5320]

I remember beating the campaign of this game three times (one on easy, second on medium, last one on hard) and decay (i just started on hard) and this song always cooled me off after my long adventure of kickassery. Especially after beating Nihilanth on the campaign. God, good times.

[@REALGhostSquad]

This song makes me wanna archive controversial Mario plush videos

[@mantra1229]

This was made by ben hogue as gearbox approached him last minute to a make a menu theme for their port. Ben Hogue also made music for the Half life DLCs and for Steamworks.

[@fritzthekat682]

Man I remember this from when I was 6 I can't believe I actually beat it at that age thanks for the upload dude it's been almost 2 decades since I heard this song

[@jacobdash69]

You beat half life at 6 💀I can barely complete the game on easy now

[@xXLucasPlayerXx]

03:40 hahaha Gordon Freeman is a cat😁

[@ProjectV6]

+Lucas Add lol I love the way it ever so slowly faded in, almost haunting haha

[@MuhammadZaidiwater]

He is man of few words so off course he stare through his emerald eyes like a Cat..But mostly girls freak about this haha 😛

[@gabrielgantz5795]

Cat-Life :v

[@viridian6812]

What cat?

[@1r587]

Don't worry, Barney; we have made major strides since then. Major strides.

[@Raedip]

“SML nor SML Reuplouded have any affiliation with Nintendo” ahh beat

[@keytester2xp339]

exactly

[@DarkZeroNemesis1]

This was the best menu loop ❤️🙏🏻😍

[@FranzFerdinand76]

I've been looking for this for a while. Beautiful track, still pops in my head from time to time.

[@BruhPK]

Indeed, a hit in the childhoods. A theme that has the sounds and beats of the programmer world set in the theme of science and fiction. A story hidden within the endless data and visualized in the eyes of Gordon Freeman.

[@quattourvigintillion]

i love that cat at the end

[@User-hg4xn]

"What cat?"

[@jorgegames7066]

*Kliener and Barney speaking*

[@xmod132]

“WARNING: The following contains content for mature audiences. Viewer discretion is advised!” ahh music

[@OofyMan212]

This sounds like the type of music you would hear in a movie theatre before the movie starts

[@Green3ry]

Sml reuploaded lmao

[@Ether_]

You can put this song on the main menu of PC version: Download this song and rename the file "gamestartup" Copy the file and paste it on Half Life/valve/media And that's all! P.D: Sorry for my english xd

[@ElephantsDoingCrack]

This port is hands down the greatest port of any game that I've ever played. It adds so much god damn content to it. Half-life 1 is so awesome: the more I learn about it, the more I am intrigued and in love with it. Also this main theme, probably my favorite Half life track. Fight me bitch!

[@sebastiankulche]

Totally agree. Along with Doom port for the PS1, Half Life on PS2 is my favorite port to play, heck! I even prefer it over the PC version. Both feels like a celebration of the original and i love it.

[@Dibdab9303]

To the people who commented something along the lines of "SML uploaded warning screen song!" have you ever heard of half life?

[@ColonelHax]

Yes

[@BossguyJorian]

Sadly no. Just now I did

[@Dibdab9303]

@@BossguyJorian great

[@BlueMarioGangsta]

Yep i knew about half life way before sml i even got black mesa and all of the half life games to prove that (though i only got them in 2019 i knew about them way before that

[@jorgegames7066]

Sadly no one pays attention to this masterpiece game it has better lore than most games

[@optiTHOMAS]

Absolutely love it! So ominous, mysterious, and badass too! Fits the vibe of half life and definitely has that 90s atmosphere, almost new age Cyber vibe and feel from that era! Love it! 😁👍🏻

[@honestbob456]

One of the best games to ever have been created: gave Newell should never be bothered about any new half life games, we all know it's an epic project and he wants to build it as best he can.

[@MondySpartan]

5 years later, it’s been proven right. Half-Life: Alyx really is the newest epic Half-Life game after many years.

[@zombiehunter501]

ah memories. this, red faction and medal of honor frontlines was my childhood's first fps collection.

[@iSheep3500]

Ah.. Memories... :) The greatest memories!

[@felipecel]

Sweet memories... gaming industry will never be so great like was in this time.

[@CdotWizzle]

This theme reminds me a lot of the menu theme from Shogo. I think the name of the song is red riot.

[@wb6930]

I want a sequel of it soooo bad. Hope Monolith can take a break from their current games and go on with NOLF and Shogo. Hell even a new Condemned game would be nice

[@Gamerz457]

Man, that cat at the end is gold. Cheers to you!

[@peepeemonkeLIVE]

This menu song is such a banger tho🔥

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

Fr

[@tsiagaming8656]

I have been looking for this for a long time now.. Thank you so much!

[@SomyJaby]

This music plays in the SML reuploaded videos

[@Bladekill1299]

Bro I swear I've heard this somewhere before outside of Half Life videos and the games. I've never looked this up until a month ago but I feel like I've known it for years

[@gergom.8310]

Relatable.

[@wishbonefan]

Did you hear it on SML Reuploaded maybe?

[@Bladekill1299]

@@wishbonefan no somewhere else maybe

[@clipsvh]

there's more than one game, and as far as I know they are all canon.

[@jasminerodriguez5001]

I love watching sml reuploaded at 3am while the screams outside get louder

[@keytester2xp339]

exactly

[@wishbonefan]

This is the official theme song of old SML at this point

[@slyfox466]

This song reminds me of my childhood (HL1 on PS2 was one of my first Videogame-Memories)

[@slyfox466]

Here I am on my 23rd Birthday, still listening, still feeling nostalgic.... This Theme encompasess My Childhood for me

[@BlueMarioGangsta]

dabhdude is definetly a person for using this

[@DavidVanPatten358]

I think it's really sweet you made a little tribute to your cat in the end. Great music, great video.

[@rekius328]

Really calm track, has a science-technology feel to it.

[@Billy_Wyatt]

Good old times, I love Half-Life series :)

[@Touhou2006]

this is the most 90s music i ever heard

[@tekin2966]

i never played half life on ps2 but music is awesome and it is compatible with half life :)

[@xxtravisxxify]

And kids, this deep "not ear rape" type of sounds are purely respresenting 90's

[@merces47letifer4]

This was actually the early 2000s (PS2 port)

[@pyeltd.5457]

2001 not 1998. 1998 was silent

[@Young-M]

True indeed

[@shyguy85]

you have xx in your name i doubt you are older than 30

[@bigmek2903]

Cringe

[@coax47]

You have no idea how special soundtracks like this are trust me...

[@LP-PADICIA]

Rest In Peλce...

[@clipsvh]

Pour one out for another dead vidya franchise.

[@xxtravisxxify]

I almost cry at this comment :/

[@MondySpartan]

1998-2017, returned in 2020!

[@jayden6538]

Rest in pelce

[@igi1225]

Lmao sup

[@callawolf531]

I have this game on the PC, and don't have the PS2 version anymore despite it being the first version I played. Every time I boot up the PC version, I expect to hear this, only to forget that it's not there. This track definitely helped define the game for me, it set up the atmosphere perfectly. Man, I miss the PS2 days........them were good times back then.

[@neptuno338]

I want this music in my pc version!

[@adelainfanboy7181]

This is wonderful. So much nostalgia I can't even handle it, Half-Life was a really big part of my childhood.

[@CoolF41lur3]

Lofi beats to study theorical physics

[@Chiefdoom4ever91]

Sounds so soothing and beautiful.

[@glassowlie]

WARNING, NOTE, NOTE 2

[@nightshroud9671]

Pretty fond memories of hearing this when I was playing the game on my PS2

[@getzjoey8542]

Sml re-upload music, I finally found it

[@rawrfunkle9863]

Please hold, while we try to put an operator on the line. *music plays*

[@lonecolamarine]

ah so THAT'S the cat Barney mentioned.

[@BraixenKartzem]

And Alyx still tries to know "what cat" was Barney talking about

[@patnewbie2177]

Ah, 2008. Middle school. Convincing mom to buy this for me. Getting stuck on an easy part. Typing in all the cheats. Getting annoyed at the platforming. Failing at Decay. Fun times.

[@Min3r_R]

some people know it for half life, some people know it for when they watch jeffys bad word in 2024

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

Ik it for half life

[@Josephdapro08]

This song is so good it makes me want to reupload a deleted SML video

[@wishbonefan]

This song could go at the start to remind people it's not for kids!

[@deeznuts1867]

Honestly sounds sick. Someone needs to make a song with this beat

[@justmonika733]

i only got like a few chapters in the ps2 version and i lobed every single second. I didnt get into the story because my friend would always want to kick my ass in deathmatch. I later got the valve pack on steam. I couldnt play the original because it wasnt compatible with a xbox controller, so i played the source version which was basically a digitaly remastered version. And i love every moment in that game. I look forward into beating it. A masterpiece made in 1998 as valves first game, and it still holds up today. The second is better,but i like sticking to part 1 best. All in all,it is a wonderful game. A message to valve: FOR GOD'S SAKE MAKE A THIRD ONE ALREADY!!

[@TheoreticalRain]

+Jruby 733 okay but why did you need to play it with a controller

[@justmonika733]

+Kermit the Forg No mouse at the time

[@theobserver4214]

+Jruby 733 one does not simply not have a mouse

[@nightshroud9671]

+Blank Blank Unless its a laptop

[@NinjaEzekielPrime53]

What a melodic music theme for a legendary first-person shooter game.

[@darkside9547]

I noticed something, Gordon Freeman looks a lot like Dr. House

[@ygorschuma3059]

No my friend, Dr.House, looks like Dr.Freeman.

[@sir.barnaby6328]

And i look like both. *:^)*

[@lonecolamarine]

And in freeman's mind, he's a grumpy pain med user. SEEMS LEGIT!

[@fa627]

Sounds like a late 90's sci-fi movie soundtrack, I love it

[@virtual_balboa]

a e s t h e t i c

[@lefleiner3408]

It is fiting Half-Life Universe! The First Half-Life was so different from the second game! This has some quake/unreal feel like it was and like it should be

[@idk-l8k]

SML Reuploaded brought me here.

[@steak69-wad]

Same

[@DuxtGames]

This is some Doctor House level jam, love it

[@escalatorgoddess2078]

Wow, I’m sad this track doesn’t automatically play on the PC version. It’s ominous but calming. Some have said they felt this song encapsulates HL1’s vibes and I might have felt that connection if I hadn’t only just encountered it through random half-life related videos. So for me, I feel like the closing credits represent the vibe best if I had to pick a song. But this does a really good job at it too. What’s the track name anyway aside from the PS2 Opening/Menu Song?

[@adelsrattan]

i first played this as eight years old. loved it. now the cd is gone, now im sixteen. IS THIS NOSTALGIA OR WHAT?!?!

[@gman_4815]

I can't stop hear that!!!

[@rebel6301]

i ate some KFC Fries to this song good experience 10/10

[@D_LGND]

Why does this give me chills?

[@G1bberz]

3:52 oh god that scared me

[@SeansShowStudios]

This brings chills down my spine...