Anti-Citizen - Half-Life: Alyx Metal Remix (feat. Manuel Hirner)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Metal remix / medley of 'Anti-Citizen' from Half-Life Alyx and 'You're Not Supposed To Be Here' from Half-Life 2. Featuring a guitar solo from Manuel Hirner (Remember Your Scars). Stream on Spotify: open.spotify.c...
This is a metal remix / medley of 'You're Not Supposed To Be Here' (YNSTBH) from Half-Life 2 (2004) and 'Anti-Citizen' (AC) from Half-Life Alyx (2020). Given that both tracks are in D minor, I thought it would be nice to bridge the decades and generations of Half-Life games in that way. I haven't actually played HL: Alyx due to the somewhat prohibitive nature of VR and only enjoyed it vicariously on UA-cam. Nevertheless, I'm super excited that we got another entry in a series that had been abandonned for so long that even the memes surrounding the lack of any sequels had become rather antiquated themselves.
Both of the original tracks have fairly linear song structures; they're continuous progressions / builds that are employed during battle encounters to build tension. I therefore picked out certain motifs that felt good to play on guitar and sounded kinda 'metal', and rearranged them into a completely new sequence with a more classic song structure. Turns out, the original tracks blend very nicely - for example, the intro of this remix uses the atmospheric background melodies and bass line from YNSTBH with the main guitar riff from AC layered on top. Overall, I kept the speed and dark atmosphere - Half-Life tells a story about government oppression after all - of YNSTBH (160 bpm) and peppered in motifs from AC to mix things up.
Also with regards to the linear song structure of the originals, I was craving a moment of resolution. I therefore wrote an original, chorus-like section that I was able to build to over the first half of the track and end the remix on. The chorus also modulates from D minor to A minor, which allowed me to drop down a fifth on my downtuned 7 string guitar during these sections for an extra push of low end and heaviness.
Finally my good friend and bandmate in @rememberyourscars, Manuel Hirner, delivered a fantastic solo that elevates the final (double-)chorus. His solo really ends this remix on a yearning, melancholic note that makes me want to walk into the sunset with a crowbar in my hand and the longing for freedom in my heart.
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CREDITS:
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Original composed by Mike Morasky.
Remix arranged, mixed, and mastered by BKM.
Artwork inspired by rendering of the Citadel by 'FourEwe' on Deviantart: www.deviantart...
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this feels like this should play When the elite Metro Police are called in to deal with the situation since the standard civil protection has failed. Like imagine 8 red civil protection marching in an organized fashion then they spot you and this plays.
I hope if HL3 ever does come out it goes in a more metal direction soundtrack-wise, it feels like the perfect direction after HL2EP2's industrial rock style and these covers prove it 😄
GabeN has my number, he can call any time 🤪🤪🤪
If...
Please no... Please...
OG HALF-LIFE sound is unique.
HL is not HL without Kelly's sound.
@@-.MICHAEL.- you're in for a surprise when you play Half-Life: Alyx then
@@PebsBeans HL Alyx OST was made by Mike Morasky. He's good composer, but he's not a frontman of a garage-industrial-rock band.
His music has studio quality, it's dry, it doesn't have that feeling of empty space...
HL Alyx is a good game, but it's not HALF-LIFE... just a "HALF-" of it.
When DoomGuy tells Freeman how to deal with Combines. I'm glad what recomendation bring me here. Very good cover/mashup.
Much appreciated! Imagine Freeman and Doom Guy having drinks at the bar. Just ... staring. Silently.
Not sure why UA-cam decided to recommend this, but I'm glad it did!
Happy to have you here early - I literally uploaded a couple minutes ago! Hope you enjoy :)
god dam this is sick nice work it sounds surprisingly unique for some odd reason i dont know what it is that makes me feel that its unique though anyway im definitely subbing to this
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it!
Dude you're way too underrated for this. This has to be the best HL2 cover I've heard!
That means so much my friend. A lot of work goes into those. I'm dropping a new one next Friday! (Portal 2 x Black Mesa)
@@bjoernkmusic Oh nice! I'm definitely looking forward for that
I need to hear you play Lambda Core.
Let's see! Would be more of a straight cover than a remix, Lamda Core is already pretty much metal. It doesn't inspire me too much right now but I'll keep it in the back of my head for the future.
Nice! Good job, greetings from Poland 💚
Cheers mate! Dziękuję ci!
Under this track you can shoot with great pleasure.
Something like DOOM Eternal looks like
Aye we're a group of people who would like to use this song in our Half Life 2 machinima project, would you be okay us using it? Full credit and linked in description.
Hi, thanks for asking. Feel free to use it, but I'd kindly ask you to buy the track via iTunes, which will also provide you with a more high quality audio file for your production than taking it off of this video.
There should be no issues with automated ContentID claiming as this is a cover and therefore not part of automated claiming (to avoid cover artists claiming videos of the originals). In the unlikely case that there's any trouble, however, just contact me via the email in my channel bio and we'll get it resolved.
@@bjoernkmusic ua-cam.com/video/G_E6xfp6Esk/v-deo.html
This is one of the most absolute jams to listen to!
I feel like this would be like an elite and gunship swarm
Fitting!
Amazing work my guy! If you remember I'm the one that requested this a few months back! :D
I certainly do, actually revisited your comment recently :)
Wasn't really able to make Anti-Citizen work on its own since its fairly simple. It's just one riff more or less. But I noticed that it's in D minor which is also the key of several tracks from HL2. You're Not Supposed To Be Here seemed to gel most nicely.
@@bjoernkmusic It's a genius move and definitely made the track way better good job!
@@isomericgamer6644 Thanks mate! Really glad you like it! Would've been a shame if you in particular now hated it xD
Awesome work man! This track is on fire!!
Thanks mate! Glad you like it!
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I have liked this remix long time ago but forgot to mention how brutal it is
FIRST
Believe it or not but you're the first to ever comment FIRST on any of my videos.
I take that as a sign that I finally made it. 🤣
@@bjoernkmusiccoming back to this 2 years late hahaha
Putting the HEV in Heavy
Goddamn this hits so hard i love it!
Glad to hear you're enjoying this one!
For when you have to play DOOM but also Half-Life.
Doomguy with a crowbar?
@@bjoernkmusic Oh dear, biggest Crossover ever :D
Gordon DOOMman
10/10
what part is anti-citizen i cant hear it anywhere
OMG just found this, I'm sure Hire cover will be just as great
Looking forward to showing it to y'al!
The Stabilisation Team Gives You 100000000000000 social credit.
@BKM May I use this soundtrack for a music video?
Hey, sure you can, and thanks for asking! Would be great if you'd link back to this video.
@@bjoernkmusic Sure I will! I do lot of Half Life 2 RPs and Half life Alyx RPs on Garry's Mod and I would def wanna use soundtracks like this for music video :D
If Mick Gorden Wrote the Half-Life 2 OST:
Love Mick's work!
Take my comment as a sign! Follow youre dream’s!
Why does this remind of duke nukem??
Because it's metal af! :)
YO THIS IS MARVELLOUS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK MAN YOU ARE THE BEST!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Mmmm tasty metal
🎂🤤
This needs more attention
Glad you like it! Gaining attention is difficult in an economy where you should ideally release a new song every week for the algorithm to like you but you still gotta go to work because rent haha. I'm always super grateful when people spread stuff around on reddit, discord, etc.!
hey dude can you make a combine harvester remix/cover?
I'll put it on the list of tracks to check out if I decide to make anothe remix :)
Not promising anything, pretty tied up in my current job. Haven't opened Cubase in months.
This is so sick, would it be cool it I used it in a half life 2 video I’m working on? (With credit given ofc)
Hey there, yes you can (and the video will not be claimed by myself or my music distributor). Feel free to shoot me a message to the address in my channel info if you want the OG wav file - I'd rather you use that than ripping it off UA-cam in god knows what bitrate it streams at these days.
Really good video on Doom Eternal btw. The Shrek "layers" joke caught me off guard.
@@bjoernkmusicOh for sure, that’ll definitely sound better thanks. And I appreciate the compliment on the doom vid!
damn now i gotta so a cover of this song with a touch of doom absolute banger
glad you liked it!
Your service to the Universal Union is appreciated.
This is insanely cool, bro. Do not stop. With love from Russia❤
Спасибо my friend! Can't stop, won't stop.
ayy you uploaded!
cool cover!
Glad you like it! Yeah took a bit until licensing cleared, that just how it be with covers sometimes. Gotta get the legal stuff right.
An incredibile soundtrack, it screams "you're gonna get em" so fucking hard, thanks for your splendin worl, currently using in my Vampire the Masquerade campaign.
Love to hear that!
love it
Sick mfkin banger, holy shit
Glad you're enjoying it!
Can you please tabs
Sorry mate. Appreciate your interest, but not something I can really make time for :)
@@bjoernkmusic okay man, I understand
This is so sick
Glad you like it!
@@bjoernkmusic I am still playing this 24/7 when doing anything really, it so good.
Could you do Cp violation and LG Orbifold too?
Already did! Search for Polizeitgeist on my channel.
straight heat
🤘🔥
shit slaps hard af gj man
Glad you liked it!
Me:farts combine:
All units sound on. Report contaminants on visual.
шикарно, просто ахуенно
holy shit! this is golden!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!