IPECAC RECORDINGS AND VALVE BRING HALF-LIFE: ALYX SOUNDTRACK TO VINYL AND CD ON APRIL 24
Ipecac Recordings, in partnership with Valve, will release the soundtrack to Half-Life: Alyx on 24th April, bringing the 72-track collection to vinyl and CD for the first time.
Originally released digitally in 11 chapters between 2020 and 2022, the Half-Life: Alyx soundtrack is available for pre-order in a trio of formats:
6LP BOX SET – featuring all 72 pieces from the series on 180g vinyl. Includes a 24” x 48” poster and a download card, packaged in a lift-top box. Limited to 2000 copies and available in Ipecac webstores only.
4CD DIGIPAK – featuring all 72 pieces from the series in a foldout digipak.
2LP VINYL – featuring 21 “best of” pieces chosen by listeners spread across two 180g LPs in three variants: standard black with orange splatter, indie retail orange with black splatter, and Ipecac.com clear with orange and black splatter. Includes 24” x 48” poster and a download card of all 72 pieces.
Set between the original Half-Life and Half-Life 2 games, “Half-Life: Alyx” places VR players inside a tense fight against the post-invasion, authoritarian occupation of the Combine. The game won numerous awards and set the bar for action VR experiences. The musical score plays an essential role in the game, setting the emotional tone as well as underscoring the grand arc of the game’s storyline. The soundtrack continues in the tradition of the Half-Life series and is a mixture of ominous ambient textures, pulsating electronics and hybrid Teneysian compositions that amplify the unease, emotional weight and extended realities of the game’s world. On its own, the soundtrack creates a highly immersive listening experience, capturing the bleak, futuristic mood that defines the Half-Life universe.
Valve and Ipecac Recordings’ partnership dates back nearly 15 years to the release of Portal 2: Songs to Test By. Since then, the collaboration has released some of the biggest video game soundtracks including Fight Songs: The Music of Team Fortress 2, Dota 2, Counter Strike 2 and the Half-Life series.
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About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. Its debut game, Half-Life, won over 50 Game of the Year Awards; the latest title in the series, Half-Life: Alyx, released in VR in 2020. Valve’s other award-winning titles include CS2 (Counter-Strike), Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Dota. Valve is also home to the global PC gaming platform Steam; and makes PC gaming hardware that includes Steam Deck and the upcoming Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame.