Half-Life: Alyx - Strider Battle OST [Full In-Game Mix]

A complete mix of all the tracks that play during the Strider Battle in Half-Life: Alyx, in sequential order. All tracks are composed by Mike Morasky. Descriptions of when each track plays can be found pinned in the comments section. Track names are given in the video, and the tracks themselves can be found in the following Steam directory:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life Alyx\game\hlvr\pak01_dir\sounds\music\places\garage"

UPDATE:
Mike Morasky's official mix of this soundtrack is also now released. The below tracks are the official versions of what I have in this video. You can also listen to these tracks on Spotify.

ORIGINAL POST:
I had wanted to listen to the music that plays in this battle in its entirety ever since I played through the aforementioned sequence, but I don't believe any mix exists on Youtube where all the tracks are included (most videos omit the bass-heavy parking battle segments). So I decided to create a mix to fill that void. This is my first time doing a video like this, so any feedback is greatly appreciated!

NOTES:
- I have made no changes to the tracks themselves, but I did change the duration for several tracks so that the music doesn't become monotonous or overstays its welcome. For instance, "garage_elevator" loops several times over, so I just shortened it
- Two tracks found in the game folder are not used in-game: "garage_manhacks" and "arena_finale". I incorporated "garage_manhacks" into the middle of the "garage_gate" section as it actually fits pretty well. However, "arena_finale" sounded too grungy in comparison with the other tracks and so I omitted it entirely from the mix
- To make the transition from "garage_calm" to "garage_smash" flow better, I added the impact sound of the Strider ramming into the apartment wall. Otherwise, "garage_smash" would begin very abruptly
- I added the classic Strider death sound and fall impact sound to the end of the mix as the song ends very abruptly otherwise

Timestamps:
0:00 - garage_start: Plays right after activating the lift and awakening the Strider
0:06 - garage_elevator: Plays after the Strider wakes up and continues as Alyx rides up the elevator
0:30 - garage_gate: Plays right after the elevator doors open
0:56 - 1:02 - garage_manhacks: Does not play in-game
1:02 - garage_gate: A continuation of the garage_gate tracj after the brief garage_manhacks insert
1:26 - garage_calm: Plays after escaping the Strider for the first time
1:38 - garage_smash: Plays when the Strider rams its head into the apartment wall
1:57 - garage_combine: Plays when fighting the first group of Combine as Alyx approaches parking level 01
2:34 - garage_end: Plays after killing the first group of Combine and entering parking level 01
3:01 - parking_battle: Plays upon encountering the second group of Combine in the parking garage
3:36 - parking_battle2: Plays while fighting the second group of Combine
4:12 - parking_battle3: Plays upon encountering the third group of Combine in the parking garage
5:18 - arena_roller: Plays after lifting up the garage roller and witnessing the Strider charging up its Warp cannon
6:45 - arena_dodge: Plays when the Strider walks overhead and notices Alyx
7:18 - arena_boss: Plays once Alyx gets on the grenade launcher to shoot the Strider

[Sexy_Nutella]

UPDATE: Mike Morasky's official mix of this soundtrack is finally out!

Here are the tracks in sequential order:

You can also listen to these tracks on Spotify.

Timestamps in this video:
(0:00 - 0:06) garage_start --> Plays right after activating the lift and awakening the Strider
(0:06 - 0:30) garage_elevator --> Plays after the Strider wakes up and continues as Alyx rides up the elevator
(0:30 - 0:55, 1:02 - 1:25) garage_gate --> Plays right after the elevator doors open
(0:56 - 1:02) garage_manhacks --> Does not play in-game
(1:26 - 1:38) garage_calm --> Plays after escaping the Strider for the first time
(1:38 - 1:57) garage_smash --> Plays when the Strider rams its head into the apartment wall
(1:57 - 2:34) garage_combine --> Plays when fighting the first group of Combine as Alyx approaches parking level 01
(2:34 - 3:00) garage_end --> Plays after killing the first group of Combine and entering parking level 01
(3:01 - 3:35) parking_battle --> Plays upon encountering the second group of Combine in the parking garage
(3:36 - 4:11) parking_battle2 --> Plays while fighting the second group of Combine
(4:12 - 5:17) parking_battle3 --> Plays upon encountering the third group of Combine in the parking garage
(5:18 - 6:44) arena_roller --> Plays after lifting up the garage roller and witnessing the Strider charging up its Warp cannon
(6:45 - 7:17) arena_dodge --> Plays when the Strider walks overhead and notices Alyx
(7:18 - 8:23) arena_boss --> Plays once Alyx gets on the grenade launcher to shoot the Strider

[samherken]

I can hear the, "thika thika thika thika thika" of the strider's shooting

[royliber]

This is what Alyx heard when the Strider woke up.
This is also what Striders heard when Gordon showed up.

[tealeaf]

the most fucking insane and intense section of this game my heart failed multiple times in a row

[ImNotFine]

I’ve never felt so constantly flustered and panicked in half life game.

[reverie]

1:35

holy shit, holy shit, okay, i got away. now to find another route u- hOLY FUCKING SHI-

[flyingpiggles]

Always loved how these songs emulated sounds associated with what they're scoring. For cauterizer, there's this distinct strider-esque noise, for the combine's themes they have a prominent alarm/siren motif, and for the antlion's battle theme, there's a lot of precussion because they see through vibration. Its such a small touch but it helps make every theme feel distinct. Alyx's ost isn't as iconic as 1, 2, and it's episodes, but i really appreciate what it brings to the table.

[RobsonLanaNarvy]

Dynamic Musics, that is one of the best artifacts of gaming development

[xshullaw]

The percussion used thoughout is really badass. Those wild drums (that seems to be the motif of the Strider itself) is wild, swaying back and forth rapidly, seeming to teeter before it switches back. That's actually perfect for the Strider, since it feels like its swaying, heavy motions as it stomps around and tries to steady itself when shooting at you.

In the garage section, the slow but heavy thumbing sounds like the Strider moving around outside. My first playthrough, I actually thought that noise really was the Strider trying to find a way in.

When you get back outside you have that long, grating synth combined with only a hint of the Strider's drums, since here it's hanging back and firing behind the combine soldiers. The drums stay slow and steady for the most part. The Strider drums disappear for a second when it loses you, then come back, still slow and steady, when it looks down and sees you.

During the grenade sequence the percussion is low and rythmic, with the Strider slowly waving back and forth, of course to evade you, but the fluidity of its movements are almost mesmerizing combined with the music. It's like your waltzing back and forth with the Strider, both of you following each others' movement to land your hits, but also trying not to get hit at the same time. Very weird, but really awesome in execution.

[unchayndspersonalaccount]

Awesome parts
1:38 stupidly cool sound design
1:57 amazing "ratcheting up" kind of sound
4:11 the Wallhammer motif
5:23 such a solid theme
6:45 sort of minimalistic, but so awesomely intense... it's almost noise instead of music at this point 😂🤟

[deadscULLZ]

This is really well put together awesome job!

[OnemarioOLDCHANNEL]

Best freakin' track in this game is garage_combine, definitely.

[matthewmaceiko]

This is fucking awesome. This is like the 20th time I've listened to this. And I'm gonna increase it.

[kanden]

I can’t be the only one who had issues losing grip of the trigger to the cannon? Still, awesome tune!!!

[ricefieldmanager]

it's scary how the frickin strider starts bashing his head into the house

[backblast]

I don’t know why, but the strider from this fight was way more desperate then any other in the whole half-life series

[Your-local-wallhammer]

"TEXTBOOK JINXING RUSSEL!!!"

[JetLagRecords]

Sexy Nutella, I can't get enough of your content, so I subscribed!

[approximated_nerd]

my favorites are tied between garage gate and arena dodge. garage smash and arena roller are also pretty great but a little bit too hectic and energetic. garage gate and arena dodge are less so but still keep the same intensity.

[epictrollmanmoment]

this is what Alyx hears when she fights the Strider
this is what the Striders hear when they fight Gordon