Half-Life 2: Episode Two soundtrack

Steam album artwork.

The Half-Life 2: Episode Two soundtrack was composed by Kelly Bailey. It was released in part on The Orange Box Original Soundtrack.

Using an appropriate program, it is possible to extract all audio tracks heard in-game from the ep2_pak_dir.vpk archive file. The soundtrack was also included in the game directory of both the full and demo Audiosurf releases on Steam as part of Audiosurf's The Orange Box Soundtrack. On September 24, 2014, the soundtrack was made available as free DLC to all owners of the game on on Steam. On March 16, 2020, Valve partnered with independent record label Ipecac Recordings to release several of the Half-Life series soundtracks on streaming services.

Track listing

* = not present in a given soundtrack.

The Orange Box OST #	Game #	Steam OST #	Track title	Filename	Time	Level location	Comments
*	01	04	Extinction Event Horizon	VLVX_song20.mp3	2:04	To the White Forest: The very beginning of the chapter, as Gordon is climbing out of the train wreck.	The title is a portmanteau of extinction event, referencing humanity's risk of annihilation, and event horizon, a "point of no return" in regards to astrophysics, referencing the imminent danger of a massive Combine reinforcement that would unequivocally lead to extermination of the species.
12	02	05	Vortal Combat	VLVX_song22.mp3	3:14	This Vortal Coil: During the final wave of the Antlion attack, in which the vortigaunts assist Gordon Freeman in the fight. The song can also be heard during part of the Portal teaser trailer.	The title is a pun on both Vortigaunts and the Mortal Kombat game series.
*	03	03	Nectarium	VLVX_song15.mp3	1:47	This Vortal Coil: When the Lone Vort finds the larval extract.
*	04	10	Inhuman Frequency	VLVX_song26.mp3	1:50	This Vortal Coil: During the G-Man sequence, when the G-Man talks to Gordon as the Vortigaunts attempt to heal Alyx.
*	05	*	Crawl Yard	VLVX_song9.mp3	1:14	Freeman Pontifex: Near one of the radioactive lakes.
*	06	11	Hunting Party	VLVX_song27.mp3	3:29	Riding Shotgun: During the Hunter ambush.
*	07	*	Industrial Suspense 1	industrial_suspense1.wav	0:12	Riding Shotgun: Upon finding the dead rebel before encountering the Barn Advisor.	This track also appears in Half-Life 2.
*	08	07	Shu'ulathoi	VLVX_song23ambient.mp3	2:38	Riding Shotgun: During the scene with the Barn Advisor.	This track title is a reference to the Vortigaunt name given to the Combine Advisors.
10	09	06	Sector Sweep	VLVX_song23.mp3	2:46	Riding Shotgun: During the Combine ambush directly after the meeting with the Barn Advisor.	In the console versions of The Orange Box, this song is played at the main menu for the Episode Two screen. Also, at the 1:33 mark through the 1:48 mark, there is a sample of the Shu'ulathoi track.
*	10	01	No One Rides For Free	VLVX_song0.mp3	1:02	Under the Radar: When first driving away from the junkyard after destroying the Autogun.
*	11	12	Eon Trap	VLVX_song28.mp3	3:13	Under the Radar: During the ambush at the White Forest Inn.
06	12	09	Abandoned In Place	VLVX_song25.mp3	2:47	Our Mutual Fiend: During the Combine invasion of the White Forest Base, during the mission to close the second silo.
08	13	08	Last Legs	VLVX_song24.mp3	2:07	Our Mutual Fiend: When fighting the second wave of Striders and Hunters during the attack on the missile silo.
11	14	02	Dark Interval	VLVX_song3.mp3	1:35	T-Minus One: Starts during the final scene and continues over the credits.	Also plays in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, when first entering the St. Olga monastery. A section of the track reappears in the final scene of Half-Life: Alyx.

External links

• Half-Life 2: Episode Two Soundtrack on Steam
• Half-Life Music Soundtracks on official Half-Life website
• Half-Life 2: Episode Two soundtrack on YouTube