Joel Nielsen Black Mesa Soundtrack Forget About Freeman 

I love it how everyone knows who Gordon Freeman is at this point.

Gordon Freeman when he sees the tank "I think his mate saw me." 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 "YES, YES HE DID."

Forget about Freeman, we are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anybody left down there now is on his own, repeat, if you weren't already, you are now fucked!

The Fact that Joel still Hearts comments to this day is pretty Poggers.

It's actually scary to see the army pull out and not being able to get the situation under control. You're the only hope for humanity from that point onward.

Remember that sunset. The last sunset Freeman will be looking at in 20 years. The next time it will be near a hydroelectric plant, on a boat, fighting choppers and half-alien soldiers. THE last sunset of a still peaceful earth. No one would see it the next day, clouded by all the smoke rising from ruins of the Seven-Hour War.

One thing I noticed about the Chapter "Forget about Freeman!" is that the HECU are saying to forget about him and cut their losses, yet even after the events of the Black Mesa Incident and the Seven Hour War, humanity never forgot about Freeman. They chose to "Follow Freeman!" and eventually, he helped them overcome the combine.

If you think about it, "Forget about Freeman" is one of the most badass sentences in videogames. And not only because chapter name pop-up is perfectly synchronised with same words in radio broadcast. Just think about it - you know that you are the target number one for HECU - you are main witness, you are one of the main reason why this operation has failed, you are armored, smart and very dangerous machine of death that killed a lot of their comrades. And suddenly they decide to forget about you - and you can figure out why. Because they met something bigger and a lot more dangerous than you. Something that you about to meet.

A great piece to symbolise Gordon's last large encounter with the HECU.

Nice how the Black Mesa soundtrack really captures the spirit of the original game/soundtrack

This track adds a much needed emotional weight to it's home chapter, in HL Forget about Freeman just felt like a throw away chapter between Surface Tension and Lambda Core, but here, the music screams "This is the final major action sequence with the marines", making their presence in the game go out on a much larger bang. Really incredible track.

pls don't forget me ;(

*Climbs out of pipes and hears this track* OH ITS ON

"Come in, Cooper! Do you copy? Forget about Freeman! We're abandoning the base! If you have any last bomb targets, mark them on the Tactical Map! Otherwise, get the hell outta there! Repeat: we are pulling out and commencing air strikes! Give us targets or get below!"

Holy shit Joel Nielsen if you see this just know that I've literally went inside black mesa source's music folder and listened to your music outside gaming just cause its so cool imo!

There's something I really love about this track. In addition to the usual rock and techno you get from HECU and Black Mesa tracks, Forget About Freeman has a strong sense of panic and urgency, which makes sense. The Aliens are winning; they've almost won. The HECU is pulling out, even leaving their own men behind, and those stranded are without leadership or direction. Even if they stand no chance against the Xen invaders they have to get out of Black Mesa, before either the nuke or the Aliens kill them. The group you find at the end of the chapter is noticeably fleeing Lambda Complex, and their little camp is mostly packed up. I'd say by the looks of it, they got left behind and the last airlift left without them, then got shot down right outside the fence. That group was almost certainly about to blow that chain fence down and take off across the desert, as it was their only chance at survival. Unfortunately, a certain orange badass just happened to run into them.

An entire Marine expeditionary force, several thousand strong, was rendered combat ineffective after two days. Two days.

friends: "what music do you listen to?" me: "you wouldn't get it"

2020.... post Alyx...... Forgotten no more

Imagine being a HECU soldier being dropped into Black Mesa during the Resonance Cascade. You were dropped into what appears to be a messed up cross between an alien invasion and a sci-fi science experiment gone horribly wrong. You're the clean-up team. This was supposed to be a simple job, silence some government employees gone "mad", scientists who've gone and raised some unforgivable threat against the country. No, not just the country. These things pose a threat to all mankind, and you're standing in the middle of it all, your buddies getting shredded left and right by things you're sure came from some cheesy monster movie. Oh. but they're real, they're coming for ya. They just ate your squad mate and your point man's getting his head bitten off by one of those jumpers. What does your squad captain say in all of this? "Continue the mission, eliminate Gordon Freeman". Freeman? Supposedly the one who riled up the bowels of hell itself and is tearing through alien monsters and HECU soldiers alike. Soldiers sent in to clean up. Orders from some government suit-and-tie spook to get rid of one guy? None of it lines up until new orders come in: Forget about Freeman.

"Forget about Freeman, we're cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there is on his own, repeat, if you weren't already you're now fu- *static* "

I love how the song sparks the "OUT OF MY WAY" energy in such an epic way.

''Forget About Freeman!'' that is what VALVe apparently is saying us ;_;

"Forget about Freeman! We're cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on their own! I repeat, if you are-" "Shit!"

This soundtrack was a really nice change of pace and came at the perfect time in the game. Masterpieces need two things: Talent and a shitton of luck. And both happened to the Black Mesa soundtrack.

HECU: "FORGET ABOUT FREEMAN, WE HAVE TO CUT OUR LOSSES NOW!!!" Also HECU: *Calls out Freeman as soon as they see him and drops everything they do just to open fire on him.*

Gordon Freeman: Exists Military: ight ima head out

No matter how many times I listen to this, it just sounds so good, and perfect! Legendary music if you ask me

I still believe that Black Mesa is and will be the best ReMake, with that soundtrack and also made by fans, well done Crowbar Collective, They have created a great ReMake that marked a before and after.

This is, without a doubt, my favorite song on the entire Black Mesa soundtrack. Aside from the fact that I can't help but air guitar at :49, it really builds up the tension for the battle and even seems to have a hint of sadness beneath all the awesomeness to highlight that the guys you're fighting have been abandoned. They have no hope of leaving so they only have their mission. This is basically their last, desperate attempt to take out Freeman and they're going to make it count.

This is my favorite video game soundtrack. I like to imagine that the intimidating and lower techno is the military, while the higher and more heroic sounding is Gordon Freeman. The lower techno gets more intense and hard, yet the simple one is fighting back against it and stands its ground, later booming back and taking it down. Reminds me a lot of the odds and the situation which takes place during this music! Pardon me if I name music terms incorrectly.

Hard to forget someone when they're reminding you they're there With bullets.

Joel, if you’re reading this, I just want to say the synth at the end perfectly compliments the whole song. It goes from chaotic to like a “we’ve failed” tone. Gives me a lot of nostalgia for some reason.

To me, "Forget about Freeman" was a quote that always evoked a subtle kind of badassery. You're watching a well-armed, well-equipped military force be pushed back with heavy casualties, and when you hear news from them about a final decision to desperately escape, the first thing the soldier says is to forget about you. Not the huge alien army teleporting out of thin air, not the risk of a nuclear-level disaster, not the tremendously dangerous and unpredictable creatures they found - it is you that they are most scared of, a seemingly unremarkable scientist that hours before was just a cart-pusher but eventually became the biggest threat they'd ever encounter in the whole facility.

Embellishing the original game mod designers had ultimately gone "we brake for no one" here - amount of scenery porn at that point definitely reaches critical mass. Marines at full retreat, sky littered with aerial xeno beasts being engaged by HECU jets, daylight fading - that's the masterpiece of a picture of the royal FUBAR that situation deteriorated into. Yeah, and the OST piece is absolutely badass.

0:00 - 0:36 (HECU retreating, Gordon Freeman running) 0:37 - 0:48 (HECU spots Gordon Freeman and open fires) 0:49 - 1:10 (Gordon fights the HECU) 1:11 - 1:24 (HECU deploys their Abrams Tank) 1:25 - 1:36 (Gordon defeats the tank) 1:37 - 2:01 (HECU tries their best to defeat gordon) 2:02 - 2:30 (Gordon Freeman now tries to take a run through the lambda bunker) This soundtrack foreshadows everything what happened in the epic fight in "forget about freeman"

if you think of it, Gordan Freeman is the most badass video game character of all time. not only does he fight off an entire wave of maybe say 200 army troops, but also defeats the Xen creatures, and the Nihilanth. all while remaining a scientist (or should I say student) of black mesa's research. and even then he deliberately took down the combine that had defeated the earths troops in the 7 hour war. which is just.... wow. the 1 man army.

I wonder what inspired Joel to create this one track? It is marvelous

I love to watch the F16s and Xen flying mantas fighting eachother above :)

This is a masterpiece. It really conveys the desperation of the military to try to get ahold of the situation. Aliens on one side, Gordon of the other, they were just screwed from the start.

Okay, maybe this sounds stupid, but we need Gordon for Smash Bros.

"Forget about Freeman! We are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there is on his own! Repeat, if you weren’t already- What?…oh shit! NO, NO-

The last sunset the freeman will see the next one he saw in 20 years

The line "Forget About Freeman" is just so cool

1:11 This still gives me goosebumps to this day. Black Mesa has such an amazing soundtrack that really fits Half Life but also makes things more emotional and intense. It really does make you realize that what's happening is really bad and that the entire world has gone to shit, and while it may or may not be you fault, everyone you know is counting on you to fix it, everything hinges on your success, and failure is not an option.

This soundtrack.. this game.. it's amazing. Absolutely amazing.

Personally, this is my favourite game in the series

“Forget about freeman, We are cutting our losses and pulling out, anybody left down their now is on their own, repeat if you weren’t alre- What? OH SHIT NOO NOO *Static and Big Ass Explosion*

Another epic firefight. Thank you so much, Joel Nielsen.

First black mesa track that hit 1M views

when I played this part in the game it was pure chaos I love it.

Can I just say that this music captures so many different emotions at once. This guy learned from how the HL2 soundtrack was made when he produced these masterpieces, but this one has to be the magnum opus of all of the Black Mesa soundtracks. The desperation to survive, the will to survive, the courage to fight on when the best of the best couldn’t do it, and the drive to win, knowing that the guy that the military was hunting is now Humanity’s final fleeting hope. Makes you feel like you’re right there in the battlefield, ready to tear the enemies to shreds.

This specific track just brings such an awesome feeling finality and badassery. And after playing Half Life 2, the realization that this is the last time Freeman will see any other humans for ten years, it's also kind of sad. This whole moment just solidifies Gordon Freeman's legendary status.

Joel Nielsen deserves to be in the video game composing hall of fame, the soundtracks from this game are so memorable and amazing, this one in particular is one of my favorite, the drum part is incredible, and I love when the guitar comes in. This is probably the greatest game I have ever played.

FORGET ABOUT FREEMAN! WE'RE CUTTING DOWN OUR LOSSES AND PULLING OUT, EVERYONE LEFT DOWN HERE IS NOW FOR HIS OWN, REPEAT, IF YOU WEREN'T ALREADY.... WHAT? NO NO NO NO NO NO!

"Forget about Freeman! We are cutting our losses and pulling out, anyone left down there is on his own!" - Hazardous Environment Combat Unit Officer

Best song in the mod, hands down. I LOVE this soundtrack!

I swear, the music in this game is a blessing.

No matter how much time has passed after I've finished the game, I still listen to the soundtrack, it's just so incredible and fantastic to listen to it. Thanks Joel for making an unforgettable soundtrack.

What i love about this soundtrack is it just exemplifies how much the HECU Marines have been putting up with. First a messy cover-up job that results in being thrown into the fray against hostile aliens, eventually being co-opted and a hasty evacuation that leaves several stranded and abandoned and then finally becoming a clean up job for Black Ops...all the while unable to kill one physicist in a hazard suit. The song demonstrates to me that these Marines might never make it home, hell they won't, but they aren't going to leave their mission unfinished. Extra dimensional aliens or black ops be damned they may die, but they will try their hardest to complete their mission: Kill Gordon Freeman. Semper Fi.

this song really gives me chills everytime that beat drops with the guitars and drums..gives me the feeling of what the battle felt like between the xen, and the hecu, and last but not least, Gordon Freeman.

MY ARM

0:48 when the bass dropped. It instantly gave goosebump. What a piece of music!

0:00 Air strikes can be heard hitting and shaking the road tunnel, blacking out the electricity and causing debris to fall. You're expecting a part of the ceiling of the tunnel to fall in any second from the intensity of the bombardment, but the air strikes stop. 0:12 You turn on your flashlight and continue sprinting through the tunnel with an M9 Beretta pistol drawn until you come out the other end and reach the surface. Two AV-8B Harrier jets pass over on an air strike run, a topside battle with the HECU begins.

Almost 10 years later, and some things simply do not age. Wonderful piece. Absolutely worth the weight for Xen.

"why is black mesa music so good" - my friend feel honorred

The song made me feel so badass when I was playing the game

Some of the most badass soundtracks in video game history. Nobody will ever forget this.

Who would win ? Half Life 3- A great game with a great plot and everyone is hyped for it. Or a shitty overpriced card game that nobody wants ?

Loved this part of the mod. First I was like "Oooh, alien vs. jet dogfights!" then I remembered what part it was exactly and was on the lookout for the tank. When I saw it I was like "Okay, now did he see--" then it blasted the pile of rocks right in front of me and I went "Yup, he saw me"

I love the scene in the sky. When you first arrive you see the last V-22 Ospary’s flying away from black Mesa. And the chaotic dog fight between the HECU fighter jets. And the nihilanth’s manta’s. It really conveys the fact the the marines are now in a full desperate retreat. So desperate their abandoning the squads that can’t make it to the evac points

This has to be one of the greatest remakes of all time. It is a passion project, made by fans, for fans and more.

You're a goddamn genius, this sounds like Hard Technology Rock, Vortal Combat, and Sector Sweep all were combined, and was turned up to 11.

Does nobody talk about how the ending of this ost is absolutely beautiful !?!?!

*Perhaps, best soundtrack in Black Mesa.*

now if you look to the sky, you can see our local HECU marines being chased by manta rays... absolutely beautiful to watch

I'm writing my phd Thesis while i'm listening your Black Mesa OST. Such a motivating soundtrack that makes you feel like a badass scientist solving the problems that lie ahead. Thank you Joel!

great music

Crowbar collective: we need some music for a remake of an old silly science game Joel nielsen: say less you amazing bastards, *ROCKS THE SHIT OUT OF IT*

This song is SO EPIC!!!

This is hands down the best song in the game

Man the Black Mesa OST is just amazing. Good job Joel.

This was the first time ever in a game where I actually stayed back for a bit and formulated a plan before rushing in, and when I finally cleared the area and got into the garage, I looked back over the carnage I had caused before heading deeper into Black Mesa.

I love this music

this song really brings out the feel of the whole situation happening at black mesa. The aliens are winning, the HECU are trying their best to contain the invasion but are outnumbered and outgunned. And the squad that got left behind are desperate to escape and try their absolute best to take down Freeman but are met with the same fate that their friends got when they met him. This game really makes the HECU have more of a personality and actually make it look like their human beings just like the rest of us.

I love this track so much. You can feel the defeat and desperation in it.

Forget about Freeman has to be the hardest chapter to complete on hard difficulty, both because of how mich the enemies just don’t want you to have suit power and how *HARD THE MUSIC GOES*

Play this while you and father Grigori fight zombies at the cemetery!

I LOVE YOU BLACK MESA!

The scene when you emerge out of the sewer tunnel and see the military fighter jets chasing alien drop crafts was breathtaking

Despite this (and We've got Hostiles) being 11 years old, this is one of my favorite songs in half life- or well, probably in Game Osts too. There's something so chaotically motivating about these songs and it's very fun to listen to when playing other games. Gotta love your work Joel.

This is one of the most riveting and disturbing pieces of music I've ever heard. It fits the terrifying and epic scene of this level.

We all love you very much Joel! Thank you so much for creating these mighty soundtracks for us to hear! :)

Damn this song is so good.

Ty Joel Nielsen u make this game greater 🙏

I still have the same goosebumps during all the scene when this Boom started to sound and involve me into that sunset of battlefield... This game and the music Joel made has saved me from a very hard time some years ago!

My god, this soundtrack is *so good!* Why have I only just discovered this now? Thank you, Lythero, and thank you, Joel Nielson for creating all of this ear candy!

*FORGET ABOUT FREEMAN! We are cutting our losses and PULLING OUT! Anyone left down there now is on his own. Repeat, if you weren't already, YOU ARE NOW ON YOUR OWN!* -The radio at the start of the chapter.

Makes me wonder how many HECU Marines got out of Black mesa, and how many remember the name Gordon Freeman.

This is absolutely my favorite Black Mesa song. I get chills every time I listen to it. Fantastic work!