Half-life Beta Interview (Kelly Bailey)

[TheHalflife123]

I heard he will go back to valve soon.

[rebelq1]

@TheHalflife123

When and where did you hear that?

[TheHalflife123]

@rebelq1 From trusted source.

[rebelq1]

@TheHalflife123

Meaning?

[TheHalflife123]

@rebelq1 He himself said that he will go back to valve.

[rebelq1]

@TheHalflife123

Would you care to give me a link to prove your claim?

[TheHalflife123]

@rebelq1 Sory but youtube doesnt allow links.

[rebelq1]

@TheHalflife123

I hear that they starter their own mobile games company called SunSpark Labs.

[minigunexo]

Not sure why this guy left like almost all the portal 2 songs suck ass thanks to mike. those guys worked together on the portal 1 soundtrack and it was amazing.

[NovaProspekter]

@abdo1597413 I am. Self Esteem Fund is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG IN THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD!

[bgpivoter]

They're probably waiting for him to return to release the next Half-Life

[josefina213]

♥♥♥

[danwat1234]

Guys, get Half life Orange Box and install Cinematic Mod 11 !! Amazing textures and lighting effects and the environments look more realistic. You might not want to use the new character models though or sountrack. Well worth the download

[abdo1597413]

thumb's up if you're here because of SELF ESTEEM FUND

[markTK901]

is he the Valve guy intro?

[sonofa2]

@markTK901 Nope! I read somewhere it was some random model they hired just for the intro.

[MacJARedd]

@markTK901 Yes, he is. :)

[zocom009]

No Why? WHAT? ohh men! listen to the half-life/sounds/music to hear his masterpiece

[Lexyvil]

Now all this guy needs to do is lose the ponytail, and put on some glasses...

[joecrow24]

My favorite HL sound ever is the healing sound. so soooothing...

[soberek]

Love to see this guy live on stage with Nine Inch Nails...

[VisioAuri]

@soberek That would be awesome. =)

[mateusz11]

How HL series will be the same without real Gordon?!

[Sam5726]

He left Valve to work on a project called Sunspark Labs LLC. We can only hope he returns in time for Episode 3.

[RodrigoBorgia]

No, Kelly does not look like Gordon. Or Gordon like Kelly. Oh, no. It s entirely different! Well, actually it is that everyone who is in contact with HL will BECOME Gordon. Look at me! I had to put on glasses! After a few days playing HL i got a scrubby beard! And now? Now I am running around with a red crowbar, taking care for strage looking objects and taking men in uniforms down! Thats the truth!

[angelmarine1292]

This guy made some fantastic music for HL2

[symir547]

He is awesome. HL players will miss him

[JimmyFraska]

This is officially how I imagine the voice of Gordon Freeman.

[av3nger3]

If I saw Kelly Bailey I'd yell: "It's Freeman!" I don't know what his reaction would be.

[legoman80116]

i like his valve musics...esp on the one in the office complex

[ea09]

He's on Facebook. You can find him.

[GordonFreeMANness]

@ea09 No, you cannot! It's no 'im. It's some random dude. NOT HIM!

[ea09]

@GordonFreeMANness Yes you can. And it's him. Other Valve employees (such as Ted Backman, Tristan Reidford, Yahn Bernier) have added him too.

[GordonFreeMANness]

@ea09 OK, then.

[ea09]

@GordonFreeMANness I can't post link here. But you can check out the other employees' friend lists.

[Souldestroy199]

Damn, he left? Because both Half Life 1 and 2 have EXCELLENT sound design.

[DawnsAvarice]

this guy is so modest. might i remind you sir, you created 'vortal combat'. you win the interwebs.

[MuguetRose1]

Has anyone ever met this guy? I was looking up someone and I'm pretty sure its him...

[endorphin12]

GORDON FREEMAN!!

[LaLiLuLeLo1991]

Can't believe he left. To Valve's credit though, playing Portal 2 I was still convinced I was listening to music he'd composed...so whoever is leading the sound/music team now is still doing a great job. Hopefully Kelly will continue his work elsewhere, either scoring games/films or maybe even working on solo musical projects - he's obviously talented enough.

[speier]

his sound effects for the interface, the health dispensers, the armor pickups .... etc.... are amongst the best of all time in terms of video game sounds

[bodo635]

Portal 2 soundtrack is not very good ... please come back !

[sonofa2]

Seriously now! What the hell happend to him? Nobody knows where he is! Did Gaben eat him?

[termanedieter11]

WHYYYYYYY????????????????

[Squidpus]

Well, it happened with Akira Yamaoka. Except by then, most Silent Hill fans lost interest. I do wish Kelly well, and I love everything he's done for the series.

[danin900]

why the fuck did he left?

[k4hamer]

He left VALVE... Im cry.

[ProJacol]

next half-life games without this guy is not half-life...

[WiFooo]

I didn't know that he left valve, that is sad. It feels like that happens often though, that the people that is working on a game, for example, doesnt really understand how important that person is for the fans. But he certainly had good reasons for himself to leave. I hope he at least did/are making the soundFX/feeling and music for HL3.

[Anonymouz6015]

wtf ! gordon freeman???? he's talking ! ! ! !

[DeathRow200]

Why he left Valve? Please tell me!

[FlyingAce1016]

he left valve NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOO

[Xxpetrandr007xX]

give him a pair of glasses and a crowbar and he is gordon freeman.

[Henzo17]

@Xxpetrandr007xX "Half-Life 2's Gordon Freeman's face was based on him, among other Valve employees, such as David Speyrer, Eric Kirchmer and Greg Coomer."

- Combine Wiki: half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Kelly­_Bailey

[casmith1998]

Sucks he left Valve.......Half-Life will be LOST without his amazeing music!

[applejuiceZOMG]

@casmith1998 relax. The current guy who makes the music isn't that bad. in fact Whatshisname made music for TF2 and Left4Dead I think

[DinokillerSithlord]

@casmith1998 well he already left but half life still has good music

[MagnitudePerson]

I MISS HIM!!!!!!!!!

[woodeky]

GOD I love Half life.

[Axel6430]

I hope he keeps working as freelance for Valve titles :(

[USSR96]

It is blow in heart......

[rbadendieck]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[sonofa2]

Half-life isn't going to be the same without his music. :(

[Shin280891]

He isn't in Valve anymore...(

[Itsover90]

He left valve. HE BETRAYED UUUSSSS

[TheZauer]

Bailey should get around to recording albums. He makes some awesome electronica.

[MagnitudePerson]

@TheZauer Maybe he is going solo like Aphex Twin, god i hope so.

[av3nger3]

@lhaymehr

you mean brotha? (Gregori reference)

[AceAndyman]

i thought kelly bailey was a lady NOT A MAN

[dsaleem23]

kelly bailey is a man o.o?

[MaxOfS2D]

Now, why they chose to let Moraski do Episode Two and not keep the dark electronica ambient, I'll never know

But Episode Two's score is not even remotely close to HL1 and 2's

[bunga707]

You sounds Like Eric

[cuppajoesugar]

He eye certainly looks different here...

[Voitzify]

his masterpiece is the hl1 end song

[NoBoDy9505]

@Voitzify and half life 2 song(that song play when you get the crowbar)

[95Navigator]

The music of this man can rape Justin Bieber's and Lady Gaga's ass in no time.

[Canansoft]

Cut his hair and put him some glasses and he'll be Gordo Freeman

[darkangelcloud7]

IT's gordon freeman talking!! :D

[StratoArticA]

He looks a bit like gordon

[Lammetjonsson]

@StratoArticA It's because he (and 4 other people, I think) together serves as the face model for the HL2 artwork version of Freeman.

[NinjaDuck1337]

@StratoArticA That's because his face was used to make Gordon Freeman.

[HuginnG]

@StratoArticA his face was the base of gordon's

[mosestheleader25]

@StratoArticA actually, his face was one of those used to create gordon's face...

[av3nger3]

@StratoArticA

Face was used along others to create Gordon Freeman

[VelCro8112]

@StratoArticA he is Gordon... 60% of Gordon was based on his face.. the other 4)% was from other prominent Valve people :)

[ascetica0]

@VelCro8112 He only has 64% of a face :O

[4131025]

@StratoArticA Adam Savage looks like gordon

[newgenerationisbg]

@StratoArticA Gordon Is a mash up of a lot of people's faces and I think he's one of those faces.

[soundificator]

@StratoArticA he was one of the samples from which gordon was designed of

[microgamestation]

@StratoArticA Thats because he was also used to be the face model for Gordon in half life 2.

[gidioter]

@StratoArticA he IS his prototype

[josefina213]

@StratoArticA Well, his face was also a model for Gordon's face.

[mrroco300]

@StratoArticA they modeled gordon after him

[Arrowwulf]

@StratoArticA Gordon was modeled after Kelly.

[MacJARedd]

@Arrowwulf Yeah. And a bunch of other guys.

[0rth0doX]

@StratoArticA thats because gordons face was made out of the faces of several Valve employees but most of Kelly Baileys face, you can find all details on combine overwiki

[Unholybarrelmaker]

he looks slightly like gordon freeman

[WinExploder]

@Unholybarrelmaker He served as model for him, amongst others. :P

[cmdrchris971]

i wonder if valve got the idea of gordon freeman from this guy, he looks really similar

[SecPhen88]

@cmdrchris971 The face of Gordon Freeman is a mix of different real faces, including the Kelly Bailey's face.

[kittylactose]

@cmdrchris971 gordon freeman's face is made up of other ppl's faces

[lolfag01]

he is a win. i FUCKIN love his music, he deserves SOOOO MUCH CREDIT! just as much as gabe newell! and yes much homo <3.

[Subnated]

Kelly Bailey and Martin O'Donnell are the best Video Game composers!

[Black7Cloud]

@Subnated Don't forget Frank klepacki

[StarFleetCommand3]

@Subnated What about Jack Wall the guy that did ME2's music

[BrunnerzTube]

valve have never failed to deliver something good for their target markets

[sensationdj10]

@CashForGash what about Romolo Di Prisco ?

[owensed01]

i got scared the first time i played the game

[caboose678]

what that first song while hes talking, it also plays when you encounter the tentacles

[angryslug1]

THIS GUY IS THE MOST EPIC WIN OF WINS

[TheAPC91]

The Half Life Soundtracks Are Awesome !!!

[WiFooo]

Kelly Bailey = Genius

[Ralexand1988]

Don't forget Mark Morgans music for Fallout 1 and 2. :) Also an awesome composer.

[birthnight]

Why the hell aren't there more interviews with this Kelly Bailey? IMO, he is one of the best sound designers in the industry.

[Qtoyghs]

Holy shit. Aside from Bernard Law Montgomery, this guy is my hero. I like how the music in the video is actually one of his songs done for Half-Life. I don't remember hearing it, but I found it in GCFScape.

[BeakyRed]

it plays both time when you meet the tentacle monster

[Qtoyghs]

@BeakyRed I know this is a bit off topic, but have you ever heard the track "Half-Life 06"? That is some crazy shit. It's awesome, but it's still crazier than hell. I ask because you seem to be very knowledgable about the music in Half-Life.

[ThePeteProductions]

Is he the ValvE guy? How did he get that Valve out of his Eye?

[alex19589]

This guy is a legend.

[fuolox]

Holy crap.

I thought Kelly Bailey was a girl for so long.

[DinokillerSithlord]

XD pwnt

[sunslap]

Me too... : /

[GiantPugTV]

@fuolox same here.

[MaikUniversum]

I have his home phone number!!!

[ballsopt]

He looks like fucking Gordon from the HL1 box art!

[Qtoyghs]

@ballsopt He was one of the people used to make Gordon's face. There are actually several others who made his face.

[duckotaco]

Not gay but I sort want to kiss him on the shoulder because of the HL2 soundtrack. Ok, maybe I'm gay.

[MaximumPopcorn]

Ironically, the sound on this interview isn't that great.

[m4ssee]

One of the best video game musicians ever. =)

[PivotStorm]

is that still alive in the background?

anyway i warship u! i warship u and everyone who helped in the makeing of halflife!!!

[alevegaliolios]

Sorry for the late reply, but:

LOL the interview was made in 1997/8!

[qu3ter]

He is a genius! I absolutely love his music

[SEAKNIGHTRC]

Woah dude, this guy Kelly Bailey is a legend!

[P0cketfull0fsunshine]

wow, I can't believe one guy did all the sound. Pretty amazing really. HL soundtrack is still one I can listen to and enjoy after all this time

[MortieTheDoomed]

this man is great, so talented and intelligent, and i just cant stop listening to half life 2 soundtrack, its awasome!

[masteredd23]

This guy is great!

I love all the Valve-Soundtracks made by him.

And he truly looks a bit like Gordon with long hair and without glasses^^

[cyborgtroy]

Yeah I was gonna say he's got a Freeman goatee / beard going on.

[kaneangel2012]

what a sexxy man

[TheLockDown]

He looks like a very intelligent person, like he has 150 IQ. No wonder, he works for valve.

[DaleSparrow]

I think this guy does does his job... he... wow he good.

[heavyweaponsguy153]

good soundtrack

[BetoWater]

He's cute. :3

[superdk55]

lol cutting edge graphics xD :)

[camper182]

this was back in 2004 moron.

[superdk55]

Lol , learn to read a joke "Moron"

[magikmw]

If Valve is filled with this kind of people, no wonder their games are so great.

[Keithed200]

I wish he'd do more interviews. He's a very talented composer.

[windson7]

u know valve made gordon like him. his eyebrows and mouth and beard

[Viperidae]

Gordon is based on Laidlaw, not Bailey.

[Imahdum666]

Gordon is based on Laidlaw, Bailey and some other developers too. Many people.

[awkookrenewed]

nop. gordon is made up of 6 people. watch the latest video vhetutor has favorited

[Imahdum666]

Ye i know, i ment that it's made of Laidlaw, Bailey, and from some other developers. 6 ppl was just about what i meant with many people.

[kittylactose]

@Viperidae gordon freeman`s face is based off of many other people face

[MagnitudePerson]

He fucking rocks man!

A LARGE pionner to Industrial music!

[Fishstixj4l]

has anyone ever notice sometimes after a grenade explosion in the hl2 series you can hear someone grunt?

[MortieTheDoomed]

rly awasome person and damn if he isnt resembling hairy gordon freeman :D

[Xer2k7]

Thanks for sharing this.. hard to find nowadays :)

[Smurfster1]

K-to-the-B is mah bro.

[ravenssx]

He is a genious. Great music!

[IggyHazard]

"...kinda my fault." He must be a perfectionist. All the sound and music is top-notch. Kelly Bailey is the John Williams of video game soundtrack composers. I didn't realize he also did the sound. In that case, not only is he a John Williams, he's also the Ben Burtt of video game sound designers.

[CashForGash]

@IggyHazard

Hmm...for me, Jesper Kyd is the John Williams of the gaming industry, Kelly Bailey (going off of Half Life 1, 2, Ep. 1 & 2), he seems more like the Hans Zimmer - just as important, but less famous.

but then we Akira Yamaoka, who is in a league of his own so...

[IggyHazard]

@CashForGash Speaking of Jesper Kyd, I love the Sub-Terrania soundtrack.

[CashForGash]

@IggyHazard

I haven't heard that, will do though :P Love his work on the Hitman games and Assassin's Creed.

[rmysterio80]

Think of the time it came out lol

[dalek22]

It came out in 1998 dude, like now for example: Crysis graphics are insanely awesome but in like 10 15 years time we might say: God our pc's couldn't run crysis that good?

*PHH* Graphics suck.

[haz0rArchives]

The map previewed in this video is the old version of c3a2e.

[t1288]

The Half-Life series got the best ingame music of all shooters out there! Kelly is a genious, like Frank Klepacki and Kyle Gabler.