This still has enough interesting glitchy production aspects and an 8-bit influence which prevents the track from sounding cheesy. The final track of the Portal 2 on disc 3 offers a rare upbeat moment with “Robots FTW”. Elsewhere on disc 2 you have the almost 8-bit “Bring Your Daughter to Work Day” which I quite like as well as a number of more intense tracks such as “You Will Be Perfect”. “Music of the Spheres” on disc 2 and its re-emergence later have a Vertigo inspired vortex sound. Much of the rest of disc 1 is fairly ambient with the quietly creepy “Haunted Panels” and the pretty “I Made it All Up”. “The Courtesy Call” is also quite heavy compared to some of the tracks, yet with orchestral elements in the background to retain the soundtrack feel. “Science is Fun”, which opens the collection on disc 1, is one of the more ‘banging’ tunes, with a driving, head-nodding rhythm. There are dozens of great tracks here, but I’ll mention a few that stood out for me. It consists of some wonderfully varied electronic music with moments of ambience, cinematic underscoring and a few more beat-heavy, almost danceable tracks. One of the many strong elements of Portal was its soundtrack, so Portal 2 had a lot to live up to, but luckily it more than delivers.
#PORTAL TURRET BLUEPRINTS PLUS#
Plus to sweeten the deal, those buying the CD version get an exclusive mini-comic titled “Turret Lullaby.” Portal 2: Songs To Test By (Collector’s Edition) is an epic 4-CD collection which brings together the complete soundtracks to both games which were primarily composed by Valve but also include two original songs from Jonathan Coulton (“Still Alive,” “Want You Gone”) as well as vocals on several songs by opera singer Ellen McLaine (performing as the villain GLaDOS). Anyway, theories aside, Portal was very popular, so in 2011 gamers were finally offered a fully fledged Portal game in the shape of Portal 2. Having a first person shooter without a dangerous weapon and no real violence (except towards yourself) probably felt like a risk so money wasn’t pumped into it. The first game was very short, probably due to the fact that it was thought of as more of an experiment than a standalone release. What was a little added bonus to the bundle became the most talked about aspect. However the reviews and word of mouth for Portal grew and grew. I imagine at the time Valve thought the inclusion of Half-Life 2 and its two episodic sequels was the main selling point of The Orange Box, as well as a copy of the sequel to their popular multiplayer game Team Fortress.
#PORTAL TURRET BLUEPRINTS PC#
Portal, the video game, was released back in 2007, bundled in as part of The Orange Box, Valve’s excellent value package of games for the PC and XBox 360 (and eventually PS3). Label: Ipecac Recordings/Valve Corporation Original Music By: Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories and two tracks by Jonathan Coulton
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