The Portal 2 Soundtrack, also known as Songs to Test By, contains most of the music pieces used in Portal 2; it was composed by Mike Morasky; with the exception of the song Want You Gone, composed by Jonathan Coulton.
Songs to Test By[]
On May 25, 2011, the Portal 2 Team released for free the first volume of the complete Soundtrack, titled Portal 2 Soundtrack: Songs to Test By, on the official Portal 2 blog.[1] On July 1, the second volume of the Soundtrack was released,[2] while the third and last volume released later that year on September 30.[3]
On September 24, 2014, to celebrate the release of Steam's Music Player, Valve re-released the Soundtrack as free DLC available to those who own the base game.[4]
On the Portal 2 blog, the Soundtrack is marketed as an "aural stimulus package" developed by Aperture Science;[1] featuring fully mixed MP3 tracks (where Mike Morasky is credited as "Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory") alongside ringtone versions for Android and iPhone. The soundtrack is largely electronic and often upbeat, contrasting with the quiet ambient music used in the Portal soundtrack.
Track list[]
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Vol.1 | 01 | 02:33 | Science is Fun Notes: Plays during the Portal 2 TV Spot and other trailers.
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Vol.1 | 02 | 02:17 | Concentration Enhancing Menu Initialiser Notes: Plays in the PlayStation 3 menu selection when highlighting Portal 2.
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Vol.1 | 03 | 03:11 | 9999999 Notes: Plays on the main menu screen, and in the chapter The Escape, when Chell approaches the Central AI Chamber.
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Vol.1 | 04 | 03:37 | The Courtesy Call Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, as Chell goes back to sleep.
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Vol.1 | 05 | 03:22 | Technical Difficulties Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, when Chell enters Test Chamber 00.
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Vol.1 | 06 | 02:51 | Overgrowth Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, inside the ruined Test Chamber 01.
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Vol.1 | 07 | 04:06 | Ghost of Rattman |
Vol.1 | 08 | 01:36 | Haunted Panels Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, inside the ruined Test Chamber 05.
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Vol.1 | 09 | 03:22 | The Future Starts With You Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, in the second section of Test Chamber 06.
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Vol.1 | 10 | 04:21 | There She Is Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, as Chell and Wheatley near the Central AI Chamber.
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Vol.1 | 11 | 03:11 | You Know Her? Notes: Plays in The Courtesy Call, when Chell plugs Wheatley into the main breaker room before waking GLaDOS, and after Chell lands in the Incinerator room.
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Vol.1 | 12 | 02:59 | The Friendly Faith Plate Notes: Plays when flying through the air via an Aerial Faith Plate.
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Vol.1 | 13 | 05:00 | 15 Acres of Broken Glass Notes: Plays in The Cold Boot, Test Chamber 06.
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Vol.1 | 14 | 04:57 | Love as a Construct Notes: Plays in The Cold Boot, inside Test Chamber 07; and The Surprise, inside Test Chamber 18.
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Vol.1 | 15 | 03:13 | I Saw a Deer Today Notes: Plays in The Reunion, inside Test Chamber 10, portions are heard while engaging laser locks and ricocheting off of Aerial Faith Plates.
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Vol.1 | 16 | 02:48 | Hard Sunshine Notes: Plays whenever Chell is near a Hard Light Bridge.
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Vol.1 | 17 | 04:29 | I'm Different Notes: Plays in The Reunion, inside Test Chamber 13; portions are played as Chell moves or knocks the turrets.
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Vol.1 | 18 | 02:36 | Adrenal Vapor Notes: Plays in:
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Vol.1 | 19 | 01:39 | Turret Wife Serenade Notes: Plays in The Reunion, inside Test Chamber 16, part of the easter egg.
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Vol.1 | 20 | 03:56 | I Made It All Up Notes: Plays in
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Vol.1 | 21 | 03:30 | Comedy = Tragedy + Time Notes: Plays in The Surprise, inside Test Chamber 19.
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Vol.1 | 22 | 04:15 | Triple Laser Phase Notes: Plays in:
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Vol.2 | 01 | 02:39 | You Will Be Perfect Notes: Plays in the "Cooperative Testing Initiative" and "Perfect 10" trailers.
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Vol.2 | 02 | 04:35 | Halls of Science 4 Notes: Plays at the beginning of the Portal 2 TV Spot, and in custom Test Chambers.
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Vol.2 | 03 | 04:07 | Bots Build Bots / (defun botsbuildbots () (botsbuildbots)) Notes: Plays in the second main menu screen, which displays a conveyor belt inside the Turret Manufacturing.
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Vol.2 | 04 | 02:58 | An Accent Beyond |
Vol.2 | 05 | 03:07 | Robot Ghost Story Notes: Plays in The Escape, as Wheatley guides Chell trough the Turret Manufacturing.
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Vol.2 | 06 | 02:00 | Die Cut Laser Dance Notes: Plays in The Escape, near the conveyor line where metal planks are cut by lasers.
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Vol.2 | 07 | 03:23 | Turret Redemption Line Notes: Plays in The Escape, near the Turret Redemption Lines.
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Vol.2 | 08 | 02:40 | Bring Your Daughter to Work Day Notes: Plays in The Escape, inside the Employee Daycare Center while looking at the science projects.
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Vol.2 | 09 | 01:59 | Almost at Fifty Percent Notes: Plays in The Escape, inside the Neurotoxin Generator chamber.
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Vol.2 | 10 | 05:16 | Don't Do It Notes: Plays in The Escape, when Chell arrives in GLaDOS' rebuilt chamber and during the subsequent Stalemate Resolution.
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Vol.2 | 11 | 03:47 | I AM NOT A MORON! Notes: Plays in The Escape, during Wheatley's takeover after the Stalemate Resolution.
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Vol.2 | 12 | 06:34 | Vitrification Order Notes: Plays in The Fall, as Chell wakes up in the old Aperture structures near the Condemned Testing Area.
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Vol.2 | 13 | 03:39 | Music of the Spheres Notes: Plays in The Fall, inside the entry room of old Aperture after unlocking the massive vault door. The latter portion also plays after completing the 1950s test chambers.
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Vol.2 | 14 | 03:24 | You Are Not Part of the Control Group Notes: Plays in The Fall, inside the 1950s Test Chambers 01 and 02, during the Repulsion Gel tests.
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Vol.2 | 15 | 03:41 | Forwarding the Cause of Science Notes: Plays in:
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Vol.2 | 16 | 01:59 | PotatOS Lament Notes: Plays in the third main menu screen, featuring the old Aperture structures.
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Vol.2 | 17 | 03:46 | The Reunion Notes: Plays in The Reunion, inside the 1970s Test Chambers, with Propulsion Gel.
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Vol.2 | 18 | 02:44 | Music of the Spheres 2 (Incendiary Lemons) Notes: Plays in The Reunion, at the beginning and end of the 1970s Test Chambers and in several locations in the 1980s Test Chambers.
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Vol.3 | 01 | 02:37 | Reconstructing More Science Notes: Plays in the final level, when using the Propulsion Gel during the fight with Wheatley and in various trailers, including the Portal 2 teaser.
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Vol.3 | 02 | 02:29 | Wheatley Science Notes: Plays in the fourth main menu.
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Vol.3 | 03 | 04:08 | Franken Turrets Notes: Plays in The Itch, inside all Test Chambers made by Wheatley.
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Vol.3 | 04 | 04:02 | Machiavellian Bach |
Vol.3 | 05 | 04:32 | Excursion Funnel Notes: Plays whenever Chell is inside an Excursion Funnel.
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Vol.3 | 06 | 06:14 | TEST Notes: Plays inside all of Wheatley's Test Chambers, except Chamber 05.
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Vol.3 | 07 | 03:23 | The Part Where He Kills You Notes: Plays in The Part Where He Kills You, during Wheatley's surprise after his fake Test Chamber 17.
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Vol.3 | 08 | 02:24 | Omg, What has He Done? Notes: Plays in The Part Where He Kills You, before Chell reaches Wheatley's "Lair."
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Vol.3 | 09 | 05:48 | Bombs for Throwing at You Notes: Plays in The Part Where He Kills You, during the final battle with Wheatley.
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Vol.3 | 10 | 01:55 | Your Precious Moon Notes: Plays in The Part Where He Kills You, after Wheatley becomes 100% corrupted.
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Vol.3 | 11 | 01:50 | Caroline Deleted Notes: Plays in The Part Where He Kills You, inside GLaDOS' chamber before Chell is taken to the surface.
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Vol.3 | 12 | 02:34 | Cara Mia Addio Notes: Plays in The Part Where He Kills You, during the elevator ride to the surface.
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Vol.3 | 13 | 02:22 | Want You Gone Notes: Plays during the credits.
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Vol.3 | 14 | 00:46 | Spaaaaace Notes: Plays after the credits, during Wheatley's final thoughts while stranded in space.
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Vol.3 | 15 | 01:33 | Space Phase Notes: Plays in the fifth main menu, featuring Wheatley floating aimlessly in space.
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Vol.3 | 16 | 01:51 | Some Assembly Required Notes: Plays as the introduction music for co-op.
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Vol.3 | 17 | 02:14 | Robot Waiting Room #1 Notes: Plays in the Hub.
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Vol.3 | 18 | 02:14 | Robot Waiting Room #2 Notes: Plays in the Hub.
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Vol.3 | 19 | 02:14 | Robot Waiting Room #3 Notes: Plays in the Hub.
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Vol.3 | 20 | 02:14 | Robot Waiting Room #4 Notes: Plays in the Hub.
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Vol.3 | 21 | 02:14 | Robot Waiting Room #5 Notes: Plays in the Hub.
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Vol.3 | 22 | 02:06 | Robot Waiting Room #6 Notes: Plays in the Hub.
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Vol.3 | 23 | 00:48 | You Saved Science Notes: Plays before the end credits when the Vault is opened in the Perpetual Testing Initiative.
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Vol.3 | 24 | 03:38 | Robots FTW Notes: Plays over the end credits to the co-op mode, behind GLaDOS' comments about the test subjects.
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References[]
External links[]
- Portal 2 Soundtrack on the Steam Store
- Portal 2 Soundtrack on the Official Portal 2 Website
- Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories on Twitter
- Portal 2: Songs to Test By (Collectors Edition) playlist on YouTube
- Portal 2: Songs to Test By (Collectors Edition) on Spotify
- Portal 2: Songs to Test By (Collectors Edition) on Apple Music
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Songs | Cara Mia Addio! • Exile Vilify • GLaDOS' Song • Still Alive • Want You Gone • You Wouldn't Know |
Composers | Kelly Bailey • Jonathan Coulton • Chris Jensen • Mike Morasky • The National |
Other | Half-Life: Further Data • Mishaps in the Reactor Chamber |
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