Exclaim! described the song as a 'sombre ballad that places Matt Berninger's melancholic croon atop gloomy piano chords, lush orchestral swells and some subtle percussion.' Paste described the song as a 'haunted, piano-lead ballad' similar to the band's song 'Think You Can Wait' used in the film Win Win. Valve and Bug Music identified that The National would fit well into Portal 2, as their 'raw and emotive music evokes the same visceral reactions from its listeners that Portal does from its players' according to Bug Music's spokesperson Julia Betley. The National had expressed an interest in doing music for Valve to Bug Music, their publishing label, which the label forwarded on to Valve in discussing other music opportunities for the game. ![]() The lyrics were composed by the group and reviewed by the company who made the game, Valve to ensure they fit with the tone of one of the Rattmann's dens, where it appears in-game. ![]() ![]() ' Exile Vilify' is a song by indie rock band The National, written for the video game Portal 2 and released as a stand-alone single. It only appears in one small section of the game, a Ratman’s den in Test Chamber Three in Chapter Two. This song was created as a single and released last year in conjunction with Portal 2, the sequel to Portal created by Valve. And so we get “Exile Vilify” by a Cincinnati-based band called The National. Exile Vilify Indie Intermediate Portal 2 The National U.S.A Post navigation Previous Post The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars Next Post Leave Out All The Rest – Linkin Park.
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