How To Make Music Like Portal 2

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
  • This is a reupload of an older video, but it covers how I made music similar to portal 2. Apologies for the poor audio quality and presentation.
    If you ever wanted to figure out how to get that unique portal sound, then this video is for you. In this video I discuss things like the instrumentation, and sound design of Portal 2.
    Timeline:
    0:00 - Intro
    1:25 - Instrumentation
    5:07 - Application
    6:21 - Song Breakdown
    7:52 - Conclusion
    8:36 - Full Song
    You can get the song here:
    curbysounds.bandcamp.com/trac...
    full Interview with Mike Morasky:
    • Techniche Interviews'1...
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Комментарии • 55

  • @Lunarcreeper
    @Lunarcreeper 10 месяцев назад +78

    i remember going through every single instrument in garageband to find something similar to portal 2 ost 💀

    • @roderichedelstein5762
      @roderichedelstein5762 10 месяцев назад +4

      Honestly same though lol

    • @robokatwave
      @robokatwave 5 месяцев назад

      SAME

    • @notfavorite
      @notfavorite 3 месяца назад

      Lots of them sound similar using a very low octave on my midi keyboard in GarageBand (use synth leads)

  • @CyberneticZ
    @CyberneticZ Год назад +103

    As someone who is composing for three Portal 2 mods at the moment, this was incredibly useful. Thanks for making this video.

    • @curbyvids
      @curbyvids  Год назад +10

      Glad to hear it! best of luck on the soundtracks, I'd love to hear them when they're finished

    • @dynstinn
      @dynstinn 8 месяцев назад +4

      Which ones, I will check them out

  • @Lunarcreeper
    @Lunarcreeper 10 месяцев назад +21

    2:50
    damn, valve really thought of everything, i had that as my headcanon because it was funny to imagine the aperture facility was procedurally generating music.

    • @artofdavid9147
      @artofdavid9147 10 месяцев назад +2

      Can someone tell me where I can find the full Interview of him? 😅
      Sounds very interesting! :D

  • @kayzokaa
    @kayzokaa Год назад +38

    The final song doesn't entirely give the feel of portal 2 soundtrack, yet it has it's vibe. It sounds like something that could be used in portal 3/portal 2 remake (something like black mesa)

    • @miinyoo
      @miinyoo 5 месяцев назад

      Yes Calamity. That's how it feels.

  • @pliat
    @pliat Год назад +56

    Well edited video with too few views…
    I also really like the portal 2 OST, and have failed to really find anything like it. Then again, i dont really know as much about modern music, so a decent amount of my more modern music come from OSTs. They make for a good listen when I’m doing something else, as longer and more complex music like a fugue would usually be too distracting for me with all those voices.

    • @curbyvids
      @curbyvids  Год назад +6

      Thanks! some of the similar suggestions I've heard are artists like Aphex Twin, BT and Authechre, but they really don't come all that close, Portal 2 does have a strong IDM influence, but that's not all it is. The Portal 2 soundtrack just has a unique sound of it's own.

    • @Appletank8
      @Appletank8 Год назад +3

      The only one's I've found came from people basically making Portal mods, like Harry101uk. Like the soundtracks for Mel, Tag, Tier 3, etc

  • @hoyteternal3173
    @hoyteternal3173 Год назад +9

    awesome, the mood of the final song feels as if Kelly Bailey had written portal 2 soundtrack, and I like it even more

  • @SwagSwagSenate
    @SwagSwagSenate Год назад +15

    If I ever make my own game, I really want the music to be like portal 2's.

  • @THEKHAYYYAM
    @THEKHAYYYAM Год назад +10

    love this.Mike Moresby is a genius

  • @cherrusmh
    @cherrusmh Год назад +11

    BRO you are so underrated, this is top tier editing and explanation i couldnt find anywhere

  • @fra34543
    @fra34543 8 месяцев назад +4

    that's a pretty good insight and deconstruction of the portal 2 OST style.
    always loved the vibe and really wanted to try to take some stuff from that to my music.
    have a good one

  • @IAhmadGT
    @IAhmadGT Год назад +22

    I Loved the Editing and your way of explaining stuff, keep up the good work!

  • @ssteel
    @ssteel Год назад +11

    This video is awesome and more people need to see this.

  • @chocofrolik834
    @chocofrolik834 6 месяцев назад +2

    Worth noting that the electronic synth primarily used in P2 tracks is the Super Sync Lead preset from Native Instruments Pro 53, as revealed by Morasky in a Plogue interview.

    • @l.c.habibi2339
      @l.c.habibi2339 Месяц назад

      How will I remake that preset into my synth so I cannot purchase the synth that it has?

    • @chocofrolik834
      @chocofrolik834 Месяц назад

      @@l.c.habibi2339 You can find the Pro-53 plugin online for free if you know where to look

  • @Qquash
    @Qquash 9 месяцев назад +4

    I think that the final song fits more as a credit music as it is more melodic than the randomness of most of the portal 2 music, still very cool though

  • @sinnerxxx
    @sinnerxxx Год назад +9

    extremely underrated! thx for the video, always wanted to make music like that)

    • @curbyvids
      @curbyvids  Год назад

      No problem! Hope it helps!

  • @diarserouy
    @diarserouy Год назад +5

    Please make a full version of this song )

  • @joecardenas7015
    @joecardenas7015 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think for your final song, the lead synth absolutely pulled it all together. It very perfectly encapsulated what is so great about the P2 soundtrack

  • @soupdispenser655
    @soupdispenser655 Год назад +3

    IVEB EEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THJIS FOR WEEKS THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS

  • @retronyaical
    @retronyaical Год назад +4

    this video is incredible! loved the humor intertwined with the education! you’ve got a bright future!

  • @charless9653
    @charless9653 3 месяца назад +1

    Yoo, I really love the portal 2 soundtrack too and I'm constantly surprised how unique it sounds whenever I listen back through the soundtrack. It really sounds like its own genre. Thanks for the analysis, the ideas you presented give a good starting point for experimenting with stuff that sounds similar. Great video :)

  • @diarserouy
    @diarserouy Год назад +3

    It's great that such videos exist

  • @TheMazarineIsReal
    @TheMazarineIsReal Год назад +2

    Deserves way more attention, this video was awesome!

  • @prismaux5168
    @prismaux5168 3 месяца назад

    thanks a lot for making a video about the portal ost! it was a really nice watch.

  • @jojogape
    @jojogape Год назад +3

    Amazing work right there, in editing, explanation, demostration and of course the piece at the end!

  • @strawberrana
    @strawberrana Год назад +4

    I know it's not what you were going for, but your final product sounds like it was taken right out of the game Heat Signature (which also has a banger OST)

  • @celestialcolosseum
    @celestialcolosseum 11 месяцев назад +1

    YT recommended this late to me but at a perfect time. I do tribute songs for the games i love, usually right after finishing them so i can get the feeling right. I finished portal 2 about a year and a half ago and had a project for it waiting to be finished, this video is really helpful and motivates me to finallt finish it. I really didn't know how to catch the same vibe portal 2 has but i'll try by using this vid as a guide. Thanks for reminding us what a beautiful OST this is, subbed!

  • @Csbees
    @Csbees 5 месяцев назад

    I love portal 2's songs, great video!!

  • @miinyoo
    @miinyoo 5 месяцев назад +1

    I understand more about sound design. I think that was the goal. Well done.

  • @ReyHunter
    @ReyHunter Год назад +1

    Nice explanation
    Everything is in place, really

  • @memento_wori
    @memento_wori 6 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve sampled it a lot in my music

  • @mekbok
    @mekbok Год назад +1

    underrated af

  • @rowwuk
    @rowwuk 3 месяца назад

    i expected a few mentions of NI Massive and FM8 presets used in the soundtrack

  • @samaimelescamions8527
    @samaimelescamions8527 Год назад +1

    nice vid

  • @thekillerhunterlp8040
    @thekillerhunterlp8040 9 месяцев назад +1

    I really enjoyed this video. The editing is fantastic the text too but please buy a mic for 30 dollars it would improve it much because u have the potential of being big. Keep on with these videos tho ❤

  • @IvoryShard
    @IvoryShard 11 месяцев назад +1

    4:10 lmao

  • @hamsteR_509
    @hamsteR_509 5 месяцев назад

    My favorite portal 2 song is frankenturrets

  • @craz2580
    @craz2580 10 месяцев назад +1

    I can assure you this music is what it feels to be high (joke)

  • @roderichedelstein5762
    @roderichedelstein5762 10 месяцев назад +1

    Where can I find that interview with the composer?
    Edit: Found it I think, a link in the description might be nice though
    m.ruclips.net/video/z37kBD0DYqg/видео.html

  • @viduploads8125
    @viduploads8125 Год назад

    3:20

  • @tappotypo
    @tappotypo 3 месяца назад

    theres an almost fishy amount of reverb are you in a cave DO YOU NEED HELP

    • @RF-Ataraxia
      @RF-Ataraxia 2 месяца назад

      Oh no, he's stuck in the Aperture facilities

    • @tappotypo
      @tappotypo 2 месяца назад

      @@RF-Ataraxiano because then we'd hear the *p i p e s*

  • @aitorito2527
    @aitorito2527 2 месяца назад

    Great video! Just one question; is the percussion in songs like ‘The Reunion’ also made with the strategies you mentioned in the video, the chopping it up? I really love the sound and it akways sounds very similar in all songs that use it. Another example of that percussion being used is the song ‘Woke up this morning’ by Alabama 3, the remix though. Thanks in advance.