Still Alive

The song "Still Alive" was written by Jonathan Coulton and performed by Ellen McLain for the 2007 video game Portal. McLain also provides the voice for GLaDOS in this song, an artificial intelligence and the game's antagonist.{{cite web |title=Game Music Showdown: Mirror's Edge Vs. Portal |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/922/922638p2.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221091929/http://music.ign.com/articles/922/922638p2.html |archive-date=21 December 2009 |df=dmy-all }}

"Still Alive" is sung from the perspective of GLaDOS, used as the song that runs over the game's credits. At the end of the game, Chell, the game's protagonist, who has been misled and placed in life-threatening situations within the Aperture Science Enrichment Center by GLaDOS, eventually defeated her. However, the song disputes this, with GLaDOS asserting that she is "still alive" and that the experience had been a "huge success". She also references the Combine invasion of Earth in the Half-Life series.

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Coulton was approached by two Valve designers following a concert in Seattle, Washington. They asked him if he would like to write music for the company. Coulton was a fan of Half-Life, so he immediately accepted. After discussing what they should do, he and the designers settled on Portal. By this point, a few months before the release of The Orange Box, Valve's writers had created a large amount of backstory for GLaDOS and other aspects of Portal, which Coulton used to write the lyrics.{{cite magazine | url = https://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/15/portal-s-minstrel-an-interview-with-jonathan-coulton.aspx | title = Portal's Minstrels: An Interview With The Men Behind The Music | first = Ben | last = Reeves | date = 2010-03-15 | access-date = 2010-03-15 | magazine = Game Informer | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100322185242/http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/15/portal-s-minstrel-an-interview-with-jonathan-coulton.aspx | archive-date = 22 March 2010 | url-status = live }} As GLaDOS grew more important to Portal{{'}}s story, McLain was asked to sing for the game, since she was a trained operatic soprano, given a scratch vocal version by Coulton.{{cite web |url=https://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/ |title=Portal: The Skinny |last=Coulton |first=Jonathan |date=October 15, 2007 |access-date=June 12, 2020}} McLain's singing, which Coulton described as conveying "emotion in a non-emotional way", was modified to sound computerized. The overall process took about six weeks to complete. Coulton found it difficult to get GLaDOS' voice out of his head.{{cite web |title=Portal: Thank you for the Music |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=177712&site=pcz |publisher=Computer and Video Games |access-date=2009-08-24 |date=2007-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025070909/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=177712&site=pcz |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live }} Kim Swift, lead designer of Portal, explained that the song was chosen to play during the credits because they wanted to leave players feeling happy.{{cite web |title=Best Of GDC: The Secrets Of Portal's Huge Success |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17625 |publisher=Gamasutra |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111070301/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17625 |archive-date=11 November 2009 |url-status=live }}

The song is also present as a samba instrumental version through in-game radios at certain points in the game.{{cite web | url = http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/01/not-a-lie-valve-upda.html | title = Not a lie: Valve updates Portal with secret radio broadcast images | first = Brandon | last = Boyer | publisher = Boing Boing | date = 2010-03-01 | access-date = 2010-03-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100305055140/http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/01/not-a-lie-valve-upda.html | archive-date = 5 March 2010 | url-status = live }} On 9 December 2022, the Portal 2 Soundtrack was updated, now including this instrumental and the original raw, unfiltered music.{{cite web |title=SteamDB for Portal 2 Soundtrack |url=https://steamdb.info/app/323180/}} The unfiltered version was also featured in Portal RTX.

When Coulton began work on a theme for the Portal-connected 2015 video game Lego Dimensions, he exclaimed that the song was a "phenomenon ... out of control", and that the song benefited from the writing and its context in the game. He found composing the Lego Dimensions song, "You Wouldn't Know", easier to do once he accepted that he would not be able to make a song as big as "Still Alive" again.{{cite web |url=https://mashable.com/2015/09/25/jonathan-coulton-portal-lego-dimensions/ |title=Jonathan Coulton returns as Portal's songwriter in 'Lego Dimensions' |work=Mashable |last=Stark |first=Chelsea |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=June 7, 2020}}

"Still Alive" has been met with significant praise, called "legendary" by USgamer writer Nadia Oxford and identified by Vice writer Jagger Gravning as the most famous lyric-based video game song.{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/nintendo-switch-online-problems-cloud-save-starting-screen |title=Nintendo Switch Online Hasn't Even Launched Yet, and It Already Has Major Problems |work=USgamer |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=September 17, 2018 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-date=8 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608003545/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/nintendo-switch-online-problems-cloud-save-starting-screen |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78xdgg/glados-and-the-sniper |title=GLaDOS and The Sniper: A Voice Acting Love Story |work=Vice |last=Gravning |first=Jagger |date=March 30, 2015 |access-date=June 7, 2020}} It is credited with earning Coulton a "cult status".{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jonathan-coulton/catching-up-with-jonathan-coulton/ |title=Catching Up With... Jonathan Coulton |work=Paste Magazine |last=Gandert |first=Sean |date=July 2, 2009 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} A large majority of video game critics who awarded Portal game of the year mentioned "Still Alive" as one of the game's qualities, while Portal designer Chet Faliszek felt that it was part of why Portal was special.{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/best-songs/list-of-the-day-best-songs-in-video-games/?p=5 |title=The 20 Best Songs in Videogame |work=Paste Magazine |last=Spicer |first=Nathan |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/the-national-writes-original-song-for-portal-2 |title=The National writes original song for Portal 2 |work=Video Gamer |last=Orry |first=James |date=March 14, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} The song was called the most memorable moment of 2007 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television series, Good Game.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s2115489.htm |title=12 December 2007 Most Memorable Moment |work=Good Game |access-date=June 11, 2020}} Former LucasArts employee and Sinistar designer Noah Falstein felt that the song enhanced the game, and that more games should craft a song for the end that fits them as well as Coulton was able to fit "Still Alive". He praised McLain's performance as "pitch-perfect" and the song as "catchy".{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132017/design_language_the_portal_.php |title=Design Language: The Portal Paradoxes |work=Gamasutra |last=Falstein |first=Noah |date=April 10, 2008 |access-date=June 7, 2020}} IGN writer Ryan Geddes calling it the best game-ending song of all time, while Mashable writer Kellen Beck found it one of the most recognizable.{{cite web |title=On the DLC: A Man Named Angus |url=http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/864/864683p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214044758/http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/864/864683p1.html |archive-date=14 December 2010 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://mashable.com/2017/11/03/portal-soundtrack-vinyl/ |title='Portal' gets a fancy vinyl print after 10 years |work=Mashable |last=Beck |first=Kellen |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=June 7, 2020}} The song's singer, McLain, praised Coulton for capturing GLaDOS in the song as well as he did.{{cite web |title=GLaDOS Speaks |url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/831/831900p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2007-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620000846/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/831/831900p1.html |archive-date=20 June 2009 |url-status=live }} The song was given the "Best Original Vocal - Pop Song" award by the Game Audio Network Guild during their 2008 awards.{{cite web | url = http://games.ign.com/articles/855/855911p1.html | title = Game Audio Network Guild Announces Award Winners for 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards | publisher = IGN | date = 2008-02-29 | access-date = 2010-03-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101214044802/http://games.ign.com/articles/855/855911p1.html | archive-date = 14 December 2010 | url-status = dead }} Coulton experienced a surge in popularity after the release of Portal due to the song's release. It was later performed live by original singer Ellen McLain for the first time at Anime Midwest in Chicago.{{cite web | url = http://lambdageneration.com/posts/ellen-mclain-and-john-patrick-lowrie-at-anime-midwest/ | title = Ellen McLain and John Patrick Lowrie at Anime Midwest | author = Vic | date = 2011-07-20 | access-date = 2011-12-11 | publisher = Lambda Generation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419010407/http://lambdageneration.com/posts/ellen-mclain-and-john-patrick-lowrie-at-anime-midwest/ | archive-date = 19 April 2012 | url-status = live }}

In the book The Art of Videogames, author Grant Tavinor stated that while he was in hysterics by the song, he got the sense of artistic completion upon hearing it.{{cite book|title=The Art of Videogames|author=Tavinor, G.|date=2009|publisher=Wiley|isbn=9781444310184|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LM3hnwGb8xUC|access-date=2014-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119144224/https://books.google.com/books?id=LM3hnwGb8xUC|archive-date=19 January 2017|url-status=live}} 1UP.com's Alice Liang called the ending to Portal "catchy, charming, surprising, and humorously bittersweet".{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3181935 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016183622/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3181935 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2012 |title=Our Favorite Gaming Moments from 1UP.com |access-date=2017-05-15 }} Kyle Hilliard of Game Informer included the song in a list of surprising musical numbers in video games, while fellow Game Informer writer Michael Leri featured it in a list of "awesome" non-interactive credits sequences.{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/06/07/the-best-video-game-surprise-songs.aspx | title = The Best Video Game Surprise Songs | first = Kyle | last = Hilliard | date = 2013-06-07 | access-date = 2013-06-07 | magazine = Game Informer | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130609235334/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/06/07/the-best-video-game-surprise-songs.aspx | archive-date = 9 June 2013 | url-status = live }}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/11/10/where-credit-is-due-video-game-credits-that-innovate.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114230732/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/11/10/where-credit-is-due-video-game-credits-that-innovate.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=14 November 2016 |title= Where Credit Is Due – Video Game Credits That Innovate |magazine=Game Informer |last=Leri |first=Michael |date=November 10, 2016 |access-date=June 12, 2020}} UGO writer Melissa Meli felt sick of the song due to how often they heard it, but still recognized the game's soundtrack as "one of the most endearing and original soundtracks in gaming history".{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/top-25-video-game-soundtracks.html |title=Top 25 Video Game Soundtracks of Our Lives (or Lack Thereof) |work=UGO |last=Meli |first=Melissa |date=May 10, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} Sara Goodwin of The Mary Sue called it one of the best villain songs, calling it "pretty" and the lyrics "amazing and chilling".{{cite web |url=https://www.themarysue.com/be-prepared-for-the-13-best-villain-songs-of-all-time-you-poor-unfortunate-souls/ |title=Be Prepared for the 13 Best Villain Songs of All Time, You Poor Unfortunate Souls |work=The Mary Sue |last=Goodwin |first=Sara |date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2020}}

The Press Start -Symphony of Games- performance received criticism from Video Game Music Online author Cedille, who felt that the lyrics sounded "childish" when translated into Japanese, and that the singer gave a "faceless performance" that made it "painful and dreadful". Cedille was appreciative of the efforts made to demonstrate Portal to Japanese audiences, but questioned the need to translate it into Japanese and feature a different singer.{{cite web |url=http://www.vgmonline.net/pressstart2009report/ |title=Press Start 2009 -Symphony of Games-: Tokyo, August 2009 |work=Video Game Music Online |author=Cedille |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} The Covey remix in "The Greatest Video Game Music 2" album was considered a weaker song in said album, with fellow Video Game Music Online Jon Hammond finding the instrumental aspects nice, but feeling that Covey sounded like she was trying too hard to sing well, sacrificing the song's humor. Video Game Music Online critic Oliver Jia felt that the original version of "Still Alive" was one of the most memorable video game themes, but felt that the performance on the Video Games Live Level 3 album ruined it due both to the fact that they used a live recording that sounded worse than other songs on the album, but also due to the crowd singing and clapping along, making it sound "overly cheesy and poorly done".

Due to the success of the song, Coulton was brought on to work on the soundtrack of the sequel, Portal 2.{{cite magazine |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=January 2011 |title=Sing a Song |issue=118}} Paste Magazine writer Nathan Spicer felt that it was a video game song that could be enjoyed regardless of someone's familiarity with Portal.

It was featured in The Orange Box Original Soundtrack released on Steam, containing both the original version and remix sung by Coulton himself.{{cite web|url=http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=799|title=The Orange Box Original Soundtrack released on Steam|date=2007-12-24|publisher=Music 4 Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303130744/http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=799|archive-date=2008-03-03|url-status=dead|access-date=2009-08-25}} It was given a remix by singer Sarah Covey in the album, "The Greatest Video Game Music 2".{{cite web |url=http://www.vgmonline.net/greatestvgm2/ |title=The Greatest Video Game Music 2 |work=Video Game Music Online |last=Hammond |first=Joe |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} It had been played live at the third Video Games Live concert, and released as part of the album Video Games Live Level 3.{{cite web |url=http://www.vgmonline.net/videogameslive3/ |title=Video Games Live Level 3 |work=Video Game Music Online |last=Jia |first=Oliver |date=September 14, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2020}} Coulton worked with They Might Be Giants songwriter John Flansburgh on a new version of "Still Alive" for an album by Coulton in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2462955/jonathan-coulton-re-working-still-alive-with-they-might-be-giants-band-member/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215210250/http://www.mtv.com/news/2462955/jonathan-coulton-re-working-still-alive-with-they-might-be-giants-band-member/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2018 |title=Jonathan Coulton Re-working 'Still Alive' With They Might Be Giants Band Member |work=MTV.com |last=Rosenberg |first=Adam |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} It was included in the Vitamin String Quartet's Geek Wedding Album.{{cite web |url=https://www.themarysue.com/vitamin-string-quartet-giveaway/ |title=Enter Our Vitamin String Quartet Giveaway To Win A Copy Of Their New Geek Wedding Album! |work=The Mary Sue |last=Maggs |first=Sam |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} A vinyl disc was released to celebrate Portal{{'s}} 10th anniversary in 2017, featuring "Still Alive".

The song is also present in Valve's zombie-themed Left 4 Dead 2, which can be selected to play on a jukebox in three different campaigns.{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/5397538/left-4-dead-2-still-alive-parties-like-its-2007 | title = Left 4 Dead 2 Still Alive, Parties Like It's 2007 | publisher = Kotaku | first = Luke | last = Plunkett | date = 2009-11-05 | access-date = 2009-11-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091108092345/http://kotaku.com/5397538/left-4-dead-2-still-alive-parties-like-its-2007 | archive-date = 8 November 2009 | url-status = live }} The opening line for "Still Alive" ("This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.") was featured in the Valve game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This was thought to be an alternate reality game about a potential Portal sequel, but was later confirmed to just be an Easter egg.{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-hides-cryptic-portal-message-inside-csgos-new-battle-royale-mode/ |title=Valve hides cryptic Portal message inside CS:GO's new battle royale mode |work=PC Gamer |last=Horti |first=Samuel |date=December 9, 2018 |access-date=June 7, 2020}} In the Portal game mod "Portal Prelude", a remix of "Still Alive" can be heard on several radios throughout the game, however, they are not performed by GLaDOS.{{cite web|url=http://www.portalprelude.com/2008/12/merry-christmas.php|title=Portal:Prelude: Merry Christmas!|date=25 December 2008|access-date=2010-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704001304/http://www.portalprelude.com/2008/12/merry-christmas.php|archive-date=4 July 2010|url-status=live}} The spin-off Bridge Constructor Portal features a cameo appearance of the song.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bridge-constructor-portal-review/1900-6416868/ |title=Bridge Constructor Portal Review |work=GameSpot |last=Mc Shea |first=Tom |date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} A Christmas-themed remix of "Still Alive" was created for Valve's Aperture Science website, showing a moving image of the Weighted Companion Cube with a Santa Claus hat, ending with a message reading "HAPPY [HOLIDAY NAME HERE]".{{cite web |url=http://www.aperturescience.com/ |title=ApertureScience |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917065753/http://aperturescience.com/ |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |url-status=live}} A special Microsoft Windows port of the Xbox Live Arcade title, Chime, includes "Still Alive" as an additional music stage for the game.{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/portal/a268028/chime-coming-to-steam-with-portal-track/ |title='Chime' coming to Steam with 'Portal' track |work=Digital Spy |last=Reynolds |first=Matthew |date=August 26, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2020}}{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65322 | title = Chime: Portal Edition Coming to Steam at the 'End of the Summer' | first = Xav | last = de Matos | date = 2010-08-26 | access-date = 2010-08-26 | publisher = Shacknews | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100827072702/http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65322 | archive-date = 27 August 2010 | url-status = live }}

"Still Alive" was featured as a downloadable song in multiple games in the Rock Band series, including Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and Rock Band Unplugged.{{cite web |title=PSN Update (04.17.08) |url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/867/867345p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207053419/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/867/867345p1.html |archive-date=7 December 2010 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Classics from Bowie, The Police, and Others Launch in Wii Rock Band Music Store |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/986/986312p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2009-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529200839/http://wii.ign.com/articles/986/986312p1.html |archive-date=29 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Rock Band Unplugged DLC Showdown (07.02.09) |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/100/1001003p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2009-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705212458/http://psp.ign.com/articles/100/1001003p1.html |archive-date=5 July 2009 |url-status=live }} It was included for free on the Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 to thank players for supporting the series.{{cite web |title=Wii owners can finally grab "Still Alive" from Portal for free |url=http://www.1up.com/news/free-dlc-rock-band-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175922/http://www.1up.com/news/free-dlc-rock-band-2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |publisher=1UP.com |access-date=2014-01-29 |date=2009-05-26 }}{{cite web |title=Portal Song 'Still Alive' Coming to Rock Band |url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/863/863237p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121175858/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/863/863237p1.html |archive-date=21 January 2010 |url-status=live }} After complaints about Rock Band Unplugged{{'}}s version not being free, this was rectified and anyone who paid for it had their money refunded.{{cite web |title=Rock Band Unplugged Refund |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/100/1004684p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2009-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719151058/http://psp.ign.com/articles/100/1004684p1.html |archive-date=19 July 2009 |url-status=live }} After a content pack for Rock Band was hacked, a list of songs purported to be included was released which included "Still Alive".{{cite web |title=Rock Band content pack hacked, rumored upcoming songs inside |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/rock-band-content-pack-hacked-rumored-upcoming-songs-inside.ars |publisher=Ars Technica |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607204038/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/rock-band-content-pack-hacked-rumored-upcoming-songs-inside.ars |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=live }} Jonathan Coulton and three others performed this song on Rock Band, announcing its presence in the title as a downloadable song.{{cite web |title=Jonathan Coulton performs "Still Alive" in Rock Band |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/jonathan-coulton-performs-still-alive-in-rock-band.ars |publisher=Ars Technica |access-date=2009-08-25 |date=2008-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607204157/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/jonathan-coulton-performs-still-alive-in-rock-band.ars |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=live }}

Singer Mariko Otsuka performed the song at the 2009 Press Start -Symphony of Games-, a yearly Japanese concert that showcased the musical works of video games. "Still Alive" was the first Western song to be performed at the show, which included a Japanese translation by Kazushige Nojima, a writer of several Final Fantasy games, and arrangement for the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Because Portal was relatively unknown in Japan, Masahiro Sakurai, director of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, demonstrated the game to the audience before the performance.{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25075 | title = Interview: Jonathan Coulton On 'Still Alive', PAX Style | author = Jeriaska | date = 2009-09-02 | access-date = 2009-09-02 | publisher = Gamasutra | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107113435/https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25075 | archive-date = 7 November 2017 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/08/sound_current_2009_press_start_symphony_of_g.php | title = Sound Current: 2009 Press Start Symphony of Games Concert Report | date = 2009-08-10 | access-date = 2009-08-10 | author = Jeriaska | publisher = Game Set Watch | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100531062850/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/08/sound_current_2009_press_start_symphony_of_g.php | archive-date = 31 May 2010 | url-status = live }}

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