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News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » November 2nd, 2007, 8:00

Did You Know The Voice Of Portal Is A Classically Trained Operatic Soprano? [Portal]

Well she is! Ellen McLain, who voices Portal's GLaDOS (and also HL2's Overwatch), isn't just a smooth talker. She's a smooth (well...boisterous) singer as well, being classically trained as an operatic soprano with a stellar performing record to boot. So when she was offered the chance to quit talking and sing the unbelievably-awesome "Still Alive" for Portal's credits sequence, she jumped at the chance. Fascinating! You can read more fascinating Portal stuff over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun, who after their brilliant Old Man Murray piece from the other day have followed it up with a top-shelf interview with Narbacular Drop (and now Valve devs) Kim Swift and Jeep Barrett. Go on, read it, it won't hurt you.

Portal's Kim Swift and Jeep Barrett [Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

Author: Luke Plunkett
Category: Ellen McLain giant face Music Portal Valve
Publish Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:30:00 EDT
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Source: Kotaku

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 2nd, 2007, 8:46

Yes, because, like everyone else, I replayed with the commentary on.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » November 2nd, 2007, 8:53

I've not done that yet actually.

*Adds to list of games*

Post by **Grimmie** » November 2nd, 2007, 8:53

:above: (Commentary ftw)

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 2nd, 2007, 9:36

that article is actually pretty interesting.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » November 2nd, 2007, 10:29

I found her style a bit annoying to be honest. (In the commentary, that is)

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:29

I want to know who does the voice for the turrets. I wub them (not in an inappropriate way, they sound a bit too young for me).

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:35

Dog Pants wrote:I want to know who does the voice for the turrets. I wub them (not in an inappropriate way, they sound a bit too young for me).

Her too, aren't they?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:35

Stoat wrote:Her too, aren't they?

I believe so.

Post by **FatherJack** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:38

And the cube.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:39

FatherJack wrote:And the cube.

Yeah, she's surprisingly good at a male voice.

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:46

I thought the cube was voiced by the little man in my head.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » November 2nd, 2007, 12:49

Well the cube undeniably had the cutest "poof" sounds of all.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » November 2nd, 2007, 13:18

5punkers puzzle me.

There was an identicle thread in the news feeds (under a different name) that got no responces.

Yet this one has over a dozen.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » November 2nd, 2007, 13:23

Hmmm. Have you read the first post? Some news articles do get duplicated from different sources.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » November 2nd, 2007, 13:25

What Lat says. Also I don't see the other thread, I didn't look at hard. Also also we aim to confuse.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » November 2nd, 2007, 13:33

Saw a sign in a toilet the other day: "We aim to please. You aim too, please."

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » November 2nd, 2007, 15:46

*Widdles all over the floor

Sorry, what did you say? wasn't listening...

Post by **FatherJack** » November 2nd, 2007, 16:14

Stoat wrote:Yeah, she's surprisingly good at a male voice.

Weren't the Combine Overwatch she's also credited as doing, all blokes? It's like they only had the money for one voice actor and made her do everything. Voice of Freeman, too.

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 2nd, 2007, 16:27

FatherJack wrote:Voice of Freeman, too.

Took me far too long to get that.