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Did You Know The Voice Of Portal Is A Classically Trained O
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 8:00
by News Reader
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
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 8:46
by Dr. kitteny berk
Yes, because, like everyone else, I replayed with the commentary on.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 8:53
by Lateralus
I've not done that yet actually.
*Adds to list of games*
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 8:53
by Grimmie
:above: (Commentary ftw)
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 9:36
by Dr. kitteny berk
that article is actually pretty interesting.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 10:29
by Baliame
I found her style a bit annoying to be honest. (In the commentary, that is)
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:29
by Dog Pants
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).
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:35
by Stoat
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?
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:35
by Dr. kitteny berk
Stoat wrote:Her too, aren't they?
I believe so.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:38
by FatherJack
And the cube.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:39
by Stoat
FatherJack wrote:And the cube.
Yeah, she's surprisingly good at a male voice.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:46
by Dog Pants
I thought the cube was voiced by the little man in my head.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 12:49
by Baliame
Well the cube undeniably had the cutest "poof" sounds of all.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 13:18
by buzzmong
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.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 13:23
by Lateralus
Hmmm. Have you read the first post? Some news articles do get duplicated from different sources.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 13:25
by spoodie
What Lat says. Also I don't see the other thread, I didn't look at hard. Also also we aim to confuse.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 13:33
by Lateralus
Saw a sign in a toilet the other day: "We aim to please. You aim too, please."
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 15:46
by Hehulk
*Widdles all over the floor
Sorry, what did you say? wasn't listening...
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 16:14
by FatherJack
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.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007, 16:27
by Dog Pants
FatherJack wrote:Voice of Freeman, too.
Took me far too long to get that.
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.