Portal Stories: Mel - Soundtrack | 24 - Decades Of Science

Track '24 - Decades Of Science' from the soundtrack I composed and produced for Portal Stories: Mel; a free, stand-alone modification for Portal 2.

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Overall, the soundtrack took about 10 months to make, going through a lot of iterations as the feel of the game and environments changed.

Composed and produced with Reason 8.

Album art by Jacob Briggs:

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[sketchymoof]

Sometimes I sit and listen to the soundtrack, and all of a sudden I remember it's fanmade. And as soon as I remember that, I think:
Why the heck hasn't Valve hired you?!

[emaulligu]

Three years. Three years and not a single dislike. That's not something you see everyday.

[sarcasmselftestcomplete]

The feels hit me like a train when i first heard and saw this in-game.

[larsg]

This really is emotional. You're left at the end of the game with Mel leaving Aperture alone, leaving someone she likely forged a very close bond with in a short amount of time due to Virgil actually being kind and trustworthy, unlike Wheatley was. She's left alone in a likely unstable world without any kind of companionship. And she could have taken Virgil with her-- he could activate the elevator without being on a rail, he's got that wi-fi.

[LumaControl]

I cried at this ending. It looked like virgil was holding back "tears" just before he disappears out of sight. The view we get as players of the entire facility recapped the entire game perfectly. The line from Stig as Virgil "I don't want to drown in goo!" really sent chills down my spine during the AEGIS battle. Thanks to all the people who made this mod possible!

[sniele.]

When I first finished the game I was like 'This ending is as satisfying as the actual Portal 2. Good music.', nothing really too sad for me.

Idk why, but when I found out the song was called 'Decades of science' the feels hit me.

[BabyCharmander]

This track combined with the scenes at the end of the game left me in shock, and I didn't tear up until after I'd turned off the game and listened to this track again.

Gorgeous music, amazing story, great characters, A+ mod.

[freon]

This song... This game really, should definitely get WAY more popularity than it got. And don't take that lightly, because this is a game that deserves the fame. You took Portal 2 and made it a game of its own right, even though its a bridge between Portal and Portal 2. You got a companion that didn't backstab you, a brand new model for the Portal Device, you simply get a LOT of new content that you could never find in the 2 Portal games. And when this song is heard, you feel a wave of accomplishment, and in the mix you also find sympathy for what happened over the years that Mel was sleeping in a faulty relaxation vault.

And as Cave Johnson would say,

When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade.
MAKE LIFE TAKE THE LEMONS BACK!

And that is exactly what you and your team did. In other words, you took an already good game and turned it into a masterpiece.

[MrWondertaco]

Easily this 'mod' could have sold as retail game. the fact that it tells a great story of the time between portal 1 and 2 is astounding. props to you and the team you worked with Harry, brilliant game with a brilliant soundtrack! you guys rock.

[sphere]

I came back a few years later to listen to this song.


You made me cry, Harry. Again.
Thank you.

[bntr]

"So, just, enjoy the rest of your life..."
- Virgil

[dramaticexit]

I once watched someone play this game until the end... And when I saw the ending, I cried. I realised how depressing this whole thing was.
And combined with this beautiful music, it made me tear up even more.
Thank you for the amazing soundtrack, Harry.

[smubo]

I don’t think Chell ever got out her “outside” was too perfect this is beautiful and shows the shock of the real world, I love it well done

[satancraig]

Decades of science, from the most brilliant minds who have ever walked into Aperture Science, all wasted away. With one fatal accident, that costed the lives of every person in the facility. Maybe one day, we can all pick up where we left off. Make science from science like we used to. But I doubt it. The facility is in ruins. Earth has gone through hell. At this point, we're nothing more than a lost relic of the past.

[Randmbsssns]

I always cry when I hear this music start up, whether I'm in the game or not. It fills me with joy as Mel makes her way back out to the world, and leaves a bit of sadness because we have to leave Virgil behind to fend for himself as GLaDOS is found, awoken, and resumes her previous position of power.

[TransfemMarta]

God dude, this song still gets me 8 years after it was made. The idea of waking up in the distant future, fighting tooth and nail to get back to the surface, and then to be faced with the fact that everything you know is gone? Decades of science have passed, and you were left behind. You are now a stranger in a place you used to call home, and now, there is nothing left for you.

[Surfboarder]

that post credits cut scene bringing this and portal 2 full circle. You guys did what valve never could, you had a real passion for the games and made something new. Valve created the greatest disappointment of the 21st century in discontinuing the story, but at the same time, we would have never received this masterpiece. Portal Stories:Mel is a GAME (not a mod) to be remembered, and deserves way more than what it will ever receive.

[MrCluck-irlw]

I love how the Portal franchise, and fandom as a whole went from a simple puzzle game, to this masterpiece

[PedroLopes-nvff]

this game tore me apart after the game ending and then I found this... makes me cry more and want more stories....



PORTAL STORIES CHELL??

[maartenkramers]

This fanmade mod is easily comparable to Portal 2, if not better. The effort and quality of PS:M leaves me speechless. It's also one of the only mods I've seen with a proper ending. The soundtrack adds so much to the experience. 10/10 would play again.