Want You Gone Portal 2 Guitar Cover

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Yay I got a new bass guitar! I literally got it days before I recorded this and was so happy to not have to go up the octave on certain parts for once! Anyways, I recently finished both the single player and co-op stories of Portal 2 and it really blew me away. Such an amazing game, definitely one of those few better-than-the-original games. Loved the development for GLaDoS and the character of Wheatley, and the end song was as amazing as the last one so I had to cover it. I guess you guys weren't kidding how great it was and how badly I needed to cover it. :)

Recording this one was an absolute breeze, which gave me more time to incorporate more bends and colors to the overall product. No crazy changes or anything, just metal all the way through. I also treated the lead guitars as if they were vocals when I brought them to the mixing stage, tried some cool reverb stuff and double tracking too. By the way, if you were going to try to put the words to this, don't. I changed the tempo and extended a lot of sections because the tempo was way too slow for this style of music. I usually stick with original everything, but this time I let it slide for the sake of the arrangement.

Thanks for all the support last week, this week has been a real mess for me but things worked themselves out. I really appreciate how much you guys care. I was still having some problems when I recorded this so please excuse the lack of energy that you guys are used to from me. See you guys next week! :)

Arranged and Performed by: FamilyJules7X
Composed by: Jonathan Coulton

Electric Guitar: Schecter Damien FR
Bass: Ibanez Soundgear SR405QM
Drums: Toontrack EzDrummer
(Strings synthesized with Mixcraft 5)

Interface: Pod X3
Mixer: Yamaha MG102c
Audio Software: Mixcraft 5
Mastering Software: Izotope Ozone 4
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Eos Rebel Ti1

[NSOU_Bravo]

Wow it's already been 12 years.. still it's SHOCKINGLY NICE!!!

[MoonLiteWolf]

IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG! The best way to cover a song like Want You Gone is with an electric guitar!

[wargd]

13 years ago and still FIRE AS FUCK! 🤘

[narkoticssodoma]

bro as a guitar player im stunned by ur arrangement.

[Dryndal]

13 years...
Still the best metal cover of portal 😅

[majorcloogsbrother]

As a big fan of portal, when I played the game I loved it and said, "these are great graphics" I loved the credits, when portal 2 came out and the credits song was even better, I loved it and played it on piano. I grow up so much and see this... This is my literal flashback to my childhood thanks mate ;)

[marys.]

This video never fails to make me smile. It's really weird, but it just makes me feel really happy :)

[DaedraKillerVG]

It's not everyday that you see a 1080p cover video. Hands down best cover i've seen.
Very well done!

[Bukajook]

I can honestly say that one of my favorite moments in video games was finishing Portal 2 and listening to this song. Thank you for bringing back so many memories.

[isakts]

happy 10 year anniversary to this classic!

[bobobunnygirl]

As a female guitar player/ portal lover, I would like to say: "EPIC."

[FamilyJulesX]

@MrKite011 Adobe Premiere Pro, everything I use is in the description.

[FamilyJulesX]

@LeetShadow I actually learned this by ear, and I use the effects included in the Pod X3.

[lucsconnykirby]

First off, your room and posters are awesome.

Second, this was the best cover I have ever heard!

[sonicfanable]

i swear to god this is in portal stories Mel in one of the ratman dens

[FamilyJulesX]

@princeicio The bass guitar is more red, and you can't really tell I guess but my darker acoustic guitar is purplish.

[FamilyJulesX]

@Juncti It usually only takes a few hours for me to arrange the cover, and yeah the choruses are all octave harmonies to make it sound bigger than the verse. :)

[Vextoz]

Dude, seriously, well done on this. It sounds amazing.

[googleygareth]

Man I was just looking through my favorites and this came on. Good times:'D

[Owendaanimator]

I forgot about portal 2 for 2 years i think, and yet i still know the lyrics to the first chorus.